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Is the x200 still fine for casual computing?

Casual as in watching non-10bit cartoons, youtube, using notepad++ and browsing bloated modern JS websites.

>>57311879
My X200s works just fine for casual use..

Found this T61 for 50€, what to expect? Already found the dedicated wiki for T61 (middleton BIOS, et cetera)
14 Inch Display
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 with2x 2 GHZ
80 GB Sata HDD
2 GB Ram
DVD burner
WLAN
Bluetooth

Early for x220

>>57312391
Better make sure it's got the Intel iGPU and not the Nvidia dGPU. The Nvidia models like to kill themselves just from normal usage and are housefire-tier besides that.

>>57312553

>x220

hunk of shit

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Can't wait to play halflife 3 on my FHD modded x220

What's a good price for an X220 with SSD + HDD, 8GB of RAM and an i7?

Found one on eBay without an OS but in decent condition for 270 quid but the accept offers.

>>57313003

I wouldn't take one even if its free.
> sandy bridge i7 + x220
enjoy the house fire anon

I need a new battery for my trusty t420. Anyone have any advice? Where should I look, what type of battery should I get?

I noticed the 9 cells stick out of the back a bit, is that uncomfortable at all?

>>57313267
I use a 9 cell and have never had any problems. I've been thinking about getting an ultrabay battery as well because I currently have a hard drive in my ultra bay that I don't really need.

>>57313267
>>57313284
If anything the 9cell is even better because it'll provide a stop if your thinkpad wants to fall backwards.

I recently upgraded my T420 and was wondering if anyone has a distro recommendation. I've always used OpenBSD on it but lately I've wanted to try something different.

Best place to buy replacement batteries? My T430s is shot.

>>57313326
gentoo (I mean why not)

>>57313267
You ever thought of rebuilding a battery? I'm pretty sure that T420 batteries are just straight up 18650s chained together. You can get decent 18650 batteries for like $3 each.

>>57313874

Not everyone here has autism

>>57313929
if saving $40 and being certain just how much capacity my new battery has means I have autism then I'm damn proud to have autism.

How bad is 1280x800 for coding?
Not sure if i should get a x200.

>>57314287
The really depends upon the programmer. You might just try setting your current resolution to 1280*800 or some approximate variation thereof and seeing how well you like it.

buyers guide seems to only be for used thinkpads which i'm not interested in.

looking to buy a gift for my sister who keeps buying these shitty $200 laptops and breaking them. figured a thinkpad would be durable enough to last her, but not sure which models would be considered the most durable. yoga 11e seems good, but the tablet aspects makes me think it'll be less rugged than i'm looking for.

i've got about $600 to drop on this. suggestions?

>>57314338
x220 IPS with a 850 EVO.

>>57313874
Usually I like doing stuff myself like that, but I have a bad habit of killing laptops with bad batteries

>>57314338
Why don't you want a used one? They've never done me wrong.

>>57313284
Elaborate on the ultrabay battery? Never heard of it

>>57314365
i can see what you're getting at here but not sure if my sister would be able to replace to hdd with the ssd. i could ship to me and do it myself and then ship it to her i suppose

>>57314480
i guess because it's a gift

>>57314492
T420s can put a battery in their ultrabay but unfortunately Lenovo decided not to implement that feature for the standard T420.

>>57313326
Elementary os

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Did I make the right choice for my T420's OS partition?

The size is enough, the price was great and the speed is msata II anyway.

I guess I'm asking about reliability and durability of the brand?

>>57313284
What do you think of this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/152111046446

>>57314909
Are you putting that in the slot the WiMax usually goes into?

>>57314945
100% housefire guaranteed

>>57315089
Why? They seem legit to me, except for being chinese

>>57315128
I really don't trust them with batteries or anything power related

>>57314909
I hope you have another ssd or something, because 60gb gets filled up really fast
I'd say return it, and get an ssd with some actual capacity, and throw whatever hard drive you had in the trash.
hard drives do NOT belong in laptops in 2016.

X220 for 160€ or X230 for 210€?

>>57314338

buy a refurbished one t450s

>>57314963
Will that even work? mSATA SSD in WLAN/WWAN slot? Whaaaaaaaaat?

>>57315231
60GB SSD for the OS in the mSATA slot.
320GB HDD (7400 rpm)
1TB HDD (5400 rpm) in the optical drive slot

It was an excellent ebay bargain with the 320GB HDD and I needed an inexpensive solution for faster boot times.

It will be given to someone else (minus the 1TB drive, which I use for back ups) after I play around with it a little. The Kingston was also a relatively good deal making a great bargain overall imo.

Buying, say a Samsung EVO, will be as expensive as the whole package at the moment.

>>57315413
>7400 rpm
I meant 7200**

>>57315413
return the ssd, sell the 320gb hdd, and use the money you got from that + a tiny bit more to get a 250 gb ssd, and an external hard drive thing for the 1tb drive
hard drives do NOT belong in laptops

>>57315270

LOL, i got my x230 for $100 US

>>57315459
Fuck off autist
No one cares
I don't live in America obviously

How much should I pay for a HP 8570W?

