/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

How to change trackpoint sensitivity on win10?

>>55722671
upgrade to win7 or linux

http://tp.krelay.de/
every thread until it's in the OP

>>55722794
http://pastebin.com/u8XuJL6A

Might as well merge a few links in to a pastebin to keep the OP clean

How much is a Thinkpad 755C worth, mint condition

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>>55722794
>>55722911

on point anons

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Is it gay to own a thinkpad with such skin?
My T430 is extremely scratched, and I want to cover this shit with this skin.

>>55723060
get a carbon fiber wrap instead

How do the X40 keyboards feel compared to the classic ones?

>>55723092
>>55723060

these are both pretty faggy desu

I'd just rock the scratches

>>55723060
if you don't want to look 'gay', then get a matte black skin. I have one and you can't even tell it's there because it blends so well with the rest of the laptop

Can I put 733mghz ram in a t520?

Currently I've got 4gb 1333mhz in my thinkpad and need to upgrade. I have a shitty laptop that has 8gb 733 mhz ram and was thinking of taking it out and putting it in the thinkpad. Any issue with this?

>>55723122
Are you retarded?

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>>55723038
Lack of classic logo = absolutely disgusting

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My T440p is kind of bulky and heavy, so I've been looking into some smaller and lightweight Thinkpad to carry with me to school and work

Is used X220 for 220 Eur the best choice here? Or is there something even smaller I should take a look at?

>>55723316
How do you deal with the shitty ass touchpad. I couldn't bear it so i gave it to my mom

Lightning hit my phone line a few days ago, and it seems to have given my X220 a little surge damage: the ethernet port no longer works (I had it plugged into the router, obviously), and the touchpad now jitters around like crazy if I attempt to use it, even if I don't move my finger. Just using a wireless connection and the trackpoint now.
Haven't found any other problems yet, and so far it seems to otherwise work as normal (I'm actually posting this from it).
Should it still be safe to use?
How difficult would it be to replace the damaged parts?

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Got an X230T recently
First time dealing with a "new" """""Thinkpad"""""

The hardware quality relative to my X200T is complete shit. Feels almost like a downgrade in many ways.

I'm not even going to mention the keyboard (which I know can be replaced with an X220).

Can't believe people pay MSRP for these new gen shitpads. Also can't believe just how low Gookovo has let the line sink, slapping a Thinkpad logo on pretty much anything

>>55723402
I didn't
I bought a t450 touchpad and replaced it

>>55722794
MODS TEAR DOWN THIS STICKY
REMOVE THE FATMAN FROM /g/

>>55722911
>>55722794
>>55723269
It's been a pleasure serving with you.

>>55723542
>The hardware quality relative to my X200T is complete shit. Feels almost like a downgrade in many ways.

Care to explain?

So my T420 came with 4gb of DDR3 1333 ram. If I wanted to upgrade, could I use DDR3 1600? The specifications for the processor (i5 2540m) say it supports 1066 and 1333.

I don't know a lot about ram, is 1600 just not compatible? Or would it be compatible but bottlenecked?

>>55723878

use 2 rams on dual channel so you have 2666mhz, you will not notice a much though

>>55723833
I have one too and off the top of my head, the keystroke is deeper, the screen doesn't wobble or flex, the plastic is thicker has a better finish and a better feel overall, the buttons are substantial and don't look like ass, it doesn't bend and warp when you pick it up, a gloss screen goes a long way towards something not looking like shit and it doesn't feel hollow or make a tinny sound when you tap the palmrest.

Worth noting is that it all feels like a downgrade from older models, which feel like a downgrade from the model M keyboard, which is a massive downgrade from the selectric which is a 20 pound hunk of american steel with keys like the trigger pull of an italian shotgun linked to an orgasmic gearwork powered by a 10 horsepower electric motor.

>>55723878
>If I wanted to upgrade, could I use DDR3 1600?
Yes but it will run at 1333, I'm using 2x 8gb 1600mhz DDR3L sticks right now.

>Or would it be compatible but bottlenecked?
This, iirc a custom bios lets you run the ram at 1600.

>>55724046
ok thanks, good to know

>>55723038
What model is that chinkpad?

>>55724485
really?

>>55724485
x1c gen 2 obviously

Anyone here have any experience with making a hackintosh on a T420? Thinking about doing it.

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>>55723038
>mousepad on the left

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>>55723269
>not replacing the new thinkpad logo

Is there even a point getting an msata ssd for a Thinkpad like the X230T that doesn't have a 6GB/s port for it (not that I'm going to saturate 6GB/s anyway)

Is there any advantage to getting an msata besides having it as a boot drive and having space for an extra HDD?

>>55724927

more drives = more numbers = more better

>>55724995
I care more about battery life in a laptop though

>>55725009

Scrap the HDD then.

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>>55723938
I'm sad to be moving to the X230T for main use and rather spend my extra money on a 9cell than getting a X220 keyboard and modifying it to fit into the X230 palmrest

Can't believe we've come to a point in computing history where upgrading is downgrading

Apparently good hardware is a "retro" thing like Lenovo seems to believe

>>55725029
Yeah, I already have a 2.5in ssd for it
Guess there is no point in the msata since I don't need the extra storage slot.

>>55724555
Shit, i'm retarded. I didn't see the top half of the picture. Nice trips

Why don't I see many T400's posted here? it's the comfiest thinkpad.

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>>55725112
>it's the comfiest thinkpad

It really isn't.

>>55725134
Why isn't it comfy?

