/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

>specs lookup STILL not in the OP
http://tp.krelay.de/

>>55706004
first for autism

Which of the W series have IPS or AFFS screens?

>>55706065
Wouldn't be available until W540 and onward. W530 and W520 have really kickass TN panels, though.

>>55706075
Are there any I could do unofficial swaps on? I really, really hate TN panels.

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So I got my Advanced dock working wonderfully. Only problem is that sometimes the GPU won't display and sometimes it isn't picked up by the PC (fan won't even spin). Another problem is the PC doesn't boot whilst plugged into the dock.

Anyone got any ideas/questions?

>>55706075
How good are those panels?
Do they make the TN panels who apple used look bad?

>tfw the mailman is a bit late
All i want is my x61t.

>>55706047
What's the point when the wiki exists?

>>55706095
I don't think so. W series doesn't really have the modder base that the cheaper T series models do, and since the stock panels are so good, there's not much demand among the few who do own W series Thinkpads.

Technically speaking, you could get a 15" T60p. The -p suffix was the predecessor to the W series, and the T60p had 1400x1050 and 1600x1200 IPS panels. I imagine you want the W series primarily for the computing power though, so a ten-year-old Core Duo wouldn't quite fit the bill.

Why laptop batteries degenerate so fast compared to phone ones? And why they are so expensive?

>>55706095
>>55706106

>not realising the 1920x1080 TN panel had 95% sRGB coverage

>>55706143
that allows you to find the exact specs of how it left the factory.

>>55706169
example of it in action
http://tp.krelay.de/index.php?type=4178-afu

>>55706152
Indeed. I guess I'll wait a year or two for the E540 to come down in price a bit.

>>55706166
TN panels tend to give me headaches after long periods of use. No idea why.

>>55706166
I don't know, so for that I ask.
The best TN panels I saw in my life always had been Apple. I discovered the thinkpad meme recently.

>>55706199
Fat fingered, meant W540.

>>55706199
Are you sure that are the TN panels and not the refresh ratio of the monitors?

>>55706266
Yes. It's not PWM either.

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T430:
i7-3630qm (3.4GHz, 6M, 4C/8T)
nvidia NVS 5400M (superclocked to 865MHz at core and 1066MHz at vram)
16GB RAM
180GB SSD
2TB HDD
Classic keyboard

Mobile server (x220):
i5-2540m
8GB RAM
120GB mSATA SSD
2x2TB HDD (one via ultrabase)
16GB USB recovery module (inside ultrabase)
9cell battery
temporary t430 keyboard (classic one should arrive on monday)

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>>55706288
Here's the x220.
It's also equipped with Intel 7260ac card for AP functionality

>>55706169
>that allows you to find the exact specs of how it left the factory.

This tells you the exact parts that were fitted to the machine
http://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/partslookup

>>55706280
Curious.
Could be that TN panels actually impede pass of light, so the refresh rate is lower in practice?

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>>55706109
Since my first thinkpad in 2013, x201, I've wanted to own a 4:3 thinkpad but didn't buy one because I thought it would be too slow. I own a x61t sxga+ now and omg that screen, muh dick best thinkpad.

>>55706384
Could be. All I know is that IPS, AFFS, CRT and Plasma don't give me headaches.

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>>55706355
jesus christ that site is shit. It lists every part that my machine MIGHT have.

>>55706390
Mine is only 1024x768, but its still an interesting machine. (this http://tp.krelay.de/index.php?type=7762B48 with a 250gb hard drive and 4gb of ram, a new battery and a broken lid lock.)

Why lenovo batteries are so expensive? And how they can't just make similar batteries than in phones. They could easily fit 30 000 mah in that same space.

Just got my first ThinkPad yesterday, a T520 running 8.1. Just wondering though, how do I disable specific keys on this thing?

How are the TN panels of T520? Are garbage like the T420 ones?

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>>55706425
Hmmm....really makes you think....

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>>55706497
I dont get that toggle at all.

>>55706552
I've just ran a random T420 s/n through the tool and it gives me the toggle

Any of you guys having trouble with the Intel Centrino N 1000? My x220 keeps recognizing and not recognizing my wifi device. I've been switching out drivers, updating the BIOS, making sure the card is installed correctly but I can't get it to be stable. Do I need to buy a different card?

>>55706576
Just buy an Intel 7260 and flash the modded BIOS that removes the whitelist

>>55706491
No, they're good like the W520 ones.

>>55706497
>tp.krelay.de
>put the number in and hit enter to see everything in simple plain text

>lelnovo support
>tell their survey bullshit to fuck off
>put the number in
>wait a million years for the bloated site to load
>doesn't immediately show you the parts for the type number you entered, have to click something else to see that
I'm not really seeing why you would use this over krelay.

>>55706491
see >>55706166

>>55706638
>actually tells you the parts inside the machine
>find out if you got a god tier NMB keyboard, Panasonic battery etc

There's also the psref pdfs if you don't want to hit up a website all the time

http://psref.lenovo.com/WithdrawnBook

Anyone familiar with third party batteries for the x201t? what should i get from where.
i want to fly from LAX to dubai on a single charge.

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>>55706695

>>55706638
>>55706641
Thanks.
>seriously considering suffeer a bit to get a nice T520

>>55706109
>tfw it doesnt have the IBM badges like it did in the ad

Totally different memepad, needs a new back case and keyboard (its super glossy) but it has a better processor L7700 instead of L7500 and the advertised amount of ram so i dont really mind.

