/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

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snowpad

Guy in last thread asking about blowing dust out.

I wouldn't use your breath because it has moisture that could maybe damage parts, it probably wouldn't, but I wouldn't do it. You breath is also not as strong as an air can.

Also don't use a vacuum because I've read that it can short circuit parts because of the friction and electricity it creates.

Just go to a local gas station or grocery store and they might have compressed air.

>>57867435
Best modern thinkpad with docking capabilities under $800?

>>57867445
This actually looks really good. Is it custom painted?

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>>57867572
It looks good at a distance
I painted it outside while it was snowing, so it has some little specks on it where the paint dried differently

Came out ok
As ive said before, i think a shitty wood paint mess of a paintjob fits a 12+ year old laptop well

>>57867435
anyway to get usb 3 on a x220?

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>>57867482
pic related these vents?
Is there a specific order?
>Air can
These?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_duster

The one I found spray liquid more than air and since these are solvent wouldn't it melt the fan's plastic?
>open it up
Never done this before and I'm afraid I'd screw it up and render it useless since spare parts aren't available where I live.

>No vacuum
So by this explanation a hair drier/air blower is no as well?

>>57867620
Yeah that, just hold the can upright and it won't spray liquid. And no a hair dryer would be unsafe too.

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>>57867725
Thanks anon.
Does this method blow the dust further into the parts?
And how often this should be done?

>>57867599
Get the i7 version or a usb 3.0 expresscard adapter.

>>57867775
If you angle the can so that it will blow out the side it will minimize the spread of the dust. You should really only do this once a year, if you have animals maybe more often.

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>>57867807
>blow out the side it will minimize the spread of the dust
This way?
I don't have animals, but I have it on wooden desk and warming the room AC, that cause further dust build up.
Also I live in somewhat desert-ish region.

Is opening it something a novice can do?
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lenovo+ThinkPad+T420s+Power+Jack+Replacement/41920

>>57867925
Yeah just like that. And I think anyone could do it for sure, you would have to deliberately break something in order to mess it up.

>>57867961
I think the ribbons would be my fall.

Bought a w520, the performance seems really awful expect when I max out everything and run the fans super loud, but then I get awful battery life. What do

>>57867435
so thinkwiki says my laptop can use DDR3-1333, but the intel spec page for my cpu says it only works up to DDR3-1066.
would the cpu fully utilize that extra ram
>inb4 it'll use all it can
I don't want to waste money on an excessive upgrade

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>>57867620
Just buy a rocket blower.

They are cheap, safe to use on pretty much anything (they are meant for cleaning image sensors in DSLR's) and last a long time.

>>57868043
Are you sure that this isn't just a repackaged enema bulb?

>>57868013
It'll show as 1333mhz but the cpu will work with 1066, i wouldn't care about that because ram is cheap as fuck anyway.

It's the same with the T420 and 1600mhz ram with the stock CPUs working at 1333, to fully use it you need to use a QM CPU.

>>57867445
Premature ejac

>>57868085
>ram is cheap as fuck anyway
i'm cheap as fuck too
it matters

>>57868064
well an enema bulb minus the air will work as a dust blower

if you have one laying around use that

How are the temperatures and how is the power draw on a T430 with a quad core i7 (35W TDP)? I'd like to upgrade my CPU to an i7 3612QM since the upgrade doesn't cost much and I've upgraded pretty much everything else

>>57868214
about to get a t430 myself. im going to use it mainly for audio dsp and other similar tasks. why the need to upgrade in your case? should i be concerned?

>>57868214
stock cpus are 35w too so it should be the same

>>57867435
if I install coreboot on t430 can I use chink batteriess,also can I still use the battery charge limit crap?

>>57868273
No need to upgrade really, it's still really fast with an SSD, I was just wondering if it was worth upgrading the CPU so I could have a maxed out Thinkpad

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I ordered caddy 7days ago but it's not delivered
I'm just neglecting plastic 128gb ssd now
Is it common takes long?

>>57868699
>I'm just neglecting plastic
wat

>>57867532
Any suggestions?

>>57868805
i guess he doesn't like korean girls

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-12800-204-Pin-Density-x4based/dp/B00BP501AS/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481046514&sr=1-2&keywords=ram&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2253866011%2Cp_n_feature_five_browse-bin%3A677427011%2Cp_n_feature_twenty_browse-bin%3A9729697011
Sorry for the long-ass links, but is there any difference (other than price) between the above link and the link below?
https://www.amazon.com/Upgrade-Lenovo-ThinkPad-PC3-12800-NON-ECC/dp/B00W7E0F2A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481046605&sr=1-1&keywords=CT5311310

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just got this in the mail, what distro do i install

>>57869043
>funtoo

>>57869015
not really

>>57869066
that's what i figured

i needed a laptop and bought a t440

i had no idea about thinkpads and just got the most recent one i could afford

i like this computer but i realized my version doesnt have finger print reader and backlit keyboard

i would like to add an ssd and possibly a touch screen, if no touch screen the ips 1080p screen

is it worth it to upgrade this machine or directly buy something better later then give this machine to a relative or resell?

>>57869083
if the t series is anything like the x series
upgrade to a t430

>>57869083
>finger print reader
>backlit keyboard
>touch screen
why would you want all these useless gimmicks

>>57869104
explain the x series

>>57869126
Agreed, touch screen accomplishes the same thing as a mouse and will just add fingerprints all over your screen.

Finger print reader will draw more power from the battery and a password will be fine unless you're carrying highly secret data or some shit.