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>>55725151
>no original IBM logo
>16:10
>ugly asymmetric design

Does anyone know where I can acquire better sound drivers for my W520?

I love this computer, but the sound gets muddy when the computers under a bit of stress. Also, even after I've uninstalled the default conextant drivers, they just reappear after a restart.

>>55725171
I agree about 16:10, I'd like more vertical space for programming. I see nothing wrong with the design or the logo.

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Should I? It's missing RAM, HDD, battery, display and keyboard.

So I got the T420 recently and I have no idea what to do with it now.

Can anyone suggest me fun or useful stuff to do with a laptop before the buyer's guilt slowly invades my mind?

>>55725203
If you have ram and HDD handy, i'd say go for it. If you're willing to spend more I found http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T430-14-1600x900-Core-i5-3320M-2-60GHZ-4GB-320GB-HDD-No-OS-/222195157350?hash=item33bbdd0966:g:ukMAAOSwzJ5XfW5a

and http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T430-14-1600x900-Core-i5-3320M-2-60GHZ-4GB-320GB-HDD-No-OS-/222195157350?hash=item33bbdd0966:g:ukMAAOSwzJ5XfW5a

>>55725171
>>no original IBM logo
Wow.

>>55725198
Look at the T60

See how proportionate the design is?

How slim the bezels are?

Anyone here have any experience with making a hackintosh on a T420? Thinking about doing it.

>chinkpad T420

> which flavour of linux?

/mint

/ubuntu

/ubuntu mate

which one and why fags

>>55725369
Xubuntu.
Just werks

>>55725369
Debian.

debian looks like shit i want something with some aesthetics out of the box

>>55725406
Then just kill yourself.

>>55725369

funtoo because it puts the fun back in gentoo

big thIng for me is driver compatibility i still want my hotkeys and shit

>>55725406
wait for this faggot >>55724662>>55725339 to get an answer then.

>>55725438
Dont call me that please

poorcucks im a rich normie and already have a macbook pro i dont need to wait for that faggot... i just want a nicelooking functional workstation to learn linux on my cheap as fuck laptop

im not to the point of linux expertise to piece together some of the nice linux desktops ive found online so i want a nice and easy with high compatibility flavour to start out with but i dont wanna waste my time witH ugly as fuk distros with no compatibility witH my chinkpads features

>>55725488
(You)

>>55725488

mbp can't into VMs, got it

mbp can easily and does run vms very well; on a quad monitor setup i might add... like i said im a rich norMie and this chinkpad is a toy with a nice keyboard...

im not Here to ask what linux distro will work well on a vm im here asking what flavour is highly compatible with a chinkpad t420

>>55725224
shitpost on 4chan

>>55725369
If you have switchable nvidia graphics it works out of the box in manjaro

>>55725666
nope just the on board

worried about fn/hotkeys/trackpad and clit mouse compatibility

which one has compatible drivers for that shit

>>55725778
all of them

>tfw no way to get synergy to send pen pressure shit so i can use my x61t as a wacom tablet on my main rig

i can hook it up to a 1080p display and use it as one then though, thats nice i guess.

>>55722605
Hello /tpg/. I need to get a cheap laptop for note-taking in college. I'm not too concerned with portability, but how large is the difference between the T420 and X220 in terms of weight?

>>55726004
>things i can google: the thread

>>55725451
F A G G O T
A
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le novo T61, C2D, 4gb RAM, 120GB SSD

windows 10 fucked my shit up, which linux distro should I get?

>>55726094
Xubuntu, just werks

>>55726004
T420 = seven cans of beer
X220 = four and a half cans of beer

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Thinkpad X1 Carbon makes me feel tingly in my special place. The $1200 tag doesn't. Opinions?

I lust after the size and weight of the macbook Air, but I wouldn't be able to live with the Apple shame.

>>55726109
this. Works nicely on my x61t although i installed Trinity desktop for the keks.

>>55726178

hinges

>>55726094
>windows 10 fucked my shit up
Worked fine for me in tech preview on my T61 (test machine). What did W10 break for you?

>>55726178
Don't get touch it's a meme
Are you looking at the employee discount price? Also go to live chat on the Lenovo site and ask if you can get a better deal, that knocked about $200 off the price for me.
also stop being poor desu

>>55725134
is there any reason besides muh market trends that 4:3 had to go away?

>>55726266
moneylaundering.webm

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>>55726232
>What did W10 break for you?

I have no idea, I keep getting the sad face blue screen bullshit like pic related. Even after a clean install it still happens sometimes.

>>55726315
Yeah but doesn't the fact that Microsoft is communicating the error to you the way us, the young people, understand, with emoticons and simple language, make it all better? Plus it's collecting your information and sending it to Microsoft to fix the problem just for you!

>>55726049
Apologize. Now.

>>55726270

Definitely no touch, yeah. I'm looking at the most basic model + LTE upgrade. I'll stop being poor as soon as I shitpost "the struggle is real" some more.

Holy shit if I get the discount through chat that would be fantastic. Gonna look at employer discounts now though, thanks!

>>55726315
Weird, dude. Are you undervolting by any chance?

>Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™

My grandfather offered to buy me a laptop for college, but he stipulated that he had to buy new. That was difficult as I wanted windows 7 (School dictated it had to have Windows), rather than 10.

I ended up with a Thinkpad E560, how bad did I fuck up?

>>55726387
FAGGOT
A
G
G
O
T

>>55726440
Stop calling him a faggot please

>>55726440
Apologize.

