/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

what advantages will i get if i get the 90v adapter for my x220?

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Sockfags go home

My IBM thinkpad with 4:3 aspect ratio lies over the ocean
My IBM thinkpad with 4:3 aspect ratio lies over the sea
My IBM thinkpad with 4:3 aspect ratio lies over the ocean
Oh bring back my IBM thinkpad with 4:3 aspect ratio back to me

Are screens from T431s compatible with my T420?

>>57509478
this would be good if you had striped socks and shaved

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Finally got the new keyboard and battery for my x220

How many ThinkPads do you have?

I'll start: i got 5
-T61
-L520
-T420
-W530
-X220

>>57509682
within the week, old men will be running the world.

>>57509410
90w:
- battery charges faster
- cpu may score marginally higher in stupid benchmarks like wei
- iirc the minimum required for acceptable performance while used in a dock

65w:
- smaller

>>57509699
can you use the 90w without a battery installed?

I bought the E560 thinkpad for 9000 NOK. Did I fuck up?

I'm new to /g/

I recently got my hands on a Dell Latitude E6400.

Any suggestions on what to do with it?

Seems kitted out.

>>57509990
install gentoo

>>57509990
put trump stickers on it and install gentoo

Having some issues with the virtual scrolling of my x200 running Windows 10 build 14393. Can this be helped?

>>57509990
Install Solus

>>57508608
insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285678-lenovo-thinkpad-t420-with-uefi-only/
Everything but the sd card reader works apparently. Of course the wifi card doesnt, but thats fixable by flashing a custom bios or getting a $10 USB adapter.

what can i do to a t440 to make it better

Is $250CAD (~$185USD) for a brand new T430 a good deal?

>>57509682
Your appointment with FEMA should be finalized within the week. I've already discussed the matter with the Senator.

Hi I fell on a patch of ice and landed on my w500. The screen broke and I am now hunting for a replacement. What is a good replacement with the same feel as the w500. I'd like to have a tad more juice and a slightly brighter screen in the replacement. The one I've looked into a bit more is the T420, any suggestions or things I should keep in mind?

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So my X230 is kill. I don't like nor X250, nor X260. I mean there is no USB-C on X260, what year it is, 1945? So yeah, I am going to get System 76 Lemur now. Any tips on this?

thinkpad?

more like shitpad

Need a thinkpad for hackintosh, I'm thinking x220
Anyone done it?

I want to splurge, what's the best I can get within 500?

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Sanyo confirmed for the best producer of 18650 cells ever.
>T430 9cell genuine battery
>80+ cycles
>still 101% of original capacity
Get rekt, chinks.

Is there a way to get the physical audio buttons working on my t420? On antegross

>>57509699
that's bullshit, desu.
if your x220/x230 doesn't get enough power from PSU it starts to drain the battery. The reason why thinkpads without batteries are throttled is because batteries in lelnovo thinkpads contain voltage regulators.

>>57511983
>start at 88% and stop at 94%
for what purpose?

>>57512043
yes, just install windows

>>57512071
No no, on antegross

>>57511983
Charging your battery to 95-100% causes faster wear of cells.

>>57512043
write a script to raise lower mute the volume, use your de to make a custom keyboard shortcut using your audio keys that call those scripts

>>57512089
meant to
>>57512062
also
>>57512082
>anteGROSS
That's gross, dude. Purge it and install OS for real men.

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>>57511983
T430 confirmed for master race.

Whenever I move my t420 lid it goes into sleep mode as if I've closed the lid completely.

Is it an easy fix, /tpg/?

>>57512101
I have no idea what any of that means. I still have to look up how to install stuff in the linux command line

>>57512264
install Windows 10

>>57512271
no I like linux

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>>57512559
30 minute later reply, I still love you

>>57512572
I'm torrenting right now so if I open more than 4 tabs my browser freezes up, sorry senpai

I need to get a new battery for my T420, I want the 9 cell but do you guys have any preference for what to go for or is it just the cheapest I can find?

>>57511983
My x230 has a sanyo 9-cell battery pack.

73% full charge capacity compared with factory specs.

8h on Windows.
6h30 on Linux.

>>57512700
Did you try resetting it?

>>57512734
Yes. Went from 72% to 73%. Somewhat wore out battery pack.
I'm pretty happy with it. Eventually I'll buy a new 6 or 9-cell battery, when this one wears out further. It went down from 76% to 73% in a year of being owned by me, so the last owner (swedish lady in a business) must have used the laptop like a retard in he two years she owned it.

What kind of battery should I buy for my T420? Chink 6 cell? Chink 9 cell? Real 6 cell? Real 9 cell?

