/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

i like business laptops

>>60101077
First for ENEETbook is shitter trash.

The 420/220 meme is dead. Long live 230/430

>>60101077
Third for the **70 series, the new thinkpads are the best since IBM

>>60101186
Why? Almost nothing has changed since the **40 series or then incremental upgrades.

>>60101163
Or you can be a true patrician and use a Dell Latitude, the most durable out of all of them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9o1iFE_Jis

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>>60101235
>"based on real tests"
>"damaged datablocks"
What did they mean by this?

>>60101235
a data block isn't a metric. what a stupid ad.

>>60101301
>>60101313
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Dell/Dell_Latitude_E6430_vs_Lenovo_T430_0113.pdf
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Dell/Dell_Latitude_E6430_vs_HP_8470p_0113.pdf

read their testing methodology

What you guys think about the X61, is it worth it?
I would use it as a study/writing machine.

Anybody have any experience upgrading T440?

Thinking about copping this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-B140HAN01-2-WUXGA-14-laptop-LED-LCD-screen-FHD-IPS-screen-/361263185084?hash=item541cf6bcbc:g:Gk8AAOSw6EhUPum1

>>60101615
Avoid the T440. Starting from that model, T4XX models use ULVs. Instead, opt for the p of each generation (except T450, which had none).

So the progression goes T400 -> T410 -> T420 -> T430 -> T440p -> T460p -> T470p

>>60101216
I have a T470 and I have to justify my purchase by shitposting other people into buying it so they can go through buyers remorse with me. Fucking help.

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http://t.me/thinkpadgeneral

Thinkpad Telegram Chat

Would like classic TP owners especially

>>60101661
I meant T440p. Should have checked before I hit enter.

>>60101665
It's okay. I have a P50s, but instead of shitposting I bought a T430 and am selling my P50s once Lenovo sends it back fixed and refurbished.

Found a t400 on let go for 50$ with windows 10, Should I go for it ?

I've heard that you need hardware to remove the WiFi whitelist on the Xxx0 starting from Xx30. What hardware is it?

>>60101615
>>60101685
T440p has the following upgrades:

- Shit Touchpad to Good Touchpad
- CPU, up to MX models.
- 100Wh Battery with the 9-cell

You're stuck with the new keyboard if that matters, and no ThinkLight. WLAN cards can be installed by downgrading the BIOS between 2.32 - 2.36. A bug disables the whitelist in those versions.

>>60101726
SPI Flasher with a solderless clip. This is only on the xx30. They removed it in xx50 and xx40 BIOSes have a bug that ignores the whitelist.

>>60101754
err, to be more specific, only the xx30 requires hardware. The others have software flashes or other workarounds.

>>60101788
Is it dangerous? I read on the last thread that it could fry your beloved ThinkPad, and if that's true then it's now that worth it...

>>60101970
Ignore the shill, he's been trolling ThinkPad enthusiasts all day.

It's possible to fry it, yes, but not by chance. You have to fuck up flashing it by being negligent.

T470 is the best thinkpad since the T400, sturdy build, long battery life, responsive keyboard, the only downside is color reproduction

>>60102014
Ok, so, what's the process and required materials?

I'm getting a T530 next week (i5 3210M, 4GB Ram, 500GB HDD) and I might use this later on.

>>60102028
The T470 has nothing to do with the T400. There's no equivalent to it before the T440. Unless you mean the T470p, in which case, how is it any different from the T440p?

Anybody who doesn't have a T470 in the current year is an idiot. It's the perfect laptop in every way

>>60102052
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Custom_BIOS#Hardware_Flashing_.28xx30_and_up.29

I think this should probably be in the stupid question thread, fell free to call me on this.

So my thinkpad's battery is dying and:
a) Can I replace a battery with different Part Number for the same model?

b) What I can do to continue using the battery, It can hold about one hour, and there is outlets almost anywhere I go.

>>60101235
>walmart black friday looking laptop
no thanks anon

Recommended WLAN cards for the T420/T430?

>>60101077
I need help. I cannot find an answer anywhere

I bought a Lenovo Yoga S1 for $50 and the only thing that needed to be replaced was the video cable

got it replaced and I put in the battery and HDD and I plug in the AC and light blinks 3 times

I unplugged the CMOS battery and plugged in power (without the laptop battery
it blinked 3 times, then the keyboard illuminated, and there is an orange light on one key red light on thinkpad logo and green light on another key.

I plugged in HDD when this occured and HDD spins on, I tried to turn on the laptop and it simply wont turn on, CPU fan wont spin etc.

Im at a fucking loss


1. CMOS unplugged, battery unplugged, AC power plugged in - blinks 3 times then thinkpad light stays on red, green light turns on and ornage light turns on and PC runs but no display, HDD is spinning and CPU fan does not spin even though its all plugged in and getting really warm really fast

2. I push emergency reset button plug in CMOS and then it blinks 3 times then the keyboard illuminates once, fades out, then the same green/red/orange lights stay on and i have to push emergency reset button because its "on" but is warm and CPU fan doesnt spin

this is some bullshit

>>60102353
Sounds like it may be a faulty board or at least something is wrong at component level

>>60102232
intel 7260 ac

Thoughts on the X1 Carbon?
Thinking of getting i7-4600U / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD

>>60102847
>4600U
lmao I can't wait for someone on /tpg/ to buy a 2nd gen X1 without seeing the keyboard.

>>60102353
Yeah, not sure fan spins right away when the lights turn on

It sometimes reach BIOS but its not showing a backlight and fn + backlight key doesnt do anything. Maybe its some sensor that activates backlight not functioning correctly?

also everytime i plug in a battery and plug in AC power it blinks 3 times and doesnt power but when I take out battery, take out cmos, plug in AC power, then plug in cmos, put in AC power it works without the battery

in all this, the power button doesnt work

should I say fuck it and send it to some laptop technician and get a quote on what is wrong with it or just put it to the side

>>60102860
what's wrong with having the latest hot feature in the 2016 retina macbook pro at a mere fraction of the price?

>>60102888
yeah you haven't seen it. that adaptive keyboard isn't nearly the worst thing

>>60101186
X270 is literally a loud housefire

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>>60101163
>implying there's anything a *20 can't do in 2017

Considering nothing but processing power improves between *20/*30, this opinion is reserved for gamer faggots. Get a job.

>>60103443
What are you on about? There's nothing wrong with a *20, he's just stating it's not better than a *30.