How much should I be expecting to spend on a battery for my X220t? There's no 9 cell for the x220t?

I can't find any cheapish manufacturer batteries, have non OEM batteries been working pretty well for you guys?

>>55726425
nope

it usually happens when the memory usage is very high but I've never had this problem with previous windows versions

>>55726482
check ebay nig

>>55726526
Can you just link me a good battery on ebay pls
for X220T

>>55726748

Battery tiers:
>FREE BATTERY IF ELIGIBLE - https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/hf004122

>New geunine lenovo - most expensive but more durable and dependable compared to the chinese counterparts. If money is no object, buy new.

>Used/refurbished genuine Lenovo - on a budget, these have all the benefits of new batteries, just with some wear. Only buy used batteries from sellers that will screencap battery stats (charged vs original design capacity, cycle count) so you know what you're getting. Usually price is on-par with high quality third party batteries.

>High quality 3rd party battery - anker & denaq both use jap/korean 18650 cells and are thus known to wear well. Worth considering at this price point. Some models (XX30 and up) will not charge 3rd party batteries, so avoid outright.

>New chinese batteries - reviews are mixed but most use sub-par cells and electronics. They may die unexpectedly or wear much faster than genuine lenovo batteries. Others seem to work fine. There are a million brands and batches out there, so there's no way to tell which is better than another, if they are.

>used chinese or unknown capacity used lenovo - reconsider your life choices that led you to this destitute position

>>55726797
Not that retard, I'm even more retarded, can you put in your own 18650s?

>>55726865
I just have the copypasta easily accessible I don't have any other info

>>55726865
No, unless you're talking about some ancient collector-tier model that has a very unsophisticated charge controller.

Or yes if you're an EE, can break the case open without destroying it, are comfortable spot welding tabs on fragile/explosive li-ion cells, and have the equipment to hardware-interface with the charge controller.

No OEM 9 cell battery was manufactured for the X220T

so....

http://m.ebay.com/itm/New-9-Cell-Battery-for-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X220-X220i-X220T-Tablet-42T4877-42T4879-/141832081234?hash=item2105d9cf52%3Ag%3ACN0AAOSwAYtWLv2D&_trkparms=pageci%253A6f6a74ef-5150-11e6-a385-74dbd180ec5f%257Cparentrq%253A1afdd8d81560a357c84e370dfffe0e9e%257Ciid%253A1

what is this
I am guessing more cells would take up more space, right? So is the body of this going to be different than the 6 cell? Or are they using smaller cells or something idk

How good is the B140HAN01.3 panel? Thinking of grabbing a T430S and doing the upgrade with converter kit.

Just bought x220 on ebay for 61aud, kill screen, crack palm rest, no battery/charger cable.
Should be able to refurb for about 200aud all up.
Good deal?

I have an x230 and i want to connect it to my tv. Do i need the official lenovo adapter or am i fine with any cable?

>>55728116
Not particularity, scrap Thinkpads are generally only worth it if they have a recoverable, good screen or some other rare component.

Am I too stupid for Linux?

The T410, T510 were the last classic ThinkPads to keep a near perfect aesthetic. Considering building a T601

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Daily reminder that T430 is the only master race.

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>>55728712
>official lenovo cable

>>55722605
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU0zkGZkx0
This is saucey, aka an ugly transgender.
(saucey made dankpads)

>>55722605
bump

>>55722605
bumpayylmao

>>55729709
That sure is an ugly "trap" if I may say so myself.

>>55729563
>not smaller x201
>16:9 screen is disgusting
>shitty keyboard
>oversized, non cute laptop

>>55729709
Hey she was in a thread a while back giving advice or something

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>>55729748
You mean classic keyboard?
>oversized
It's only 14", and that's the price you pay for having 4TB of storage space, 4C/8T CPU and 35W nvidia card. Get rekt

>>55726315
I think that your mobo is kicking the bucket, bro.

>>55729950
>4TB of storage space
Needing this much space in a portable device ever

>>55726427
Are you the guy on reddit asking about the X220 vs the Macbook Pro?
Edges are IdeaPads with a flamboyant name.

Does anyone have direct experience with installing a linux distro like mint or debian on a t420 4180 AP3? Any issues with Wi-Fi or drivers?

>>55730002
That's my main PC. I don't own a desktop, familia.
Sometimes it's useful to have so much space when you're out with no internet connection.

How to change trackpoint sensitivity on win10?

>>55730052
NAS + (Raspberry Pi + Open VPN) = Comfy as fuck

>>55730111
>when you're out with no internet connection.

>>55730151
Don't be a poor fag then

Hey /tpg/
I found an old T60 with a "broken" keyboard i mean without some key and the red pad , also without a battery.
Is it worth to buy a keyboard/battery and maybe also put a ssd in it ? Is this shit or god-tier thinkpad?

>>55730161
If I'd be poor I'd stick to my old x201, stupid.

>>55730209
Claims not to be poor, doesn't have unlimited data, yeah you're poor

>>55730324
You do realize not everyone lives in murika, right?
You do realize 3G/LTE connections are not available everywhere?
You do realize I want 130MB/s transfers to my files?

Kill yourself

>>55730352
>You do realize 3G/LTE connections are not available everywhere?
Confirmed for Pajeet, tell me again about how you're going to be a superpower

>>55730352
Well we have 3g everywhere in Finland and soon 4g everywhere.

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>>55730364

>>55730387
>everywhere
Well, I don't think you understand what it means. Do you also have internet connection 100 feet underground?