>>55706719
Tried it, they wouldn't let me for security reasons.
Should i just get multiple batteries

>>55706756
Also it had comodo antivirus for linux. Didnt know that existed.

Just got my x220 in the mail. If you guys decide to dual-boot, do you typically do a factory reinstall of Windows? I've been paranoid about key-loggers ever since I wrote one up while working as a desk receptionist and accessed all of my co-workers accounts.

Also, I can't seem to get my SD card to be recognized as a valid boot option. Has anyone else been able to get this to work?

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Anyone know the cheapest place I can price match the old charger?

How much of an increase would an i7 2720qm for a t420 be over an i5 2520m because of the two extra cores?

I'm thinking of upgrading the CPU only because i think it's not enough (might be wrong though), the most notable example being the music player stuttering while running android studio + the android VM, sometimes even mpc-hc alone has little stutters. I'm running an 850 pro if it helps.

I know that the 2720qm might be housefire territory but i'll take the risk since i can get one for cheap, or maybe disable turbo boost if it helps in lowering the temps.

>>55706953
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-2720QM-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2520M/m532vsm29

>>55706004
What kind of hard drive does the t420S take?
are they slim 7mm drives only, or can I put a 9mm drive in it?

>>55707129
7mm only. Theoretically I think you could put a 9.5mm drive in the slot, but you wouldn't be getting it out again. Just get an SSD and you don't have to worry about the size.

>>55706761
what kind of shitty airline are you flying on that doesn't have power sockets on every seat

>>55707161
>Theoretically I think you could put a 9.5mm drive in the slot

>2.5mm difference

>>55707315
I mean you can take the drive out, but it's really hard and with my x220 I had to take the palm rest off to get it out.
>>55707161
Cool, I have a 500gb slim drive lying around that I'd use in it if I get money in time to buy the machine.
$60 for one with no ram, hdd, or psu, but otherwise in good condition
>>55707234
most don't have them since they unusually use the same planes from the 70s-90s

>>55707315
The slot has a little extra headroom for the rails that you'd attach to the caddy. If you omit the caddy and rails, you could jam a 9.5mm drive in, but you'd better be sure that's what you want, because retrieving it won't be easy.

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Not much room wasted in these. I need to get some canned air because I can't find my mini compressor.

What updates could I do on an A21m. Could I do an SSD?

>>55707486
With a PATA to mSATA adapter, yeah. It won't be very fast at all, obviously nowhere near even SATA I speeds, but it's still a whole lot better than an HDD.

>>55707485
Put it out of it's misery and scrap this shit.

>>55707485
What OS and RAM anon?

>>55707552
>muh chinkpad

>>55707552
Why would i scrap a perfectly good x61t?

>>55707571
xubuntu 16.10 and 4gb. Got it for $66 so its not too bad for a secondary machine to mess around with.

>>55707579
Because it's a waste of electricity, air and space.
>65nm CPU
>DDR2 RAM
>120nm chipset-based wifi card
>120nm modem
>shit screen
>battery life od 2 hours
seriously, just purge it and get x230t

>>55707707
>X61T
>shit screen
>promotes X230T
nice 1366x768 my man

>>55707720
>1024x768
>better than 1366x768

>>55707757
You mean 1400x1050.

Will RMSMajestic ever get the 1080p IPS mod working for the T42/30 non-S?

>>55707707
>not sourcing the 1440X1080 panel
>not putting a X62 motherboard on it
>not getting almost 1500 USD selling that beast

>>55707720
Yep, I mean 1366x768 IPS low power panel. It's way better than your shitty 10 years old pre-IPS panel that gives you an eye cancer. Not mentioning the power consumption and heat being generated by the inverter.
Really dude just sell it away.
Also you can get the 1920x1080 mod in x230/x230t/x220/x220t

>>55707866
>Also you can get the 1920x1080 mod in x230/x230t/x220/x220t
The 1920x1080 mod that you can't do yourself and have to ship off to some chink to have them lay their dirty chink hands on your hardware? No thanks.

When can we expect Haswell gen machines to start ending lease and flooding onto ebay?

>>55707897
Lease is usually 3-4 years

>>55707866
>>55707866
>IPS 1080P mod
>losing the displayport of the docking conector
>requires surface mounting skills

>>55707931
So end of this year maybe? I look forward to getting a nice T440 and slamming a 1080p IPS into that bitch.

>>55707950
Guess it wasn't meant for poorfags

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>>55707707
lel. i get 4 hours. new battery. just because you don like something doesn't mean others shouldn't be able to.

>>55707837
if i had the money to i would.

>>55707996
>that cancer inducing resolution

>>55708012
>being a cunt because someone bought an old computer

>>55708012
>implying 1366x768 isn't the real carcinogen

>>55708046
It's not. Actually 90% of internet websites are designed for 1366x768 since it's the most popular resolution (thanks to cheap ass consumer laptops)
Also check steam hardware statistics and get rekt, autistic faggot

>>55708069
>it's good because it's popular

>>55708088
It's usable because it's popular. And it's much more usable than 1024x768 30 years old cancer resolution.
Kill yourself

>>55708128
It's usable only if you're a fucking drone consuming media.
I produce things. I need more vertical space than anyone. Programmers, musicians, office workers, photographers are affected by that cancer 16:9 resolution.
Don't dare to go back to a thinkpad thread.

>>55708069
>cancer is widespread so it's not cancer
Even browsing 4chan is hell on 1366x768. You can barely fit three posts into the screen before you have to scroll. I understand you've never used anything better before, so it seems totally fine to you. I was that way once before, too. Now I'm comfy at 1600x1200 and I can never go back to my X220 without feeling like some fat fuck sat on my screen.