My t410's left speaker stopped working. What can I do to correct this?

>>60101077
What should I be expecting from a Z60m?

bought an ips panel for x230

and there are two tiny scratches a few mm in length which you can see on solid colour backgrounds, is it worth making a video demonstrating it and complaining to the seller?

What's a good upgrade from a x220 and is priced about the same?

>>60103223
You should actually read the review on notebookcheck instead of believing the anons on this board you porch ape

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>>60104701
>You should actually read the review on notebookcheck

>The small cooling fan in our test unit starts running under the smallest load, but at least it is off when the device is idle. In that respect, the X270 is one of the more annoying devices because the fan runs so often - probably because of its small size. In comparison to other laptops with U CPUs, the cooling fan is almost overpoweringly loud under maximum load.

okay now what?


you fucking retard.

>>60104080
not much

Two questions.

1. Every source I've consulted gives conflicting information. Can I, or can I not, flash bios from software on an X220? A proper guide would be fantastic.

2. Should I limit how much the battery can get charged or something like that? Will it improve its lifetime or is it a meme? Is it even worth bothering if I'm using a stock from whenever my 220 was made that gives me like 4-5 hours on low screen brightness?

>>60105000
1. Why bother, the cpu is soldered
2. install gentoo

>>60105000
>Can I, or can I not, flash bios from software on an X220
ofcourse
http://www.mediafire.com/download/42xbfvdbtjr7r3o/X220+v1.42+Modified+Bios.zip

>>60105000
>Will it improve its lifetime
ofcourse, 60-80 are good thresholds.

My first Thinkpad, a t420 will arrive tomorrow

Share your first Thinkpad stories, thinkfriends.

How did you feel?

>>60105126
Thanks friend

What if I want to flash coreboot? Or is that a meme and not worth it?

>>60105177
Bought a t420
T420 was life
Got a job in web development because I spent so much time on the t420 doing t420 things

>>60105710
i am so hype anon

H Y P E

Y

P

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>>60104761
>57.8°
Well, X270 users can kiss goodbye their left legs...

I just bought a t60p without a hdd. What are some upgrades you suggest i make?

>>60106006
A 1tb 7200rpm HDD, and if it allows it, a 120 and up GB mSATA SSD

>>60105177
Bought a T420 last year. Used it everyday since.

Probably upgrading to a T440p just for a better screen, but nothing beats it as a laptop.

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>>60105177
I used to have an Acer laptop

Now I have this

It keeps expanding

I got the t60p without a hdd. 1. Can i install 3.5 inch hdds in it? 2. What other upgrades should i put in? 3. Can it run modern linux ie debian jessie.

Got a Thinkpad T400 today for free. Everything seems to be fine in terms of booting up, but the LCD backlight seems to be broken and the screen won't light up at all.

Any thoughts on what I could/should do with this?

>>60106025
Should i upgrade ram at all?

>>60106141
This is actually really cool

Which supplier makes the best xx20 series keyboards? I know that there's 3 suppliers for Lenovo's keyboards; Chicony, ALPS and NBM. Which one of them is the best and what's their specific FRU code?

>>60106142
It takes standard 2.5" laptop drives. Which T60p model do you have? If it's 15" 4:3 (square screen, ~1 inch keyboard bezel), you can get a sacrificial 14" 4:3 T61 and use it to assemble T601F bestpad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m74otZqd2Y

Because Canada sucks big, massive, black balls, Lenovo doesn't carry the T470 with 1920x1080 screen, only the 1366x768.
There are websites selling the 1920x1080 LCD itself, but they warn again buying a different resolution, for example:
https://www.laptopscreen.com/i/index.php?page=products&model=THINKPAD%20T470%20SERIES&brand=Lenovo

Question: can I replace the 1366x768 screen that comes with the laptop with a 1920x1080 screen from laptopscreen.com?

Thanks!

>>60106141

Nigger is that a fucking bandage on your webcam?

Should i get an HP EliteBook Mobile Workstation 8570w, with a quadro k1000m ? obviously if i get it i will update to ssd and 16 gbs of ram.

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>>60106320
>he doesn't know

>>60106298
>laptopscreen.com
more like cancerscamscreen.com

i have a lower-end t60 (t2400, 1024x768 xga) and i've maxed out the ram, bought an ssd and a t7200 i'm about to swap out. is it worth it to put in a t61 mobo and upgrade to sxga+ as well or should i just look for a 4:3 t61?

>>60106414
the website looks dumb but it is 110% legit

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traded my t420 for an x220t like two years ago

x220t has terrible screen burn in and it makes me afraid to use it because I don't want gay porn shadow stuck on everything

wish I had my t420 back sigh

I mean the screen is nice and sharp and all but yeah you can't have the same shit open for too long or it gets stuck

Anyone have expeience using an x230t? Just bought one used. i5, 8gb, 120gb SSD for 270. Should be here by Monday.

>>60106141
>t420
>model m
>the mouse
>the headphones
everything in this picture looks solid as fuck

>>60105207
wait for libreboot

>>60106298
you may need to replace the DP cable.
Try calling lelnovo sales and ask if they can make a special build.
(I never said it would be cheap)

>>60106559
>110%
how's that possible?

Are models like the X220 and X230 still new enough to be worth buying? Is there any other model worth looking at in the ultraportable category? I don't want to spend more than €250 if I can help it.

what distro should i install on my x220?

>>60106158
Depends on what you use it for. 4GB is sufficient for most average use (Office, light gaming, web browsing, video playback at 720p maybe), but if possible, do upgrade it. It helps you on the long run.

>>60107091
>>60106158
Welp, looks like I don't know shit about the T60p. Seems like 4GB is the max size but it's still good and you find DDR2 for cheap change in eBay or your local selling sites.

Even so, it would seem that the max you can get out of it is 3GB, but given you chose a T60p you should be fine.

You plan to run loonix, right?

Yeah. I do. Will the t60p support modern linux?

>>60107242
Given the max amount of RAM, you could try to downgrade to 32bit, but try 64bit first and then 32bit so you can tell if there's a noticeable difference in performance.

Also, what distro/flavor? Ubuntu is entry-level, but if you're experienced you might like Debian or Gentoo (unironically) if you ever get it to install and run.

>>60107275
Alright, and i am also wondering, how difficult is it to possibly make th t601f instead of vanilla? And would it be worth it?