>>55730352
You must come from an absolutely third world country if you don't have data connectivity everywhere you'd want to view your furry porn

>>55729814
>she

>>55730415
Even if I do live in 3rd world country what does it change?

>>55730426
Maybe you should back to sewing shoes and basketballs, you're not paid a dollar a day to post on 4chins

>>55730436
Wew lad, that's rude.

can someone explain the differences between the following
>thinkpad
>chinkpad
>memepad
>frankenpad
>shitpad
>dankpad
>comfypad
>retropad

>>55730352
>130MB/s connection
>My god look how fast it is to transfer files from drive C to drive D

That's not the point of internet

>>55725183
Install gentoo

>>55730352
>using cell phone connectively to transfer massive chunks of data
why
you must either live on shitting street #7234 in Mumbai or a literal retard

>>55730180
Relatively god tier. Getting old though.

>>55730521
He practically confirmed himself for poo in loo earlier so guessing it's Mumbai

>>55730481
Then why should I use the internet to access files when I want to access them locally?
This fucktard >>55730111
implied I need NAS, not me.

I bought a T420 with 1600x900 resolution, i5 2520M, Win7 Professional for 200€ with minor blemishes.

I also ordered a 128GB SSD (50€ and 3rd party battery (25€)

I mainly plan on installing Linux and using it to watch movies, either directly or by sending it to a TV via HDMI.

Did I fuck up?

>>55730733
Literally the worst TN panel in history, third party battery tends to be a dumb idea too.

It doesn't have direct HDMI out either.

>>55730396
>Do you also have internet connection 100 feet underground?
Actually we do. Most underground places that ppl spend any meaningful amount of time have at least a 3G/4G relay in them, and high traffic areas like subways have their own base stations

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Senpais, I've found a X220 for €120 in expensive potatoland, I could maybe knock it down to €100-120.

The exterior is fucked with scruffs and scratches but apparently the interior is ok and it works. It's an i5-25-20M model. The seller describes it as a "refurbished ex lease business computer"

If I bought it, the first thing I should do is put 8GB and a SSD in it, right?

>>55730806
Sounds reasonable.

A battery should also be on your list of priorities. If it comes with a TN screen an IPS is also very nice to have.

Anyone encountered a problem with the fingerprint reader on their x220? Mine blinks every time.

>>55730865
Any of those IPS screen on amazon.co.uk fine? It seems all of them are Chinese third party makes.

I almost always have a laptop plugged in, desu, when I am in libraries & archives. Do you remain replace the battery or an extra one?

>>55730896
There's no need to plug in if you get the 9 cell, lasts whole day easily

>>55730806
I have 8g and two ssd's in mine and it is really great.
My battery was getting depleted in a couple of hours, so I changed that too and now I get about 6 hours again.
I can recommend.

>>55730944
I have an Acer 5051, a 2006 era laptop that has a Thinkpad style keyboard (minus the trackpoint). I like it because it's the last of its era of being a serious, well-built business laptop before the shite-tier built laptops have flooded the market.

But it is heavy (2.2Kg), it's CPU is weak and a fire starter and if it wasn't for Linux it would be obsolete by now. I'm not sure upgrading from a 2006 to a 2010 laptop is a good move. But the current model Lenevo X250 is too expensive in Ireland (€800-1200) and ultrabooks look too cheaply made.

>>55727091
>No OEM 9 cell for the X220T
there is a reason for that, what you posted is a fake
>>55730106
asking i every single thread without a reply, it means you can't

>>55723060
looks fucking disgusting

There's an x201 without a battery for €60 near me.
I am ITCHING to get it! Inquired about the specs. Most likely i5 540M and 4gb.

The cpu performance is surprizingly close to i5 3320m.

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>>55725112
I have a T400. Great Thinkpad in most ways. The screen is pretty rubbish quality but WXGA+ is a nice enough resolution.

Also the advanced dock makes it a brilliant laptop. Coupled with the price I'd say it's one of the best options nowadays.

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>>55732562
Advanced Dock is GOAT, how much did yours cost? Mine was $40 but it came locked without keys, so I had to drill the lock open. It's ugly, but the dock is positioned so that that side is pretty much never visible. Listings for unlocked docks with keys were around $100, so I'd say it was worth it.

Also, why not run both screens at once? You should be able to do that quite comfortably, although you won't be able to use the eGPU on the internal screen.

>>55732619
I got mine for £30. Laptop was £90 without upgrades. Dock came unlocked with keys. I can't run the eGPU at the moment just because of space restraints. I'm staying at my girlfriend's house over the summer so I have little space. On that note a monitor fits nicely on the back of the dock.

How do you keep your gpu cool? Mine runs hellishly hot under load (70C). The CPU is under load in that speccy so that's pretty great.

Very happy with the performance though.

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>>55732709
I guess Sapphire just has a better cooler than ASUS. I haven't done any tweaks to the cooling, even overclocked it a bit and it only goes up to around 65C under load.

http://tp.krelay.de/index.php?type=3093BF8
It says WWAN here,
Does this mean my machine comes with a WWAN module or does it just mean it's possible to install one?

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I think i'm gonna grab this. Looks like a good price. Emailing the seller right now to ask if it's BIOS locked, anything else I should ask? This will be my first thinkpad.

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/sys/5698285794.html

I'm trying to into thinkpad as a cheap workhorse for uni, I would prefer a smaller low profile thinkpad but I found a chunky T400 for 50 burber bucks, is it worth it?