>>57313874
For rebuilding you'll need a spot welder. All those youtube fucks soldering the cells are just plain retarded and suicidal.
I've yet to come across a tutorial rebuilding a recent battery pack for a significant capacity increase and not those ancient 700c packs.

>>57312702
no u

>>57313874
Doesn't the battery controller have some safety mechanism where it shuts off permanently when you disconnect the batteries?

T510 for $115
can i hackintosh it?

>>57315801
LOL, i got my t510 for $80 US

>>57315801
buy it naow

>>57315489

>calling me autist

When you are the one overpaying...

>>57315231
>hard drives do NOT belong in laptops in 2016.

I have one because my Thinkpad is my only computer. Having a desktop is a bit inconvenient as a student in dorms. Especially if you do not really need desktop performance.

In any case it feels bit silly to have 3 SSDs on your laptop.

Hey /tpg/ I'm about to place an order for a P70 with E3-1505M v5 (Xeon 2.7GHz Quad core) and Quadro M4000M. I got the bare minimum on RAM/SSD since I figure I can install those myself for cheap. I plan to use this mainly for heavy video editing and After Effects.

Question: 1) any known issues with the P70? Is it solid and reliable? I'll be using this to earn my living so it needs to hold up. 2) Is this setup capable of handling heavy editing/VFX work well?

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>>57316392
>not having one of these in the main bay, another in the ultrabay, two mSATAs in each adapter as well as an mSATA in both internal mPCIe slots, and an Expresscard SSD for a total of seven SSDs
Do you even fast?

>>57315801
>hackintosh
no, buy a real mac, or don't bother using mac os
Mac os is only nice on macbooks, on anything else it's dogshit.

>>57316392
external hard drive
problem solved

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What kind of battery life would I get on this? Xps too expensive and I like industrial of Thinkpad, but want good battery

How do you guys feel about the x240? Anyone notice any common issues?

>>57316939
Garbage unusable trackpad with no physical trackpoint buttons. Can be replaced with the X250 trackpad fairly easily, though.

>>57316967
That was my only concern. It looks like good price for good specs. The only cavet I saw was the shit trackpad.

I like the idea of the battery upgrade that can potentially last 10 hours.

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edgy

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I've a ThinkPad t420i with x2 ssd slipped in

product page links

Lenovo
cnet

ssd1 win10
ssd2 Ubuntu

so what I want to know if it's possible to somehow configure/set my laptop to always boot to the menu where I can specify which ssd to into when I boot my laptop

If it's possible.. How?

>>57317092

.. whatever that "product links" part... I copied my forum thread post...

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What does /tpg/ think of the Thinkpad Helix?

>>57312887
What's that?

>>57316617
>grade b
Probably 2hours

Just bought an x220t. What cool things can I put in the express card slot? I saw a mouse, tv tuner, egpu adapter, usb expander, and smart card reader. Any other interesting stuff?

I have a question for you guys. I did a x220 ips install on an x220 but the adhesive on it was really gloopy and messy. I still used it and got some other tape to use as support. I want to install the same ips panel on another x220 that I have in my posession, but I don't want to get that nasty adhesive shit on it.

Any recommendations on adhesive solvent/remover that is good to use with electronics?

>>57317530
What thinkpad can I get that would get me 6+?

What are all tthe ways I can make my ThinkPad cooler?

W520 btw

>>57317747
Just buy a new battery pack, probably will reach 6 hours then

This SSD will fit in my x230 right?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820156151

>>57317817

Actually this looks better for my x230

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373&cm_re=850_evo-_-20-147-373-_-Product

>>57316617
depends on the battery, it's condition, and what kind of power saving modes you are ok with, and how you use it
With very conservative power saving modes and lightly browsing the internet I can get 9 hours of battery life on my t420.
without and power saving and playing a game or something its like 30 minutes to an hour at best.

>>57317765
I'd rather just have a laptop with better battery

>>57317092
its called grub

>>57317172
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT.

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Soon, my love.

>>57318294

> No trackpoint buttons

Might as well go kys

>>57318307
Tbh trackpoint buttons seem a bit clunky to me. Plus, can't you just remove the clickpad and replace it with a trackpad that includes the buttons?

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>>57317586

pls reply

>>57318358
Here (You) go.

>>57318360

Pls no bully

>>57316492
If i were a richfag i would do this.

>>57311797
Anyone got a t460p here with a quadcore and the 940m?
Can you test if it throttles under full load (cpu and gpu)
and what's the battery life like?
I'm probably going to be getting a t470p whenever it comes out since the new macbook is so shit.

>>57316492
>>57318510
>running them all in RAID 0
LUDICROUS SPEED

>>57315231
Say that to my t420 with a 500gb samsung mSATA and 2gb WD HDD.

>motherboard in desktop dies (thanks asrock)
>have to use x60t for work
>only stinkpad i own, barely used it in years
>1400x1050 looks better than any other laptop i've ever used
>even after falling for the gaming laptop meme when i was a teen
>4:3 is objectively better for laptop use
>best laptop keyboard and possibly best rubberdome keyboard ever made
>nipple mouse beats the hell out of trackpad on any laptop
>entire desk minus side monitors can be plugged into base and disconnected in 1 second
>tablet conversion all but perfected in 2006
>build quality high enough to bludgeon chads
>laptop is ten years old
>10 fucking years

after having used at least 2 dozen more recent laptops, what the fuck was anyone else thinking? not even newer thinkpads come close. With an SSD there's no need to upgrade whatsoever for anything you actually use a laptop for.

anyway, how to solve 55 minute battery life? are new OEM batteries any better?