>>57512774

>>57512687
here, 6 or 9 cell is down to preference
You wont find a real lenovo battery for a reasonable price, you'll be looking at chinkshit.
But I do like the 9 cell even if it does make the battery stick out back

>>57512774
>dGPU
real 9 cell
>no dGPU
real 6 cell or good chink 9 cell like antek

>>57512755
How many cycles?
My previous x230 had 75% of original capacity after 300 cycles. Pretty good score to be honest

>>57512798
It's a t420 so it doesn't have a dGPU

>>57509694
>within the week, old men will be running the world.

Without changing a thing because they ran it in the first place.

>>57512869
>>57512798
T420 can't have dGPUs tards

>>57512884
>Will Thinkpads ever return to 16:10 screens?
>Why can't lenovo order custom panels like Apple does?

No demand. They exist to make money. It's a very niche market.

>>57512898
ugh, you don't get the good memes anon

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>>57512902
>>57512869
Are you retarded? There was a T420 model with an Nvidia 4200 something, it's below the CPU and there's even coolers with 3 pipes for it

>>57512902
T420 Optimus nvs4200 isn't enough dedication for you

Why doesn't my X230 (on W7) play sound and YouTube videos until I hibernate it and turn it on again?

>>57509683
3
-X230
-X60
-T400

What do the rumours say about the upcoming Thinkpad announcements?

Anything worth waiting for or should I go ahead and make a purchase now?

>>57512934
>>57512932
I am indeed retarded, sorey

>>57512902
but my t420 has a gtx 950 :^)

I tried reapplying thermal paste to the CPU and GPU on my t530, but a screw attaching the heat pipe to the GPU is stripped and I couldn't remove it with a regular screwdriver. Am I fucked? Ask for pics.

>>57513187
my guess is that a screw extractor might help in removing the stripped head. I'll bite, what does it look like? pics?

also, any reputable t420 resellers on ebay? one with a 1600x900 res would be nice.

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>>57513296

>>57513296
>>57513322
Also, I'm scared that a screw extractor might accidentally scratch the motherboard or the vibrations from drilling might crack the motherboard.

>>57513322
That looks hardly stripped and there's even enough room for some small pliers. Maybe try the rubber band trick first or just a properly fitting flathead.

>>57513357
I tried needle-nose pliers and the rubber band trick. Fuck it, I could try the rubber band trick again. It's a lot more stripped than it looks. Last night I was working on that screw for 20 minutes and pressed down really hard when I tried to unscrew it. Nothing worked yet.

Is there a New ThinkPad out right now that's about $300? I only need to use it for Photoshop some shitposting, video editing and spreadsheets
I just don't want to buy a used laptop and it be full of malware or on the verge of needing everything inside of the laptop replaced

>>57513357
By the way, it's the one on the left.

>>57513379
it very well could be the screw was machine tightened :-/

>>57513391
Well fuck.

Has anyone done something like this before?

By the way, while doing this I think I broke the seal on the CPU quite a few times because now under load it gets up to 95 C.

>>57513383
Don't think so.

You can buy a used Thinkpad with no/barely-any wear and no replacements needed and have it be great for photoshop for that price.

Have an IBM x61 and Lenovo T60. Both have insane wireless issues on any network, connecting to any AP. Mind, I've only ever put Slackware on either, which ships with an okder version of wicd (my preferred network manager) and wpa_supplicant. Is this a card issue? I've been trying to get NixOS on one of my machines and it needs wireless to grab packages, but I cannot connect.

>>57509682
This is sex

>Love the idea of a thinkpad
>Old Acer laptop is still running strong and better than the t420

Until this thing actually breaks it'd feel like a downgrade, which makes me want to dump a ton of money on something more expensive.

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I'm poorfag so i bought ThinkPad L450. And its pretty fucking good machine for its price.

Lack of keyboard backlight is bad but im a writer so i dont care about it.

also: cyka blyat

>>57513410
What is the minimum model required for running PS & AI. I am on a budget and there are refurbished models on Amazon for $~166+

>>57511964
cheap used x1 carbon, or w520 if you game

>>57513447
>Lack of keyboard backlight is bad
this really shook my jangles

>>57513476
I'd recommend a t430, t530, or w530.

>>57513447
How much did you buy it for?

>>57513560
$600

>>57513573
Brutal

>>57513600
there is no many good choises in russia so i have to buy it

>>57513573
Cyka blyat

You got robbed, dear anon.
Anyway, if you're a writer, that keyboard will be nice, it's literally the same keyboard used in the xx40 thinkpad series.

>>57511576
Wtf is shis hipster company? THey just snap thir sticker on a chinese laptop and install ubuntu? So, this is how you make business in 2016, right?

