/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

I'm looking for a thinkpad for my parents as a media player for their TV so they can watch 1080p movies. Would the X201 be fast enough? I have the T420s and that one would definitely work but it's maybe a bit too expensive for just a media player.
Any other models that would do the job?

>>56024403
help

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>>56024814
why does my w520s gpu keep on going up and down in clock speed?
It happens in the max performance mode, and in the balanced normal mode

>>56024847

xinput list

then disable it with

xinput set-prop 12 "Device Enabled" 0

replace 12 with the number of your device obviously

>>56024899
Doesn't this completely disable it?

>>56024929
yes it does.

What you are looking for is something like this I guess

if trackpoint active then
delay 1s
disable touchpad
else if trackpoint inactive then
delay 1s
enable touchpad

(sloppy pseudo code)

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So my workplace has this in the storage, and plans on throwing it. Says it's a T400 and got like cetrino CPU. Should I let them get rid of it or ask to keep? Not sure I want this old laptop, its power brick is huuuge too.

>>56025276
>Get it for free
>Sell on ebay
>$$$
>PROFIT

>>56025276

ask to keep and stick libreboot on it

>>56025276
I'd try to get it and sell it for $100 or so depending on features.

>>56024814
>tfw typing on my new x220
This is without doubt the best keyboard I have used so far. Incredible. Working on my desktop now feels wrong, thanks /g/

>>56025276
You can libreboot it.

Which Thinkpads reject Third party batteries? And is there a way to circumvent this?

>>56024828
Why don't you just buy a Raspberry Pi, install Kodi on it and use any shit you have around as a remote terminal? Would cost far less, be less of a mess and you can save the money on both hardware and electricity bill to buy a Thinkpad for comfy activities.

>>56025808
I think beginning with the **20 series.
And no, just buy genuine parts, third party parts for the recent models won't likely last a year, so it's not worth the investment.

>>56026143
**30.

Thoughts? Is this overpriced?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-321-891

I just gave my Mum my X201t because her old laptop is practically dead
My brother now uses it more than she does so I'll probably help him buy a X201

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>dankest

>>56026690
second time I see that laptop on this board , I gotta tell you that I love those stickers.

>>56026759
>>56026690
fucking shit taste

>got an used T430 some time ago for under $200
>came with a hard drive that's pretty much broken above the 60gb mark
>it had two shitty 2gb RAM modules inside, one of which caused errors in memtest occasionally
>it had a supervisor password

I recently got around to removing the password using some trick and I'm ready to invest some money in it. An SSD and some RAM are due. I'm thinking about getting a T420 keyboard for it, is it really worth it? Also, how difficult is it to connect an external GPU to it?

>>56026861
Get an 850 evo and 8 gigs of ram should be sufficient.

T420 keyboard is nice if you can get all the buttons working, but my understanding is this requires flashing a custom BIOS, and the t430 keyboard's only real shortcoming is the lack of 7 row layout

Egpu setup is possible but you will have to connect to an external monitor.

>>56026966
Thanks for the suggestions anon, I don't think I'll mess with the keyboard as it doesn't seem to offer much benefits.
Also, what is the downside of using a cheaper SSD? I'm a poorfag and I'd rather choose the least expensive option.

>>56027126
kingdian S820 series is good for cheap chinkshit i have heard.

>>56027126
No downside really. Just make sure you're backing up your data elsewhere.

>>56023715
Another T601F anon reporting. AMA

>>56027895
What's that?

>>56025808
**30 series rejects both third party batteries AND GENUINE LENOVO BATTERIES FROM THE PREVIOUS **20 GENERATION.

You can bypass this with the battery auth embedded controller fix.

Though this patch is primarily concerned with the **30 to **20 keyboard swap, you can use the same methodology to only fix the battery auth if you want (in fact, the battery patch came first and allowed for the keyboard fixes).

Readme here:
https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec/blob/master/README

After you clone the github repo, before patching between steps 6 and 7, rename
>006_battery_validate.patch.OFF
to
>006_battery_validate.patch
>and rename the other 5 preceding patches to .patch.OFF as they are concerned with the keyboard swap. That leaves the only valid .patch file to be the one concerning battery validation.

>>56027993
15" T60/T60p 4:3 shell with AFFS screen (UXGA or SXGA+) and 14.1" 4:3 T61/T61p) mobo in it. Basically the last machine you can cobble together with a nice 4:3 screen.

Just bought a t510 for 250 CAD. Tell me how I did

I7 620M
8gb ddr3 1333mhz
Nvidia nvs 3100m
500 GB hhd I'm upgrading to 256 ssd.
1080p screen (is nice)

Using it for school. Lots of statistical / data processing work in SAS and some other stats programs. The program days I should have 16GB ram and 1 tb hdd lel. I think I'll be okay.

Thoughts on this cop /g/ents?

>>56028178
Rough price, but the T510 is a nice machine.

>>56028295
Yeah thought so too. I lurked my local Craigslist for weeks and this one was the best by a good amount. My city is overran by Chinese but they couldn't manage to bring in their machines I guess

>>56028164
Why not simply use a T61 then?

>>56028399
T61 was only offered in 16:10 widescreen or a max SXGA+ 14.1" screen and only in middling-quality TN panels.

>>56026106
>Raspberry Pi
Why didn't I think of that before. Thanks anon

Is an ultrabay battery even worth it? They seem to be quite expensive and only add about an hour or so. Whats you guys opinion?

>>56028586
Looks like a lot of work to go from 4:2.5 to 4:3

>>56024828
I'm assuming you're managing the library.

Get a Roku3 and Plex. It's as easy as it gets.

>>56026775
You misspelled "samefag".
I have to say though, the Chinese kitten is cool but putting stickers on your laptop isn't.