Backlit wastes power and if you know how to use a keyboard is completely useless.

>>57869134
x240 and later have gimped processors compared to the x230, making the older laptop the faster laptop

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Hey guys, I'm planning on upgrading my thinkpad t400 over christmas. I'm going to get a replacement screen, solid state hard drive, more RAM, and repair the headphone jack.

My plan is to remove the DVD drive and isntall a hard drive in the ultrabay there. My question is the following:

Will the hard drive connected through the ultrabay be slower than the traditionally connected internal hard drive? In other words, should I take the extra effort to remove my old HDD, replace it with the solid state for the OS installation, and use the HDD in the ultrabay as a storage partition, or can I just put the SSD in the ultrabay, install the OS on that, and call it a day? Would there be a speed difference?

>>57869281
>Will the hard drive connected through the ultrabay be slower than the traditionally connected internal hard drive?
No, both run at SATA2 speeds.

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>>57869335
Awesome, thanks. And I thought I was crazy to ask for advice on 4chan.

When do USPS tracking numbers usually start working?

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Does anyone here actually use the PC Card slot in your thinkpad? I've had my thinkpad for a long time and never really thought about utilizing it. Is there anything useful to be done with it?

>>57869582
store shit in it
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1715529

>>57869582
Chink USB 3.0 card in X200. Not full 5Gb/s, but still.

>>57869777
I think he meant PCMCIA PC Card slot, not the expresscard slot.

>>57869582
Not on my newer ones
I use an ibm etherjet card to get ethernet on my 380ed so i can shitpost circa 1997 sometimes

I used them alot at my old job, cnc machines still to this day rely on ancient pcmcia flash cards

>>57869813
Ah, this one. Maybe CF adapter? Because I'm sure that anything else will have no drivers.

What's the dankest thing to put in the expresscard slot?

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>>57869582
1gb pcmcia ssd, pic related

>>57869876
a desktop gpu

>>57857178

Kinda figured this out, I have to click on the Lenovo battery gauge icon for it to detect the AC. Weird.

>>57858466

I can get it with 240GB SSD but it will cost $370.

No 8 gigs of RAM is all I need.

>>57869893
>mfw expresscard SSDs exist
>X series now have three hard drives
>T and W series now have 4 hard drives

>>57869893
>1gb
Welcome to 1996.

>>57869582
I found a soundcard for an express slot

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2007/05/creative-x-fi-soundcard-for-laptops/

best place to buy from that ships to finland?

>>57870729
'Murican eBay + mail forwarding.

>>57870527
Actually it's a pcmcia ssd but expresscard ssds do exist as well so you can have it alongside an expresscard ssd if it has both ports like the t400.

>>57870680
The pc slot card was created in 1990, what do you expect.
>tfw carrying a gb of porn in a device that no one else can read in 2016

>>57870739
if they dont accept international payment?

>>57870863
find another seller?

Is upgrading a w500's CPU from a T9400 to a T9900 put it in danger of overheating?

>>57871186
Nah, a friend upgraded his T400 to a T9900 and runs fine.

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I read somewhere that different sized RAM sticks leads to various issues in thinkpads.

Right now I have 2GB of RAM and want to add a 4GB RAM stick to the second slot, would this be okay? I'd rather not have to buy two 4GB RAM sticks, since I think 6GB of RAM would be plenty for me.

>>57871379
Nope, you just lose some efficiency because they aren't dual channel.

Is T430 worth buying in 2016? Just got payment for one project at work and i could afford to buy a T430 with Intel Core i5-3320M 2,6Ghz, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD

seriously considering it because now im usig 2 years old Lenovo M30 and the HD resolution display sucks balls (and it is slow)

>>57867994
Open it up and clean the inside. it is probably clogged up with dust which rise temperatures and cause it to throttle.

>>57871578
I'm getting one in the mail today.

Mine has 8gb of ram and an 180GB SSD.

I'm getting it for $320 AUD.

>>57871282
Would the battery be worse because it runs at 3.06 GHz instead of 2.53 GHz? Or would it be the same because they both have 35w TDP?

Also would heaving a PCIe USB 3.0 card in it drain the battery if you have it enabled?

>>57871613
Well fuck thats much cheaper, how did you get it? Locally or from US ebay?

which is more comfy and futureproof, X220 or T430?

Thinking about getting the E470, is it a decent laptop? Mostly for school and programming work

>>57871739
Also i should have mentioned that i would use it mostly for pentesting and shitposting

>>57871644
It would be the same, same TDP.

No idea about the expresscard thing.

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>>57870853
>>tfw carrying a gb of porn in a device that no one else can read in 2016
That is actually fucking brilliant.

>>57871743
>comfy
X220
>futureproof
T430

>>57871379
I tried doing the exact same thing. System was slow as shit afterwards. Just suck it up and buy 8gb, ram is cheap and anons won't call you a ramlet anymore

anyone else's T430 run hot \ kind of noisy? finally reached my breaking point and sold it, said fuck it, and replaced it with a T460. it feels just as solid and weighs noticeably less

>>57872402
>run hot \ kind of noisy
My T420 does neither and it's with the upgraded quad core CPU, not sure what the issue could be.

>>57872402
My P70 runs pretty cool and quiet.

>>57872104
I'm running a 4gb stick and a 2gb stick. Its fine anon.

Why isn't my USPS tracking # working?