>>57319206
Upgrading the wireless card does wonders for any *60 generation Thinkpad. The Intel card they used was really, really shitty.

>>57317261

Some fagboy is making a FHD kit mod for the x220, its been months, still no order thread.

>>57319206
Replace the lithium cells.

>>57317884
Ok is there another model I should look at that gets better?

>>57319380
you can probably find one on ebay for a lot cheaper
I got mine for $100 because it didn't have a ram/hdd cover.
The battery in it was chink, but I'd gget 9-10 hours out of it just lightly browsing the web

>>57319087
>2gb HDD
nice desu

>>57319206
Plenty of 3rd party batteries are fine. I bought a few different ones to accompany my stock one for my x61 I took to japan for a few weeks... ended up just using all 4 batteries i had.

I have one x61 (using to post this) and two r61's (like them more than t61 because thicker & cooler temperature wise)

first like another anon said, upgrade the wireless card. if you get a triple antenna card, just hook up the first two antennas.

get a top end CPU for it because unless you're going Core 2 Extreme you are not paying more than 10, 12 bucks for a top end cpu. i have t9500 or t9300 in all mine. you will need a decent amount of thermal paste because you need to cover 2 chips.

Lastly if you haven't done it install middleton bios because not only do you need it for the wireless whitelist but it unlocks sata ii speeds which helps tons when you have a ssd.

If youre rich as fuck you can go to 51nb and get a x62 kit.

>>57313326
Devuan

>>57312391
Also, is it possible to use an msata ssd with a T61?

ssd windows + ssd linux + hdd anime reporting for duty

>>57312702
Delet dis

Regarding t61's

Do ebay sellers have a habit of leaving out the fact it is one with an nvidia gpu inside? Like, the ones who typically sell a lot of thinkpads and tend to put up all the info do they just skip the "oh it's also the one with an nvidia gpu" part knowing people who know what's up will not want to buy it?

Are there any notable cons to getting an x220 tablet over the regular one?

>>57320990
worse battery and hinge
oh and the heatsink needs this retarded condom to get the air out of the machine, instead of just making a better heatsink
>>57320552
no, **20 series or newer
>>57320631
>hdd
triggered

>>57320631
msata ssd windows because linux can't into my eGPU + storage hdd + optical drive/swappable hdds here

Love the ultrabay thing. Got 3 hdd caddies with HDDs on them to use as labeled external storage, swapping between them is like swapping between giant microSD cards.

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2nd day using this machine. How the fuck do I use the "Colorimeter by PANTONE"...?

Can someone please post the thinkpad pasta? The one about spilling coffee in starbucks and all?

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>T420 audio jack shits itself suddenly
>single mini jack with four poles in it for no earthly reason
>take my X201 which has a fucked up headphone jack
>insert the extra RAM from the T420
>re-task the mic jack into a monophonic headphone jack with software
Now I don't have to be completely deaf while I wait for my new audio/USB daughterboard in the mail. People think I'm fucking crazy when I say I prefer having 2 stereo jacks to a single "streamlined" one.

Of every Thinkpad you have used, which one has had the most "flex" or weak areas in its design? Surprisingly, my X61 and X201 are sturdier than my T61 and T420. It's unusual, and I have compared them side-by-side.

>>57319206
>>57319231
This, this! Get whitelist-less BIOS, then put a new battery and a Centrino 6205 or 6300 in it! I have the X61T with the 1400x1050 X60T's screen, almost same model as yours, and using half-height WLAN cards does wonders for heat and power consumption. All of the cards used in these models suck ass, just like this anon says. Expect 4-5 hours of battery on a genuine 8-cell if you're not stressing out the CPU constantly. I can get a lot of drawing/painting done on a single charge, and I know no tablet convertible better than the X60/X61 tablets to date.

>>57319770
X62 currently has no digitizer support. I had the same idea. Cannot get a top-end CPU because X-series have their processors soldered, not socketed. A higher-frequency one would overwhelm the tiny heatpipe quickly, anyhow.

>>57322187
jeez look at that flicker

lenovo screens are the worst for this shit

X220/4GB/160GB
130 plus 15 shipping. Too much?

>>57311797
so you guys basically buy old thinkpads and mod the fuck out of them correct?

Is a t420 too big to throw in a backpack? I want it because the track pad on the x220 looks gay as fuck, but idk about size.

>>57317172
>no clit mouse
>shitty chiclet looking keyboard
>looks like it's actually a mount for a shitty Windows tablet
What makes this a ThinkPad other than the fucking logo plastered on it?

>>57318990

pull the chute she'll rip apart at this speed!!

>>57323848
Don't even have to mod them, apart from maybe adding an SSD, they're good as they are

>>57324305
sounds pretty dope desu, might get one since they're cheap. If I was to mod what would you recommend putting in?