>>60103967
Take it apart, replace the speaker. If it's anything like a T430, it should be pretty easy once you find a replacement.

>>60107329
Where could I find speakers? Opening it up isn't a problem for me, but I'm not sure where I could find replacement speakers. I could probably nigger rig something together but I'm not too sure how well it work work.

>>60107379
Search on eBay for either speakers or a broken down T410 with at least one working speaker. Then you use it to fix your T410

>>60107379
what do you mean where? at least ask how does one find the part number of the speakers first.

i think once you at least google the part number, ebay MIGHT just show up as one of the links.

i swear, you mother fuckers in these threads are as bright as a fucking black hole

>>60107074
yes, both are still good. consider that the base i5-2520m in an x220 ($150ish) is still 20% faster than a 2016 macbook ($1300).

as for x220 vs x230, they're both fairly comparable. just get whatever's cheapest on ebay that day unless you just gotta have whatever minute differentiating feature between the two which the dorks on here keep endlessly slapfighting about.

only other real option in this size and price range is the hp 2560p or 2570p. some neat features over the x2x0s in that they have socketed cpus and dvd drives that can be replaced with disk bays like larger thinkpads, but you're stuck with a shit tn panel with no aftermarket ips upgrades at all

>>60106547
I'd buy the T61 since it's the easy and cheap solution. Frankenpad fiends would disagree.

>>60107467
Speaking of which, not that anon, but redpill me on the Ultrabay HDD stuff. Do I get a cover to hold the HDD in place from eBay?

>>60107492
you cant fucking google it or what?
>redpill
youre a fucking cunt

>>60107492
u buy ultrabay hdd caddy and then u stick hard drive in it

then u pull the dvd drive out of the ultrabay and stick it the hard drive caddy instead

>>60107510
Don't project on me, you cuck
>>60107521
Thanks, although I'm not sure if the T530 can handle 4 drives at the same time (2 regular HDDs, 1 mSATA and the one in the Ultrabay)

>>60107546
then quit asking people to do something for you, when you can fucking do it yourself, faggot

Thinking about getting the p51 when it comes out. I want the quad core i7 for video and music production. Any thoughts? Currently running a t430, which is somewhat limiting - looking for future proof

Just bought a brand new t470 from Lenovo yesterday. My very first thinkpad. How'd I do?

-Intel Core i5-7300U Processor (3MB Cache, up to 3.50 GHz)
-Windows 10 Home 64
-Windows 10 Home 64 English
-14" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, non-touch
-8GB DDR4-2133 SODIMM
-Intel HD Graphics 620
-Hardware dTPM
-Hardware dTPM2.0 Enabled
-256 GB Solid State Drive PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0 - Capable
-3 Cell Li-Ion 24Wh Front
-ThinkPad Battery 6 cell Li-Ion (72Wh) Cylindrical Rear
-14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080), PPS, No touch, WWAN, No WiGig, 2D Camera

Spent about $1000 using that EPP discount thing.

How long do they typically take to arrive? It says itll ship May 8th and get here May 15th, but could it arrive sooner? Or get delayed?

>>60107607
Fuck you. Get X62 instead

>>60107607
>7300U
I hope this was like $350

>>60107546
the T530 has one 2.5" drive bay, one mSATA slot, and then the Ultrabay.

How easy it to convert either an X220 or X230 to something at least 1600x900?

>>60108022
there was a 1920x1080 chink kit

I haven't not looked into it or heard about it in awhile so I can't say anymore, lurk the thinkpad forums

I actually have a question for you ThinkFags

>Have IBM R51
>512 MB DDR RAM
>Intel Pentium Centrino M single-core 1.6 GHz CPU
>60 GB HDD
>Wireless A/B/G (No N)
>PCMCIA slot
>2 USB ports
>1 Parallel port
>1 mini-FireWire port
Can any of you guys recommend a non-meme Linux OS that can revive this machine for internet & basic office use?

>>60107994
Well, that sucks. I thought it did have another HDD bay.
Well, that NVS 5400M is still worth it.

>>60108093
lubuntu

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Check out this 10/10 latch repair
Looks like the previous owner didn't bother to open the latch when opening the laptop and busted out some plastic
Nothing a little wad of electrical tape can't fix

Torn between buying an SSD for this x41t or buying some old school DS games or Halo CE on pc

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>>60108093
gentoo

>>60108093
Windows XP mate
Danm
40-43 are perfectly fine for shitposting with their stock operating system
1gb of ram never hurt though

>>60108093
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Linux_distribution
pick your poison

>>60101077
>tfw no mech keyboard thinkpad
Why Lenovo hate us?

>>60108201
why do you hate yourself

>>60107650
Why? I wanted a new laptop, I have the money, I don't need to buy something years old.

>>60107724
It was only an extra 100$. Is it a shitty processor or something?

>i7-4700MQ BTFOs i7-6500U in pretty much everything but power consumption despite being released two years earlier on older architecture
>MSRP of ~$200 for 4700MQ vs $393 for 6500U

What the ever-loving fuck is this shit

>>60108626
>Comparing a quad core to a ULV dual core

You retarded son?

More cores will always be better. You compare cores, then clocks, then watts.

>>60108802
I'm just wondering how they can get away with naming it like that. If I was a retard and didn't know anything about CPUs I'd assume that the i7 with the bigger number and newer architecture was correspondingly more powerful and shell out twice as much for it if I was in the market for a new-ish laptop.

I know everyone jokes about Intel being jews but this honestly feels borderline illegal.

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>>60101235
Dell latitude by far the ugliest of them all
Their wide as shit bezels... no thanks.

>>60101360
Not a real world test

>>60101667
Fuck off. Classic Shitposters here only.

>>60102028
Clearly you haven't used enough ThinkPads

>>60102110
As long as Lenovo's website says the battery is compatible with your system, then yes.

Download tlp or lenovo power manager

>>60102353
>the only thing it needed was a video cable
And you knew this how?

>>60102888
Man you must be one of those people who thinks a smart TV with touch capabilities is way better than an iPad Pro for facebook.

>>60104080
A Pentium M with a SATA HDD

>>60104435
Unless it wasn't stated, then return it if it bothers you.

Make sure the video is at 360p

>>60104558
I paid less for a flawless X230 than my X61T after buying everything it needed.
So something around that price.