>>57870853
>>tfw carrying a gb of porn in a device that no one else can read in 2016
brb getting a t60

>>57871739
Locally

There are still a bunch available

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T430-LAPTOP-i5-3320M-2-6GHZ-8GB-180GB-SSD-DVDRW-14-BONUS-BAG-/282250596724?hash=item41b7725174:g:wnEAAOSw-kdXy4CA

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>>57871790
Also ask this guy to see what he has he is selling ex lease thinkpads dirt cheap

https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/5gklli/cheap_exlease_thinkpads/

I just saw read this in a review of the T460.

>... the T460 is a boxy and heavy device that looks and feels more like a mobile workstation than an Ultrabook.
>The T460 weighs a whopping 3.8 pounds (1.7kg) and is 0.83 inches (21mm) thick. These measurements are reminiscent of laptops from a bygone era. So, if you're concerned about transporting your notebook everywhere you go, or if you want something that can slide into small backpacks, you might want to look elsewhere.

Is this nigger serious? My fucking 13" Macbook pro weighs 1.5 lbs more than that and has the same thickness. It's lightweight and tiny, I toss it in my bag and carry it around pretty much everywhere. I don't think I would want a laptop thinner or lighter weight, the sturdiness feels nice.

Fuck me, modern tech is a mistake.

>>57871644
It would have some impact, because you're using an extra PCIe lane, but you'd have to actually do it and test to show how much, no way simply guessing.

>>57874073
Lots of people only like macbook pros

>>57869281

Where are you getting your replacement screen from?

I have a T400 with the 1280x800 display and I'm thinking of trying to track down a 1440x900 screen to replace it with.

Honestly though it would probably be better to try and track down a T420 with the 4200M and a 1440x900 screen.

Or maybe try and find a nice X series. Shit I don't know.

The 20s are the last models Lenovo made with standard keyboards, right? I can't stand chiclet trash.

>>57874272
i have an x230 and coming from a t61 it honestly isnt that bad. I do definitely prefer the t61s keyboard but the x230s keyboard is still better than almost any other laptop ive tried.

>>57874272
>>57874287
keyboards from the 20 series can also be installed in the 30s

>>57874272
>T420 with the 4200M and a 1440x900 screen
It doesn't have a 1440x900, it's 1600x900.

Also avoid the T420 dGPU version, isn't worth it imo.

>>57874323
you need to modify the ribbon cable for the x230 tho

>>57874361

Is there anything wrong with the Nvidia chip?

I'd be coming from a T400 with the HD3470, and while that's dogshit in comparison to modern GPUs it's still nice having the bit of extra horsepower in a discrete GPU versus the Intel HD garbage.

>>57874583
Because the dGPU shares the heatsink with the CPU thus increasing temperature which would be a downside if you want to upgrade the CPU in the future.

Also look up benchmarks, it's barely better than the HD3000. If you'd like gpu power there's the eGPU option.

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>>57867435
just got a T510 Lenovo, give me the redpill on this beast of a laptop, plus it would be cool to get all the win7 drivers on one page, download em all and put em on a thumbdrive

>>57874583
General consensus is that the increase in heat and power consumption isn't worth it. Personally I'd say it's better to have a computer that's specced better and allows you to do some stuff you're interested in / don't yet know you're interested in without having to upgrade but plenty of people (especially the kind that would be on a niche technology forum discussing it) already have a very specific use case planned so for them it's moot.

There's certainly nothing wrong with the chips in the way that the dGPU T61/p gen are more or less all dead by now, and otherwise ticking time bombs.

>>57874533
you just cover over three pins with a sticker and then load linux on a thumbdrive if you don't have it installed somewhere already to do the flashing.

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A few weeks ago I got myself a Thinkpad T420. I had installed the latest ubuntu LTS with ubuntu tweaks but I had the intention of using windows 7 in a virtual machine for certain things.

After Windows 7 would be "searching for updates" infinitely, I figured there may be something wrong with the VM. So I wiped everything clean and but Win7 on it natively.

However, Windows is still forever searching for updates, and I've looked up which KB files to manually install, but even when I manually install those it says searching for updates on this computer and hangs forever on that loading screen.

Anyone else run into this issue? (the problem persists through different machines and internet connections)

>>57874913
>Anyone else run into this issue?
Yes, 99% of people who install W7.

I just installed the original W7sp1 iso and nuked windows update/update services.

Should I upgrade from my x220 to a x260 if my work will pay for it?

Basically, is the x260 worth it if it's free? Is the keyboard shit? How is GNU/Linux support?

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>>57874361
>>57874788
>>57874822

Alright, thanks for the info.

Honestly it would probably be best to just stick with the T400 I have now. As much as it would be nice to get a couple more cores (or at least HT if I had an i3) this Core 2 Duo still does absolutely fine for everything I throw at it.

>>57875103
>upgrade

>>57875225
Spec wise and battery life wise, it is certainly an upgrade.

>>57875252
Just have them get you a $4000 macbook pro

>>57875344
I'm worried they might actually do it and I would have to use it.

>>57875366
That's why I recommended the most expensive one. At least it won't be COMPLETE shit. Also, you can shitpost from it.

So I have some t420 and a t430 being sold near my house and with a price difference of about 20 dollars which one should I go for? They both have a 320 GB HDD an i5 and 4GB of RAM

>>57874913
you have to update the windows updater manually.

>>57874803
as the owner of this fine laptop i decided to wipe windows off and stick Linux on it,

Salix (slackware for lazy slackers)

>>57869043
>>57869043
thinkpad 13? I just ordered one of these, how's the build quality?