Is a 12" monitor too tiny? I'd like to have the t430 but I don't like the tn only options, the x230 looks nice

>>55732759
What's strange is that no matter what my fan speed is the gpu runs the same temperature. There's no rhyme or reason to how hot it runs.

Shame neither of us have a ddr5 version. How's the overclocked performance? Also, can your laptop boot when in the dock? Mine posts then just resets.

>>55732966
X230 is pretty comfy, get a dock though for home use

any t460p owners here? is it true that the ips 1080p screen is shit?

>>55733013
>home use
At home I just browse Facebook on my bed and masturbate, I have a desktop everywhere for serious work.
"Netflix and chill" or whatever do they call it with qts may be interesting, I'm used to 15" laptops, that could be a problem

>>55733039
Normies use 13.3" Macbooks for Netflix and chill, 12.5" shouldn't make a difference

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>>55732970
Might want to try replacing the thermal paste? Mine's a bit weird about cooling too, in that the exhaust fan in the dock seems to be a total sperg. It'll prepare for takeoff with something as minor as moving the mouse around in Steam. For a while I thought it was the GPU fan, but I set that to 100% in MSI Afterburner once and it was really quiet. The exhaust fan somehow knows how loaded the GPU is and spins up and down accordingly. It's not based on temperature, as I've heard it go nuts when the GPU is only around 35C, but do nearly nothing when it's up at 60.

I always boot in the dock, then eject if I need it somewhere else. Booting while ejected and then docking results in a lockup every time for me.

Honestly I can't tell any major improvements from the overclocking, but I think games are staying smooth more consistently now. The GPU doesn't seem to be the bottleneck at all in this setup, it's almost always the CPU that gives out first. It's a nice change of pace from internal Thinkpad GPUs, which are almost always far weaker than the powerful CPUs they're paired with.

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>>55726109

alright, you're the only reply so I went with it. What now?

>>55733051
Right, the IPS is a plus
Well, I think that may be my next laptop

>>55733105
What do you mean "what now?"? It's a functional computer. Use it for whatever you'd use a computer for.

>>55733105

Use it to install funtoo.

>>55733096
I got the GPU from eBay but it's only been used for hometheatre as far as I know. No reason why the paste should need replaced. I've had a similar experience with the fan in the PCI-E slot. It spins up randomly for like a second intermittently and barely spins up fully even when under load. I've never found a way to control it.

Whenever I boot with the laptop in the dock it doesn't work at all. If I get past the boot screen and dock it before windows loads up the GPU isn't recognised. I have to hot dock it or only ever put it in sleep mode for the GPU to work.

I've mostly had the GPU being the bottleneck with a few exceptions. I think the P9500 may outperform your T9300 a bit. I get amazing temps for my CPU (maximum 48C under load) too.

The most powerful CPU we can fit is the T9900 I think. When I retire this laptop from portable use (for uni) I may get one. It'll kill the battery life though.

Have you ever used a HDD in the ultrabay port in the dock? I'm worried it'll push me over the power limit.

>>55732949
$50 for a T400 is pretty darn good. It'll still do you for most things. It's only really the GPU that's the problem if you put an SSD in.

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Opinions on the Thinklight?
Should it make a comeback?
I liked it a lot on the T43 because you could do more than illuminate the keyboard.

>>55733214
I got mine new, so that would probably explain the difference in temperature. Can't hurt to try.

I'd guess the difference in docking behavior is down to some chipset/motherboard difference between my T601F and your T400.

>I get amazing temps for my CPU (maximum 48C under load) too.
Really? Under maximum load? That's crazy, my T9300 stays under 70C in most cases but 48C is closer to its idle temperature. It's sitting at 46C right now and I'm always running the fan at full speed.

Since this is a T601F and not a T400, the best I can do is an X9000, which would be completely retarded to get because it costs like $150 and is only a 300MHz increase over my T9300.

I've used the dock's Ultrabay for my HDD a few times before, it works just fine. The R7 240 is a really low-power card, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

>finally watch a video about my x220 dock
>realize I'm actually supposed to push an ejection button first, wait, then yank it out
>le_sweating_man.jpg

>>55733309

ThinkLight > backlit keyboard

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What's the next stepup from a T420 ? CPU and screen wise?

I wanna marry an X220!

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>>55733633
W520

>>55733214
I also found an X200 for $50 that BIOS posts, what are the chances that it just needs an OS? I don't really know what commonly breaks on these.

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>>55733663
hmm still sandy bridge just an i7 eh.

Here is what I am rocking

>>55733729
>Implying Sandy Bridge isn't a god-tier generation

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Just installed a replacement wireless card in my x201 and had to modify my bios and reflash it… Decided to inject a silly logo as well.

Now I don't need proprietary drivers for networking! Woo!

>>55733739
>lack of native USB 3

What was weird was the desktop SB platform had native USB 3 but not the mobile platform

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>>55733744
>>55733744
W520 has two USB 3.0 ports, and the i7 is a real quadcore, so it kicks the ass off that hyperthreaded dualcore.

>>55733739
it's not god tier at all.
It's deprecated and it overheats AF in x220/t420.
IB is MUCH better.

>>55733785
>muriclaps are still using 2pin power cables
Enjoy your hardware failures, kek

>>55733744
Yeah I didn't realize they didnt have USB3 when i got them.I bought one for my daughter as well only hers is an i3.

How can you add USB3? is it not possible if no mobo support? I mean externally

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anyone know where I can buy the little charging/battery indicator cover for my x230? They seem to be included with lids, but I don't need an entire lid.