>>57512963

This^

>>57509812
You can.
You can even use the 65W without battery, but it throttles the CPU to 800 MHz

>>57513957
retro ThinkPad on CES 2017

>>57513379
Okay, well there's a lot you can still try. If you have them, sometimes torx screwdrivers grab better. Otherwise superglue another screw to the top. Last time I had a fucked up screw in my headphones I removed the screw's head with a drill, but maybe that's not the best idea here.

>>57514000
That doesn't happen on my X230.

>>57512945
What browser are you using? Chrome will always be best Youtube player because Google owns it.

Firefox will remain best news reader because extensions block anything you want blocked.

>>57514000
Sounds suspicious.

>>57513379
I like SMALL visegrips, with the tip of the jaws filed or ground slightly if necessary, to pinch screw heads.

Most notebook screw heads are rounded by slightly incorrect screwdrivers. I use Wiha 00 and and 0 with much happiness.

If desperate and thorough, you could cover EVERYTHING around the screw head with automotive painters tape and kitchen cling wrap, then cut a slot across the screw head with a Dremel abrasive disc (the type with the fiber grid is best) then remove the screw. I've done that for other screws, it works, but it's an asspain.

>>57513433
>Until this thing actually breaks it'd feel like a downgrade, which makes me want to dump a ton of money on something more expensive.

Just wait until after the holidays for bargains. Thinkpads aren't the only notebooks, and most notebook users don't really need a notebook so if yours doesn't leave battle station you could also do a desktop.

>>57514176
But happens with the X220

>>57514280
I have a battle station, but I have a laptop to use in bed and take with me to class/work. I was thinking of a 2013 rMBP-15 for about $1700, but just to splurge without going too overboard.

>>57514395
Which model is the Acer?
I despise Acer because every model I've seen has had some sort of issue

>>57514415
It's an aspire ultrabook I picked up around mid 2012. I replaced the fan, battery, dvd-drive, and hdd over the past four years.

Which thinkpad is the cutest?

>>57514507
The fan? To improve it or because it broke?
If it is to improve it, you got a link to one?

>>57514507
>dvd-drive
for what purpose

>>57514522
Probably 701C, shame there's nothing like it anymore.

>>57514539
Replacement fan. It started to make some awful noise and altogether stop when it shouldn't.

>>57514522
I'd say a x201 or a x230.
The other day I saw a x250 and, although the hinges looked retarded as fuck, it was much more compact than my x230 (slimmer, smaller bezels) and cute as fuck.

>>57514554
I should have clarified, I didn't put a new one back in but turned it into a second harddrive bay so I could put the old one in and have an SSD take its place.

T420 charger will have taken a total of 9 days longer than it should've for it it get here.

How do I do the most damage to his ebay rep?

>>57514767
go to his house and shoot him

>>57514767
Eat his family.

Just bought a T440s for $250, turns out the guy left in his extra RAM and EVO Pro by mistake. I want to upgrade the screen to a FHD touchscreen but can't find one online, does anyone have any recommendations?

>>57514767
Shoot his family and feed them to him.

guys is a used x240 for $270 worth it?
i5-4300U
IPS HD(1366x768)
500 HDD
4GB

https://youtu.be/d5XnJ0fmo5Q?t=95
me when thinkpad retro soon to be announced

>>57514822
>>57514834
>>57514992
Please, serious

What thinkpad would you guys recommend for browsing research journals and writing a dissertation? Looking to spend up to £300 and would prefer nice and portable machine. Ty

>>57515126
x220

>>57515126
depends on screen size and weight.

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Is this legit or?

>>57515188
for £300 he can get a better deal.

>>57515010
If it's in really good condition then yes
>>57515199
A legit lenovo? not even close

>>57515126
Somewhat depends on whether you have a desktop.

I don't. I use the generally recommended 1600x900 and an external 1080p monitor that can easily be placed vertically. Great for reading papers on my external monitor while taking notes on my laptop screen.

>>57515210
I mean will it atleast hold its capacity and stuff

>>57515217
I mean the 1600x900 T420

>>57515229
Good luck finding the HDPlus cable, gimme a shout if you find one, I need one

>>57515210
how would you describe a good condition?
I'm planning on changing to an ssd and increasing RAM.

>>57515243
Cable? I got my T420 on ebay already with the 1600x900 screen about a year or so ago. Are they hard to come by now or something?

>>57515126
t60 with 1600x1200 screen really is your best choice for reading and writing, it has both the best screen and best keyboard of the remotely acceptably new thinkpads available. It will not be very strong though

>>57515209
how? that's the most high end portable device suited for writing in the thinkpad line.