Should I buy an x1 carbon? y/n?

The precision 5000/7000 series seems like a nice replacement for the T420/T430/E64xx. Full powered CPU, dedicated CAD card, nice screen, still sub 2kg. They occasionally show up in the Dell Outlet down here in Australia, and having played with one its feels a lot better than the T450/T460/E7470.

>>57876684
Which gen?

Does anyone here have a recent ThinkPad T460? I am strongly considering purchasing once.

Does it properly support Linux and perhaps a custom bios?
Is it designed well and somewhat sturdy?
Is it worth $800 new?

I am replacing an old hp laptop that is quite simply falling apart, and havn't gone laptop shopping in 5 years, so I know almost nothing. Any advice is appreciated.

>>57877232
What are you doing that is so intense that you can't use a i7 T420?

>>57877266
I merely looked at Levano's website, and saw that the t460 had everything I needed and no obvious bullshit I didn't want. I'm not buying it for the cpu, which is only an i5-6200U.

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I just got an x260 today, but this is my T540p

>>57877304
that will be worthless when that meme becomes bland in a few years

>>57877313
which one

>>57877315
pepe

>>57877322
it was like $2 dude c'mon

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Oh FUCK guys, I dropped my thinkpad on the floor and it fucking broke! There's a massive chip in it!

Well at least my thinkpad is okay.

>>57877683
Quick, install gentoo before it's too late.

>Disassembled
>Assembled
Touchpad not works

Crap.

So, does 2520M support 1600 MHz RAM? (if I install modded bios, of course)

>>57877905
people been saying it doesn't unless you have a quad core, but i put 1600mhz ram in two bios-modded thinkpads with an i5-2520m and i7-2640m respectively. both claimed to be running at full speed in speccy

>>57877313
>meme has been heavily active since 2006
>going bland any time soon

>>57877905
Yes and speccy shows the ram running at 1600mhz.

According to Intel the stock cpus don't use it at that frequency though but it's not like you'll feel the difference anyway.

>>57877905
>>57878049
this dude seems to have gotten marginal improvement using 1866mhz ram:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=105882&start=30#p768827

>>57873988
cool, now i need someone for europe....

since xsauc doesn't want to send me one

>>57877990
weird that image is 404ing for me
>>57878034
you don't think it's getting a bit old, especially with that praise kek shit?

>>57878099
>you don't think it's getting a bit old, especially with that praise kek shit?

Not really, it's just another phase of pepe. Did you say the same thing during the poopoopeepee phase? If that didn't make people get tired of it, then neither will the Kek phase.

>>57868214
From what I've read, use a thermal paste that doesn't require a lot of pressure to work great and replace the fans with the fans from a t430 with a discrete GPU (provided that's not what you already have). Performance should obviously increase, but whether it's worth it or not is dependant on what you use your thinkpad for.

I see everyone going on about T230's and T430's, what about the T530? Why doesn't anyone seem to have one?

>>57878284
because they're huge

i got suspended accoount from ebay 2 days ago
and some of misjudgement in my order i know order's are canceled from ebay but it was delivering

i'm gonna refuse and return it if i'm receive it because i order another one in aliexpress

feels like somekind of idiot

>>57878284
not as common/cheap on ebay, as companies didn't buy as many of them, because >>57878321

>>57868043

That's almost exactly the same thing as the thing I bought to put water up my girlfriend's ass.

Honestly, that looks better constructed and more comfortable. Gonna keep that in mind.

>>57867532
>>57868845

Figure out your requirements, refer to wiki, Google which docks are compatible

I've got a T420. It has the awful and slow Centrino 6250 (I think) network card. I wanted something faster, so I bought a 7260 off ebay.

I went to install the modified firmware (whitelist removed), and it seemed to work. Or rather, it didn't show anything indicating failure.

Tried to boot up and got a whitelist error.

Here's the problem: I upgraded to BIOS 1.49 already, which apparently cannot be undone. 1.49 was intended to fix a "security" problem, which probably means this whitelist modding stuff.

DAMMIT. So, is there anything I can do? Wait for someone to eventually mod the 1.49 firmware? Is there some way to reset to the OEM BIOS image from the BIOS menu?

>>57878455
>awful and slow

literally no issues here.

>>57878560

It's antiquated and objectively slow.

tfw you destroy your x230 but you replace it with another x230.

>>57878455
You can downgrade, to winflash.exe target just add
/sv /sd "83ET76WW\$01C8000.FL1"

Getting a t430 in the mail, what distribution is good for babbys first Linux?

>>57880325
Ubuntu MATE/Kubuntu.

KDE Neon or Windows 10 for an x220t?

I'll be using Photoshop,play some small games,emulate android and browse 4ch.

Do pressure sensitivity even work with wine?

>>57874913
I get this with every fresh install of Win 7, it's just part of the experience. I left mine for a day and it sorted itself out.

>>57874913
there was some manual update for the update agent you can install manually and supposedly would fix the slow 'searching for update'

What OS would you recommend for my new x220t?

inb4 meme

>>57867435
Need a replacement for my 2015 Macbook Pro 13inch. Work got it for me and dislike it. Want to replace it with a pad, but not sure which one.

Anyone give me some advice?

>>57881324
hackintoshed T420

>>57881360
I was looking at that model as well. But what did you mean by hackintoshed?

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>>57881378
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285678-lenovo-thinkpad-t420-with-uefi-only/

It flies with a SSD.