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Hey guys,
My T520 recently stopped booting from the battery. It's fully capable of booting from AC, however. As soon as I remove the AC, however, it instantly shuts off.

When the battery is in and the computer is on, it seems as if the computer is detecting the battery (the brand, current charge percentage, etc.) just fine. It's shown as "charging", although the actual charge percentage doesn't change at all and the "time to full/empty" are both at 0 seconds.

So, two things:
First off, does it sound as if it's the battery that's dead, or is there perhaps some deeper issue here? Could something on the motherboard be fucked?

Secondly, if this is a battery issue, is there any chance that the battery is recoverable?

>>55708205
The 8-bit guy did a video of rebuiling a battery pack, but not sure if that it's your problem.
I experimented that problem in a shitty ideapad I had a bit ago. It fixed itself.

>>55708230
Thanks, I had totally forgotten about that video. I might end up doing that if I can isolate the issue to the battery in specific. I just hope there's not something fucked with the power supply circuit or something, although I'm not really sure how I'd go about diagnosing that.

>>55707837
>not putting a X62 motherboard on it
Guess how much the X62 motherboard would cost to get in the States?

Hint: it's more than 1500 USD

>>55708374
Why?

>>55708401
Because it's made by chinks, in China.

>>55708429
Only for that?
The motherboard actually is expected to cost around 320 USD.

>>55708467
No, that's how much it would cost to buy it in China

But there's no pipeline for exporting it whatsoever, meaning you're going to have to convince some chink to ship it for you, and he's not going to do it unless you pay a lot of money

>>55707952
Just picked one up on ebay for $240!

>>55708478
I'm not living in the US and we have a nice tax exception for computer parts :^)

>>55708529
Do you live in China?

>>55708535
No.

>>55706004
>2016
>suggested model from 5 years ago
Top kek lenovo is doing a great job with the new models it seems. They took something and changed the exact thing that it differentiated itself from other laptops (the keyboard and just practicality in general). How long till x220 aren't viable anymore?

>>55708560
Then you're still fucked

>>55708580
Why?
I have relatives and friends on china too.

>>55708578
I bet at least five or ten years.
Most aplications are moving to improving efficiency for the sake of battery life and power savings. Multithreading API's are refining everyday too.

Is amazon ok to order chargers from?

>>55706953

don't

housefire

>>55706288

>Rare

so do you use the t420 palmrest for that one or do you sand down the keyboard?

>>55708578
>>55708618
CPU-wise, the --20 generation won't be going anywhere until x86 as a whole is obsolete. Sandy Bridge is stronk as fuck and Intel can't make anything significantly better even 5 years later. What actually puts the X220 at risk of obsolescence is the resolution and ports more than anything else. 1366x768 is hard enough to use already, imagine how bad it'll be when something like 4K is the new 1080p and 1080p is the new 1366x768. Expresscard can somewhat make up for lack of newer ports, but it's a stopgap at best. It can't even reach full USB 3.0 speeds, never mind things like Thunderbolt 3. If some new port were to replace USB Type-A one day, the X220 would be pretty much fucked.

That said, we're still a long ways off from these sorts of things happening. 5-10 years is probably even a bit of an underestimation. My T601F is still hanging in there, and its CPU is two generations older. I don't even see it becoming unusable anytime soon. With the Advanced Dock to keep graphics up to date and a good 1600x1200 IPS screen, this laptop is gonna keep kicking ass for years to come.

>>55708823
Small question. Buying an i7 and underclocking it to i5 performance (of the same generation let's say) will provide better temps? I'm not sure how i5/i7 is marketed in the laptop (like i5 being 4 cores i7 being 4 cores 4 threads on desktop) so I hope you get my idea.

How can I make my T400 free as in freedom?

>>55708880
Becoming a luddite.

>>55708823
But here's someone using a 2670qm and he says it's okay: youtube.com/watch?v=h94XFTDK2-8

Also my i5 2520m reaches 100c under load already unless i disable turbo boost. Dunno if it can get more housefire than that.

>>55708863
Thankfully the X230 is almost exactly the same but with USB3 and a different keyboard (that can be replaced with X220 keyboard, so it's just a hard upgrade)

>>55708866
underclocking does help with temp but imo not worth unless your doing some concurrent calculation shit

at 2nd gen i5 is duocore with hyper, at 6th gen i5 is quadcore no hyper

>>55708924

to compensate for the heat the quadcore that he's using has a lower clockspeed than the i5

also it consumes 45w instead of 35w for the i5 so maybe you would have to buy a 90w power supply as well

>>55708924
Still stuck with that resolution though. Sure, the 1080p mod exists, but it's about as viable as the X62 is.

Any recommendations for GPU's to add to a Tpad?

>>55708981
For that I'm having a hard time deciding by the Thinkpad X220t or the T520.
Portability isn't a issue. Price is.

>Not having glorious 1440x900 resolution
>being a 1366x768 cuck

>>55709082
>deciding for
My fault.

just brought a 4gb DDR3L ram to go with the 4gb that came with the computer, but their different brands. Does this matter?

>>55709248
In theory no.
In practice depends how the chink programmed the memory controller.

>>55709248
Not really. Just make sure your clock speeds match.

What exactly do people mean when they say Sandy Bridge GPU drivers are terrible? Are they buggy or something?

>>55709275
And even that doesn't matter this days anymore.