>>57312391
Got an r61 for free, upgraded with 9cell batt. 4gb ram and an ssd of128. With bios upgrade this machine rocks for no game use! Upgrades where around 70eur on ali

>>57324331
Tbh it's usually more cost effective to just buy a more expensive thinkpad with better innards than buy a shitty one and "mod" it, depending on how new/old the thinkpad is, you can change the monitor(resolution, matrix), you can change keyboard(backlit or not, the layout), you can change shitty clickpad for a trackpad for **40 series, you can change CPU on older models, don't think you can on newer ones, you can add extra ram, you can add SSD
Basically everything same you could do with other laptops just that the parts are more easily available to find online and you're more abled to change the parts without having to get fucked in the ass by manufacturers who make it near impossible to change the parts without breaking off chunks of plastic

>>57313267
Bought a ninecell for 20.5 eur on ali. I get 3.5 hours out of my r61 at least

>>57313356
Ali

>>57318328
Trackpoint buttons are far from clunky. They don't click like the mouse buttons you usually find in keyboards, they feel more like actual keyboard buttons. Being able to use them like that instead of a touchpad is hella comfy.

>>57324392
oh thanks, what model would you recommend getting? I hear T420 and X220 a lot. This would basically be a mobile desktop to weight isn't an issue. I guess sub $1000 for budget

>>57315152
That's like your ooinion dude. Not a guarantee for housfire. Abrands (aplle samsung) are housefire certified to atm.

I've got a X220t with the touchpad disabled in BIOS. I just never use the touchpad at all. Are there any useful things I could do with it instead of it just being there, unused?

>>57324441
>sub 1000$ budget
You could get a newest T560 or something like that for that money(used also though)
People usually buy thinkpads because they're dirt cheap compared to other laptops with specs like these, since most thinkpads are offloaded from companies after they upgrade their hardware
T420 ant X220 are like 200$ max, maybe a little different depending on your location and the specifications on them, but they're still aged machines, never really looked into, but I think they should be like 5 years or more old, so if you have a higher budget, might as well buy a newer one(50 or 60 series(40 is shit) for example T550, T460, X250 etc, depending on what you need(screen size etc))
The main selling points are that when you buy used you get very good price for the specs, you get good specs, good build quality, good serviceability, trackpoint, good keyboard, basically everything is fucking good or great

>>57324516
so basically you get a thinkpad because it's the best bang for buck, and when it comes time to "get a new laptop" you can just add something and it's basically good as new? If I can save money then I'm all for it. Also I'm not using it for a gaming machine, more graphic and web stuff. Thanks for the help!

light bulb in my x230 think light ded, wat do

>>57324552
I mean just in general computers don't really age that much, if not used for gaming
For laptops you can just slap an SSD instead of HDD and it's basically like a new computer, the problem with consumer laptops is that they always have some kind of shitty flaws and design failures as in they will shit the bed a year after their warranty ends, be it from overheating or the hinges on screen breaking off

>>57324575
this actually happened to me with my yoga, I'd rather have something more reliable than a meme machine

i am going to buy a t460.
is there anything i need to know beforehand?

>>57324604
get a T560

>>57324604
http://laptops.specout.com/compare/7133-7135/ThinkPad-T460-vs-ThinkPad-T560

>>57324554
replace it, it's very easy

>>57324464
Maybe write a piece of code that lets it control the main volume only?

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I finally bought into the meme

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For 550 euros, worth it ?

>>57325114
Nice :3

I just bought an x230 last night, i5 with 16gb RAM and IPS for $180

All I'm upgrading is the storage, I bought a 500gb 850 EVO to replace the 500gb HDD.

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>>57322187
You should have a program pre-installed.

>>57311797
So if i wanted to buy a business laptop that isn't a thinkpad what would i go for?

>>57325422
Guess it doesn't auto-install after factory reset.
Thanks anon, got it off Lenovo's page.

Hey guys i'm bout' to buy a x201 i5 4gb ram 250 hd, is it a good buy ? even though im just gonna use linux, watch shows, play old games ( ragnarok like).[ it'll be a vacation pc, i have a "gaymer pc"]

Hey, I'm getting a new Thinkpad.

Should I get an x220 (i5 2520M) or an x230 (i5 3320M)?

If anyone used them both, please tell me which keyboard feels comfier, how do you like them overall..

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Dude wants $100 for a lightly used T420, it isn't bios locked and Computrace is disabled. Good deal?

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Hey /tpg/
Pretty excited. I picked up an R61 for dirt cheap, $22. It boots to bios great so I've ordered a battery and HD tray to begin with.

First thing I'm going to do is install the Middleton bios. I know that'll boost me to 3gb Sata and allow other processors and up to 8gb ram.

Second I plan to boost the ram to around 4gb. 8gb is just ridiculously expensive for DDR2 and 4gb should be fine for most tasks.

Next will be a CPU swap from the T7300 in it to a T8300, this should be a SUBSTANTIAL boost in processing power. The T8300 is super cheap and does very well in single and dual core tasks. It only starts to really lag behind modern competition in tests using more than 2 cores.
A dual core is really all you need unless you're doing some serious work.

