/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

x220 masterrace reporting in.

whats the most compatible distro?
especially for keyboard compatibility.

>>57921339
people gonna throw shade, but honestly solus worked with everything with no teaking. debian/fedora/ubuntu should be fine too. i tried xubuntu but it shat itself on suspend

>>57921339
FreeBSD with some cavaets

>Nasty ass keyboard from used x220
>Washed it with water
>x220 doesn't want to boot
>when it boots keyboard doesn't respond

Well I guess you can't wash the keyboard then. or it has not dried "enough". Either way, had to order a replacement keyboard.

>>57921527
If a laptop keyboard is "nasty ass" you should consider replacement immediately.

>>57921524
i have been thinking of trying bsd. honestly, linux eventually lets me down.

>>57921527
lol get rekt

>>57921339
Ubuntu master race - it just werks

>>57921639
>ubuntu
been there, done that. no thank you.
canonical can suck dick.

>>57921549
That is what was going to happen regardless, I wanted to see if it could actually be cleaned. and considering that so many people spill much worse shit on their laptops I figured why not try to wash it.

Tis still drying, will attempt later to get it back on.

T430 at $200 worth it?

>>57921708
you should have disassembled it then cleaned it with alcohol.

>>57921752
only if it has 1600x900 and the shipping is free

>>57921761
Still an option. Got nothing to lose, may try that anon.

>T420
>i7 2620M @ 2.70GHz
>8GB RAM/500GB HDD
>1600 x 900 pixels of probably being replaced with an X1 LCD
>Small crack near eSATA & Light scratches on underside
>Windows 7 Sticker (Just the Sticker, no Windows)
>$169.99

Picked up this puppy on Craigslist yesterday. Did I do good?

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>>57921777
it should be fine though. maybe you should let it completely dry.

>>57921832
sounds good man.

Should I get a T460? I want something to bring to college with me on a daily basis, would be used mainly for programming

>>57921874
Jesus christ is that the same laptop???

Actually amazing that it doesn't make the battery go boom. Maybe I should rewash that keyboard..

>>57921770
I have no idea how to tell that, I'm looking at an ebay listing.

>>57921832
now upgrade to a quad core cpu

>>57922166
and triple drives

>>57922183
and gentoo linux

t430
1600x900
backlit keyboard
i7 3520
ssd
8gb ram

Should I pay $300 for this? Most of the standard ones that go for around $200 I have seen are the shitty display version that I would have to install more ram and an ssd in anyway which would cost about $100 any way.

>>57921448
I have an x220 with xubuntu for the past 2 years. it shat itself with suspend but a few restarts and system updates later it fixed itself.

>>57922166
i7-3720QM for maximum power

Got this T420 for 99, did I do good?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/262729830432

>>57922277
does this work in the t420? being that it came out with sandy bridge and not ivy bridge? Does the bios need to be updated?

>>57922453
Yeah, thats a pretty good deal
Noice

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>poorlittlewhiteguy.jpg

Thinking of buying a 380 that was gutted a shoving a rpi inside it
The io is recessed so i could cut out and install a decent io panel on it, with plenty of room for a big battery

>>57922623
It may need upgrading to coreboot
https://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/t420

x201/openbsd lads its quite nice

X1 carbon for $250. Are they any good? Just a "throw in backpack and work on programming projects" laptop.

Hey guys.
I have a T430, and as I was fixing some stuff I removed the CMOS battery, and now I can't connect to the internet.
Already tried reinstalling drivers but maybe there is a wrong setting in the BIOS.
Anyone know how to fix?

Middle mouse button stopped opening links into new tabs, but can still activate scroll with the trackpoint. Anyone might have any idea what may have happened or experienced this before?

Anyone have the x62?

are thinkpad x220's with an i7 worth it for only $200?

>>57923702
definitely, even an i5 one, but none are woth it if they arent in good condition.

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>>57923317
Holy shit I'm a genius!
I had the Wifi switch switched off.

>>57921527
>Washed it with water
its that the only liquid to clean you know?
>>57921874
kekd as he started pouring more and more water on it like "damn it die already"

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Does this look like a good deal to you guys?