I picked up an x200t for cheap. What can I do with it besides pretend I have a cintiq and never be able to unplug it for more than an hour?

>>55709404
connect it to another keyboard/mouse and mount it on your wall

>>55709082
They're around the same price, aren't they? Should be ~$300 for a good configuration for either model. Go for the T520, the 15" --20 Thinkpads feel way higher quality than the smaller ones.

>>55709465
Not in this shithole, bro. The T520 are way overpriced.
And the X220 are overpriced here.

>>55709465
I can't say it feels higher quality but it's certainly huge. Having a 520, it's been great and all for all these years, but isn't worth it unless you absolutely need that screen real estate to make up for how shit 16:9 is for doing work and fapping to doujins.

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>>55709539
It's definitely worth it for me, but I just picked up an x220 because fuck hauling it around campus.

>>55709539
Maybe the T520 is different, but I've now owned two X220s, a T420s, a T420, and a W520, and the W520 makes the rest of them feel like Walmart specials. The gorgeous 1080p screen completely smokes the T420's garbage-quality panel and the X220's cramped resolution, the specs are strong and the cooling is stronger, and even the rougher plastic gives a feeling of higher quality compared to the smoothness of the T420/X220 exteriors. It feels like it's got more in common with the T60p than the T420. Which I guess makes sense, since the T60p is just a W series before it was called that. In any case, it's totally worth spending nearly twice as much as you would on a T420 to get a machine that is much more than twice as good.

>>55708230
I'm a bit skeptical of rebuilding battery packs. The charge controller has basically decided "lol, all of the cells are fucked, just going to ignore them now".

So what's stopping it from continuing this line of thinking just because you replace the cells? I guess maybe just I don't understand how the charge controller works.

>>55709649
Probably you're right and the controller of the thinkpad is more sophisticated than the controller of a 15 year old laptop.

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Does my thermal paste need to be replaced? X220 with updated BIOS is running in the 80C - 90C range with just a few tabs open in Firefox.

>>55709734
If you're already got it apart, yes. if that's not your laptop, still yes based on those temps.

t. my x230 was also hilariously overapplied and dry like your pic

>>55709734
Of course yes.

>>55709634
The t520 has the w frame and all, but the specs are all over the place on most models. I built a midrange model with the 1600x900 display and most of the usual features, but the size makes it flex and the keyboard bends here and there. It doesn't feel cheap but it's definitely just a 420 with a bigger screen.

Most are going to have a big screen with shit resolution and a turd for a processor. Some are essentially w520's without the markup but it isn't easy to find one that way.

>>55709759
>>55709770

Thanks. Does anyone have recommendations for the paste?

>>55709849
Anything is fine. Artic Silver MX5 is the most recommend by my friends.
I like to use liquid ultra in bare-die processors, but that shit is conductive and can eat the aluminum part of the heatsink

>>55709849
Arctic Silver 5 is the standard. There are a ton of other options, but any claims/differences are angels dancing on the head of a pin.

>>55709849
Paste is paste, pretty much. I use Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 and it's never let me down.

>>55709849
Crest whitening

Holy shit, lads. I just had a pleasure of using a Thinkpad for the first time (a T420S).

That fucking keyboard, and those fucking mouse buttons. Truly glorious.

>>55710632
Get one for yourself and join the club.

>>55710645
I'm trying, but no money atm. T510 models seem to be going for about 200-300 AUD on ebay right now. I will try to snag one if they're still around.

On the bright side, they will only get cheaper the longer I wait.

Has anyone attempted to paint his neckbeard macbook?
I'm thinking at least on restoring the paint of mine.

>>55710667
>AUD
>kanganigger
I'm so sorry. I often hear of your hilariously overpriced electronics woes. Good luck, anon.

>>55710765
Nice. You flash it yourself? I have an itch to do this with a T60 I have in storage for le freedum masheen cred.

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>>55710807
Yes. I librebooted my x200 ~ a year ago. I am working on librebooting a t400 and t500 now.

My T530 has been having a lot of problems with static discharge, so I grabbed an X220 today as a quick replacement. Looking forward to the lighter / smaller build, but wonder what I'll miss (had the T530 since it launched).

Anyone else convert from a newer T Series to an X2--?

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For $160
x230
128gb ssd

How'd i do for my first thinkpad /g/?

>>55710990
Breddy good m9 but you might want more than 128 GB storage

>>55710902
>hardware flashing
balls out, negro

godly luck

You know, I'm fucking sick and tired of faggots bitching about how they can't follow directions and patch the x230 EC for the battery auth and x220 keyboard. Even if you don't use chinkshit batteries, it's nice to be able to charge cheaper genuine x220 batteries. I'll try and cut out a few steps. Related:

http://www.file[lolniggers]dropper.com/patchedx230

Then:

8. Insert your USB stick and determine what device name it has.
This command should help you find the right device:

lsblk -d -o NAME,SIZE,LABEL

9. Write the bootable patched image onto the USB stick device

WARNING: if you do not have the right device name, you might overwrite
your hard drive!

sudo dd if=patched.x230.img of=/dev/sdb


Reboot and flash.

>>55711080
Yeah, i'm thinking of getting 1TB hdd and then some msata for booting

>>55711530
Can you take the optical drive out and put in an hdd? i did on my t430

>>55711435
If you're a winnigger:

http://www.askvg.com/win32-disk-imager-write-any-bootable-image-to-usb-drive-in-windows/

>>55711600
Not sure but i dont need a third drive

Can I find the screen resolution of a T420 just from serial number/product id? A lot of sellers on ebay don't list screen resolution.