>>60108954
Remember when Intel continued to sell Core2 CPUs but renamed them to Pentium? Now *that* was fucking bull shit

>>60109018
Have you or anyone ever bought from http://www.thinkpad-parts.com? Are they reliable?

>>60106298
Yeah, it should work. Gotten a ChiMei 'compatible' IPS display from them before. Decent panel, paid about half the price of a used B140HAN01.3

>>60107476
Yes.
I have a 4:3 T61 w/ Intel graphics, and am thinkings of trying the 1066MHz CPU mod.

>>60107607
It might get delayed.
Enjoy it, I paid about the same for an X1C3 two years ago.

>>60108022
As difficult and expensive as one would not expect.

>>60108093
LXLE or Netrunner
Also upgrade the processor, they are cheaps, stick with 400MHz
>stolen from ajkula
PM 745 - 1.8 SL7EN
PM 755 - 2.0 Ghz SL7EM
PM 765 - 2.1 Ghz SL7V3

>>60108954
The U in the processor is intented for ultrabooks, it is low voltage as well.
Intel's approach is for every manufacturer to have ultrabooks now, as they got rid of most of the 'm' CPUs unless its a gaming or workstation.

>>60109042
I was going to buy from them, but then I saw $15 shipping or some shit and I disregarded.
They seem legit, I believe TPF members use it.
They are part of a bigger company, ACSoutlet or something.

>>60109021
>yfw dell sold a Core 2 Duo Latitude along side 2nd gen systems
Look at the E5520m and E5420m.

>>60109187
post desktop

>>60107607
I got the same for $700 by swapping in my own SSD, screen, and ram

>>60109187
>Intel's approach is for every manufacturer to have ultrabooks now, as they got rid of most of the 'm' CPUs unless its a gaming or workstation.
Well fuck. All I want is an chunky, durable machine with enough under the hood for 6th gen emulation and preferably a 9-cell or 12-cell battery and some degree of modularity. I don't really even give a shit about having a good GPU as long as it's not integrated-only.

From what I've gathered over the last couple days of googling my choices are basically to gamble on a used """gaming""" laptop that I can actually afford (like a Y510p) and then spend another $100 upgrading the battery or sell my ass until I have enough money to buy a new higher-end laptop.

>>60107467
>but you're stuck with a shit tn panel with no aftermarket ips upgrades at all
not true, 51nb has special converter lvds>eDP boards for 2560/2570p

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Anyone got a Helix 3xxx?
I need to know which drivers I'm missing.
No idea how it happened, just checked one day and there were less drivers.

T470 has USB-C, but no dedicated video card. T470p has a dedicated video cars but no USB-C.

What in the actual fuck Lenovo?

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>>60110440
Yep, enjoy. This is what you get when you trust a chink.

>>60108093
Hey, i've actually used this thing as my main pc for a bit after upgrading the ram to 2 gigs and pentium m to 1.8ghz
I've tried linux (debian, antix) on it but the radeon 7500 in my model is pretty slow under it. Just get windows xp on it, maybe a cheap msata ssd in an ide adapter, and perhaps even a wireless n pc card wireless adapter while you're at it so you don't have to use the slow internal adapter. If you've gotta use loonix though, just go with AntiX.

>>60110440
>but no dedicated video card
>wanting an old as fuck Nvidiot Maxlel GPU

>>60109018
>Not a real world test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCwwDacNk1U

Idiot

ME key cracked when? Need Libreboot on my X220 right now.

>>60106703
The tabs that hold the screen in place when closed are shit, other than that it's pretty good, I could run plenty of older games.

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>>60101077
my mutilated T430 waiting for its parts to be repaired / upgraded.

Swapping keyboard, display (to HD+), CPU, RAM, WLAN card, Heatsink, repairing the backlight I fucking blew out (hooray logic boards repairs!), and flashing the BIOS to get the AC WLAN card working.

Still waiting on my 3840QM, WLAN card, new fuses for the mobo, and new heatsink to come in the mail.

Anyone interested if I started a T420/T430/T440p upgrade and repair service?

>>60111852
Thanks I'll keep that in mind. Currently I'm planning on only using it for schoolwork. I do a lot of reading and writing for my ma program and my surface pro 1 just isn't cutting it anymore.

>>60107048
>>60109187

Thanks anons!

Can I install precision trackpad drivers on these?

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halp,

i wrote a couple of threads ago - got a free display from work (DELL dvi) and want to add it to my t430s + dock. Currently there's another display hooked via VGA (BENQ), but i can use only 2 of the three connected displays (vga, dvi, laptop screen). Windows for some reason thinks there are 5 displays hooked onto it ?!

Anybody done something similar ? I can use just the two external ones, but would be cool if i could also use the laptop's for side information.
Any input appreciated, thx

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>>60112982

>>60112982
for the plus dock or whatever it's called, the one with 2x displayport and 2x dvi, you can't use the two dvi or the two dp at the same time

that might be your problem

also I think the integrated graphics are only capable of powering 2x monitors and I have a feeling Nvidia Optimus (which allows you to switch between intel/nvidia graphics) might be fucked on Windows 10

try turning off the integrated graphics in the BIOS or turning on discrete graphics or whatever the option is

I got a mint x230 and I love it but the battery rattles around like crazy. It's fully locked in but it's like it's the wrong size or something. Did I get hosed or are they like this?

X220 or X230 when taking battery life and weight into account?

I'm torn. I don't hate the new keyboard but still.

>>60113149
in bios the default is the nvs5200m, the dock has 1xvga, 1xdvi, 1xdp

>>60113176
the default is nvidia optimus which switches between the graphics

you have to turn on discrete graphics only

>>60113159
230. Way better gpu.

Thoughts on the X240? I have a school issued one, HDD is 120GB and monitor has trash angles, so I'd be up for popping in an m.2 and 1080p IPS at least. Don't see them mentioned much here though.

Will there ever be a thinkpad with a gtx1060? That would be the perfect PC.

>>60113159
shape, size, and weight are nearly the exact same, X230 being one generation newer cpu/gpu also sees minimal power efficiency gains, but it is newer and better

>>60113214
>no dedicated trackpoint buttons
>on-board batteries
>ULV CPU's in T-series

*40 was probably the worst generation of thinkpads in the past 10 years

>>60113198
ah i see, but i have just integrated and nvdia(optimus) or something similar

>>60113247
>Thinking adding more options is a bad thing

That's what the T440p was for dipshit.