>>56028633
It isn't really. And if you've never used a AFFS/IPS panel you don't know what you're missing.

>>56024828
X201 will be fine.

>>56028696
Bullshit, I own a x201 but for me it struggles with 720p already

>>56028768
You're doing something very wrong, my fucking X61 can play 1080p vids.

Is it worth getting the 4k screen on the p50? I've read there were some issues with screen tears and scaling.

Also, is the m100m sufficient to play 4k vid or should I upgrade to the m2000m?

I'm waiting for my T420s to arrive from the UK over europe, it was shipped 3 days ago and now eBay tells me that my purchase is under review for potential prohibited items, wtf? Which prohibited items can be on a thinkpad?

Just finished installing Arch on my X61 touchscreen tablet, what are some essential packages to install?

>>56029060
That's because of the Global Shipping Program, don't worry, the same thing happened to me a week ago. I received an email stating that it was dispatched a day after that one.
It's still pretty stressful and stupid, though.

>>56029160
That's comforting to read man, thanks.

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who's also using the only master race thinkpad ever?

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>>56029300
+classic keyboard

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>>56029300
>>56029331
>winshit on a ThinkPad
How did you even find /g/?

I'm feeling a little sad that I will need to spend loads of cash on my T530, to get an ssd, thermal paste and a new battery. But I think it'll be worth it, it feels so damn robust and it's nearly silent even though it idles at 56 degrees celcius.

>>56029300
That looks really comfy.
I wonder if you'd be able to fit an eGpu behind the screen.

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Not a thinkpad or even a business laptop, but I feel like you guys would Appreciate the design of the CR-48

Also included bottom to top is
>G40
>R30
>R52
>T42
>x40

>>56029468
>you guys would Appreciate the design of the
No fuck off we don't

I like my Thinkpad

>>56029468
Looks very stealthy. I'd like it if not for the buttonless trackpad, I need physical trackpad buttons, but it looks neat at least.

>>56029494
kek Posts like these always crack me up. I'm glad dude, me too

>>56029494
Me too.
Which one do you have?

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What's up /tpg/
Just got my new t420 about a week ago, i5 with 4gbs ram, HDD and shitty battery
Got the machine for 175 USD, how much am I looking at spending if I want to upgrade all of these things? RAM probably to 8 gbs, HDD to SSD? Battery and RAM aren't essential, but lurked long enough to get the feeling an SSD is. What do you guys think?

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This is now a Thinkpad battlestation thread

>>56029632
>you share a thread with people like this

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>>56029556

>>56029403
I can't play GTA V on linooox, so you can take your winshit meme and stick it up your ass, faggot.
>>56029435
Nope. But to be honest internal GPU is good enough for all gaymes I play

>>56029586
I'd go msata ssd + 2 HDDs, 8gb ram and quad core i7.

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>inb4 fag

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>>56029752
>I can't play GTA V
Enjoy your NSA OS so you can play your kiddie games.

>>56029752
>he bought a thinkpad for gayming
>he then proudly posts in /tpg/
What a time to be alive

>>56029403
S-sorry anon, no EqualizerAPO alternative.

>>56029775
>kiddie games
You sound insecure. I like having fun with my friends. How about you? Do you even leave your parent's basement?
>NSA OS
Prove it, because AFAIK my dd-wrt based router has never detected any kind of unwanted traffic coming from my thinkie. Of course my w10 is properly debloated.

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>>56029800
Faggot confirmed.

>>56029787
>he bought a thinkpad for gayming
No, I didn't. Why are you implying things I haven't said? Are you buttmad because my T430 handles GTA V at steady 60FPS?

>>56029791
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_1reZJCGUo

>>56029816
idiot undergade b& spotted
You can take your le funny may may meme responses and return to reddit

>>56029800
>>56029818
>playing anything besides emulators

Clearly underage - I stopped online gaming because it began to take too much of my time. It pulls you in due to the highly interactive and fast paced elements of it.
Offline gaming? Pause at any time.

Now, since online gaming didn't bode well for me, I need to project my personal and singular experiences onto others:

You can't be productive and well-balanced if you play video games online. Only playing games offline is acceptable - particularly older ones that are emulated.

>>56029818
>>56029800
>>56029752
>>56029331
>>56029300
Posts hidden.

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>>56029847
Faggot confirmed.

>>56029825
But this is for creating music with DAWs right?

If that can be used as a system-wide parametric EQ i'm installing Linux right now.

>>56029871
I did very little research, honestly.

>>56029860
>because it began to take too much of my time
And what does it have to do with me?
I spend 30 minutes every day MAX on gaming. To your information I use linux on all my machines in my company, including servers and embedded devices.
>You can't be productive and well-balanced if you play video games online.
Wow, because everybody must be as retarded as you are, you insecure little shit. I got my own family, house, car, friends and a lot more activities to take care of. I only play gaymes when I have enough time.

>>56029800
>Do you even leave your parent's basement?
>plays online games to interact with "friends"
What point are you trying to make? Are you sure you're on the right board?

>>56029880
That's the issue, there's also eq10q which would be perfect but they're meant as plugins for DAWs, not for general usage like watching movies/youtube/etc.

If i find one i'm migrating to Ganoo/Linux asap.

Should I get a T400 or a T420? are they that different? I can get a T400 in great condition for £70 and don't really wanna pay more

I fucked up. Only T420 seller in the area and I blew it.
>Go to the sellers shop
>He tells me to come back at 7:30pm
>Don't have a car, have to bus
>Agree to because nobody else sells it for less than $350
>Come back, their store doesn't have a working debit machine
>Says theres an ATM 5 mins away. Say's he'll wait for me
>Walk 20 mins to nearest ATM because he thought I had a car
>Won't accept my card
>Next ATM is another 20 mins away
>Give up and go home

Should I go in and give him a BS reason or just buy one with a dock for $400

>>56029924
keep asking him you aspie fuck, shit happens normies know that.

