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Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
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If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", ultraportable
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap.
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet.
>Great durability: chassis uses a magnesium rollcage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels.
>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing in the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
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Used ThinkPad buyers guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
xsauc buyers guide:
http://www.dankpads.com
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/JVwVGVTW
Helpful links and resources (Wiki, specs lookup tools and wallpapers):
http://pastebin.com/DYjEnVq1
>>58291227
I think I'll cop the new T470 when it's available - if it won't have any QC issues, that is. Does it have any glaring flaws, apart from the shitty screen?
Any of you guys use this on your thinkpads?
How much of an improvement was it?
>>58291227
ok, my elitebook is dinged to hell and my touchpad buttons are falling off, thing is that to replace the mouse buttons you need a new frame. I'll be getting a thinkpad seeing as I am autistic and care about aesthetics only. Where do I either
>1
Buy replacements for elitebooks (8460p)
>2
Buy used thinkpads? (T430,x220t)
why is he always using a laptop in public?
>>58290379
autism
New year, new system edition
>Helpful links
How to pick your speakers - http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/how-to-buy-speakers-a-beginners-guide-to-home-audio/
Where to place your speakers - http://arqen.com/acoustics-101/room-setup-speaker-placement/
Reviews - http://www.stereophile.com/
Have a question? Include
>budget
>room size
>intended purpose e.g. music, movies, gaming, as well as the type e.g. rock or jazz, action movies or games with a lot of explosions
>country
>new or used?
>do you have any equipment? e.g. amp, speakers
I want to get a new receiver, since mine is getting a bit old, but idk if I should get a dedicated 2.1 system, or spend a bit more/sacrifice audio quality and get a 7.1 system. I don't watch movies that often, but I might if I had a better sound system for it.
>budget
probably $500, give or take. i'm just trying to get a feel for the price first
>room size
13'x18'
>intended purpose e.g. music, movies, gaming
primarily music, but I'm considering surround sound, primarily in the future
>country
Canada
>new or used?
I'd prefer used, but once I know what to look for, I'm sure I can decide
>do you have any equipment? e.g. amp, speakers
yeah I have a ton of equipment already
i have a question, i own the behringer uac202 dac (pic related) and use it for my 2.0 speakers trough the rca outs, if i wanted to add a subwoofer should i use a rca splitter or would it be better to use a 3.5 to rca cable and use the headphone output to cennect the sub?
I'm looking for an integrated amplifier that can power speakers that have low impedance and also be used for 2.1 with a powered sub. The speaker's and the sub will be upgraded later down the line. I was actually thinking of making a servo sub later and upgrading to a pair of kef ls50s.
So far the amps I have narrowed it down to are a used parasound hint, a nuprime Ida 16 and a Peachtree nova 150 (I'm starting to not want this though based solely on the lack of reviews though).
I do need an integrated amplifier though due to space concerns.
>budget
$2,100
>Room size
15x20ft
>Intended usage
Music, games and movies in that order. Music is mostly made up of jazz, folk and classical and if I am in a bad mood industrial.
>Country
USA
>Condition
Doesn't matter but I have been looking at new stuff overall.
>Other kit
I have a turntable that I am not planning on using but I have a pair of kef q100s right now and a svs pb-1000.
/mkg/ Make Keyboards Great Again
>Buyer's template:
http://pastebin.com/33S1gVkG
>Where to Buy:
http://pastebin.com/8Yku80VL
>FAQs:
http://pastebin.com/M5w7QtKp
>Use the buyer's template
http://pastebin.com/33S1gVkG
>Keyset wiki
keypuller.com
Previous Thread >>58274168
I hate you all
>Tfw have a blue switch k95 rgb
I don't even know what to macro on it
>>58288754
You should throw it in the trash instead.
>apps that /g/ swears are not botnets, but actually are botnets.
Go.
Signal
-needs your phone number and contacts
-needs google play services to work
-is only distributed via the Play store
-can only be used from the one device that is most trackable, your smartphone
-author uses the obviously fake name of Moxie Marlinspike. Real name is Matthew Rosenfeld.
What other botnets have you noticed /g/ shilling as safe?
>>58288193
THIS
WhatsApp is way more secure.
>>58288224
>WhatsApp is way more secure.
Fuck off. It's worse than Signal.
>>58288224
You realize Moxie also wrote WhatsApp's encryption right?
I have deviantART Core for the sole purpose of accessing the Way back category.
Let's face it - eventually, the update to Windows 10 is inevitable.
By now, we know how to disable all telemetry, driver issues are no worse than on 7, start menu replacements are stable and we even have native bash.
Is there any reason to hold off further, or has the time finally come?