>>57877715
a-arch ONII-CHAN, YOUR COCK IS TEARING UP MY BUNGHOLE!!!! GAH!!!

>f3 for "x201"
>none found

Are these absolutely unpopular? If so, why?

>>57881409
More expensive than a X200 but not cheap enough to get instead of an X220.

>>57881409
-botnet
-hot
-more expensive than x200
-not cheap enough compared to x220 or 230

>>57881391
I don't really care about OSX. I'd rather use Linux.

So the OS really isn't an issue.

>>57881324
Prepare for downgrade of display, touchpad and G/CPU

>>57869277
Same with T-series.

Only the 'p'/'W' ones have non-ULV

The X-series however has another flaw in that on X240 and later the keyboard has a lower travel distance

>>57881556
If you can live with these disadvantages, (like me as a programmer, i switched from mid-2014 mbpr to x230), you'll save lots of money.

>>57871743
Neither are "futureproof" the way you want it to be.

But the T430 is newer with a better iGPU.

You could have both by getting an X230

>>57881536
Linux works well on these too.

>>57882156
Yeah. To be completely honest the only reason i don't install Linux on my Mac is because the screen doesn't have that good of support on most distros i have tried.

Plus i have OSX pretty customized to how i like it with a window manager. If it was my choice i would install linux instead, but the screen always gives me issues.

Mkay /g/entoomens, I'm about to pull the trigger, just last questions.
It's T420 with it 2520m, 4gb ram, 320hdd (will throw ssd inside later), 1600x900 screen and nvidia graphics.
Will it be able to run Visual Studio and Android Studio without issues? I don't want to play on it, just VS, AS, maybe Access and Excel, watch movie and read mail.

>>57882249
>Plus i have OSX pretty customized to how i like it with a window manager.
How?

>>57882354
Android Studio runs like shit on any machine.

Use Visual Studio or Eclipse/ADT for android dev shit.

>>57882365
https://github.com/koekeishiya/kwm

That is how.

>>57882469
But Visual Studio runs fine?

>>57882506
Why wouldn't it?

Any laptop made in the last 5-7 years is good enough for programming

Android Studio just fucking sucks

Is it a good idea to buy a used thinkpad to use as a server?

I want a little flexibility and reliable storage, so that rules out most of the rasPi crap. And decent mini computers/selfbuilts will cost at least 300.

So I thought that a cheap x2*0 in acceptable condition could be a nice option. Tiny, little power draw, decent hardware options. With a cheap expresscard, I could add a second NIC or 2-3 USB3 ports for external hard drives (which would be the most sensible way to handle storage)

>>57869582
See above, just an idea though

>>57882517
Thanks

Does tlp allow to set charging thresholds (for instance to start charging at 40% and stop at 60%)? If not, how can this be achieved under Linux so that the battery isn't wrecked by being charged all the way all the time?

>>57867598
nice work dude

>>57882573
Yes it does.

>>57881426
>>57881509
So what would be an actually good price to buy one (let's say one that has 4GB of RAM and a 320GB HDD and the condition is quite good)? What if it came with a 9 cell battery with no wear?

>>57882630
It's kind of weird that a battery protection mode wasn't put right in the BIOS (given that even some netbooks had it)?

What would be some good thresholds to set to save the battery from wearing out as much as reasonably possible while still having some usable capacity to work with unplugged?

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> tfw about to make 30$ out of thin air by ordering a thinkpad for a normie friend

Does the i5-3320m model t430 come with the 1440x900 screen or the 1366x768 one?

>>57882755
think i've seen both

>>57882761
hmm, any way to tell besides going and looking in the software? Looking to get one off clist but can't tell if it is the good res or not and homeboy aint responding

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>>57882761
>>57882755

any way you can tell from this picture?

>>57882795
from the absolutely huge taskbar I can say that that's 1366x768.

>>57882838
+1

>>57882795
Why don't you just ask the bloody seller.

That said I have a feeling that's 768.

Frankly it doesn't matter because upgrading to the X1 Carbon 1600x900 panel should be a top priority regardless of the screen that came with it, because the viewing angles are much better

>>57882846
I asked and he isn't responding. I will 100% take your advice about upgrading to the carbon panel though.

>>57867445
Fukken saved.

>>57883269
Just know that it is about $100 for the panel (lp140wd2-tle1) and requires some ribbon cable extension fuckery since it the connector is on the opposite side

Another upgrade option (with also much better viewing angles but just a bit worse than X1 carbon panel) is the Alienware MX14 panel (LP140WD2-TLG1) (requires no cable fuckery, is about $50, but is only in glossy)

>>57878226
How are the fans different, does the T430 with dGPU fan run cooler?

>>57881409
Because everyone else is jelly of our 16:10 resolution

What would be the successor of the 8470p? I found the other day about its existence and there are a bunch of these, so its price on eBay isn't that high, so price/horsepower is really good compared to even some late ThinkPads.
If I don't find a really good priced 8470p or its successor I'll try to get a t420/430 instead. But I'd like to get something more powerful.

>>57878284
I've got one. The others are just more common.
I love my T530 though, put an ssd in it and it's like new.

>>57883491
840 G1 and/or Zbook 14 G1

>>57883392
No, fan is the same.

However the dGPU heatsink has an extra copper pipe for the dgpu, not sure if having that pipe floating around since there's no dgpu will help though.

>>57883354
honestly ty for all the help

>>57883354
I definitely would like to go the mx14 panel route but everywhere I see them seems kind of sketchy also are there any good guides you could recommend to help with the process?