>>56029924
It's in a shop? Go in with the cash and he will sell it to you. Stop being a pussy

>>56029920
thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T400
thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T420

>>56029893
"Hey everyone! Look at me and how succesful my life is! Btw, my username is Anonymous! So next time you see me, bow down in respect! Also, since we're on /g/ I'll just pretend I'll have multiple PC's and servers running (all Linux OF COURSE). And my gaming rig? A ThinkPad on steroids becaus I could easily afford a proper gaming PC but I chose the T430 instead because it's surperior in every way. Just look how convenient that dockstation is."

>>56029893
>I only play gaymes when I have enough time.

exactly, that is the same issue I had. So why continue gaming at all?
I barely even touch the emulators, or pick up the controller.

Have you ever realized how ridiculous it is to have to force yourself to find time, only to waste it on a childish hobby you've just refused to let go of?
Also,
>everybody must be as retarded as you are, you insecure little shit

reported for rudeposting, expect the van in 15 minutes

>>56029893
>I only play gaymes when I have enough time
>plays 30 min a day max
kek must suck to work 18 hours a day to survive

>>56029951
>thread about thinkpads
>somebody posts his thinkpad

>HAHAHAHA WHAT A LITTLE GAYMUR SHIT, FUCK YOU AND YOUR THINKPAD
>oh, why is he responding to my shitty posts? why is he trying to tell me I'm wrong? haha
literally kill yourself. You're seriously toxic.
>>56029967
Why read books? Why watch movies? Why play games?
Just kill yourself already. Why should we have fun at all?
You do realize games are not only cs:go, LoL or some other stupid shit for kids?
Good games have the same value as a movie.
>waste
>talking about wasting time
>while shitposting on 4chan
Yes, you clearly know what you're talking about. Just leave.

>/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

>>56029924
>doesn't even have a car
Why are you wasting money on a computer?

>>56030039
/b/ is that way -> >>>/b/

>>56030039
I'm sure the thought must have crossed your mind at some point, but people probably wouldn't shit on you so much if you didn't default to shitting on everyone else whenever you post. It makes you sound like you have serious buyer's remorse and are calling everyone else's Thinkpads shit so that you feel better about your own purchase. Especially when you get all autistic about defending it like you're doing now.

>>56030097
Your low intelligence is just wrong.
I hope Trump will decide to forcefully abort such abominations as you.

>>56030078
not him, but honestly when I stop to think on it, I would rather have a thinkpad than a car

at least you could manage your life with the computer, in regards to college, bank, email, keeping in touch with people

>>56030106
I didn't call other thinkpads shit, I just said T430 is master race, which is true. Are you new here, newfriend?
Better go on >>>/b/ and watch some memes instead.

>>56030112
*damage
fix'd for you

>>56030112
If he literally doesn't have any kind of computer or smartphone at all, sure.

If he's just buying a meme machine instead of saving that money to get some kind of personal transportation that opens up a plethora of opportunities for him as a human being, his priorities are all wrong.

Is there any way to clean up/remove the circular scratches that seem to be on the bottom of all x220t screens?

>>56030218
use steel wool and scrub it the opposite direction

Since you're all sperging about games I'm gonna ask here, what are some "must play" games that i can run on a t420? No emulators, I got a list of those already.

>>56030130
See, this is what I'm talking about. Where do you get off calling other people toxic when you're the one who comes in here, proclaims his opinion as fact, and then spends hours defending his purchase by spouting memes and lowering the overall quality of discussion in the general?

>>56030251
plug a gpu and you can run everything

>>56029762
Upgrade CPU? why? 2 HDDS? sounds like a meme ://

>>56030269
Thanks for no answer

>>56029893
you sound like the biggest faggot ive ever met

>>56030238
kek

>>56030307
Are you some kind of fucking moron? eGPU, everything.

>>56030258
>who comes in here, proclaims his opinion as fact
You mean like coming here, disrupting the discussion about thinkpads and talking trash about gaming being stupid and reserved for kids?
And you talk about overall quality of discussion?
Seriously lurk moar, you little arrogant fuck. You don't belong here.

>>56030251
There was a spreadsheet (or screencap of one) that an anon was making that showed various games and their performance on the T420. I thought I saved it but I guess I didn't. Maybe somebody else has it, or you can check the archive.

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>>56030251
Doom is the only game you need.

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>>56030307
Well the hd3000 isn't very good, even csgo stutters on low settings.

>>56030269
>>56030353
this

>>56030318
We haven't met.
You don't really meet anyone.
>>56030353
Behave yourself you edgy dipshit

>>56030378
Grow a fucking brain first.

>>56030378
when can we meet?

how about a beer and some pizza?

>>56030251
Share the list anoone

>>56030363
thank you for this

>>56030355
>arrogant fuck
I'm sorry, who is it that posts in nearly every thread about how superior their mediocre laptop is? You spent a bunch of money and did stupid shit to make it less mediocre, good for you. Get over yourself.

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X2xx Master race

All I did was post this, >>56029860, and I was trolling to begin with. I don't mind at all if someone plays games or not, why would I?

I caused a chain-reaction among fat greasy thinkpad owners

PS: I'm a super successful CEO of my own company, all of my servers run Linux (of course they do!)
I drive a Maserati and when I pull in my driveway, I don't use the door, but I climb over the windshield, run towards the edge of the hood, and do a frontflip so high I land in my 2nd story master bedroom through the window. I then barrel roll mid-air onto my bed where my smoking hot wife is laying already spread eagle and waiting.