>>58287644
>the driver issues
The system still has a hard time playing certain old games due to bad drivers and lack of legacy support
I'm not going to upgrade because the UI is inherently trash, the menus are highly redundant and the search bar still doesn't work correctly. I can't type in "device manager" and go to the device manager because instead of just searching the fucking computer it wants me to search online for it. Bing can't even search its own windows repositories
>>58287680
I'm also sick of the constant updating. I shouldn't have to do shit like change and set up "active hours" bullshit because windows 10 wants to force a windows update in the middle of me doing stuff. This didn't happen with windows 7, didn't happen with windows 8 but all of a sudden it wants to force updates on me and doesn't even have a lick of sense to do it when I shutdown my computer? its fucking retarded
>>58287680
>>58287700
I don't disagree about it being retarded, but can't you turn this shit off in Enterprise version?
Roll if you dare
>>58281054
roll
>>58281054
roll
Why don't you let Google host your email?
I do. They are honest and trustworthy because they value our privacy.
I'm in the Outlook camp.
>>58281120
Do you hate privacy?
whew, lads
>inb4 engineering sample
>>58278419
That 6900K is most likely running at its actual turbo you faglord. So somewhere between 3.7 and 4Ghz.
>>58278419
translation?
Post 'em, friends!
Any upgrades planned this year?
I'm definitely getting zen when a decent matx board comes along.
In the meantime I plan to make a vrm cooler of a 2u copper cpu sink for my shitty 3 phase asrock z97m anniversity.
vrm's cucks my oc at 90c which happens at 130w cpu draw with only the small alu sinks glued on with a fan..
I wanna go itx for the fractal design nano s.
I've got an i5 6600k, 1070 strix, non modular psu, an ssd and a single 2tb hdd. I know it will fit, but will it cool?
I was gonna buy an h100i if I got that case.
fractal r4, fx 8320, gtx970ssc
>>58272792
>>58272626
The cable management is terrible and cringeworthy. My god it actually hurts to look at it.
>Old thread
>>58224919
>2017
[YouTube] Web Development In 2017 - A Practical Guide
>This season's Advent of Code:
https://adventofcode.com/2016/
>Discord
https://discord.gg/wdg
OR
https://discord.gg/0qLTzz5potDFXfdT
(they're the same)
>IRC Channel
#/g/wdg @ irc.rizon.net
Web client: https://www.rizon.net/chat
>Learning material
https://www.codecademy.com/
https://www.bento.io/
https://programming-motherfucker.com/
https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books/blob/master/free-programming-books.md
https://www.theodinproject.com/
https://www.freecodecamp.com/
http://www.w3schools.com/
https://developer.mozilla.org/
http://www.codewars.com/
>Useful Youtube channels
derekbanas
thenewboston
learncodeacademy
funfunfunction
computerphile
codingrainbow
>Frontend development
https://github.com/dypsilon/frontend-dev-bookmarks
>Backend development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_application_frameworks
[Gist] backendDevelopmentBookmarks.md
>Useful tools
https://pastebin.com/q5nB1Npt/
https://libraries.io/ - Discover new open source libraries, modules and frameworks and keep track of ones you depend upon.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web - Guides for HTML, CSS, JS, Web APIs & more.
http://www.programmableweb.com/ - List of public APIs
>NEET guide to web dev employment
https://pastebin.com/4YeJAUbT/
>How to get started
http://pastebin.com/pDT82mQS
http://pastebin.com/AL6j7GEE
>cheap vps hosting in most western locations
https://lowendbox.com
https://www.digitalocean.com/
https://www.linode.com/
https://www.heroku.com/
https://www.leaseweb.com
Is QA a web development?
what is an easy way to learn how to design a postgresql database? I don't care about the sql, I can always find that out, but what should be included?
>tfw somehow don't have a hangover.
It's a christmas miracle or whatever.
How the fuck do I freelance?
No one wants to hire me because no BS so I'll freelance.
What mouse are you using right now?
g400s
>>58267312
This, took it apart and lost a spring a while back but still works fine
>>58267284
G502
Took a few days to get used to but I really like it now. The two extra buttons on the lest mouse button are useless to me though, suggestions for keybinds?
Would it be an upgrade for me to go from a GTX1060 3GB to an RX480 8GB? I only play World of Warcraft occasionally, at 4K.
>>58301732
>4K
>didn't go with the 8 GB 480 to begin with
Not really. They perform more or less the same, with an edge to the 1060 in DX11 games.
>>58301732
If you're gonna just play wow, probably not
>>58301770
Rx480 beats the 1060 most of time now in dx11 and 12 with new drivers
This might be a really stupid question so forgive me but, if say I have brought an electoral device from Japan like Japanese only mobile. Can I instead of having to buy a UK adaptor for the charger can I just use an usb charger like in this photo?
No, Japanese phones only charge on Japanese electricity so you'll have to use an adaptor to convert UK electricity into Japanese electricity for your phone
>>58301515
this
>>58301492
>an electoral device