A usb 3.0 express card will fit my usb needs and I may get a PCI-e to Microsd adapter for the empty slot inside the computer to use as secondary drive.

Finally, I would consider an SSD with Windows 10, Lubuntu, and possibly an OSX version as well. I should be in for under $100 (not including the SSD) for a very solid little laptop.
The screen is the 1600x900, so not top tier but not shit (looking at you 720). The buttons are super clean and there's almost no signs of wear. And it does not have the shitty dedicated graphics.

First question,
How does OSX run on these thinkpads?
Second,
How are the batteries for the extreme Bay or whatever, worth the cost? The Mah on them don't seem to be too high...
Third,
Any other things I should be aware of with these laptops?

Do I really need a SSD?

>>57326134
>check t8300 prices
>less than 10 bux

Fairly big difference in processing power. More than enough to justify the price and the effort. Tempting

>>57326134
>OSX
no

Just got my x220 (i5, 4gb ram, 320gb HDD), which Linux Distro should I install? Windows 7 that came with it runs like shit. The plan is to upgrade to 8gb of ram, and throw in an SSD

>>57326003

X230 all day nigger.

>>57326305
How's the keyboard? That's one of the most important factors for me.

>>57326295
use Debian desu, it works great and fast without any bloat included, easy and very comfy to use.

>>57326320

New to thinkpads ? If so the new keyboard is just fine.


If you have autism and remember the days of getting beat up at school and coming home to play games on a t42 them get the x220 for keyboard nostalgia.

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meme machine in the mail, upgrading from a t61. I think it was a reasonable deal.

>>57326412

> reasonable deal

i got a t430 for $100

I need a T420 charger. What buy?

>>57326077
Pls respond

>>57326569
Probably want to get a t420 charger.

>>57326734
No, he needs one from either a T400 or an X61

>>57326134
You bought Acer shit...those thinkpads were made by Acer and it shows, the build quality is bad and the keyboard is flimsy. Not worth more than 50 cents

>>57326762
what

the dog knocked over my T420 today on hard fllor and it fell flat and was monitor was all the way turned.

It somehow survived with zero damage. It was a big relief .Totally expected at least a crack on screen

>>57326797
One for an X201t would work too.

What games do you guys use on your thinkpads?

>>57326830
Anything because eGPU.

>>57326830
burnout paradise
unturned
Ford racing 3
Limbo
Portal
Floating Point
super crate box

T420

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>>57311797
I can get a T430 for 300$, but I know nothing about hardware. Is this a good buy?
>i5 3rd Gen 2.5GHz with 6GB of RAM, has a crack on its back

>>57326952
No.

>>57326952
No

>>57326206
Literally they are dirt cheap. You can actually go for bigger and better but for the price to performance ratio, T8300 wins. Plus it creams a Cekeron N2840.
>>57326796
Everywhere I've read said they are built like tanks, and I have to say I agree after getting mine in the mail.
>>57326226
Why not? Shits and giggles will be had.

>>57326963
Okay, it's just hard to find Thinkpad here. What's the right price then?

>>57326830
CSGO
Warthunder
World of Tanks
100% orange juice lel

T420 + GTX 950 egpu.

Need help /g/ents - x200s. Is it true that if there is no line on the lid the screen is 1440 and not 1280? Can I install 64-bit operating systems on all versions of x200s? Does it support 8GB (4+4) ram?

>>57326952
Considering I got a 430 with an i7 with backlit keyboard and fingerprint reader for about $250, no look elsewhere.

I just found a seller on cl selling x230 laptops for 150 obamas. He's got a small computer repair shop.
I might go check them out with my dad since he needs a laptop.
Sounds like a pretty good deal, hopefully off-lease.

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>>57316492
h-hayai

>>57326431
Just because you did it does not mean that it happens all the time.

>>57327874
t430s go below $150 fairly often
they go for $100 all the time when they just miss a power cable or like the ram/hdd cover

Hello, I bought a HDD caddy to replace my optical bay with, and I put an SSD in it. When booting up my computer, after I input my password it's just a blue screen with the mouse pointer, no icons or taskbar or anything. Could anyone help identify the problem?

Also, I want to migrate my HDD's contents to the SSD, effectively replacing my HDD. The point is to boot from SSD and have it be my main drive so everything is faster, is that doable without any CD's or anything like it?

I can't replace my HDD with SSD in the HDD's original slot, as the 7mm SSD is too small to fit properly. I've ordered a 7mm to 9.5mm adapter for that and I'm still waiting on it. I'll switch them once it arrives, but I'm impatient so I want to migrate everything now so I can use it for school asap.

Thank you.

>>57311797
Enjoying my libreboot X60.

>>57326725
Seems legit but what processor and is the battery working. Then again you can always upgrade the CPU later at that cost.

Im trying to get a crystal hd working on a librebooted x200 has anyone had any luck? (im trying to do it with as much freedom as possible)

>>57324027
a team of highly qualified lawyers from china

>>57329808
>actually working
>as much freedom as possible

What is the best way to snipe on eBay?

>>57330325
I used gixen's desktop version, don't know if it's the best but it worked.

at CES 2017, will thinkpad be shedding tears of rage or tears of joy?