>>56030489
>every thread
That's funny, because I posted it like 3 times already since I got it, and I own it since 2 months?
But it's good to know there is somebody lurking /g/ 24/7. I bet that's because nobody cares about you IRL. How sad.

>>56030557
So you've only owned it for such a short period of time and you're as certain as you are that it's the best Thinkpad? What about it is so special that makes it better than anything else?

>>56030548
Learn how to respond to a specific post, newfag.
I'm not a CEO, I didn't say I OWN a company I work in. I said I prefer using Linux in professional environment and I prefer Windows for daily home use.
So please, just contain your butthurt and go think about your inappropriate behaviour.

>>56030251
OpenMW

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I guess this is an issue with the display. Can I just buy a new one and install that?

Does anyone know where I can find a Windows 7 oem .iso for my Thinkpad? I already have the product key. Or will any windows install .iso work as long as it's the correct edition?

>>56030600
>So you've only owned it for such a short period of time and you're as certain as you are that it's the best Thinkpad?
That's not my first thinkpad, you know. I owned (and sold) already almost all thinkpads between x60 and W530, so I got some experience with them, familia.
>What about it is so special that makes it better than anything else?
That's the smallest thinkpad than can handle both quad core CPU (with turbo enabled) and overclocked dGPU. This makes it a decent replacement for desktop computer for a normie interested in thinkpads. Enough?

>>56030613
as if I wanted to reply to you?

>>56030692
Sorry for giving you attention. This will never happen again, sir.

>>56030658
It's either the panel or the cable. Order both to be sure.

>>56030658
No, you need a spell for in order to transmute a display into another computer

>>56030736
Wouldn't the panel come with a cable?

>>56030763
Usually not.

>>56030681
Anyone?

>>56030681
Any will work.

>>56030779
Why would you want to install lelnovo w7 image?
Just download any clean w7 image from the internet, preferably from ms site.

>>56030792
Great!

>>56030769
a cable like this?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Fur-IBM-LENOVO-X220-X220i-50-4KH04-021-04W1679-Kabel-Displaykabel-Screen-Cable-/182199411550?hash=item2a6bee635e:g:f0UAAOxyuDpSHJa9

>>56024862
It's throttling to not overheat cause it's hitting 100 degrees, clean out your fans and reapply thermal paste.

>>56030806
Yes.

>>56030799
I though the product key that came with the computer was only usable with the build that came with the computer, a lelnovo w7 as you said.

Anyone with a librebooted thinkpad have a review of the overall system functionality? I'm considering supporting minifree, but I can't find anyone with a reasonably thorough review, just sycophants who write a paragraph about muh freedoms and completely ignore the product.

>>56030817
Great. Thanks for answering my stupid questions. Have a great day man.

>>56030824
No, you can use any w7p image.

>>56030832
You too Anon.

>>56030845
https://www.microsoft.com/sv-se/software-download/windows7
When I use this site it says I should contact the manufacturer because it's a product key for software that came preinstalled.
Is it just microsoft being a cunt? Where else can I download it?

>>56030894
To build my local MS .iso repo I used this:
http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/17/download-windows-7-and-8-1-iso-images-from-microsoft/
You just have to choose the .iso you want, architecture and that's all.

>>56030935
Thanks! I used the tool from heidoc. Now it's just a questionas to how I'm going to put it on my USB drive.

>>56031075
https://wintoflash.com/home/en/
Just remember to untick all stupid shit that's ticket by default in the creator.

>>56031110
Thanks!
I was looking at this http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool/3000-18513_4-10972600.html
Too, will that one work as well?
Thanks in advance, I'm not sure what I'd do without you guys!

>>56024814
What does no caddy mean when buying a Thinkpad, I plan on putting my own solid state drive in, but will I need to buy a new hard drive caddy?

>>56031129
I don't know, never used that. Wintoflash is pretty dank tho

>>56030684
I'm just not seeing why you'd favor it over a W530. Owning both a W520 and T420 myself, the T420 feels like a huge downgrade in quality and the screen is unbearably awful. If it's a desktop replacement, why does it need to be small? The size difference is very minor anyway. I could understand if it were about the AC adapter, since the W520's is a real fucking monster brick, but didn't you post a while back about buying a 130W adapter since your quadcore and overclocked GPU pushed power usage beyond what a 90W could provide? So you've got a monster brick either way, and to shave off one inch of a laptop that lives its days as a desktop, you settle for inferior build quality, inferior GPU performance, and a vastly inferior screen.

Other "best Thinkpad" candidates have something unique about them that other models can't compare to. The T601F has a gorgeous 1600x1200 IPS display and a keyboard that even puts other Thinkpads to shame, while offering serviceable performance with a Penryn Core 2 Duo and the Advanced Dock for graphics. The W701ds has two fucking screens. The T420 is the undisputed king of price/performance ratio, even if everything else about it is pretty mediocre. Your jacked up T430, while I'm sure the performance is impressive and I'm even more impressed that you haven't burned your house down with it, isn't really much more than a homemade predecessor to the T440p.

>>56031150
Considering the dankpads, I will have to go with the dankest alternative.

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>>56030826
I librebooted my x200 and everything works well. I have used Debian and Xubuntu on it, but right now I am using Trisquel. Everything works as expected.

It removes the ability to use windows, but as the devs say, that is a feature, not a bug.

>>56031150
Was Mystartsearch the stupid shit you refered to?

Show me your t530 I want a hardon. Thank you

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>>56031171
W530 is too big and it too heavy.
>why does it need to be small
Because that's the only PC I own. I carry it a lot with me, so the smaller the better. Also fully specced T430: >>56029300 works just fine with 90W PSU. W530 requires 135W bigass power brick to power up almost the same components (except dGPU, which uses a lot more power than nvs)
>t440p
Unusable trackpoint (the absolute dealbreaker for most thinkpad fans), cancer 6row keyboard
also pic rel
Really, I didn't know this laptop existed, but I'd still prefer t430 over this shitty, too expensive t440p.