>>57515300
The 1600x900 models are harder to find, it's pure luck if you get one because normally ebay sellers don't mention it, it wouldn't be a problem but they use a different cable to connect the panel to the motherboard.

What kind of RAM does the T420 take?

>>57515335
I bought HD+ cable, opened up my T420 and there lies 1366x768 screen connected with the same cable as I just bought.

>>57515361
kek

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>>57509682
Old men

Running the world

A NEW AGE

>>57515336
DDR3, you need to be on a lower BIOs or a custom BIOs to have it run past 1333mhz though.

>>57515221
i got a cheap battery for a x200t the capacity was supposed to be 4400mAh
but in reality the designed capacity was ~3900mAh and the actual capacity ~3400mAh

>>57515390
chew you havisfaction a singlelicious satisfact to snack that up?

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>>57515423
>tfw upgraded to 1.49 BIOS

Should I get a x23 for 30€ ?

>>57515570
It's no problem
https://www.sendspace.com/file/0whb9r
This is the one I use, if you want.

>>57515245
no major scratches or dents on the outside
and pretty much perfect on the inside

>>57515199

In my experience, generic batteries of Ebay are shit. They work great, sometimes with even higher capacity, but then they fail really, really fast. No longevity.

A NOS genuine Lenovo isn't that expensive.

>>57515681
Can you link me one? All the genuine ones I see are like $70

>>57515610
>installing anonymously submitted file
It's like you crave the backdoor.

>>57515840
Well it didn't brick my PC so it's fine by me

>>57515188
Seems a really good option and only 150ish on eBay, is that a decent price?

>>57515209
I'd rather spend the min as long as it's enough

>>57515217
I have a desktop at home but I'm never home to use it. The uni computers are awful.

>>57515195
Would prefer the most portable possible as I'll be carrying it around a good chunk of the day


Appreciate the help guys

>>57515804

No, I'm not doing that.

>>57509683
T21, T23, T43, T400, X200s, W500

>>57515865
Is there an actual point to updating my BIOS? just seems like a pointless risk.

>>57509683
I have 3:
> x220 tablet
> t530
> yoga (girlfriend lets me use it, she has it from her job at a hospital)

T440 is literally the greatest laptop. The touch pad is amazing I dunno why I saw so much that it was bad

>>57515910
It depends.
On earlier BIOs revisions (can't remember the exact version) you can have higher frequency RAM anyway.
There's a force cap of 8GB maximum even though it's capable of 16GB from what I know, but 16GB is a meme for what I do anyway.
You can screw with temperature control so you can idle the fan unless it actually starts to heat up and even overwork the fan more than it normally would.
>>57515873
£150 is about average when looking at the X220, if you wait around for a new listing you may be able to get it cheaper, I see one with a HDD for 125 with a bit of wear and tear.

>>57515875
ok thanks

>>57509683
6
>T42
>R30
>R52
>G40
>X41 tablet
>380ED

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I'm finally moving over to a thinkpad, and I'd like something smaller to take around. What is y'all's opinion of the x220 with a docking station?

>>57516182
pretty sweet senpai. Good for all your needs except light gaming. Sucks at gaming. But you probably don't care about that.

>>57516194
>muh minesweeper

>>57508862
>Recommended models:
>T420 - 14", normal size
>X220 - 12.5", ultraportable

Daily reminder: RMS strongly advises against using any post-Core2 Intel platform due to non-defeatable AMT/ME botnet.

>>57516210
>>57516194
the x220 can run Dwarf Fortress, it's good for all you would realistically need

>>57516216
Doesn't RMS use a t60?

>>57516233
X60

Core Duo, librebooted

>>57516014
>On earlier BIOs revisions (can't remember the exact version) you can have higher frequency RAM anyway.
>There's a force cap of 8GB maximum even though it's capable of 16GB

Why? Logically, updated versions would unlock features rather than crippling the unit. Also, why soft-capping RAM to 8GiB if the system is physically perfectly capable of supporting 16GiB otherwise?

How is the x220 for development/programming?
My current laptop is a bit slow with pycharm

>>57516260
Yeah, I couldn't do half the stuff I regularly do with that low processing power.

>>57516260
>>57516276
It would be good to make a note in the paste for those who care about free software, but also keep the x220 and t420 on there for those who care more about performance/price.

>>57516276
What do you do? What he does is through emacs offline occasionally using wget to pull stuff from online to use on emacs

>>57516272
What processor does your current laptop use?

>>57516293
Well it would be fine for what he does (text processing, downloading, emailing) but not good enough for running lots of applications at the same time, Gnome, Windows, or a web browser with lots of extensions.