>>57311797

Is an X220 still good in 2016? Use is basically gonna be web browsing, video, programming, MS office, etc.

Also, is it worth bothering to replace the TN panel with an IPS panel or is it tolerable enough?

>>57330848
>Is an X220 still good in 2016?
Sandy Bridge will keep being good until at least 2022

>>57329952
if we know what stones are made of, how come they still work?

>>57330848
IPS will always be better.

>>57324027

>>57329852 + IBM patents.

>>57325423
Dell Latitude (6000-7000 series), HP EliteBook(8xx0/25x0 series) or Dell Precision laptops.

>>57327010
How do this

What's the cheapest ThinkPad T with an IPS?

>>57326952
Only thing to tip the scales would be if it has Nvidia NVS or not

My guess is it does not

>>57331288
15" 4:3 T60p

What's something interesting to put in the ExpressCard slot on my t420? Haven't seen much other than usb 3.0

>>57331571
egpu like >>57327010
wwan
expresscard ssd but they're rare iirc

Just got my thinkpad t420s tonight! got a hell of a deal and from a nice little mom and pop shop that does literally half of their business refurbishing and selling thinkpads. I'm trying to decide on a distro to go with it
(came with wangblows 7 pro, ms office 2007, a year of malwarebytes, and some other goodies but w/e). What do you guys usually run? I'd go arch but I'm lazy as fuck and want it to be pretty much install and go. thought about ubuntu, due to all of the support it has but fedora seems neat as well as Solus and elementary. Help me choose /g/

>>57329808
What benefits does it have over intel GPU?
HD4500 can decode 1080p 30fps 8-bit h264, that's what this Broadcon card is used for in underpowered aton netbooks. And does it have a free driver in the first place?

>>57331915
Ubuntu MATE

>>57331915
>What do you guys usually run?
Windows 7.

>I'd go arch but I'm lazy as fuck and want it to be pretty much install and go
Antergos

>>57330848
X230 with x220 keyboard and 13 inch display mod.

>>57331915
>>57331917
>>57331924

Also I've heard of battery life being damn near cut in half when it comes to linux on a thinkpad. that true?

>>57324604
get a T460s, it has more TDP.
And higher TDP(25W) -> less throttling

For $175 freeshipping is it good ?
Lenovo ThinkPad X220,Core i5 2.60GHz,4GB Ram,320GB HD,WiFi,Webcam,Win 7 Pro

>>57331988
No, install tlp.

>>57332043$175 CAD that is

>>57331988
well t420s has worse battery than the standard t420 anyway.

will the thinkpad retro be a massive disappointment or a massive positive surprise?

>>57332095

Yea I knew that going into it, but oh well.

>>57332167
i think it will be the both things.

>>57332266
what if it only has 6 rows of keys?
what if it has a glaring screen? what if it has chiclet keys?
I think all those variables would mean purely disappointment from many people here.
I can see mixed feelings though, like if it has those things(proper keyboard, matte screen, 7 row keyboard) but the screen ratio is 16:9. It'd be sad, but still the step up I had hoped for.

>>57332344
what about a 7-row chiclet keyboard?

>>57332362
Still soul crushing to me, I absolutely need this laptop to deliver both.
Although, I guess, it would still be the best option we have, really.
Another thing I really want is anti-microbial keys with no backlighting.

>>57332385
What is anti-microbal keys and do they exist already?

>>57332385
backlighing is cool but I still prefer the ThinkLight.

>>57332399
the material the old keyboards were made with, rough surface, doesn't smear the ink, doesn't go greasy. Doesn't work well with with backlit keys, which is why they're no longer there
>>57332410
backlighting sacrifices those keys, it's absolutely not worth it. Thinkpad should be for power-users that don't need to see their keys anyways

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I just bought this did I do good ?
thread recommended X220's and I'm going to be using it at work

>>57332410
They need to make a thinklight with good bright warm led and dissipating matte lens.
>>57332447
Isn't rough material supposed to collect grease better?

>>57332455
average at best.

>>57332477
>Isn't rough material supposed to collect grease better?
there's a reason they're called anti-microbial. they do not become greasy. Obviously it's not like your fingers do not magically waste while using these keys but it doesn't stick to your fingers.

>>57332490
it was that or continue using my late 2006 macbook, at least I didn't do bad

>>57332477
>thinklight with good bright warm led
seconded
And it should come or allow to configure with:
>FHD >96% sRGB display(just like Dell does)
>removable batterygood bright warm led
>docking port
>good cooling system
>Iris Graphics
>status LEDs(on the keyboard or at the bezel)
>the repairability of the older models.

>>57332603
2 Thunderbolts would be enough for any kind of docking.

>>57332603
>3:2 3000x2000 display

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>>57332728
>it'll almost certainly be 16:10 because they fucked with the test results

i see a t410 on cl near me for $100
should i pull the trigger?
i already have a t430

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>2016
>He uses a PajeetPad

>>57333185
PajeetPad = surface

>>57333185
but i don't use a macbook

So I got linux up on my t420s, any idea why the wifi is so fucking slow? Like holy shit I've seen 28kbps go faster than this shit.

$134 for a T410?