>>56031150
Do I have to extract the .iso file before I burn it to a usb device? Now I just selected the .iso file itself and it didn't seem to work.

>>56031496
>>>/g/sqt

>>56031643
I thought it was relevant considering it's about installing an os on a Thinkpad.

Anyhow I managed to get it to work, sort of, now it says there's no driver for the usb.

>>56031227
>everything works as expected
I've read elsewhere that video tearing is a problem with even low res youtubedl videos and that audio can be spotty. Is that FUD?

So, now that chinkpad is a meme, who makes decent workstations?

>>56031836
Dell

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>>56031830
I have not had any audio issues. Tearing would depend on the DE/compositor you are using. I usually use compton on my computers to get rid of any tearing.

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>>56029924
>walk 20 minutes coz he thought I have a car
>anon literally took a bus to get there and still didn't get a thinkpad
> he probably ended up walking home
I feel bad now

>>56031868
Talking the precision line, not the latitude, or xps for example, right?

>>56031901
Precission is really nice xps idk about dont own that one. Also chinkpad may be a meme but still good for its price

Does anyone know how to get the x220 Forward/Backward keys to work in IntelliJ IDEs?

According to ThinkWiki, they should just werk, since they're mapped to alt-left/right by default.
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_get_special_keys_to_work

But it looks like the IDE is pulling the usual Java special snowflake crap and is neither listening to the OS' signal, nor the key-event in general, so it cannot be mapped in the program itself either.

>>56031943
Use emacs

What is the smoothest distro to use on an X60 with an SSD?

>>56032116
define smoothest

or just kill yourself

your choice, of course

>>56031885
Thanks for the input. Cheers fellow freetard.

>>56031110
Jesus at least use YUMI for bootable flash drives. No frills no preset bullshit.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/

Can someone confirm that these are the performance drivers?

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>>56032607
Forgot pic

>>56032625
>Download Type: Quadro VR/Performance driver

What did they mean by this?

>>56032777
I want the performance drivers for light gaming with a 5400M.

I'm asking because there are other performance drivers in the list.

Can a docked x220 run two 1080p monitors? Thinking about future battlestation plans

I can't seem to find a driver for the Network card in my T530. Help?

>>56032263
Don't be so fucking autistic. It's an old motherfucker of a computer so I need something that runs quickly and smoothly.

What is the t450s like? Found a good deal on one

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I am probably joining to club with a T43 pretty soon. Just wanted to ask couple of things.

Is T43's juice enough for light research? Basically 20 something tabs of mostly text pages and a text editor. Maybe music player too.

Where can I get genuine new us layout keyboard?

Where can I new batteries for main and caddy?

Btw I need international shipping.

Is there a .zip file or something with Drivers that you can download? I can't find the correct drivers for my T530.

>>56032947
Literally any version of linux without a DE or with a DE configured to have little to no visual effects or screen compositing.

Since you asked using a buzzword, I already know you're incapable of doing this and you should just install windows.

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>>56031885
What are those clips/pilers called and where I can order some?

I didn't realize you could libreboot with a rpi and now I'm interested in freeing up my old X200.

recommend some linux distro for my T420

>>56030816
I already did
and shouldnt it go down to like 600mhz and stay there?
thats what all of my other devices would do when running too hot.

>>56033869
gentoo

>>56033856
It is a SOIC clip. Here is the guide I used:

https://github.com/bibanon/Coreboot-ThinkPads/wiki/X200-X201-Hardware-Flashing-with-Raspeberry-Pi

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T420 just arrived in the mail from an "Authorized Refurbisher". How do I know if the guts are genuine or does it even matter?

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Damn, my x61t gets a boost in performance when I use the 90w charger, cool.
I've tought it would make a difference but only now I really tested.

What makes a Thinkpad cozy?

>>56031171
Thank you for that beautiful post anon, it just has to be said. Too bad it's directed to that moron

>>56034425
Open it up and look at the motherboard. If it says "made in China" anywhere in there, it's clearly a cheap chink copy and you should send it back.

>>56029468
If the keyboard and touchpad weren't fucked I would order one, always loved the look and feel

>>56034994
Is that bait? Surely not EVERY component should be made in america?

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/LVDS-to-eDP-Signal-Conversion-Adapter-Board-For-DIY-Embedded-DisplayPort-Monitor-/161745320023

Has anyone ever used one of these to get a new IPS display on one of their older thinkpads?
Main question here: Does it work?

>>56035491
Itll work but that board will not fit inside your laptop.

There is a specially made one on another forum made by a man named RMSMajestic that is specifically made to fit inside the T420/T430 but it is only sold in batches a few times a year.

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Just did the classic keyboard mod for my X230.

Now calling it The Thingpad in deference to having created this unholy abomination.

>>56024814
Upgrading this T420 to sell it.
What's the best drop-in screen replacement
Should I get an mSATA ssd for booting windows (only putting windows on it because I'm selling it) and keep the 320GB HDD it came with for data, or should I just replace the HDD with a SATA SSD?

Which lenovo dock should I get for my X230?

I WANT GOD TIER!

>>56036080
Get an Ultrabase and not a full dock, because the latter blocks the fuck out of the fan vents

>>56036041
Shit, sorry about the poor focus, I can't tell how it is on my phone until afterward

Also for anyone else looking to do this, i recommend NOT using an X220 palmrest, it didn't quite fit right for me and I could feel the ridge of it on the bottom, and the touchpad didn't fit in quite right leaving a gap on the bottom.