It's going for $100 aussie dollaridoos at the moment including postage.

It would replace my AOD270 which I am pretty sick of at this point.

can i swap the led in the thinklight for a brighter one?

>>57924088
Yes. It's pretty good for America and probably an amazing deal for Australia.

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Oh shit, I just found an x131e for ~$40. Doesn't have a battery or charger cable, but it looks like a steal.

Any glaring issues you guys can think of?

>128gb ssd
>4gb ram
>doesn't say what processor it has, just that it's a celeron.

>>57923897
in the next one he pours hot as fuck water on it. says it only killed the hdd.

>>57924284
>celeron
not worth it.

>>57924539
Yeah I'm going to go with this one instead. >>57924088

>>57924553
my x220 has the same processor. the laptop i used before was a celeron. that computer made me suicidal at times.

>>57924613
How do you like the processor?
I'm still trying to figure out why this thing is going for the price it is.

>>57924632
the ram is shit but you can upgrade it on the cheap

>>57924632
its great. i am poor so its the fastest computer i have owned. uncompromising files is fast as fuck and converting video is also fast.

>>57924641
somewhat this.

>>57924284
just buy it for the SSD and maybe put the ram into another laptop?

soic clip for ME surgery ordered. will report back once i brick my x220

Hello, just bought a ADATA Premier SP600 128GB SSD m.2 2242 for my x250 for $65 ($79 all up + shipping) in AUD. My main drive is a 128gb SSD.

Just wondering how much memory will I need to partition for a first time linux plaything. Gonna have a shot at arch. Will 40gb be enough and have the rest as extra storage?

>>57924613
I used to have a circa 2005ish eMachines with a Celeron in around 2008....never again. I don't care even to find out about them.

>>57925681
Celerons aren't all bad. the x131e with the celeron CPU in it, is as fast as a P2C, while offering much better battery life. It is good for machines you're not going to be using intensively.

>>57925714
No.

>>57925833
You can't use your autism as an argument anon. If you have not used a celeron since 05 and that is your only comparison point, then you just dont know celerons of today.

>>57925902
my laptop i bought last year runs a celeron. they're garbage. just because you used a computer with one in (((((2005))))) does make your argument relevant.

>>57925967
>my laptop i bought last year runs a celeron. they're garbage

Whats the model? What do you use it for?

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Thoughts on T460p with 2K screen or is it a meme?

Is a 1080p screen enough?

>>57921527
It is not hard to take the keyboard off Thinkpads. Just look up a video of how to disassemble your model.

>>57926061

Go 1080p.

High DPI support under Windows is still fucking terrible, and Linux isn't all that much better.

Wait a year or two and see if Microsoft (and the app vendors) can get their shit together.

What's the thinnest thinkpad that you guys think is worth it?

>>57921874
I think Rossman has finally lost it

>>57926061

>Windows
>scaling

Just stick with 1080p.

>>57926134
Yeah, one of the few things Apple does well is the fonts and adjusting the screen resolutions. Just can't stomach the price difference between a T460p vs. a Retina Macbook Pro.

>>57924284
>e

>>57924284
trash is free on the street

>>57922953
Specs/condition/price paid/planned upgrades?

Can OpenBSD install from a USB stick without problems?

>>57924964
Good luck, hopefully it won't be bricked but liberated from "the botnet that be".

I need recommendations on msata ssd, new panel and ram for my x220

>>57927159
whatever msata ssd is cheaper and that isn't kingston
dunno about x220 panels
whatever ram is cheaper, all ram is the same

>>57922232
I got mine with
i5-3360M
8G RAM
1600x900
no backlight and no ssd
for $280

Considering thinkpads are hard to come by here, I think I have made a good deal.
Make sure you check whether the bios is unlocked and computrace is disabled. Also check the physical condition of the body. If you are able, see that the no internal parts are missing (hdd caddy, all memory sticks are there etc)

>>57927182
I been wondering about doing the IPS panel upgrade. Any of you anons have a picture side by side for comparison of TN vs IPS

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>>57927647
>Picture
You want to saw the difference between TN and IPS on TN panel?