>>57516312
web browsing really does kill older computers

What are the X1 carbons like?

>>57516268
I have no idea, I asked the same thing when I was told about the custom bios, other than "fuck you t. lenovo"
I'm not trying to convince you to install it, I'm just telling you the facts.

>>57516327
Unfortunately, yes. It would be possible to mod firefox for better performance (disable most features), but it wouldn't support firefox in the way most /g/tards use it (modded to hell and back).

>>57516296
I have lenovo g40-30 right now and the keyboard sucks too
My system info says it's 2x Intel Celeron N2830

>>57515937
It's so good I bought two.

>>57516388
It's mostly absurd amounts of Javascript which bring down weaker CPUs. For instance, I can browse this board alright even on a Pentium II, but when trying to post, it crunches the damn captcha for a literal minute.

>>57516194
cool. Minor docking question, though.
I can still use the ports on the actual thinkpad while it's docked, right?
>inb4 >>sqt

>>57516442
a literal minute? tf? That's absurd.

Also, you should get a 4chan pass.

>>57516443
Yes, you can. But my experience comes from the x220t and docking station, but I'm 99% sure it's the same with the non-tablet. No reason why ports wouldn't work all of a sudden when you dock.

>>57516284
The x220/t420/t520 models mark another significant threshold though - if you care for an actual keyboard rather than chiclet garbage, these models are as far as you can go and no further.

>>57516440
Nice get. But seriously just got a t440s used, and its pretty great

>>57516502
(my t530's keyboard feels great senpai)

>>57509683

>600e
>T42
>T61
>E545

>>57516759

T60 typo

Where to buy x220? Can't find a source with a decent amount of reviews

>>57516908
ebay. reviews don't matter if seller provides enough pics (pics of chassis, screen condition, bios settings) and sufficient description of specs (exact processor model number, etc.)

>>57516998
If you get screwed and don't get what you bargained for, ebay will back you up.

>>57516998
What about the stores that sell lots of refurbed units and don't have a pic of the specific one?

>>57517042
If they don't say where the scratches are on the specific model, ask. Also get them to say that the screen doesn't have any blemishes.

Looking on ebay, I think I found the HD+ cable
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-IBM-Thinkpad-T420-T420i-T430-T430i-T420S-Screen-Cable-0A65207-04W1618-/272418648148?hash=item3f6d6ab054:g:0I4AAOSwpLNYBpDy
I'm fairly sure it is, mostly because the label says but do you guys have any doubt?

>>57508862
read the Op but im new to /g/ so im confused
whats the most resilient and easily upgradeable model for £200?

>>57517330
A lot of them

>>57517355
mainly need ability to install a ssd + 15' screen + upgrade to i7 maybe

>>57517377
All of them.

>>57517377
On a serious note though, t420.
Not the S model though, that CPU is soldered on.

Looking for a T420 for about $120-130. I just started so is it possible to find one at a price like that.

Also where should I read info on changing the monitor with an IPS one?

While I'm at it, opinion on batteries?

I don't want to spend more than $220 bucks on all of that. Possible?

Thx /g/entoomen.
topkek

>>57517428
thanks!

>>57516327
I'm browsing this on a laptop from 1999, it chugs a little on modern node.js and shit

so this isn't really thinkpad related but I'm getting a macbook for free tomorrow. Should I sell it and buy a think pad? use it till I get christmas money then have both a mac and thinkpad? or what? Either way I plan on putting a linux distro on the mac and if possible add another hard drive (if it has a diskdrive to take out.)

>>57518359
It depends which mac it is

>>57518388
I find out tomorrow but It's from an advertising company so it probably isn't to shitty. ATM i know the screen is 15in

>>57516276
What. I have an X60 and I'm an information hog so i usually have a custom ff with ~1 billion tabs open in all 10 separate work stations with no problem

>>57518359
>Either way I plan on putting a linux distro on the mac

why ruin it

>>57518419
What. Don't put Linux on a fucking Mac. Macs have excellent integration, and if you wanna just keep the fucking Mac and get a thinkpad you can do all your basic browsing and programming shit at lightning speeds, and have the Thinkpad for customization and interest reasons.you don't need to screw around with Macs, they work and they honestly work wel. The point of thinkpads + linux is the raw strength of the build of the computer, the sweet low cost, and the customization and control of linux.

>>57518820
Run Linux in a VM on the Mac. It's got ample power.

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>>57518760

>>57518760
I have an X41 and I emulate over 9000 complete internets on it running DOS 6.22

>>57518801
I browse /g/ and have never used a Mac so yeah I'll fall for the OSX sucks meme

>>57518820
>>57519073
Alright I won't then.