>>55711864
Yep

<$300 used haswell laptop when

>>55711871
H-how?

>>55712232
lurk moar, nigger

pulled off the win7 sticker
should I do the same for the lenovo enhanced and core i5 stickers too?

Does somebody use their X61T with Android?

So I got Windows 7 installed on this x220, now what?

>>55712565
Uninstall it and install debian

>>55712565
Format it and install GNU/Linux.

Unless you need Windows-only software, then use it?

>>55712565
Enjoy it.

Hey /tbg/ I just got my t420
is there an installation guide for linux for this that i can use?
thanks in advance~

Is it possible at all to replace a CCFL backlight with a LED? I have a UXGA Thinkpad that's starting to develop something like a shadow at the edges of the screen, I guess that's the backlight finally starting to give in. It would be very sad to see it go.

>>55713146
Yep. Is not easy but's posible. There's a guy who develops a kit and sells it.
https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/thinkpad/led-backlight.shtml
You can also reeplace the CCFL lamp

>>55713191
That's excellent news to know that it's possible if/when this does finally kick the bucket. I'll bookmark those links and do some more research, thanks.

>>55708170
It's usable in almost every fullscreen application.
Fun fact: applications are DESIGNED for the most popular resolutions. But since you're underaged and retarded I'm not gonna tell you how this works.
Go play with your 10 years old toy.

>>55708478
Or you find a friend in china who is going to buy it dirty cheap and ship it to you for free
>implying kids on /g/ got any friends

Hey guys, my x201's headphone jack will probably break in the near future. What are my options? Is it possible to solder a new jack for a newbie or should I get one of those cheap chink usb sound cards just in case?

>>55708863
x220 has a housefire CPU that gets 95C degrees (and throttles). IB is the way to go.

>>55708861
T420 palmrest is NOT compatible with T430. I got no idea why these stupid niggers from thinkpad forums says it is but it's NOT.
T420 has the ultrabay in different place, and this makes the palmrest incompatible.

Is 170$ expensive for a x220? Only going to take notes

>>55713146
>>55713191
Well, based on my research, I there is some good and some bad news.
The backlight does not need replacing, but the corner shadows are very typical of IPS displays on the T60, so there's nothing I can really do.

what is your average boot time with x220 /g/ ?
I want to buy one but don't know if it's worth it.
I have a G50-80( shitty keyboard) but i5-5200U , Samsung Evo 850 250 GB and 16 GB Ram.
I mostly want it for prgramming

>>55714041
If you live in Freedomland, that's not s great price.

>>55714336
a bit over 10s on x230 win 10. intel 180gb ssd

>>55714336
I don't remember, haven't done a hard boot in years thanks to kexec

>>55712565
Use the computer?

Which one?
>X220, i7, 320GB HD
>X230, i5, 120GB SSD

>>55714962
I prefer the 220 keyboard and you can always install your own ssd, but the 230s have their own small advantages.

Are they the same price?

>>55714962
>i7 thinkpad
those are house fire tier anon

>>55715083
>Are they the same price?
Nearly identical

>>55715178
Both of those have the same TDP and are both 2 cores with HT

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>>55706288
>tfw I fell fo the 4TB meme

>>55712232
http://tp.krelay.de/ WHEN WILL THIS BE IN THE FUCKING OP

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Any advice on which WiFi card to buy to replace the faulty one in this x220?
Directions for replacing would also be appreciated but I need to know where to get the card first

>>55716171
intel 7260 ac
Even if you don't use the ac it's still much better and faster than 6205. It also uses much less power.
Oh, and you get BT 4.0 LE module on the same die, so you can remove the BT module from your palmrest.

>>55716276
Sounds good, for twenty bucks especially. Not sure what you meant by the rest. What's the ac?
And are you saying I can free up space by taking out a bluetooth module along with the old card?
I'm relatively retarded to those in this thread at least when in comes to computers so cheers for the help

Just got my first thinkpad (x230). It needs SSD and RAM upgrades, are these solid choices?
* Samsung 850 Evo 2.5-Inch SATA III
* Samsung 8GB Dual Channel Kit 2 x 4 GB 204 pin DDR3-1600 SO-DIMM (1600Mhz, PC3-12800S, CL11)

I don't want a msata ssd right now, because I don't need much storage anyway and don't want the noise of a hdd

>>55716401
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/12/30/802-11ac-vs-802-11n-wifi-whats-the-difference/#657a522f3785

>xinput --set-prop "10" "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 0.33

How much does /g/ usually have for trackpoint sensitivity?

>>55716433
yes

>>55716488
How to change it on win 10?

Does anyone use Linux on their t420, or does windows make better use of all the available features of the laptop?

>>55716433
would be my upgrade too. go go go

I fell for the T420 meme ,whereas I should've got a W520 .
What can I do ? :(

>>55716521
http://donewmouseaccel.blogspot.com/2010/03/markc-windows-7-mouse-acceleration-fix.html
not sure if it works on win10 but give it a try.

>>55716551
how long have you had it? T420 aint bad.

>>55716551

Why do you think you need a W520?

>>55716433
Get 2133MHz RAM. You'll notice a significant raise in iGPU performance.
SSD is fine

>>55716602
For like a year. Sure it isnt bad,but more powah would be good for cad and rendering. Also higher resolution screen.