I just used an exacto knife to widen the slits on the X230 palmrest, I figured it was better to modify the $15 palmrest rather than taking a dremel to the $40 keyboard

can i put an quad i7 in a i5 T420?

So not this: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?hide_menu_area=true&GroupID=460&Code=0A33932

>>56036141
You can but youll get more heat and less battery life for it.

Unless you have one lying around it's not enough of an upgrade to be worth the few hundred you'd spend to buy one outright

>>56036270
yeah i was just pipedreaming.

>>56036281
If you don't have an SSD, that would be a far more noticeable upgrade for much less

>>56036293
ok

is this legit https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-0a36303-Thinkpad-Extended-Compatible/dp/B0085MPGDG ? i need a 9cell for my t430

>>56036316
Looks fine to me

>>56036316
Also you can look for T420 batteries if they're a bit cheaper, though you'll have to do an EC firmware mod for the T430 to accept it

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Don't take this the wrong way but why y'all got these 10yo clunkers?

Can't you afford a better computer with at least gen2 core processor?

>>56036101
Nothing wrong with choosing the ultrabase, but the little plastic shit on the mini dock is easy to remove (and probably easier to just cut down with a rotary tool). It's worth about 4 degrees at shitposting loads in an air conditioned house in my experience.

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>>56036436
Because the ten-year-old clunkers have 1600x1200 IPS screens.

>>56036538
That and terrible CPU and GPU. Personally I don't think that's really worth the trade-off?

Alright lads got a used 420 off ebay, everything's looking good apart from the battery which is offering only 2 hours of charge.
Can anyone tell me how the £30 9 cell options on amazon fair?
Or is the genuine Lenovo worth the +£90?

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>>56036666
Also

>>56036666
witnessed

>>56036666
You shouldn't underestimate Core 2 Duo, I've found it more than sufficient for most tasks including 1080p video and a fair amount of video games. The GPUs haven't aged so well, definitely, but the Intel integrated ones do their simple job of driving the screen well enough. Fortunately, the Advanced Dock provides a solution, letting you use a modern desktop GPU with the old Thinkpad. Note that R7 240 hooked up to a machine that originally had a Radeon Mobility X1300.

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>order T430
>4GB ram 1366×768 resolution advertised
>it arrives and actually has 8GB ram and 1600x900 resolution

Alright I am going to get an ultrabase 3 for my x230. You have 0.1010 seconds to stop me.

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>>56036868
Do do you plan to use it for?

>>56036141
Yes, i did it and got better temps than what i had with the 2520m for some reason, even on full load.

>all good thinkpads on ebay literally more expensive and in worse condition than last year
Great, thanks for running up the price you bastards. Now I've got to buy a latitude.

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>>56035364
Just funnin you, nigger. The engineering to make a "fake" motherboard would make it more expensive than the original. And they're all made in China.

Don't be both paranoid and dense. I expect more of /g/. I don't know why as I am often disappointed but I guess I'm an optimist. Enjoy it.

Why is it so hard to find a 4-cell x230 battery that isn't $120? I just wanted something small, I don't need a 9-cell.

Both the 44 and 29 batteries are expensive as shit.

>>56037664
Do the EC flash and enjoy your cheap batteries.

>>56037450
Stop being poor.

>>56036135
I wouldn't have thought to cut the '30 pamlrest holes larger. In looking at it it looked like they needed to be both wider and deeper and there wasn't enough "meat" to cut them any deeper.

Guess I was wrong. I was a dremel-to-the-keyboard swapper but it all worked out in the end.

Nice mod. I don't know why more people don't do it. It's totally worth it.

>>56037450
>$150 vs $180
Big deal, they're still the best laptops ever made. Dell makes garbage by comparison.

>>56037839
Latitudes are fine, they just have inferior pointing sticks.

t. ThinkPad fanboy whose workplace issues Latitudes

T420-chan, daisuki!

I dread the day it dies though. What the hell am I going to do in a few years, buy a 440 or 450 with the shitty trackpad instead of functional distinct physical buttons?

>>56037988
buy a replacement mobo

>>56038108
Hopefully 51nb grows and sells more motherboards.

>>56038182
I meant a normal replacement mobo for a T420, there are plenty out there and aren't that expensive.

I'd like a custom mobo for the T420 with current hardware though.

>>56037988
It's a thinkpad, it will never die

>>56034887
>recommending haslel based thinkpads
>ever
Leave this thread.

What HDD Caddy works nicely with the T420?

>>56037450
It's called supply and demand you retard. Sucks to be late.

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>>56036787
Underestimating older hardware is endemic in /tpg/. I understand when people are trying to buy to "future proof" themselves, but people that have modest needs for mobile tasks are really missing out on an opportunity to field some older but still great laptops.

Advanced Dock is a whole nother lease on life for these. I'm looking now to see if my old NVidia GTX 650 will fit in there.

>>56030544
How did you do that? I got an X220

>>56038899
Download a bios update utility and you can do it that way, it tells you how. I just copied off how the updater did it and injected my image with a hex editor, since my bios is modded to disable the pci whitelisting.

>>56035364
since you apparently don't know, every thinkpad since lenovo has owned them has been made in china
lenovo is a chink company and they are proud of it.
>>56038400
any one for a thinkpad other than the x220 and I assume x230 (since they use slim drives.
>>56038393
the haswell ones are fine, you just need to swap the trackpad with the t450 and you've got 99% the performance of the t450 for $1-300 less

>>56026690
>dat Frida Kahlo sticker

You're one of those overweight, ulgy hipster girls with a lot of hair, aren't you?