Are the defaults for tlp just fine for a t420s or should I edit the config?

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>>57332553
I feel you brother, I bought this one
>coming from a dell inspirion 1525

>>57333219
This.

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how should i fill these holes, /g/?

>>57334134
egpu/usb ports on expresscard
SD card with keyfile to unlock your encrypted disks on SD slot

Now that ThinkPads have died aftet the Tx20 series, what laptops does /tpg/ recommend?

>>57335462
x20 and x30 series, see >>57330884

>>57313326

Xubuntu.

Should i buy an T420, X220 or X230?

>>57331943
What mod?

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Should I do it guys?

>>57336753
Just reply already you fucking poorfags.

Should I get a t420 or x220? I've found two for just about the same price and don't really care about the screen size ($175)

>>57326830

Unreal Tournament
Half Life
Final Fantasy 7
Baldur's Gate 2

And alot of stuff on emulators.

Bare in mind I have an X60s with 2 gigs of Ram.

It's comfy though.

>>57330848

Anon, I have an x60s with 2 gigs of Ram. I can do all of those things with very few problems.

>>57336938
50% discount?

Found X220T with i5, 8 GB ram and SSD for $412-77 = $335, seems to be on par with VertexPC prices
Seems to be in ok condition but I'll go and check in person
Battery says 3 hours on balanced at 75%, I guess it has some wear on it
I can see clearly on the photo that screen bumpers are missing though, gotta pray that the screen itself is ok

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I should probably get a new battery

>>57332012
>get a T460s, it has more TDP.
Can't change the battery or upgrade RAM yourself on a T460s.

>>57316295
Yurp prices are always different

>>57336938
>pays $1354 for a laptop
>too cheap to pay $28 for two-day shipping
>calls others poorfags

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do you /g/uys only like old thinkpads?

I'm thinking of buying the x260 and would really appreciate your opinion, how big would my e-peen be?

>>57337960
Well, there's stuff that's different between the new and old ones and a lot of people prefer the older setups, they were more functional in some ways and the newer models have sacrificed that for no good reason. If you want to listen to a guy ramble about the differences for 17 minutes here's a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb7p3VkQCOo

But I mean, the newer ones are still pretty good

>>57337991
I'd love to listen to a guy ramble about the differences for 17 minutes thanks

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Quick, press F12 and paste this in console:

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Are new latitude laptops still well built? Every one or only some of those?

>>57338067
not until you explin in detail what it does anon

I love my thinkpad. My thinkpad is nice.

When I stand away from it at an angle and the sun hits the top, its absolutely beautiful and even tear-inducing. It is the perfect size, 14 inches. Not too big, nor too small. It looks so sleek sitting there on the counter with the light all around it, basking in its own glory.

>>57338043
>>57337960
I would say they are worth getting, it is easier to get used to that style keyboard if youi've never used an older thinkpad before. The older models are superior, but not in regards to hardware

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elitebook checking in

how does it feel knowing that your chinkpad is made out of shitty 90s era plastic

>>57338354
worth it just to have that 3rd mouse button though.

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>>57311797
What does /g/ think about my pad?

Thinkpad Yoga 12 2nd Gen
-----------------------------------------
- Intel i5-5300
- 8GB Ram
- 265 GB SSD
- Almost 8 hrs of battery
Screen:
1920x1080 IPS with 10 Finger Touch and integrated Wacom tablet (with all those wacom features).

Runs perfectly on Arch linux, only the screen rotation required some tweaking.

Got it for 650 Euros as a demo machine in perfect condition without any scratches and 99% battery capacity

>>57337991
>>57337960
I think it's right to say, that the new keyboards aren't as functional as the old 7-row ones. Also that the old one feel a little bit better while writing is a fact. But in order to get a thinner laptop with mostly better specs ( talking about comparison between something like a t420 and a t460s) there are no laptops out there like thinkpads. Keyboards, also the newer ones, are still godlike. Built quality in the T and X series is still comfy as kek.

>>57335462
Toughbook Let's Note.

>>57338509
the new t and x series build quality has gone down, they feel like shit

>>57338412
damn jelly

After the recent MacBook shenanigan I want to go for a similar setup as yours (but of course going Gentoo)

>>57337818
>Implying I bothered to get ready the shipping info
Cry me a river with your $100 secondhand laptop :^)

>>57337485
Yeah, one use coupon only valid for EU or USA, can be used in any configuration for desktop or laptop.

>>57332755
>16:10 is bad
>16:10 is not the answer to all the worlds problems

>>57338787
If you have some horizontal taskbars and other shit, then 3:2 is better. Ipad Pro even has 4:3.

>>57338412
Basically same specs, just a no-touch TN screen, for 550 euros for my T550
I guess a fairly good price, for the IPS and if you find that useful, the touch

>>57338828
3:2 is basically 16:10, just that 16:10 has some extra pixels to the sides
And 16:10 is the golden ratio(almost)

>>57338921
3:2 becomes golden ratio for the content you are viewing on it if you have a horizontal taskbar on it. Like Tabs bar in Firefox, or Windows taskbar. Even Microshit already know that.

From wdg thinking o buying into the meme do I get a used x220 or T520 or just buy a new T500 series?