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>>60106141
me too
then I bought a t430
and yesterday I bought this

>>60108613
it provides almost zero performance boost for an extra 100$ you should've kept it stock

>>60113247
Doesn't sound problematic to me, honestly. I'm just wondering if they're known to have issues or anything in regards to modding.

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first for R50 still going strong :)

>>60108093
Ubuntu Server 16.04 -> XFCE4, disable compositing

enjoy

>>60111076
Better than the integrated intel 620

>>60106141
How do you connect IBM Model M with the ThinkPad?

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>>60113159

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>>60113970
Passive Ps2 to USB from microcenter

Use a dock for maximum over-comfy

>>60114024
sticker

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>>60114010
>He's still bragging about being too inept to mod his hardware and end up with objectively superior parts.

Sorry kiddo, meme's over.

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>>60114173
>b-but hard mods!

Is there anything better that I can get for ~£300?

Carbon X1 2014 with touch bar.

Looking for something for .net and node development. Linux support of course possible OSX support.

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>>60114104
*cries*

If I have updates and software (I presume is) specific to one Thinkpad model on my HDD, and I move the HDD into another Thinkpad, will there be any conflicts or anything when getting appropriate software for the second Thinkpad?

I hope that makes sense. Windows 7.

How much should I expect to pay for an X220/X230 with an SSD and 1080p IPS display? Possibly including upgrades.

>>60114772
>1080p
???

>>60114772
Not that I'm helping, but I just checked Thinkwiki and it doesn't display 1080p screens as being stock at all.

>>60114799
Yeah, this. I assume you're modding, in which case, sick.

>>60114810
I know it's not, I meant how much someone would charge if they were selling a modded one or if I had to buy the kit to change it myself.

>>60114835
Buying a modded Thinkpad is asking to be ripped off, or at least given a fair deal, I would think. I know nothing of the market, though.

If you're willing to snipe for stuff on the cheap you'd have to do it yourself.

>>60114835
The kit on taobao is $150 plus shipping (but also does 2K/1440p), plus display, plus more shipping to get it to a modder, plus labor. You'll be lucky to get the entire thing under $300 for just the modded display.

>>60109018
>Make sure the video is at 360p

Not that guy but I don't understand this, since 360p seems lower quality video than is standard for a techie in 2017.

Are you saying lower quality video helps illustrate scratches on a screen more than higher resolution footage? How come?

Are refurbished T430 motherboards/CPUs outdated?

I really want to get myself a laptop so I can have something on the move and maybe play some LoL but I really don't want to buy outdated stuff. I really want something of quality

>>60114718
moving a hard drive+OS from one computer to another will cause problems, yes

>>60115362
Fuck.

I guess I'm stuck buying another W500, or backing up and moving it and shit... Thanks for the reply.

ThinkPad x220 with today's generation specs.

How fucking gnarly would THAT be /tpg/?????

Fully loaded w530: what should I pay?

I want an XM i7, k2000m, 1080p. Muricabux

>>60115362
>>60115401
It might very well cause problems, but then again it might not. I moved my SSD from an X220t to an X200 without any issues.

>>60115450
What are the extent of the possible problems? My W500 has the battery icon with a right click > "Switchable Graphics" option, so that might need to be uninstalled. Anything else is mostly miscellaneous from Windows update/ lenovo.com.

>>60115495
Windows will probably get you the drivers needed automatically

>>60115415 here, just dropping by again with another CONCEPT.

Re-release of x220 or laptop akin to x220. But - check this - the components are of TODAY'S GENERATION.

hwow.

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I bought a thinkpad, now what do I do?

>>60115590
Switch the function and ctrl key in bios so you aren't cucked into getting used to Lenovo's cock in your ass.

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>>60115630
Nah.

Also this is broken on both sides.

Is there an easy way to fix this? Or just replace the whole screen back?

>>60115660
why did u rip it open

>>60115702
To take a picture, the bezel is just held together with plastic clips. It goes right back together.
Just that bits broke, which makes the top bit all wobbley

>>60115567
>TODAY'S GENERATION.
that probably means shitty U cpu and housefire nvme drives you dumb fuck

>>60115729
Only fix is to buy a new lid cover

>>60115771
I'm only seeing ones from China, are they any good?

Do they make ones without the lelnovo logo?

>>60115830
Well, the "real" ones are made in China anyway.. And yes there are those without the logo

Just received my X230 and I can't believe how shitty the touchpad is compared to the one on my E7240.

Am I supposed to only use the Trackpoint? I'm really regretting having fallen for another /g/ meme.

At least the keyboard is pretty nice, but that's all. Everything else feels like a downgrade to the E7240.

>>60116393
>I can't believe how shitty the touchpad is
If you would have spent any time here you would have known that already. Don't blame others for your own stupidity.

>>60116393
i've got constant sweaty hand syndrome and the trackpad is terrible for me. for reference, I can't use fingerprint readers because of inconsistent reads. all trackpads feel like a step down from apple trackpads

the trackpoint is worthwhile to learn, though.
on it's own, you don't have to move your hand very far to manipulate the mouse. in conjunction with common keyboard shortcuts, your hands barely have to move from the home rows. very comfy.

>>60116393
The touchpad is hot garbage. You never buy a ThinkPad for the touchpad, you buy it for the trackpoint.

hey /tpg/ i just bought a brand new x250 off ebay for $450, i just couldn't resist.. did i chose wisely?

what should i do with it now? i was thinking maybe ubuntu MATE or something..

>>60116949
No, you paid like $200 to get less than a 5% boost from the x240, and $250 from the x230.

>>60117109
its brand new sealed tho, no leftover semen from previous /g/ owner

>>60117180
>no leftover semen from previous /g/ owner
>I'm justifying my stupidity through memes

>>60117180
And the lack of a <25% possibility of you getting a piss-stinkin', jizz-stained thinkpad if you dont buy from a reputable dealer (which you should anyways, they are always decommissioning old thinkpads for new ones) is worth $250 to you.

>>60117202
>implying its a meme
how gullible

>>60117180
new computers don't magically run faster. If you wanted to pay out the ass for aesthetic, you should have bought a macbook

>>60117217
What are some reputable dealers?

Budget: Under $400
Location: NW US
Size: Average laptop size I guess, I have a bag that should be able to fit just about any size. I want it to be lightweight though.
Performance: Probably only going to need to run office programs and maybe the occasional lightweight game. Planning on running arch.
Other requirements: I would like for it to be as quiet as possible and have a clit mouse.