Btw the drive lock got displaced, how can i fix it ? Please tell me I dont have to remove the motherboard

>>55716636
Autodesk inventor and programs like that. Rendering shit would be much faster

>>55716551
Sell it to some idiot stoner for $420 and use that to fund your W520

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>>55715442
Also temps without max load.
Pretty comfy device. Anyone got experience with replacing wifi card to the non-whitelisted one in T430?

>>55716512
>>55716535
Thanks for the answers. One stupid question: Does it matter, that the 850 EVO is just a 6.8mm instead of a 7mm SSD, is it still solid in the hard drive drive bay and doesn't move around?

>>55716645
Thanks for the suggestion, but I just checked the RAM of my x230 and it actually already has a Samsung 4GB card (instead of 2x2GB what the seller told me), so I'll probably buy just another 4GB of what I already have. The iGPU performance increase would be just noticable in games / video editing etc. I guess?

>>55716709
this

>>55716753
>The iGPU performance increase would be just noticable in games / video editing etc. I guess?
Yes.
You can always sell the old stick.

>>55716753
It should be screwed in on the four corners. If not, jam in some foam from the box in came from.

>>55716433
Why not go for 16GB ram?
The price difference shouldn't be too big and more ram allows you to run more programs without swapping.

              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:            15G        9,4G        233M        1,3G        5,8G        4,2G
Swap:           11G        109M         11G

>>55716768
I usually don't play any games or don't do any other stuff which would benefit from it, so selling old stick would be too much of a hassle for it, but thanks a lot for the suggestion.

>>55716778
Thanks, then it shouldn't be a problem.

>>55716868
What do you do that you need 15 GB of RAM? I barely reach 3GB with with normal use. I'll maybe need one VM in the future, but 8GB should be enough for it.

>>55713505

ayy thanks senpai

can't trust wikiniggers

>>55716171
>replacing

where can i get those russian keyboard stickers xD

look pretty dope

Anyone else achieved slice battery level of comfy? I love the weight of my X230 with one attached.

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>>55711175
On an x200 the hardware flashing is very easy, because the BIOS chip is right under the palm rest.

On the t400 and t500, lenovo decided to put the BIOS chip under the magnesium cage, so you have to remove every single screw in the laptop to get to it, and replace the heatsink and thermal paste.

I fixed that design flaw with my rotary tool:

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>>55716943

> What do you do that you need 15 GB of RAM?

Not that guy, but there's lots of things.
VMs and RAM disks being the most obvious ones.

>>55716534
There aren't any features that are windows specific.

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>>55706004
Got a x220, lately been getting the "touchpad jumping" issue.

Touchpad becomes jittery, moving sideways only, then not moving at all, the clit mouse quits working as well when this happens and it keeps jumping from selections as if the tab key is being held down. This happens under Windows and Linux, when the issue occurs its persistent no matter what OS, no matter if battery only or power plug in, I got the 65W one by the way.

But if I turn it off and come back to it say half a hour later, the issue goes away, will work as normal for about 10 to 15 mins.

I have made sure that the flex connector cables for both keyboard and touchpad are in properly and they appear to be, the issue goes away and then returns...

Anyone got any ideas?

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Found this rather dusty, cosmetically scratched up X220, with an i5 for €150.

Decent price, senpais?

>>55716943
I thought 640kB was enough.

It is true that 8GB is manageable for normal computing but using more than that isn't too hard either. X230 supports 16GB so why not max out? To save $30?

It'll be very sad day when you decide to pull the trigger on the 16GB upgrade to keep your aging X230 still usable knowing you already once bought a memory upgrade for it.

>>55717372
This anon speaks the truth, first upgrade I got for my X230 was a 16GB kit, one less thing to worry about and meant that I was able to scrimp on memory when buying a second X230 for my gf

>>55714436
Really? I suppose it depends on what the laptop already has (e.g. SSD, RAM) but I got my i5 X220 with 8GB RAM and 125 GB SSD for $170; thought it was a good price.

>>55717395
Mine was $100 without the hard drive or power brick.

Seen one better than you described on ebay a few weeks ago for $130

>>55717450
Damn. I'm this poster >>55709734, to top it off. I didn't really wait to find better deals, though, so it's pretty much my fault.

>>55717583
Don't feel to bad anon.

I'm this >>55717278 poster. This is my second x220, had to return first one because I just quit working, and this one is having this problem, I don't want to sink more money into it if it will not work.

By the way, with a wired mouse and touchpad disabled, I have no probs. Thinking it's either the touchpad itself or the flex cable. I have not updated BIOS, should I do that?

What Distro should I put on my T400?

>>55717699
BeOS

>>55717301
not anymore

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Feeling pretty good about my t420 setup right now, just got a Thinkvision

>>55718622
That's a pretty average price in Europe though

>>55718673
might be, but when you consider how they take care of exterior think about interior and you'll see that 150€ is too much for that risk

>>55718786
Fair enough.
I got my X220 for €150 last week and it was in great conditioner.

>>55716645
would that work with a W520? or it is limited to 1600mhz?

>>55706004
>EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
>http://pastebin.com/DujvzEzU
passcode isn't working for usa. or is it just me?

>>55719141
It's limited to 1333MHz on default non-modded BIOS.
Upgrade to Olehs BIOS and this will unlock 1600MHz and 1866MHz speeds. 2133 won't work tho. Also remember that you need proper timings, otherwise the speed will be throttled to 1600.

>>55718786
>>55719079
I'm the uploader of the dusty X220 photo. Good point; shite exterior, unlikely to be good news interior as well.