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X131e comes in a week, been preparing the ssd I'm putting in it

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>>57519894
nice

why is it so hard to find a reasonably priced x200s
why are all the 1440x900 displays so expensive

I currently have a usb wifi adapter on my computer and I was given an x131e recently. It does not have a wifi card.

What cards are compatible with the laptop?

Also is celeron 1.5 ghz dual core too slow for common usage on win7 or should I go with lunbuntu or regular ubuntu?

So how many of you work for lenovo? I won't judge, I like the product, and I relalize that shilling is imevitable. But this gen basically seems very unwilling to indulge in banter and speculation but is exceedingly eager to engage in customer support. And at that, very professional and reliable support. No judging, just curious

>>57509683
X230 for work and W520 for home

Can you draw on the x220 tables? I'm thinking of getting one as a cheap alternative to a surface book,
And finding them with i7 processors with ssds etc. Will they be worth the price?

>>57520340
I doubt lenovo employees would bother to shill here old models that you can only get refurbished or used from third parties.

>>57516272
Every laptop made in the last 6 years is good for development/programming.

>>57516442
Use legacy captcha.

>>57516502
Wrong.

The X230/T430/T530 can take the _20 series keyboard.

Also, the chicket keyboard is fine. It's the layout that sucks. But the keys curve in. No other chiclet keyboard does that. And the typing feel is objectively better. than _20 series. The _20 series is mushy as fuck compared to the pre-T60 Thinkpads

>>57519894
>X131e

You goofed

Enjoy your shitty netbook that can barely handle Windows 7's Aero

>>57520683
I'm putting arch with xfce on it so, uh, I'll be good.

Should I install OS X on my X220? Will a lot of shit not work natively/require a lot of tweaking and is it a really difficult install? Currently running Mint. Thanks

ALERT POST

Just had the great idea of replacing my keyboard on my t400. do english/japanese keyboard sets exist?
pls reply.

>>57521454
Yes they do.

I ordered one a week ago for my T420 because i couldn't stand the small enter key from the US layout, went with the Japanese layout because it has a shitload of buttons that can be remapped to other things.

>>57521488
damn, nice.
I can't find it anywhere online tho, I'll keep looking.

got any pictures, anon?

>>57521517
No because it hasn't arrived yet, you need patience with Chinese shipping.

I bought mine from Aliexpress since i buy everything there because no Amazon or Ebay in the third world, here's a t400 one: aliexpress.com/item/t400-weeb-meme-keyboard/32707696389.html

>>57521552
I very much appreciate the link pal

I'm gonna buy this soon
>that low key insult in the link
>weeb meme

>>57521577
kek aliexpress URLs aren't static, write anything there and it works.

aliexpress.com/item/install-gentoo/32707696389.html

Is it possible to install 1440x900 panel in an X200 if you replace the back cover with the x200s one?

>>57521938
Possible, but it would be TN and backlight would not work with libreboot.

The back light fuse on my t420s blew. Is it worth trying to solder a new one in or should I just use it as a desktop?

have we finally all agreed on what the best third party battery is?

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Face it losers the old keyboard was trash.

How do I know the battery I'm looking at buying for my t430 is legit? Are there some signs of shit quality, besides price? My battery died and I'm looking for a high capacity replacement.

how much should a t440p cost used?

>>57521938
yes.

x200/x200s/x201/x201s lids are interchangable

i put a 1440x900 lcd+lid from a x200s on a x201 base that i got for cheap with a cracked screen

>>57515910
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/len-8324

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Anyone got a hold of that x62 chinkpad thing yet? Saw people start receiving them over at thinkpads forum.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T430-Intel-Core-i5-2-60GHz-4GB-500GB-Windows-10-Pro-64-NVIDIA-/272449468411?hash=item3f6f40f7fb:g:6JEAAOSwA3dYIKzD

please tell me i made a good purchase

>>57522781
looks good to me fampai, enjoy

>>57511287
Ssd yes

I need to replace the inverter in my x220. I can't find a guide/video and the service manual isn't very clear concerning that particular part. Anyone know if I have to disconnect the screen or not?

>>57522392
That's a T/X6x era NMB. I much preferred the Chicony units.

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>>57522591
yes.

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>>57523963

>>57520340
Lenovo employees are rare, but on forums there are a fair number of people who do repair and custom builds, and may maintain fleets for commercial users.

Lenovo cares about its image and does have the Lenovo forums, but you mostly get official answers there.

>>57522046
I'd just use as desktop or get a donor and make one out of two.

Hey! Whats a thinkpad that works with Debian out of the box? Without nonfree repos enabled for wifi and other hardware components? It doesnt matter if the Bios isnt libre as long as it has a core-i processor.