>>60117532
Anything from the T4xx line, including the post-T430 ULVs.

Just got my x220
The size is perfect and i love it already

Anyone running elementary os?
Or what distro should i choose?

>>60116393

Update the drivers and turn off all the bullshit. Don't listen to the other retards, the trackpad is fine. You just need to go into settings and turn off all the fuckery like chiral scrolling and shit like gesture whatever and shit like that.

Boys, if I want to maximise the single-thread performance of my thinkpad would I get an i7-3540M or i7-3840QM? The 3540M is a 3/3.7 chip while the 3840QM is 2.8/3.8. The 3840QM has a 100mhz higher boost clock, but I figured that the 3540M might be a much more consistent serial performer since it's a dual core chip and won't be as susceptible to throttling as the 3840QM.

What you think?

>>60117721
gentoo

>>60117786
You would buy a desktop you stupid fuck

>>60117772
relax your autism. It's okay for a ThinkPad to not be perfect in every imaginable way.

>>60117786

Take a look at actual benchmarks of both and look into possible cooling mods. I don't think the quad cores throttle at all especially in beefier machines with adequate cooling.

>>60117786
I don't understand how some of you retards pretend to know anything about technology.

If you are throttling at all, there is a problem. Without throttling, your question shouldn't exist. With throttling, you should fix the problem instead of avoiding it.

>>60117808

The trackpad isn't shit though. When I received my new X230 the trackpad was a fucking mess. Very erratic movement, no precision, input lag, lurching, failure to register touches. Then I just updated the drivers and turned off all the gesture bullshit and did some fine tuning in mouse settings and it was great.

>>60117839
It's too small, it's not even "real" (it's a part of the palmrest before xx40 series), and for some people the texture is terrible. I don't care about any of those things since I rarely use it over a trackpoint, but the point stands.

>>60117834
>If you are throttling at all, there is a problem.

You sure hold the effectiveness of tiny little laptop heatsinks in high regard.

>>60117566
I forgot to mention I want it to have a >1920x1080 display. Does that suggestion still stand?

>>60117877

I wouldn't want a bigger trackpad for the size of this machine. It works fine as it is. I don't need the 15" 2016 MBP's kitchen worktop sized trackpad. Being able to move the cursor corner to corner in 2 strokes while having accuracy for normal pointing is great. The trackpad is also a separate assembly, it is replaceable if needed and the texture can be covered or taken off and replaced with something smooth. Its better than the smooth texture I had on my last laptop though which would sand my fingertips.

>>60117917
>2K screen in a laptop for under $400
AHAHAHAHAHA

What is colder, a T400 or a T420?

>>60117976

>colder

What?

>>60117772
the gestures are the only useful thing on the trackpad though

why strain clit finger when you can just two finger scroll or do the spinny thing

not to mention an excessive amount of trackpoint scrolling will make the cursor wander a little after removing your finger from it

>>60117989

Two finger scrolling is the only thing I left on. That is the only gesture I left. To clarify, I don't use the trackpoint much. I said chiral scrolling is bullshit, two finger scrolling is great. Making all clicks also default to left click while two finger click is middle mouse button action and the only proper right click is via trackpoint's right click.

If the T470p had usb3 it would be damn near perfect. The only quad-core option with usb3 is the much more expensive P series. Feelsbadman.

>>60118040
>T470p has no USB 3
What the fuck are you on about? Every T4xx since T430 has had USB 3.0

>>60118040

I hope you mean USB-C and are using some speech to text shit to post.

>>60118040
>>60118059
Holy fuck. I was trying to type USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 at the same time. Better kms

>>60118040
are you sure it doesn't have USB3? Pretty sure it has been the standard for the last 4 generations now, there's not really a point in saying things have USB 3.0 now because it's just the standard

>>60117989
>why strain clit finger when you can just two finger scroll or do the spinny thing

How is clit scrolling not the easiest way of scrolling.

It's even better than a mouse with scroll wheel.
IMO they should put a clit on a mouse just for scrolling.

>>60118121
I find it cumbersome for small textboxes, otherwise I prefer it over normal scrolling.

Why do thinkpads and linux "go together" so well? What makes linux any better on a thinkpad than other laptops?

>>60118081
I think he means USB type C (or Thunderbolt 3).

For some reason it doesn't have it, only USB 3.0 type A.

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I got it guys, it's here

I was a little concerned when I got the box from the ups guy because it was a little damaged on the corner but I opened it up and it was very tightly wrapped and held to some cardboard.

everything is great, got nixos on it, just getting used to everything

and this fucking keyboard man. jesus christ this is heaven.

>>60118248
Too bad about the inferior parts and no USB 3. At least you don't have to hardmod it, right?

>>60118198
>Why do thinkpads and linux "go together" so well?
they dont, it's a meme. get ready for shit battery life, wifi drops, and lolnotouchpaddrivers

>>60118261
>trying to kill my thinkpad hype
no anon
anon pls go

>>60118275
I'm just messing with you. Hope you got a good price.

Talk me out of buying a GDCv8 and RX550 for my T420.

>>60118297
No. Nothing wrong with doing that if you don't own a desktop. I might actually get one myself so I can build out a secondary office in my bedroom.

>>60118198
They tend to get great support because they are quite common.

The more obscure your hardware, the bigger the chance nobody made a driver for it.
Also any brand new model might not have all the right drivers yet, so a slightly older Thinkpad model can be preferable to a brand new laptop in the same price segment.

>>60118291
usb 3 doesnt really bother me, like at all

everything else, except the screen, is great

gonna deal with the shitty viewing angles for a while then install a full hd panel

should be an interview

>>60118321
You can add USB3.0 to the xx20 series via an expresscard anyway.

>>60118331
No no no no no no. At least not unless you mean the single port ones or the ones that stick all the way out. The flush ones are utter garbage and don't work, I tried them and they hung every laptop I tried it on, and they have notoriously bad reviews.

>>60118321
What would you use USB 3 for anyways?

I think normies only use it for external drives, but you could use a caddy instead.

>>60118331
seconding to not bother with expresscard USB3.0

you are also gimped by the ExpressCard slot's bandwidth, you get less than half USB3.0 speed

>>60118446
On my X200, the express card USB 3 is still more than twice as fast as the regular ports

>>60118576
if you can deal with the wonky drivers, the expresscard popping, and increased power consumption/heat then power to you

I could not and quickly abandoned it

>>60118652
Nigga what?
It was plug and play on my X200 running archmeme.
It fits very snug and there's literally no increase in power consumption or heat.