I'm still running an Acer 5051; the X220 looks pretty good but many on this thread say the CPU is a fire starter and it's a 4-5 year old laptop at this stage.

>>55718645
>not getting a Dell Ultrasharp

poor choice

>>55719280
>CPU is a fire starter
it's not that bad but it's not best either, considering first images of brick you are on you wont notice this problem, maybe only when you start encoding movies like I tried (hint: it's not worth it unless you have no other machine)

>>55719252
he could instead get a w530 and don't fuck around with the bios

>paying for a pooinloo bios

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>>55718645
That's a nice monitor you got there, desu senpai.
Good choice.

>>55719316

a 20" Dell was my first choice, but they just weren't showing up on Craigslist. I wanted to get one and paint it beige. But then this 22" monster showed up for next to nothing and I couldn't resist going matchy matchy

>>55719349
>paying
since when you have to pay for olehs bios
It's widely available on thinkpad forums for free.

>>55719381
A 16:10 monitor I take it.

>>55719381
did you black out the Lenovo badge? if so what'd you use?

>>55719391
>22'
You mean 24'
What model is that?

>>55719406
Black marker.
Kek

>>55719333
> considering first images of brick you are on

You mean that dusty X220 I posted or my current laptop (Acer 5051). Thankfully I have a desktop for 90% of my needs, the Acer is only for note taking in archives/libraries. The Acer itself is bit of a fire starter, it gets hot just when two programs.

It's not strictly a business-class laptop but it has an excellent keyboard (similar to a thinkpad) and I would be loathe to give it since it still works and I don't like spending money on something other than my desktop (I still need to upgrade my 6870)

I was thinking of putting a SSD in the optic drive bay of the Acer, see if that makes a difference for a 10 year old laptop.

>>55719419
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/migr-71167

1680x1050 16:10, but it was $20 and is bigger than my 14.1" 1600x900 screen, so whatever

>>55719433
dank

>>55719462
i meant acer

>>55719495
Oh well. I though we got the same monitor: >>55719381
Mine is 1920x1200 24".

>>55719280
The CPU is okay.
Mine really only runs hot when I try to play muh 10 bit anime.

>>55719509
Ha, yes, I'm on no grounds to slag off the X220 considering my current rustbucket, but I don't want to upgrade one radiator for another.

>>55719517

dam son

I'll set up an ifttt to hunt for one of those, that's badass

>>55708880
https://libreboot.org/docs/install/t400_external.html

>>55716111
Thanks anon

anyone here with a w520 and a w530? is the gpu performance much better on the w530 or just a small performance increase? been looking for comparisons but i don't find that much

Any suggestions for cleaning your thinkpads? This one I just got is looking pretty manky, especially around the palmrest, keys and touchpad. I've already dismantled it to clear the dust and debris out but it still looks a mess.
It's an x220 if that matters for the plastics.
diluted rubbing alcohol?

>>55720050
Put it in a dishwasher

Any thinkpads with hackintosh here? I'm thinking about buying a T420 just for doing it.

>>55720337
I tried that on mine and now it won't turn on.

>>55719716
Thanks anon, what /g/ approved distro would run well on it?

>>55716716
You can do it, but you have to do a hardware flash.

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Can someone explain the batteries to me? The battery in my T420 now has 3 humps but it's only six cells, and it is a stock lenovo one. Also the red circle sticker says 55++

I was looking on newegg and they have a 6 cell and 9 cell but the 6 cell doesn't have the 3 humps and the 9 cell does. Also they say 70++ on the sticker.

What does the red sticker number mean? Also should I buy the OEM 9 cell for from newegg $84 (CAD) or should I get a cheaper one from Amazon or elsewhere? I saw a 6 cell for $39 on Amazon

>>55720534

Install funtoo!

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>>55720613
the red sticker is an arbitrary capacity rating iirc. I believe the 3 hump 6 cell uses hi cap batteries?

either way, for a t420, I'd just get a chink 9 cell off Amazon

>>55720613
+ is 6 cell ++ is 9 cell
both 55 and 70 series batteries work in a t420, the 70 is compatible with the t/w*30 series' battery drm.

>>55720630
>not using soft rim

>>55720630
>lelnovo drone
How does it feel to be a bitch of a bigass corporation?

>>55720630
>red sticker is an arbitrary capacity rating iirc
no, that's just their model numbering
>>55720736
this is right, 55 is from T420 era, 70 is from t430 era

genuine or Chinese battery? Genuines are like $65+ for a T430...

>>55720748
I know anon, I'll order the full set off chinkazon

soft rim is definitely the superior choice.

>>55720778
>implying any of this was bought from Lenovo or IBM
>implying superfish is present on a T420 or any Thinkpad

>>55720527
Have you tried turning it off and on again?

>>55720630
>>55720736
>>55720783
Thanks, guess I'll go with the cheap Amazon one then.

>>55720809
have you flashed EC? probably not since you're asking this
the go genuine because you won't be able to charge chinese

>>55720877
I ordered a thinkpad off ebay and it's not a genuine battery working in it right now

I heard people say the screens on the t430 and t420 have bad brightness and visibility, how noticable is this? Would it be worth getting a 440 or 530 just for that purpose?

>>55720736
battery authentication can be easily bypassed by flashing the EC.

>>55721000
T440 is shit, avoid it.
W530 is dank, but it's much bigger.
Personally my T430 with 1600x900 screen is acceptable. It's much better than the stock x220 screen.