>>57882644
Nobody here can estimate the fair price for such an x201?

>>57883760
you're full of shit
Read the fucking op's post

>>57883818
Those guides are both somewhat outdated and they don't accommodate for specific configurations. The price advice is quite vague too, as in "hurr $150 outright but when bidding aim for paying $100 but if you lurk long enough you might get one for $50".

I'm taking my T420 in my work trips literally everywhere and it's great.

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Is it a good time now to buy a P50?

>>57867445
Would like to do a gray thinkpad. I'm assuming you left the palm rests unpainted?

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What now lads? Shall I apply new thermal paste? I'll consider making a partition for Arch, but I don't want to pool too much autism into linux YET.

>>57884106
One of those numbers is how much you should shoot for paying

Will a 9.5mm SSD fit in my x201?
Can't find drive thicknesses on thinkwiki

Is 1600 screen on t420 really that much better than 1366?

>>57885480
have seen the cancer that the 1366 is ?
or should i say:
have you seen anything other than the 1366 cancer ?

>>57883668
Search for the model number for the panel (LP140WD2-TLG1) instead of the laptop

If its ebay see if you can see this model number on the sticker on the back

Avoid any terminology that mentions "compatible" panel (because then you're going to end up with a panel about as terrible as the T420's stock one)

Also if it's matte in this case, it is a fake. (The M14X has no matte option.) Laptopscreen.com is one to avoid for this reason.

>>57885480
Yes.

Core i3 5-th gen is shit? Or its (((okay)))?

>>57885782
Go away,

>>57885032
X20x are made for thicc drives, 9.5 will surely fit

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ThinkPad X230 any good?

>>57885782
Core i anything is more than 99% of people need

If you needed more than any intel core Ix cpu you would already know and wouldn't need to ask

>>57885864
keyboard is shit

>>57885887
The keyboard is fine. Objectively feels great to type on. Better than X220 keyboard typing feel. But you can replace it with X220 keyboard if the layout triggers you.

>>57885838
Just making sure, don't want to spend the value of my laptop and not have the drive fit

>>57885864
Last decent/good thinkpad

What do you think about Thinkpad X1? NO, I DONT WANT X220

>>57882709
had to look this up to see if its real. Holy shit
http://www.dailystormer.com/le-happy-merchant-featured-on-russian-sunflower-seeds-in-new-york/

>>57885972
soldered ram is gay

>>57885656
>>57885749
Never saw it irl, but I'm watching 720p videos most of the time so I've thought it'll be ok, but I guess I'll spend a little more to get 1600 if it's that bad.
I value my eyes a little bit.

>>57885972
>muh thinness

How do I get win7 on a new hard drive, without the annoying text at the bottom of the desktop

>>57886303
Even beyond the resolution the colors and viewing angles are worse on the 768p panel

>>57885032
x200/x201 can house a 9.5mm drive. x220 only 7mm drives.

>>57885972
Then get an X230, you fuckwad

>>57877304
Where did you buy this, I need to know.

>>57886343
You can shove a 9.5mm drive into an X220 but you're probably not gonna be able to pull it back out.

I totally don't know this from experience...

>>57867435
I'm using my old SL500, i'm impressed that still works given that the hinge is broken (is always open) and i messed it up with constant formatting and more bad things. However, i'm thinking to buy another Thinkpad, but aside from T430 and X220, there's other models that are worth considering?

I'm looking for power, i don't care about heat or portability.

>>57886504
Thinkpad P50
W530

>>57886504
w700ds

>>57886430
Would I need a caddy for 7mm drives?

>>57886544
>Would I need a caddy for 7mm drives?

I did and the side rubber rails were shit. I got rid of that shit. Got a hold of some duct tape and made me a "pull tab" on my HD and then wrapped my HD in duct tape on the end to cover it up, no caddy needed.

>>57886528
>>57886542
Many thanks.

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>>57884589
Yeah, insides left black

Thinking about doing the acreen bezel though

>>57886326
https://mega.nz/#!zIcz0QIA!XSYLa02UUQ2OSZSQIWErcwl1X4y2LvLCYoLAZajck-g
I have been using this one for a long while. Still works.

>>57886644
I was thinking about painting the top of my x220 white, but sanding that paint off first and giving it a metalic finish... Or I could just get some vinyl wrap and do it that way. Your's looks really sweet. What's the model what do you use it for?

>>57886590
The side rubber pads start stinking after a few years too

I removed them weeks ago and my X220 still has the smell in it

>>57886733
>not liking the smell
pleb

>>57886733
When I get done uploading I'll show a pic of my HD DIY caddy. Getting another x220 in the mail today also, couldn't resist the deal for less than $80.

I usually don't use storage drives at all but I had ordered that caddy because I didn't like the rattle of the drive in the bay, the chink tried to jew me after he said he'd send a replacement part which never came. Tape works well if you don't have to remove your drive all the time, if you do you'll have to replace the tape maybe once or twice a year.

>>57886733
Why do they stink at all? Lol.

so i just got a t430, how do i put a 1080p screen in here or is that even possible

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Anyone else order a laptop from Minifree? How long do they take to ship? I made the wire transfer on Nov. 25.

>>57886692
Its an R52, i use it for shitposting and file storage, as its rocking a 750gb hdd compared to the t42 with a 40gb one

I say skip sanding and go with either plastidip for a matte finish or do vinyl sheet for a glossy look

I dont know about that specific model, but if the top is that flexible kind of abs plastic you would have issues sanding because the plastic would "peel", where it comes off in little rolls that make sanding a bitch

Im considering to buy an x220. What can i expect from 2011 battery?