Is there any concern with trying out egpu on a corebooted thinkpad? Without any bios settings, it seems there's no way to change expresscard gen.

>>60118321
>should be an interview
boy i sure am dum
should be an adventure*

>>60101077
>X220 - 12.5", ultraportable
Any good small laptops besides this? It's older than Bilbo.

>>60119131
HP stream

>>60101077
After more than a year of pressing FN when I meant to press CTRL, I found out today that I can just switch it in BIOS.

>fuck I'm retarded
>why in the everylasting fuck didn't I google it earlier

Best 940MX Thinkpad?

Need some graphics for 3d model on the side

>>60119201
>HP
Are you trying to meme on me?

I'm thinking of buying a x230. Should I buy the i5 3360m or the i7 model?

I got t420 but I don't know how to check what screen version I have, can anyone give me a pointer?

thanks.

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What meme OS's do you guys have installed on your Stinkpads? It has taken about 20 hours and counting to get to the point where I can worry about installing a DE.

>>60119587
If a good GPU is critical to your workflow, and you have to work on the goal, your only option really is a P50 or P70.

>>60120094
Go*

>>60119668

They're both dual cores, the i7 is maybe 5% faster but kicks out more heat, not sure how much though. There's not much point.

>>60108613
>Why? I wanted a new laptop, I have the money, I don't need to buy something years old.
what? my x62 was manufactured in dec 2016

>>60120155
They both have the came tdp and maximum heat

>>60119668
i5 is the better value imo. i7 is ~10% faster but it costs like 30% more in many cases. It is up to you if you think it's worth it.

I got the i5 one for $110.

>>60121123

In that case the only difference would be a clock speed bump and some extra cache. According to Intel's comparisons page.

>>60120094
Still though a t570 with 940mx is really delectable

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>>60120083
Thought about installing FreeBSD on my laptop too, but decided on CRUX, since I'm already familiar with that distro. I've been lazy about configuring everything tho. Just have the basics installed, but everything important works (except for hibernate, the system is a bit fucked after waking up. Suspend/sleep works great tho).

I would've been done configuring this machine a long time ago if I had just gone with a distribution or OS focused more on desktop and workstation use. Even basic stuff like what the computer should do when the battery life runs low is a bit of a pain. I probably would've gone with a less fiddly distro if I had a real job.

t60 guy here again, i really don't mind the xga screen, is the sxga+ going to blow my mind

>>60121643
I'm using Arch on both the T60 and the T420. Thinking about going LFS on the T60 tho

>>60121643
Get ready for a special kind of hell with FreeBSD, or any BSD. Few hours later and I got xdm going but it won't log me in. What is crux like? What is it based off of?

>>60121948
CRUX isn't based on anything. It is based on sysvinit, and will probably stick with that until it is impossible not to use systemd. It also has very few maintainers, so there aren't that many packages/ports available, so it is expected of you to make a lot of your own or use community maintained ones. It's not a rolling distro, so major updates that are expected to break things usually come with a whole new ISO.

I hear people say Arch was based on or inspired by CRUX, but I don't know if there is any truth to that. Arch's pkgbuilds is somewhat similar to CRUX's pkgfiles. I think a lot of people copy a lot from Arch when they make their own ports.

Tossing up between
X230 i5-3320M 1366x768
T430 i5-3320M (no i7 available) 1600x900
T520 i5-2520M 1920x10801
I might go for the X230 Y/N

How do I configure the clitty's acceleration, or force sensitivity in Loonix (Debian)?

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We super comfy now!

Still need to reapply thermal paste and put in the dGPU heatsink to fix the throttling, and waiting on the 2K mod kit from China. There's very little thermal paste left on this CPU, I'm just an impatient faggot (inb4 housefire).

1600 x 900
16GB RAM
i7-3840QM
T420 Keyboard + EC Flash
A/C WLAN Card + BIOS Flash

T420 faggots BTFO!

>>60123065
>t430
>windows

>>60123076
There's nothing a T420 can do better over a hard modded T430.

And yes, I use Windows for my desktop and Linux for everything work/server related. you're pointe?

>>60123065
>i7 3480
... the absolute madman!

Had my thinkpad for about 2 years now its been great but I'm running low on storage space (its a 320gb hard drive)

Thinking about buying this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1TB-Hard-Drive-for-Lenovo-IBM-ThinkPad-L530-L540-X220-X220i-X230-X230i-Tablet-/331831711320?hash=item4d42b61658:g:F~kAAOSwAvJXAxJY

What do you /g/uys think?

>>60123179
Just get a normal 2.5 HDD

>>60114476
All of them. Let's go.

Can I run a vm without issue on my x60T, L2500 model, or is it too old? I was thinking of using qemu with all the *nix and windows variants. Won't be doing much aside from basic file editing, netsec programs, and work at the shell.

>>60123247
Seems the same to me? I don't really know much about hardware stuff Im sorry but I need one that's 1tb cause I have a lot of stuff I want to move and keep saved here


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-MQ01ABD-1-TB-2-5-Internal-Hard-Drive-MQ01ABD100/262937841384?_trksid=p2045573.c100506.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150817211709%26meid%3D31ba0382e67c4e1187a285570422f85d%26pid%3D100506%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%

like this?

>>60123339
Get the cheapest 7200rpm one you can, preferably from Hitachi/HGST.
Check newegg/amazon if american.

>>60101102
me too

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>>60123255
*sob*

>>60123065
I'd ask if you want a housefire, but the difference in TDP is 10W.
Can it handle it well? Does it have a significant increase in temperatures?

>>60124164
Yes, but I think the majority of it is because I haven't applied new thermal paste yet. I literally used the paste that was left on the processor, which is a god awful idea. I hit 100C on boot and am now getting ~50C just browsing the web. Was getting ~45C before. That's not bad overall IMO given the lack of paste, but once I apply new paste and install the new heatsink that's coming Monday (dGPU heatsink on iGPU model) it should be *significantly* cooler. It's running on a very unsafe setup currently.

>>60124219
Oh, neat, will consider this for later
>Cheapest one costs $201 including shipping
Well, not gonna happen soon, but still gonna take it into account. Do you need to remove the whitelist to use it or is that just some random faget trying to troll me?