/tpg/ is there any way to immidiatelly from photos know if x200s is 1280x800 or 1440x900?

>>57339206
You can crop the screen out of the photo and count the pixels

>>57339206
yes. low res ones have a line on the lid

>>57339242
Than you very much!

>>57331211
What about Dell Latitude 3000 series?

>>57339242
If I may, actually one more thing: even though some models of x200s were shipped with 32-bit systems, on all you can install 64-bit systems, and have more than 3GB of memory, right?

>>57339206
Higher res has no webcam and lid is thinner
But 900p is TN

>>57339339
You can have 8 gigs of memory total 4+4 special 2Rx8 DIMMs.

Would a T520 be a good buy right now, or just the T420s?

>>57339427
The T520 would be a lot heavier device than the t420s. IMO you should go for the t420s as long as you don't need the 'better' hardware inside of a t520.

>>57339427
elitebook 8470p

>>57339541
I don't really need the better hardware in the T520, I was just leaning towards it because it seemed easier to add an FHD screen since you don't need to buy a modkit from some guy on a forum. If I'm wrong about the T420 in terms of upgrading the screen I'd be glad to know though.

>>57339631
The t420 screen is also quite easy to upgrade - but afaik you'll need a kit.
There are also kits for the t420s but i don't really know someone who had upgraded the screen on his machine so I can't say how much of an act it is

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What are /tpg/'s thoughts on getting an 11.6 Yoga (No. 711730346893) for light audio recording (audacity) and using it as a sketchpad?

I'm not (too) prejudiced towards tablets but
getting a Thinkpad seems to have greater benefits with the sole caveat in comparison to any similarly priced tablet being increased weight and bulk which doesn't offend me at all, still I'd like hear your opinions on whether or not I should consider a different model since I'm pretty set towards Thinkpads in general..

>>57339746
garbage

>>57339708
T420s kits work flawlessly, but T420 kits are hit and Miss. Depends on power supply, CPU and CPU load. Both are hard to get by. You have to get them through the forums tho.

Drawfag here. Is the X1 yoga any good?

>>57339952
No. Get Microsoft Surface.

>>57339746
I have a yoga 13, it's garbo hinges break, keyboard sucks, gimmicky as fuck trackpad also sucks

>>57340387
>>57339767
I think I shall look for an X230T unless anyone can recommend anything worthwhile at a smaller size, thanks for the replies so far.

>>57335588
pls respond

>>57340467
Well, tells us your use case dummy ...

X250, T460, T550, or T560? using it for web dev with a possible side for live streaming stuff ranging from programming to fighting games (anywhere from old to new)

>>57340788
How much will you travel with it?

>>57341233
everyday, but I don't care if it's heavy.

Can I live with the touchpad on the T440, or is a mouse a must, typical of most windows laptops?

>>57341279
You will care about it. Even my (work) 15" MacBook Pro got annoying to carry every day. I'd get an X series, or maybe even a ThinkPad Yoga.

>>57341529
You have the clit. It's better than the touchpad.

>>57341539
model of x series?

>>57341539
As someone who carried a 17" unibody pro and a fuckton of books near daily for 2 years, i can say that its a matter of opinion. All you need is a half decent bag.

Looking to buy a T460. Is the i7 version really worth getting over the i5? The price gap is ridiculous where I'm from.

>>57341604
I'd personally get x230t, but if you need power, x260. Do not touch x240!

>>57341723
what's wrong with x240?

Do 420's come with Bluetooth? Seems like a good buy just for watching vietnamese cartoons but don't want to use shitty laptop speakers and have an ok Bluetooth speaker.

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X230T on Craigslist for $100

Worth??

Ive always read the X220 is better, why so?

>>57341881
definitely worth it. thats either a steal or stolen.

7 ro keyboard m8. get it anyways.

>>57341881
Thats a fucking steal

Get it anon

Thats cheaper than an X220 would likely be

>>57341881
do i just look on ebay and craigslist till something cheap pops up then snatch it? really new to this general

>>57338354
>tacky silver color
lol

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>>57337721
Got nothing on this

I just bought an x220 w/ ssd for $102.50 on eBay. Was that a good price?

>>57342081
Very

Unless you got cucked with the non-IPS screen version

>>57342081
not too bad if it came with extended battery, IPS, 8gb ram and charger.

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>>57342108
I don't see any mention of ips in the product description, so I'm assuming it's not. But then again neither is my desktop monitor or current laptop, so it doesn't really bother me. I don't know why I'd even need ips for a screen right in front of my face.

Anyway, it's definitely a huge improvement over my 9 lb celeron satellite w/ 40 min of battery life. I'm basically just getting this to view documents in class and type in the library.

Im confused lads

does the following mod

>http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Install_Classic_Keyboard_on_xx30_Series_ThinkPads

require that gay ass hardware mod flasher thing that you use to short out pins or something if i want to apply the patch to get the Fn keys to work?

>>57342445
No

Thats only for BIOS hacking, EC flashing is all software

New thread:
>>57342574

>>57341546
The touchpad on the --40s makes the clit shitty, though. Gotta replace it with the --50 touchpad to have a usable machine.