>>57887073
5h

>>57885922
How hard is it to change the keyboard anyway?

>>57887113
Is that at best with light web browsing?

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>>57887001
Cool.. I thought the outer was metal... Anyway. I'll do something to this one I just got in the mail. here's a couple of pics.

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>>57887239

Guys, the mailman has driven by my house twice. What the fuck?

>>57886871
no, only the 430s and 420s

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>>57886733
No caddy needed

>>57887118
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Install_Classic_Keyboard_on_xx30_Series_ThinkPads

Can someone help me with using an external graphics card with a thinkpad T420? Lots of complicated terminology is being thrown around when I google it.

So I just need the adapter thing, a graphics card, and a power supply right?

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>>57880067

Thanks, anon, you saved my bacon!

Here's a speed test for comparison. Clearly something wonky was going on with my Centrino 6205.

Also, I foolishly bought a 7260-N rather than the much faster 7260-AC. But hey, it's still a big improvement.

As for the discrepancy in upload speeds, it's because I was seeding last night when I took the first test.

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>>57886692
>>57887001

I would strongly suggest that you guys look into "adhesion promoter".

You spray one or two coats (waiting, IIRC, 15 minutes between coats), then spray your paint. It should help significantly when painting plastic.

>>57887743
What test is that? URL?

>>57867532
Used T450s? I think they should be that cheap now, maybe you can even find a good configuration.

>>57887691
>X230
>V8.0 EXP GDC Beast ExpressCard
>GeForce GTX 750 Ti
>12V 10A power brick
>Ubuntu 16.04

Just be sure to get a proper power supply. You should have at least 100W to handle card without additional power. I've read you can also use ATX power supply but I prefer a brick for portability.

>>57887599
neat

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>>57887855
It's the google speed test, it pops up if you google "speed test" for most users.

so i got a X230 and it's a bit gay compared to my T60 to be honest

>>57885972
I haven't has one in my hands but they should be good, but maybe get the x1 yoga, it should be more convenient when lying in your bed, streaming Netflix etc.

Huh, I didn't see this thread, and just made a new thread for my question: >>57886795

In short, any ideas for repairing/replacing a 701c case that's gone brittle, and snapped a corner off the hinge?

People saying that T430s was the last good thinkpad just have never experienced a modern one. You get the best of all worlds, top performance, mobility, niceness and so on

>>57887953
what's niceness?

>>57887953
>mobility
>niceness
>muh marketing bullshit weasel words

Fuck off, Lelnovo PR dept.

>>57887989
Nice screen, beautiful design, factors like these. It just feels good.

>>57887922
If youre going for function over form you could use a shitload of crazy glue, cut out peices of plastic to fill the gaps and fuse it together with the glue.
It would look messy and the glue will leave that white crap all over the place, but it will hold together

Idid that to rebuild the wiring harnesses inside my x41

>>57887989
A word used by underage fuckers who will swallow literally anything just because it's "new", and will hate other things just because they're older. Either that, or >>57888001.

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>>57888007
wow

>>57887885
Thanks.

>>57888001
Consider anger management, friend. It's just great to be able to take your laptop to the library, to the park, or anywhere really without having to bring your charger, you get fast WiFi or 4G! Also performance is a factor. it doesn't overheat or take 2 years to do anything

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>>57887691
>>57887885
dell da-2 (220w max) is the best looking for an egpu setup and i trust the 8 pin connector over a standard pole connector. both the exp gdc beast 8.0 and pe4c 3.0 support it

>>57888071
Stallman takes his ten year old X60 with him to stranger places all across the world than a library or a park. Your "argumentation" literally sounds like it's targeted soccer moms rather than users of a tech-related forum. Try elsewhere.

>>57888029
No need to get personal.. I was stating facts, that show the advantages of the new thinkpads. If you don't believe in facts, consider going somewhere people share your feelings >>>/pol/

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Think i could get an external gpu to work on my t42?
How viable is pcmcia to pci?

Im not sure about what internal connections i have availible

>>57888127
>I was stating facts

no you weren't

>>57888152
what's the point? the cpu will bottleneck a video card

>>57888112
You talk about my argumentation, but I'm yet to hear any arguments against them? Not that it matters much but I'm a to-be IT professional in a global company, so I have a background in information technology (after I finish my work integrated degree course in business informatics).

>>57888183
nobody wants to talk to you because you're a retard

Will a core 2 duo thinkpad that supports DDR3 RAM like T400, T500, W500 ect support DDR3L RAM? Will it drasticly increase the battery life or decrease performance compared to regular DDR3 if they're compatible?

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>>57888411
Bro I'm chilling in my company paid hotel room here in the beautiful alps... not sure why I should care about your computer complexes. I told you my opinion and what you make out of it is on your side.

Just bought the x1 carbon today, anybody how much battery I should get on this thing (linux)

>>57888646
>alps
Is that the name of some shit motel?

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>>57888764

Ok so apparently, excessive fan noise could be caused by some problems with the fan bearings.

Since the fan is sparkling clean, and I can't run thinkfan for shit, I wondered :

Do I really have to buy the 80 bucks spare fan ?

Or is there some chinkshit alternative ?