>>60122713

X230 imo, 768p isn't as bad as most people say on such a small display. Imo the smaller footprint is a lot more convinient having owned 400 and 500 series thinkpads, if you actually travel with it.

>>60124245
The CPU? There's no CPU whitelist

>>60124263
Then is the whitelist only for WWAN/WLAN cards or mSATA drives are included (actually excluded?) too?

>>60124277
Only WLAN cards. mSATA drives have no whitelist

If you're modding the CPU, flashing the BIOS takes an extra 5 minutes though. If you have a raspberry Pi you can use it to flash.

>>60101077
>tfw too dumb to hackintosh my thinkpad
reeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEE

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This is now a screenfetch thread.
>tfw no 1400x1050 version of this wallpaper

>>60122078
Well shit familam that truly is a meme OS.

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>>60124508
lel

my t420 shoots up to 95 degrees while trying to run nekopara in wine. going to replace the paste hope it helps

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best place to buy a slim battery for X230 ? Pretty sure got a 9 Cell in there rn and want a kinda uniform back for my X230.

>>60101077
>Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
But those are the very models that are just re-badged Lenovo hacks; nothing at all like a REAL ThinkPad.

>>60125450
nah, they are really good quality notebooks.

Do they have the same level of quality as the bricks of the past? Of course they don't, but not because they cheap out, but because it''s impossible with ultrabook specifications.

They do still really feel very well and I haven't seen anything in that form-factor doing any better.

TL:DR don't pretend to need 90s quality when you are just too poor to get something current. because that's just bullshit.

I have been wondering, should I get a better cpu for my T61? From what I know, I could possibly install
T8100 (2.10 GHz, 3M Cache)
T8300 (2.40 GHz, 3M Cache)
T9300 (2.50 GHz, 6M Cache)
T9500 (2.60 GHz, 6M Cache)
Core 2 Extreme
X7800 (2.60 GHz, 4M Cache)
X7900 (2.80 GHz, 4M Cache)
X9000 (2.80 GHz, 6M Cache)
And with 8gb ram and two HDD, this seems like one badass machine. Not interested on getting a higher resolution screen for this (if I manage to get one for real cheap, then maybe) otherwise no. I think it would also require T500 heatsink?

>>60124254
Yeah I've put up with 768p laptops in the past and they've been fine. I can always attempt a screenmod if I'm desperate.

How many kinds of W530 motherboard is there? I thought there was just 2 variants, the one with K1000M and the one with the K2000M GPU. Is there some other optional shit with other motherboards?

>>60125563
T9300 has the best price/performance ratio. The T500 fan isn't necessary but I would highly recommend it, especially if you've got a dGPU model.

>>60127031
Alrighty, yeah this does not have dGPU (have been avoiding laptops with dGPU).
I don't think I'll be finding any of those 4GB DDR2 SDRAM any time soon. One of those sticks cost 60$ in aliexpress. Holy shit.

>>60126973
If it's anything like the W520 there will be 6 or more variants. In addition to the GPU options there's also the motherboards that came with quadcore CPUs and have four RAM slots, while the dualcore models only had two. I think there's also some optional security module that's only present on some motherboards, creating more variants. W series motherboard hunting is a real pain in the ass.

I just won an auction for a 2.5 GHz Core i5 X220 with an IPS panel, 250 GB SSD, 8 GB RAM and a replacement keyboard for ¥54,100 ($~485). Seller noted a 2mm crack in the bottom part of the palm rest that they repaired.

How well did I do, /tpg/?

What are some types of frankenpads besides the t601f? Preferably cheap to make, but able to run modern linux. Thank you!

Hello /g/, I have a slight problem with my t410 and that is that its display isn't recognised by any OS, but funilly enough its display goes on, but without any backlight. Same thing with UEFI, the screen comes on, but no backlight. Is it fucked forever, or should I update something? Thank you in advance.

>>60127664
Some anon built what he called an "X201F", I think using an X200s screen, X201 chassis, and X201s motherboard. Seemed pretty comfy.

>>60127695
Also the display output works perfectly over Displayport, so it's not the GPU.

>>60127229

Thought so. Fuck. I want to find the code for the mobo with the K2000M and quad-channel RAM. All of Lenovo's own documentations don't say shit.

>>60127722
How much do you think this would put me back in terms of money?

>>60127857
Maybe $200-$250? I'm thinking parts rarity would be the bigger trouble. 1440x900 X200s screens might be difficult to find reliably and the X201s is a rare model.

>>60127880
Any places i can find parts for thinkpads? And are there any other types of frankenpads?

>>60123817
You did a good thing anon. That is how a ThinkPad is meant to look.

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>>60101077
I have a x220 and try to flash it with coreboot. Could read from the chip, neutered intel me, compiling was all fine, but after the flashing the laptop wouldn't boot. Did all of this a few times to make sure I didn't make an obvious mistake. Any ideas?

>>60101360
So, based in this document, dell laptop is better than thinkpad...

>>60128119
What was the comfy factor for the Dell?

Would it be okay to plug my 90W T530 charger into my (normally 65W) X220T charging port?

>>60128304
Yes

>>60109337
I'm doing the same. Mind sharing the screen, SSH and ram you got? and where you got them?

I get random screen taps on my X220T when it's charging. Any way to fix this?

>>60128088
Are you able to POST or is it failing to do anything?

Linux or Windows?

does anyone here play gta5 on a x230? how is it without egpu?

>>60129719
It will likely suck ass and be near-unplayable.

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My friend wants to trade his X41 tablet with my netbook that I don't use, seeing as I'm more of a drawfag and he wants something with proper resolution to watch movies on

Should I trade my Asus Eee PC 1201HA with broken keyboard and a terribly repaired charger for Thinkpad X41 with no stylus, battery and a charger?

On one side, X41 is super outdated (Pentium M), comes with basic Intel graphic accelerator, non-expandable RAM over 2GBs and is probably gonna burst into flames if I try to watch a HD video on it.

But on the other side, it's a thinkpad, I can use a wacom stylus with it, and the Eee PC has terrible Linux support because of Nvidia Ion graphics

>>60129784
both a real pieces of dogshit and I wouldn't touch either. That being said according to ebay the 1201HA is only about half as much as X41.

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>>60129653
No POST... Won't boot into SeaBIOS so no OS yet.

>>60130105
Flash your original firmware back and try again.

You did remember to back it up, right?