>>55721000
>>55721041

a 1600x900 T420/T430 panel is better than a x220 1366x768, but I'd take an x220 IPS over the T420 desu

but, the T420 TN panel really isn't unusable, it just has really, really narrow viewing angles and very low contrast. but it's no worse than budget laptops of the time period. if you're on a budget it's a good machine and it won't bother you much at all once you're used to it.

>>55720809
>>55720877
>>55720927
Follow up, are amazon warehouse/used genuine batteries good off amazon? are they actually used or just damaged packaging only

I'm currently bidding on a T430 with an i7 and a nvidia card, how high can I expect it to go?

>>55721089
>but it's no worse than budget laptops of the time period

How is this acceptable when the T420 was a premium machine and not some shitty Walmart special

Is $120 a good price for this T420 (ID: 41786VU)?:
- 900p screen
- No HDD
- No Charger
- 9 cell battery (no idea how much charge still takes tho)
- i5-2520M, 4Gb RAM, Fingerprint Reader
- Looks fairly used, but nothing broken or overly spent (plenty of dust marks, no scratches, no broken plastic)

>>55721303

Everything else about the machine (physical build quality, components, keyboard, etc) is top notch quality, but they skimped on the monitor to keep the overall price down when selling these things in bulk to businesses, mainly in the financial industry.

It's a business machine for Excel spreadsheets and MS Access, not photoshop and anime

it's still acceptable today because now you can buy one for around $175 and there's nothing that can match it in performance and reliability at that price point.

>>55721408
it has the nvidia dGPU, its a good deal.

>>55721408

4gb ram is usually fine because it'll be one 4gb card instead of 2 2 gb cards, so upgrading to 8gb is cost effective

no hard drive is fine because you should want to throw an SSD in anyway, although having the original HDD means you can just toss it in the ultrabay as a slave drive.

but, for $20-50 more you could get a less beat up one with all the components included. I'd either lowball or wait

>>55721041
>>55721089
Thanks guys, I found a T530 with a good price and 1600x900 screen, I think I will go for it.

Has anyone else noticed that the hot air coming out of a thinkpad actually smells really nice? Or am I just fucking weird?

Corporate perks password is dead :(

>>55721480
nice, enjoy anon, post pics when you get it

T420 or T420s?

>>55721673
rMBP

>>55721673
T400

>>55721711
this

>>55721465
Yeah, I already have an SSD shipped that I'll throw in it. Also the $120 is with shipping included.

So basically I'd have to buy a charger and a hdd cage, so $15-20 more. Idk if I can get a 900p with a 9-cell for that price anywhere.

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So I just pulled the trigger on this w/ the docking station for € 159 (incl. shipping) - looks really clean on the photos and the seller made a good impression. Oh, and it's got a 120GB SSD, which is nice, because now I don't need to buy one myself. The only thing that kinda bothers me is the German QERTZ layout but I guess I'll just go along with it - I *am* German after all (but I prefer QERTY if given the choice).

I really have no need for it though - I'm going to put Gentoo on it (shuddup! I've been putting Gentoo on things before /g/ even existed) and use it on the rare occasions when I'm staying somewhere else and don't want to be restricted to my phone. Also, I might use it as portable retro console emulator - I already got a pair of USB SNES pads and literally the entire SNES and Genesis library.

What do you think? Anything I should know about Linux specific problems? What battery life can I expect when running a very bare bone system w/ Openbox and some basic panels?

This is what I'm going to rely on as starting point btw.: http://vminko.org/gentoo_manuals/thinkpad_x200

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>>55721887
Another photo.

>>55721887
Thinkfan can help but battery life is awful without lenovo drivers, even on windows. I'd be surprised if the battery it comes with holds a charge for 2 hours.

I have a T420 with a 1366x798 display. Is there any easy way to upgrade the display? Like buying a higher resolution one and replacing it? Or is that more effort then it's worth

>>55721971
I'm going to put a 9 cell battery from Lenovo in eventually. I guess I'll just have to wait and see...

>>55721887
Tip: You can pull the cap off of the key and swap Y and Z, put your nail under the top and pull towards yourself. Dont worry, you wont break it. It's meant for cleaning.

>>55721987
It's a little more difficult than changing ram senpai but doable in an hour if you know what you're doing first.

>>55722003
I just bought an x200 tablet for 80usd and the battery life is nonexistent. But I'm using it as a cintiq and don't need to unplug it so it isn't much of an issue.

What I do have a problem with is linux on a t520. On windows I get ~9 hours, on linux, maybe 4 with the 9 cell.

>>55722047
Oh they can break. Easily.

>>55722072
Yes if you yank it like an idiot.

>>55722072
Okay, I might look into it then. What is a good recommended screen to replace it with? And where would I find it? Should I just look for 1600x900 thinkpad screens on ebay? Or can I find 1920x1080 as well

>>55722131
If you look up your serial you can find the fru codes and search them. Most of the panels are on amazon at a decent price. I should really look into it myself, but I have a 520 so it tops out a little higher resolution.

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Here anon enjoy >>55721887

>>55721507
PERKS*WORK

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>>55722328
Sure looks easy enough. Z and Y are the least of my problems though - I'm much more concerned about brackets, @, #, \, and all that jazz. Switching *those* keys would be really confusing and doesn't make much sense either way.

>>55721971
>>55722072
Well, that's disconcerting. I'll just tweak what I can and hope for the best.

>>55722131
see: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/T420_and_T430_HD%2B_Screen_Upgrade
and/or
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Replacing_T430_screen_with_a_better_one

New thread:
>>55722605

Updated EPP password