Thanks!

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maybe you can help me with this. the power manager on my x200 isn't functioning and neither is the blue ThinkVantage button. it seems like over time the software updates have corrupted those programs and I'd like to have it working again. what's the best way to restore my computer to the original factory settings?

I tried googling and none of those solutions helped. thanks in advance friends.

>>57508862
whats the most popular thinkpad on /g/?
x200?

>>57522591
looks like I missed out on it. fuck me that's awesome

>>57524427
kill yourself t*rk

>>57520597
so you work for a refurbisher?

I just bought a x220 and can't acces the BIOS, it needs a pw. How do I bypass this? Please help.

>>57524427
I just reload Windows at least once a year because Winrot if use a PC often. Fuck troubleshooting. I don't get paid to troubleshoot my own PCs.

Easy way, download Windows .iso and load to USB using Rufus. If need activator, get that too. MDL forums are full of education. If you've not been there, go and learn and assume nothing before going there.

After testing that USB to verify it will boot when ya select it by pressing F12 during POST, stop. Restart Windows normally and copy your driver and application collection to your USB. This becomes your install/reinstall kit.

I keep a variety of Windows and Linux live USB flash drives in a small fishing lure box for convenience. All my USB drives are bootable even if I never expect to boot from them. All my storage hard drives are bootable (Linux so no problem swapping) even if I never expect to boot from them. It's free so why not?


It's free to be prepared to load any OS you like to bare metal on any PC if your PC is destroyed by enemy fire, falling fat chicks, your own PCP rage, or all the above.

>>57524852
Check the op buying advice

>>57513447
>keyboard literally says fag

Have some links:

https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Study well, and save the link in case I'm killed or captured and unable to repost:

https://forums.mydigitallife.info/

http://www.strawpoll.me/11657470

>>57524442
probably t420 or x220

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>>57522591

>>57523963
please do a review

>>57524411

Self-bumping...
Not just debian, any other free distro too... Parabola or Trisquel.

>>57524873
ah, that makes sense. I thought there was some sort of a restore feature in Windows 7 where all I had to do was access a screen, push a button and have it revert to factory settings like the first day I bought the laptop.

I'll take care of this today in a sec. thanks again for your help, I appreciate it

>>57509683
x220t and t420

>>57508862
Is the new thinkpad is a good choice?
Looking for a new laptop, 13'' long battery life. Decent performance. Between 700$ and 1000$.
Is actual thinkpad a good investment?

>>57524411
>wifi
I don't think one exists
You'd need some FOSS wifi adapter

>>57523963
How about a review anon-kun

>>57520340
I like to be helpful in general when it comes to spending money and under the assumption using the laptop for the foreseeable future.
>>57522591
>>57523963
What is this? What did I miss?

>>57522781
>nvidia chip
Amazing, they're a nightmare to find sometimes

>>57525914
Your wet dream:
https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/4wf7uc/51nbs_mods_internationally_available_x62_x330_fhd/
According to some reviews they seem to have trouble with leenucks sound driver & fan speed though.

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>>57526079
Holy shit, so is this just basically a motherboard designed to fit in retro thinkpads but with modern adapters?

>>57525713
will get to it... I want to go deep, and first step is dumping all the eeproms so I have backups when I inevitably brick it...

>>57526277
Yes, with an i7 5600U or i7 5500U

>>57518359
>use it til I get christmas money
underage b&

>>57526339
Jesus, that's amazing. How much does the mod cost?

>>57526410
At the time I got mine for $412 through a shipping forwarder.

Yo /tpg/ first time poster
Im traveling to us, i think im buying a x220 (gonna hackintosh)
Which upgrades are worth doing to the machine?
I was thinking pci ssd + new wireless card + 3tb hdd + battery + (dunno if screen is worth it)

>>57525561
If you have the ORIGINAL restore partition you can access it to create recovery media which are worth collecting if you use them or not.

Google for your model. I haven't done that in years so I forgot, and I like clean installs with my selection of drivers etc.

>>57526564
If recovery media have been created once, I've reinstalled Rescue and Recovery to do it again from the recovery partition.

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Is 500 a fair price for a good t440s with an IPS?

>>57526482
Does that dollar amount refer to the cost of the parts you buy to mod the x220, or the total cost of the x220 and all the parts you buy to mod it?

>>57526482
That guy should start a side business selling these kinds of retro Thinkpads modded with more modern hardware.

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>tfw 1600x900 upgrade for my T420 costs literally 50% of the T420 price

If you still haven't bound the ThinkVantage button to open a new Terminal I suggest you do it now

>>57527829
Is it hard?