The little things in the top right of this image are what I'm talking about.

>>55733806
Desktop chips are still god-tier. Still rockin a 2600k. No need to ugprade

>>55733806
I don't like the X220 or T420 much, but fuck off with your misinformation. They don't overheat unless the thermal paste is fucked up. They get hot, sure, but that's not the same as overheating. Even an X220 rarely goes over 90C, and the CPU is safe up to 100C. The T420 gets toasty on the inside, but externally it remains fairly cool, even with the Nvidia housefire GPU. The X220 does get hot on the outside, but not so hot you'll burn yourself or anything. I'm a goddamn pansy when it comes to heat and neither laptop bothered me in that regard.

>>55733832
You're right, desktop SB is pretty good (considering it's price). But all mobile chips are absolutely SHIT.
>>55733902
I just got rid of my i5-2540m based x220. This shit was overheating more than my T430 with quad core i7-3630qm. I tried both arctic silver 4 and 5 to fix this and it's not the thermal compound fault. That's the shitty CPU fault.
Stop being so fucking poor and upgrade already to x230 with x220 keyboard. There is no reason not to do this.

>>55734095

Muh Display Port

>>55733399
I'm massively jealous of your T601F. I miss the 4:3 on my old T43p. I read something online about the failure to boot being something to do with having more than 2GB RAM but don't quote me on that. I've yet to test this though.

I guess the X9000 would be really useful in some very particular tasks. Single core performance is pretty bad though so you'd be looking at worse performance in most things anyway.

Alright thanks. I just wanted to know before I ordered a (surprisingly expensive) HDD caddy for the ultrabay.

My temperature difference on the CPU is down to the processor being a 25W TDP chip. That and I believe the T400 has great cooling. Mine has never been unnaturally hot except when I ran the dGPU at 100% for extended periods. I get about 30C idle on my P9500 whilst in the dock with the eGPU, which obviously takes some of the heat out of the laptop.

>>55733675
Just ask if there are any parts missing. You may as well get an SSD in a laptop like that so no OS is probably not much of a problem. The X200 is a great laptop and they don't have any really common issues.

>>55733902
>safe up to 100C.
Holy fuck, are you fucking stupid. 100C is the maximum temperature this CPU can get before immediate shutdown. At 95C it heavily throttles.

Seriously kill yourself faggot

>>55734115
x230 has display port. Ultrabase has full display port. Dock has full display port.
What is your excuse, faggot? Can't you pay $3 for mDP to DP adapter? Are you seriously shit poor pajeet? Please tell me more about your country being superpower.

>>55734126
I have a few SSDs lying around, I guess I should get a fresh battery too?

>>55734095
The only non-new X series that isn't poverty-tier is the X201s. If you weren't poor, you'd have an X260 or a W series.

>>55734163
Probably. My T400 has very similar internals to the X200 and I can tell you they can run really fast. Very powerful for the size and time it was released.

>>55733902
Can't hit 100, the internal safeties kick in before that and throttle it down.

Processor 1 heated above trip temperature. Throttling enabled.
Please check your system cooling. Performance will be impacted
Hardware event. This is not a software error.

>>55734173
W series doesn't come in 14" variant.
X260 has ULV CPU. Deal breaker for me.

>>55730010
no. I didn't consult /tpg/ when I was shopping.

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>>55734189
ULV Skylake is better than your full-voltage Ivy Bridge anyway. Time to face facts. You're poor, just like everyone else here that doesn't own a new T/X/P series. You just have less control.

>>55734245
Who says I'm using i5-3320m you stupid nigger?
I'm using i7-3630qm which is as fast as i5-2500k.

Also
>comparing 15W CPU that fully depends on turbo mode (35W) which works only when CPU is heavily used for short period of time
You're clearly incompetent, and even worse - you fell for intel marketing tricks.
Now you can get back to >>>/v/

>>55734307
>comparing 15W CPU that fully depends on turbo mode (35W)

>Max TDP: 15 W

>>55734407
You don't understand how turbo works.
fuck off back to >>>/v/, now

>>55734495
http://ark.intel.com/products/88190/Intel-Core-i5-6300U-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_00-GHz

Nor do you, because the cTDP-up of ULV Skylake is 25W. :^)

>>55734520
this still has nothing to do with turbo mode.
cTDP is mainly connected to the iGPU frequency.

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>>55734307
So why don't you own a T460p with an i7-6820HQ? What are you, poor?

>>55734579
Hint: ULVs don't go up to 35 W.

Just accept you lost the argument and move on.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-W700ds-Thinkpad-Dual-Screen-Wacom-17-Screen-2xHDD-DVD-Color-Cal-W700-/302020123228?

>does not ship to the united states

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>55734604
Nice source you got there, nigger.
>>55734586
Shit design, no classic keyboard, locked down UEFI full of botnet features, shit trackpoint

>>55734651
Nice source you have on the alleged 35 W value.

How to change trackpoint sensitivity on win10?

>>55726865
Depends. Some of the batteries have charge controllers that will permanently shut down and never charge ever again

>>55734688
Which model?

>>55734651
>Shit design
Your T430 is hardly any better. Nice screen bezels, faggot.
>no classic keyboard
Only valid point.
>locked down UEFI full of botnet features
No moreso than the T430's.
>shit trackpoint
Wasn't aware they'd changed it. Fucking Lelnovo always has to change shit that works for no justifiable reason. I'm still pissed at them for the change in design from the Ultrabay Slim to the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced. Way to shit all over a great functional design, you chink faggots.