>>56038777
you'd need a external psu for the extra power for the gpu.
also no matter what that old piece of crap core 2 duo is going to struggle with anything remotely modern
>>56024814
question why does this intel adaptive contrast crap not turn off?
I have it set to off in the settings, but my display keeps on changing brightness

I refurbish computers all day 4 days a week.i work on all types, dell, HP, lenovo, asus, apple...etc etc.


I have to say, ive noticed thinkpads are clearly more reliable as far as structure and engineering goes, and they tend to not encounter as many loading issues, or boot loops of any kind

>>56038400
t410, and t430 ones work well. But you will need rubber bumpers for it to slide in nicely.

Source: work on hundereds of thinkpads of various models.

>>56039329
Unless I'm looking at these specifications wrong, I don't see that the R7 240 requires more power than the GTX 650 and I don't think the other T601F anon uses any kind of special additional PSU with the Advanced Dock. I don't really know shit about GPUs though so I may be completely off.

>>56039400
the gt 650 requires external power (ie not power from the pcie slot)
which means that you will need a power supply and a think to start it automatically (you need to start the psu before every boot)

>>56039427
Ah, the 6-pin connector. Got it now. Thanks for clarifying.

>>56031171
>Your jacked up T430, while I'm sure the performance is impressive and I'm even more impressed that you haven't burned your house down with it, isn't really much more than a homemade predecessor to the T440p.
Not really.

T430 is a T420 with a new keyboard (which can be replaced) and new processor, everything else is the same. It's a hard upgrade over T420. No reason to use it over T430 now.

>>56038182
Reading this I don't imagine it as wanting 51nb to grow but rather them growing new motherboards.

>>56039049
>>56039395

The main thing I am concerned about is that most of the Caddys seem to not have the same shape as the lenovo t420 case. they are just straight with no bezel or whatever it's called. do they leave large gaps?

>>56034574
Thanks for posting this. I'll benchmark some chargers too to see if this is a thing with X230.

>>56037781
I was planning on doing the mod but after trying out the keyboard on X230 it felt better to type on at over 300cpm compared to X220 and X201 I've had.

They say that there are different keyboard manufacturers for X220 keyboards and that some of them are very good but I'm not gonna drop 40€ to see if I get a good one.

What should I look for while buying ram for my T430? How can I be sure it will fit?

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>>56024814
First time Thinkpad buyer here.
Bought a T420, haven't received it yet. It doesn't appear to have a visible finger print scanner, does it not have one?
Pic related, this one

>>56040883
It doesn't.

>>56040897
Damn. Ah well

>>56040897
Is it possible to add one later?

>>56040900
don't worry, they're crap.

>>56040900
It's more of a show off feature, it doesn't really add anything to the memepad experience. I recently purchased a T430 with a fingerprint reader (it happened to have it), but previously I had a T61 without one, and I was also crushed that it didn't have it. Now that I have it, I don't really care.

>>56040914
Maybe if you replace the palm rest.

>>56040883
There's no fingerprint scanner on that particular one. It's an optional feature and not all T420 have it.

>>56040914
Yes if you buy a palmrest with one. There should be a connector on the motherboard for connecting the reader.

>>56040855
>DDR3 PC3-12800 SODIMM 204-Pin 1600MHz
You can also use DDR3L or modules with higher clock as they will just downclock.

>>56040924
>>56040928
Thanks friends. May add on later down the line

>>56040928
Thank you!

By the way, is it possible to add a mSATA ssd to the T430?

>>56039962
oh hard drive caddy
make sure you get one that specifically says "for t420 and it should fit just fine
>>56040855
anything ddr3 sodimm should work just fine.
at minimum get 1333 though.
>>56040883
not all t420s have one
also if you still have your recovery partition could you please make an iso out of it and send it to me?
>>56040945
yes, all xx20, and xx30 series should support msata ssd

>>56040982
>also if you still have your recovery partition could you please make an iso out of it and send it to me?
I just bought it last night so I've yet to receive it.
If I can I'll do it when I get it and post ITT

>>56041016
thank you so much
I have been hunting for a firewire driver for my w520 and t420 for a few days, and nothing seems to work.
I still don't get why lenovo doesn't have them on their site.

>>56041029
yeah that seems odd. no problem

Am I a pleb for keeping windows on my thinkpad?
I can't be bothered with the fuss of linux and I want to use photoshop mostly

>>56041085
nah not really
it's only the turbo nerds that will make fun of you.
plus windows 10 is just a really solid OS.
the forced updates are annoying, but those only happen once a month at the absolute worst.

>>56041085
>photoshop
>am I a pleb?
You shouldn't be asking this question, really.

>>56041085
It's your laptop, what do you care what others think?
I kept the hdd with windows that came in mine and I ordered a caddy that is supposed to arrive next week to dual boot with my older linux HDD (I just use windows for gaming).

>>56041102
Name a better piece of software for what it does than photoshop CS6

>>56041138
None. But then, you shouldn't even be thinking about Linux. Unless you really have a reason to ditch Windows definitely, but then that would imply replacing Photoshop with GIMP, and that a pleb can't assume.
So, your question was senseless.

>>56041246
Can't make any sense of this post

>>56041278
You guys are running in crircles.

If you need windows and/or a particular piece of software, keep using it.

Hell, I have to keep a win partition because work requires me to go on skype from time to time and the web-app can't into group calls.

>>56029800
gaymer

is there anything better than a T560?

storage>battery>ram>prossessor

>>56041594
Two T560?

>>56041594
it looks disgusting though

>>56041594
enjoy your off-centre keyboard/trackpoint

>>56041642
number of blades on fan>looks

>>56041658
Top-tier autistic post right here.

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>>56041660
no

>>56036538
>2048x1536
you mean?