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Looking at a T420 with the Quadro GPU and 1600 res screen. Was wondering if anyone had experience running WoW with that model.

inb4
>gayming

>>57878595
Not really. I get ~80-100mbps on mine. "antiquated and objectively slow" is still a far cry away from what you just said - "awful and slow." Works just fine and isn't slow by any means for the average user.

>>57889310
your ebay searching skills are absolute shit

Just got my x260 today it was advertised as 8gb ddr4 ram 2133MHz.
But geekbench says my ram speed is 1MHz.. why is that?
Also im thinking of upgrading to 16gb will it make a huge difference?

>>57889344
see >>57874788

>>57867482
If you are truly in a third world shithole or the southern US you can power a blowgun off a spare tire then refill the tire at a gas station. Also works with inner tubes etc.

This is an example and there are many ways to do it.

https://www.amazon.com/Campbell-Hausfeld-Inflator-Inflation-MP600000AV/dp/B0007ZJ1IK/ref=pd_lpo_263_bs_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KM4DP3V7160P7D9G5AQW

Remove the hose and locking air chuck, then connect the hose with the chuck to the handle instead. You can then connect the locking chuck to a tire and use the gun as a blowgun with whatever arrangement you prefer. It's just plumbing.

>>57889879
>geekbench

If you find yourself maxing out ram then it's a good upgrade. Interesting time to buy an X260 though, the new models are getting announced in 5 weeks and it's going to be a total redesign.

>>57889840
I found some cheaper ones, but I don't know what they're worth compared to the brand fans.
Also is it really impossible to change it without removing the heatsink ?

>>57888715
bump

>>57890102
On my T420 detaching the fan from the heatsink was super easy, only two small screws.

>>57890102
It's going to be the exact same type of fan.

>>57890132
>>57890189
Alright, chinkshit it is then

>>57888152
Simply not worth doing on a laptop with parts that out of date. Also potentially not even compatible with pre T60's

>>57890206
>tfw my T420 is like 70% chinkshit parts from AliExpress
china is my greatest ally

On the x200 ultrabase, will an hdd fit in the dvd drive slot?

>>57891107
Buying chink shit for lenovo is like buying american parts for Chevy

>>57891234
eh i buy chink shit for everything

based free worldwide shipping

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>>57890008
Really? I've been thinking of getting an x260 since my old x200 died. A totally new design makes me nervous. But I guess if I wait and the new one is total shit I should be able to get a x260 cheaper.

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Redpill me on the t60, /tpg/.

Just got this bad boy in the mail and was wondering about what it could do.

>>57891363
>Redpill me
never understood the meaning of this

>>57891368
>Please tell me what I should be thinking as I find listening to different viewpoints and then making my own informed opinion difficult.

Is what it's come to mean.

>>57891363
>widescreen model
Ya blew it. Not much you can do to that, I'm not even sure if a widescreen T61 board will fit the way the 4:3 ones do. And even then there'd be no point in swapping one in, because the widescreen 15" T60 has nothing that a 15" T61 doesn't do better.

Bought a tablet x230 with a 180GB SSD, i7, and 9-cell battery for $200 and now I'm feeling like I should have looked for something slightly more powerful, like the hp elitebook 8570p with a quadcore i7 instead of the dualcore i7. :(

>>57891478
Are you saying that a new model is better than an old one?

Woah!

>>57891567
No, only that the 15" T61 is better than the 15" widescreen T60. The 15" 4:3 T60 is top-tier due to its 1600x1200 IPS screen, the widescreen version doesn't offer anything special. It's still good, it's just nothing extraordinary. I guess if it's an Intel GPU model you can flash Libreboot on it, but I'm not sure.

>>57891648
Not him but can i get the T60 IPS screen separately and use it on a 15" T61 lid?

>>57891667
No, the 15" T61 only comes in widescreen. You can only put a 14" 4:3 T61 board into a 15" 4:3 T60.

>>57891695
So i need to buy the screen (because fucking nobody sells an IPS T60), a spare T60 and a T61 mobo to get the glorious 4:3 IPS with SATA2?

fug

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>>57891487
Don't be a faggot, if you're not gaming it won't matter.

>>57891736
Look for a T60p rather than a regular T60. Your best bet is one that doesn't list the screen specs, because those who do usually know what they've got and charge accordingly. All 15" T60ps left the factory with IPS screens, although they weren't all 1600x1200, 1400x1050 is still decent. You'll have to be patient for sure, the higher-end machines weren't terribly common to begin with and they certainly aren't common now. Your relatively cheap UXGA T60p is out there somewhere. It just might take some searching before you find it.

>>57888715
bump

New thread >>57892677

>>57886830
I don't know. Something to do with the chemical composition of the rubber pads I guess. Over time they just decay or some shit.

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>>57891264
I have a feeling the redesign might be good. The P50 is a good sign. It has a lot of traits of the older thinkpads (top hinges, touchpad buttons, etc)

>>57891736
Yep. This is a common mod known as the T601F Frankenpad.

Other than that I think you can get SATA2 on T60 using Middleton's BIOS

>>57889344
Retail or private server? I have a friend with the same spec, stock UI/minimal addons, and its still playable in 25 man raids (Cataclysm). I had a E6430 1366x768/Quadro/i5-3210M using LUI, Legion can get pretty laggy and hot in 15 man+ raids/world bosses, but 5 mans and general questing are perfectly playable (90-110fps constant). Same for Cata and Wrath, but the drop is lesser. Mimiron25 on 3.3.5a had some major fps drops, but that fight is quite graphic intense.

All of these are with low settings on everything but rendering distance (good), borderless window