>>55734705
x230

Mates I am having a horrible time with the trackpoint on my W510, It's way too stiff for me. Where do you buy replacement tips? I'm going to try one of the rimmed ones in the hopes it'll make the point usable.

Do they wear down and become smooth over time? I cannot get any grip with my one

>>55734713
>Wasn't aware they'd changed it

They didn't change it on the Ivy Bridge machines, but they made it less tall on the newer machines.

>>55734722
Try the older drivers

>>55734735
>Do they wear down and become smooth over time?

Yes, make sure you don't buy the shitty Chinese knockoffs because they're even worse

help guys, i cant take this anymore. I need a thinkpad ultrabook, is there such a thing?
It has to be below 13" to fit in backpack, I will
use it heavily on the train on my lap. So should
not get hot, must be light, small (that's why 13"). I'm willing to pay for the quality and trust I have in thinkpads, problem is my last one was a x61 I'm not really up to date.

>>55734869
Buy x230 or some other x series it's 12.5'' screen.

>>55734176
can this damage the hardware?
I saw these messages in the kernel logs while I was compiling.
fuck, I need to change the thermal paste

does linux mix well with SSDs? or should an HDD be good enough for Gentoo?

>>55734154

MiniDP is Appleshit, OK?
If I wanted to use adapters for everything, I'd get a Mac Book.

>>55734993
never heard of a problem with this, also highlyunlikely that linux would have a problem with any basic hardware

>>55734912
thx

>>55734869
what backpack you use?

>>55734993
SSD speed up compiling time and linux supports them better than windows considering that shit windows writes on disk all the time consuming the limited write cycles

Anybody know what model would be best for me? I need a thinkpad for 3d modelling and cad/cam design. A 1080p IPS display is a bonus.

>>55734993
>>55735061

> SSD speed up compiling time

And then you mention windows fucking limited write cycles.

Put something like

tmpfs /var/ptmp tmpfs uid=portage,gid=portage,mode=775,size=80%,noatime 0 0

in your fstab and

PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/ptmp"

in your make.conf

>>55735145
rMBP

>>55735054
can't really specify it, but I measured with a ruler that a 14" would barely fit naked, and I'd like to put some protective casing around it first so it would be a bit bulkier

>>55735007
>for everything
No, just display port.
Also you don't need adapter, you can just use a standard mDP>DP cable.

>>55735164
Hmmm. I already have one but I don't like it much. I wanted something that I could replace parts in as well as have a nice keyboard.

>>55735145
>doesn't specify a fucking price

kys

>>55735191

Or I could just keep all my cables as they are and not update

>>55735238
I don't have any limits, that's why I didn't specify a price. Think we can leave the kys shit to /b/ as well bud?

>>55735145
W520/W530

It's not IPS, but the 1080p panel is one of the best TNs ever made.

>>55735314
Does that go for the 1080p TN panel for the 510?

>>55735366
I think so, but I can't say for sure. I have a T510 with the 900p panel and it's still really good, way better than the trash in the T420.

>>55735276
then just buy a fully specced out p70 then

there's a reason why the op tells people to specify a price, so we can determine if you buy used or new

>>55735418
Sorry, I assumed that no specification meant that there was no price limit :)

>>55735272
or you could just kill yourself and not contaminate the humanity with your defective genes

>>55726094
Linux 7

>>55735276
Telling people to go kill themselves isn't a /b/ thing, it's a 4chan culture thing.

If you don't like it, you should leave. And then kill yourself.

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>>55735605
Well memed :)

>>55735605
>it's a 4chan culture thing.
it's called projecting desu

>>55734946
No maybe yes, as long as it stays below Tj it won't melt, but I wouldn't want it to hit that high temps regularily.

Only reason my X220 (house fire edition) got that high was that I was testing its limits. Fan at minimum and compiling only gets it to ~80-85, actually hammering the cores with unrealistic jobs managed to push it above 95. With more sane settings in thermald I'm not seing anything higher than 70 no matter what I do.

>>55735605

You know because you've been here all summer, right?

>>55735673
It's actually winter where I live. :^)

>>55734095
weird mine does. stays 40-55 and goes to 90 or under max if i play diablo 3.

>>55735721
Maybe that's because you're living in greenland?

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Which one for gaymes

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>>55736070
>Video games
>on a laptop
kys kys kys kys

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Sup guyz
Got a second hand T450s for around 700$, upgraded it to an 960gb SSD

I'm currently dual booting windows 10 and Arch linux, best of both worlds. It's really comfy but getting it installed in UEFI mode was a bit of a pain

Other specs are in pic

>>55736171
>i7 thinkpad
enjoy your housefire

>>55736185
lolwat
it's an ULV dual core processor, should be alright

>>55736125
Why does /g/ hate gamers? That's like /lit/ hating readers

>>55733743
topkek

>>55736242
Its like /lit hating manga readers who post about manga on /lit

>>55736070
second one

>>55736316
Ah, that actually made it perfectly understandable.

Thank you.

>>55736360
thanks senpai

I love my W520 so much (had it since it realeased) that I want to get my sister who is starting college a "new" laptop and I've decided that the T520 is the best for her, she doesn't need a particularly powerful machine, just a competent one that won't be too slow.
Find one for around $200-$300, get more RAM up to 8GB, see what HDD she has in there, and then swap out the disc drive (if there is one) for a SSD.
Should be able to handle facebooking + MS office right?