>>57508862
I'm considering getting an X260 with 16GB of RAM, an i5, and a 128GB SSD to develop on the go. I plan on throwing Arch or Ubuntu on it. Does it work well with Linux? How is the screen and keyboard? Battery life?

>>57527829
Why not just bind it to ctrl-alt-T so you don't have to move your hands?

>>57527931
Depending on the distro but the procedure is

1. Settings > Keyboard > Custom shortcuts
2. Create a new custom shortcut, press the ThinkVantage button, make it open your favorite terminal
3. done

The process is trivial unless you're a retard

>>57528026
Because I don't want to get arthritis by doing fucking Spider-Man hand gestures

>>57528046
Did it, thanks.

>>57525697
Any answer?

Should I get the T460p?

>>57528187
What's the model name? Give us more info on the specific model you are looking at.

Should I get x230 or t230?

Usage;
browsing net, learning linux, sometimes movies, only a tiny bit programming.

I don't consider chiclet keyboard a con as I have massive hands.

I have read that X230 has only 1 slot for ram? And worse trackpad compared to t430

>>57528239
x230 has 2 memory banks.
>t230
wew lad
>t430
it's good if you need quad core cpu and dGPU.
>worse trackpad
>trackpad
>track
>padt
there is no such thing you nigger. Either you're talking about touchpad or trackpoint. Trackpoint is same, touchpad in t430 has physical "clicky" buttons while x230 has one button hidden below touchpad which either reacts as left or right button depending on where you click it. It's much worse than T430.
Also who gives a fuck about touchpad when you got the glorious trackpoint? Are you a faggot, anon?

>>57528239
x230 for comfy, t430 for power.

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Anyone with a T430 1600x900 calibrated screen?
Please share your icc

>>57528203
pls respond

>>57528581
do you need it?

>>57528590
I need a new computer/laptop. Currently using a laptop from 2009, with a core2duo. So I figure it's time for an upgrade.

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>>57528356
I fucked up desu I meant t430 and x230.
Also touchpad (I have not used trackpoint yet so I don't know if it's any good.) this x230 seems to have left and right click below trackpoint so I would be probably fine with this.

Leaning to x230 because of it's 600-700 grams lighter

What is the easiest way to find out which driver im missing after I installed windows 7 on a x230?

>>57528648
if you don't mind the shitty battery life then why not
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T460p-Notebook-Review.160923.0.html

>>57528717
What would be a better option? T430 or T440?

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>>57528653
if you need it to really be mobile and easy to use in weird places like on student chairs, long bus rides, reserve duty, then go with the x230
if you need a bigger screen then go with a t430

>>57528781
T440 with a T450 trackpad with trackpoint buttons

>>57528862
What's a trackpad?

Tomorrow I'll buy for 45€ a T61 boys!
Help me decide:
>ram
>hdd/ssd
>distro

>>57528905
>trackpad
touchpad

>>57528862
>trackpad
this stupid meme needs to die.

>>57528932
what are you talking about?

>>57511983
>>t430 9cell genuine battery
Is it the 70++ lenovo 0a36303 battery?

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somone gave me a thinkpad T61, it's nice but the specs are mediocre. Running Arch on it and it goes like a charm.

>>57528216
I have no idea, my question is more in general would you give a chance to 2016 thinkpad

>>57513402
If it goes to 95 degrees Celsius you fucked up. Mine went to 95 degrees, turned out there was barely any paste on cpu, everything was around it.

>>57508862
I was planning on getting the t460 or t460s this black friday or cyber monday. What's /g/'s verdict on those models?

I'm looking for a laptop for a ridiculously poorfag friend.
What do you recommend that would be 150€ MAX?

I'm open to suggestions, it may be a thinkpad, a "thinkpad", hp, dell, or whatever. Just sturdy and capable, for the price.

Also, X230 a cute.

>>57530550
I got my t400 from ebay for about $90 shipped
use the extra money for a battery and spare charger. there you go friendo

>>57530583
Would that be enough for running win10 with all the normie shit like facebook games, office, couple videos, etc?

I'm worried about buying a laptop with a failing battery, because my last experience with "compatible" battery packs was horrible. Fucking chinks.

>>57528932
It's a pad that tracks your finger movements. The term isn't incorrect.

>>57530619
yeah you'll be able to do all those things

>>57528489
I want to calibrate my screen too

name me 1 thing t420 has and t430 doesnt

>>57530665
And what about my fear of chink batteries? Should I worry?

New thread:
>>57530957

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/g/ I was thinking of turning the Socket bga from x230 to pga, would it be possible? Of course i will use a compatible pga processor.

>>57530917
7 row layout

>>57530974
bump