>>56041672
it's true though. the off-centre trackpad is fucking disgusting

>>56041725
if it were in the middel then your palm would be on it when your typeing

>>56041725
It's centered with the keyboard, is that a stupid idea?
Would you be happier if they ditched the numpad to center everything?

>>56041758
like they used to, yes.

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>>56040982
xx30 series support up to 1600MHz with the default BIOS so there is no reason to get slower than that. Faster memory helps with iGPU performance.

>>56041725
If you want both TrackPoint and numpad there is no other way to position them or it would be adaptive keyboard level of shit.

>>56041758
yes, when the fuck have you ever used a number pad?

>>56041776
You do realize this would mean a huge empty space on both sides of the keyboard, right?

>>56041799
I know I use it when it's available. When did an offcenter keyboard/touchpad get it the way of you using the laptop?

>>56041810
that space can then be used for good speakers

>>56041810
>When did an offcenter keyboard/touchpad get it the way of you using the laptop?
When it ruined the aesthetics of my machine, which let's be honest here, is a part of the TP experience

Would a 15,4 retina lcd from macbook fit into t420 lid bezels? Just curious.

>>56041839
no
1st of all the screen is too big
2nd the screen is edp while the t420 is lvds

>>56041825
Nah, that space is usually huge ports on the sides.

>>56041825
>Laptop
>Good speakers
Good one

>>56041837
You want aesthetics, buy a macbook.

>>56041848
>You want aesthetics, buy a macbook.
But Macbooks look like shit and Thinkpads look great

>>56041848
ever heard the speakers in the macbook pro 15"?
they aren't the loudest, but for a laptop they sound really good.

>>56041860
Thinkpads are plain looking laptops that work and are reliable, not designer hardware.

>>56041873
All macbook speakers I've heard so far sound like a crock of shit, thinnest sound I've ever heard.

>>56041889
you have obviously never compared them to a t420 or w520
the difference is huge, even compared to the w520 which has halfway decent speakers too

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>>56041875
>not designer hardware
oh you

>>56024814
have x230t
Not sure if should get T560 for 1k with i5, WWAN, Fingerprint, 256gb ssd and full hd ips.
Special offer for starting uni :^)

>>56041901
I can compare them to my T430 and T61, even the T61, with tiny speakers is better than any macbook in terms of sound quality.

>>56041910
>posting an ancient model with a risky design that didn't caught on.
Oh you.

>>56041943
go away macgoy, you are not welcomed in this itt thread.

>>56041982
It wasn't me that brought macbooks into a thinkpad thread. If you're not ready for the truth, don't come to other brands' threads.

>>56041943
you are obviously either:
A. retarded
B. lying out of your ass
https://youtu.be/UB8C0rNROVc
and the difference is even more noticeable in person.
My iphones shitty mic doesn't do the macbook justice.

i just got my thinkpad

what do I have to do in terms of bios for example or checking some things or whatever before I remove the windows and start using it

its a x220 12.5 '' 2.7ghz 8gb ram

>>56042188
press F12 to boot to your USB or whatever media you're using.

You shouldn't have to change anything in the BIOS

>>56037941
Latitudes are better on paper but the build quality it shit. Their screen scratches easier, their hinges break easier, the plastic cracks easier.

>>56042188
You could update the bios. Check your bios version then go to lenovo support and see if you have the newest version.

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>>56036436
> old clunker

why replace it if its still awesome?

My X201s drains battery pretty quickly when suspended (around 70% of 3-cell battery in 10 hours iirc). Wat do? I'm using Kubuntu 16.04

T440 vs Dell Latitude e7420 ?
Same price, both 256 SSD, both i5 4300U, both full HD (1600x900 on the thinkpad), and the Latitude has an intel HD 5000 while the thinkpad has a 4400 one.

Looking at getting a T420 as my T61 isn't fast enough, but I'm not fan of the 768p resolution. Are there any similar laptops with a good keyboard but a higher resolution?

>>56043086
Hibernate.

>>56043316
T520, W520, T530, W530

They are just slightly bigger than T4**

You can mod **20 keyboard to **30 series. The chiclet keyboard is very good too except for the layout. **30 keyboard even has backlight while still having ThinkLight.

Jesus christ, the Win10 upgrade is taking long. Ever since 95% each percent takes around an hour or two. It's at 99% now, and has been for at least an hour.
At least my Msata ssd got here. Looking forward to installing it. Which kind of harddrive cloning software do you guys use? I've been looking at EaseUs, what are some other free alternatives?

>>56043409
Thanks friend

What do you think the T490 will look like? Or will Lenovo have gone under at that time?

>>56043509
It's taking long because your Thinkpad is fighting against it.

>>56043567
What happened to the T470 and T480?
Anyways, it'll probably look like a Macbook Pro.

>>56026690
I like that lainchan sticker :3

>>56028178
Sucks to be you canucks, nice specks though, I'd say it may be worth that in the end.

>>56028633
If you're fine with the performance of a T61, its worth it.

>>56029060
Maybe the seller fucked up on weight, or because it was under 'unknown' or even the battery being a pain in the ass...

>>56029403
On my traffic from the dankpads site, 49% is from Windows and 58% is from Chrome.
Just sink in the botnet gods.

>>56043586
Well, I wanted to jump into the future a bit. Speculate a little.

>>56043572
I loled a little too hard at this.

New thread:
>>56043665

>>56029468
I think about getting one to fuck with, but I really don't need one.
Hows the battery life on it?

>>56029924
Wow thats shitty, you should of asked beforehand anon.
We have some fellows who won't want to pay the 3% we use on our paypal here terminal

>>56030544
based

>>56043408
Well, that might be an option. Will have to check how to add it to menu in KDE.

>>56039259
That's actually a ripndip sticker, I'm a /fa/ male fuccboi