>>55736242
It's not so much video games in general, it's just that you are buying a thinkpad with the intent to play video games.

>>55736395
So?
Should I get another laptop just to play games?
If thinkpad can handle gayming enough for my needs, why not?

My T430 handles GTA V very nicely (60FPS and everything set to medium/high). Should I stop playing on it because some fat neckbeards on /g/ tells me to?

>>55736428
you can play gta v with the intel hd4000 at 60 fps?

>>55736185
I have an i7 x220 it is usually around 43 degrees desu

>>55736428
If you really want to play videogames, then do it and don't listen to this neck beard.
It's just that thinkpads are not intended for videogame use, sure it runs nice with a Quaddro but you'll be overpaying a lot if video games are very important for you.

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>>55736394
Found this, worth $250?

>>55736471
>L

How does an x220 with i7 and ssd compare to an x260 performance wise?

>>55736435
No. Overclocked NVS 5400m in 2GB version is a different story.

>>55736395
He didn't say he bought the thing to play video games, just wanted to know which drivers would be best for it. He could have had the Thinkpad for quite some time and just now decided he wants to see what it can handle. It's a stretch, but I didn't buy my T60 to play games, and now it's my primary computer with the most powerful GPU in the house. Sure, I could build a desktop easily and get all the performance I could ever ask for, but I'm at home on a Thinkpad. Plus, there's just something very satisfying about using a jacked-up ten-year-old business laptop to beat the pants off plebs that think they're hot shit because they ordered a build off logicalincrements.

>>55736501
I also realized that, typo or what the fuck is that?

>>55736566
L series is a budget line, not on par with T series. Probably fine for your sister who won't know better, but a proper T520 should be around the same price anyway.

>>55736524
That's good senpai I have to stick to older or less demanding games on my hd3000 even though I don't game much

>>55736584
Good look,other places than ebay I should look?
Trying to find something sub $300.

>>55736617
why not get her a cute X220 plus dock?

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i have an x301 i wanna use entirely for seeding which means i'll have to have it always open and always running. what should i do other than bare minimum installation of programs (win7, utorrent), keep bottom elevated, and screen always dimmed to ensure it lasts the longest and has least amount of strain on the components

>>55736807
install gentoo plus rtorrent

>>55736792
Want a mid sized computer for her, don't want her to worry about any cables or dock or monitor.

>>55736862
she will feel self conscious lugging around any dinosaur bigger than an X series thinkpad
Get her a mac book pro instead

>>55736862
Get T430 with 1600x900 screen

>>55735673
Yes, since the summer of 2006.

Anyone here actually replaced the thermal paste on the X61T? I heard that I have to take the whole thing apart. I got as far as unscrewing the monitor off but the wires are still attached to the motherboard and I can't figure out how to detach them. There's literally only 1 video with shit quality showing the disassembly and this is the part I'm stuck at
https://youtu.be/h3vQ8Q-zgZM?t=222
I know how to take out the tiny white plug but the larger plug I can't figure out how to get out.

>>55737714
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/42x3551_01.pdf

I think my X201 might need the thermal paste replaced but I'm not sure...I've never replaced it before but I also hadn't used a laptop 100% before a few years ago. Before that, desktops only and no thermal paste after the initial application.

So the X201 is about 5-6 years old, Core i5 M560 2.67GHz. I've had it for about two years, running Arch + XFCE with really no problems other than overheating. When I have a normal set of applications running it's fine, like up to 15 Firefox tabs + Chrome occasionally + Spotify + Atom + a few terminals.

If I add any kind of video to that mix, it doesn't matter if flash/html5/mkv in VLC, it will jack the temp up to 85 and if I try to do too many things at once the fucker will shut down. Video makes it hit 75-80C, and then I have to be really careful about what else I'm doing. Encoding mp3s from WAV or FLAC any longer than 80 minutes is impossible. If I try to do two albums back to back, it will shut down at 95C. Is there anything I can do before trying new thermal paste?

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>>55738076
>overheats all the time
>MIGHT need a repaste

>>55736807
>>55736858

definitely rtorrent. It has a slick web UI so you never have to physically touch the laptop if you're just using it for seeding. why don't you just get a cheap seedbox though?

>>55738151

thx

paste 1, no paste 0

Can T420s be upgraded with a 1920x1080 screen?
Can't seem to find any screens for a t420 that go up to 1920x1080.

>>55738252
There is a chink mod but it has flickering issues, so it's not really worth it

Best distro for my t440p? I have just been playing league on it and I want to feel good about myself and learn programming.. Maybe funtoo?

>>55733743
How'd you do this?

>>55738343

gentoo or arch, it doesn't matter

pretty sure you can run league in wine but I dunno how the performance is.

>>55738447
Oh I don't want to play league, it takes all my time.

Why gentoo over funtoo, and what about the compile times on a laptop?

Best linux distro to run on an older T61? Currently using XFCE on Xubuntu, it works pretty decent.

>>55738343
Fedora.

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>>55738343
T440p owner here
Fedora

>>55738300
I heard they've been meaning to fix it but no news yet.

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>>55736185
no u

>>55738520
>>55738506
Fedora??
but mp3s.
also, is it good with the new package manager and wayland?

What comes with buying a refurbished laptop?
What issues potentially?

>>55738790
>refurb is temporary fix
>the refurb part outlasts everything else
>it wasn't actually refurbished
>can't get new car smell out of used laptop

New thread:
>>55738997