When updating drivers, do you guys get the executables from the lenovo website or do you look for the individual drivers online and then update them in the device manager? I want to update my drivers, but can't find them unless I get the executables. Should I trust lenovo to not install some bullshit bloatware on my laptop?

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>>57927669
Anon you keep talking like that imma suck your dick, nothing gay about it.

I was also wondering what was the impact on battery life with a IPS.

>>57927670
The driver is rather just the driver, some drivers like the wireless ones come with something like a connection utility which can be used in place of the standard windows utility. You can also use the utility which will identify missing drivers and download them for you.

Too bad that they don't offer driver packs as either an archive or an ISO file, so you could download all drivers and utilities for a given model at once and keep them for offline use without hunting down the individual files (even more tedious if you want to make sure the checksums are correct).

>>57927717
>Too bad that they don't offer driver packs as either an archive or an ISO file, so you could download all drivers and utilities for a given model at once and keep them for offline use without hunting down the individual files (even more tedious if you want to make sure the checksums are correct).

msfn forum used to be the place where they would guide you through that sort of driver pack building guide for you. you could add all the driver packs onto a windows unattended install. I'd suggest looking there if you feel like making a driver pack for thinkpads or your thinkpad in particular.

>>57927706
Don't mind my language.

I don't think there is a difference in power consumption.

>>57927030
I5 some shit ssd 800p 200 kiwibux
Easy but need WiFi firmware same as lincucks

I've tried to put a SIM into the WWAN module of my x220 but I've fucked up since it was too small and now I can't get it out.
How do I disassemble in order to just remove the stuck sim?

>>57924284
OYY VEY

>>57929268
Hardware Maintenance Manual
Read the OP post

>>57929417
I'll try it out

i can get an x61s for 99$ /tpg/, with an ssd for 60$ would that be worth my 160$?
and would it be sufficiently fast under debian for some programming, writing notes in lectures and general uni use?

>>57921874
why is this so funny

What's the best thinkpad with an ibm logo on it and is an x220t a good buy?

>>57921319
i just figured something out about a fake error in linux, (could be only happening to some distros)

if i boot it up (without a splash screen hiding boot text)

if i boot it up and it is not plugged in to the charger running on battery only i get some error about power management

Enabling power management...** Message: Failed to connect to the D-Bus daemon: failed to connect to socket /usr/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: no such file or directory

but if i boot it up with the battery charger plugged in i dont get this anomaly of an error message,

so if anyone sees this it dont mean anything other than a false error message caused by the battery charger not being plugged in

>>57930211
oh yeah, forgot to add this is on a Thinkpad T510 (Lenovo)

>>57926204
lol

>>57926026
its a asus x553s. it has a lot of good qualities but the processor is not one of them.

>>57922718
wait, you are the guy who made the white thinpad? how many do you have?

where can europeans get genuine, lenovo made 9cell/9cell slice batteries for the t430?

Any experience on 6 cell X200 batteries from Aliexpress? Seller's name is "RongTop Store". Is the battery an original, genuine Lenovo product or the trappings of one & some whatever-quality China 18650s?

>>57930650
i have 6 total
my t42 is my main machine, the r52 is for storage and was painted white, the x41t is for drawing, the r30 is for nostalgia, the g40 is for "fugg, laptop p4" and the 380ed was originally purchased for use at work where i needed something that was easily compatible with cnc machines from the 90's
now its just used for doom and sim city 2000 though

>>57930697
in a shop ? opened a random webshop typed t430 - 9 cell original lenovo batery - 123€, whats the problem ?

Yay! I just got my X230.

Now should I go with the included W7 Home Premium, pirate W7 Pro or go with XP for maximum compatibility with old weeb games?

>>57931592
Linux, old VNs run great with wine

>>57929407

>press any key to
.....
SHUT IT DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>57931268
>whats the problem ?
The price.

>>57931718
original bateries are always overprised

>>57931268
>>57931718
>>57931770

Has anyone attempted to repack a 9 cell battery with 2500mah cells? Or repack one at all? How did it turn out?

>>57932915
I did for my T420 9cell, it's easy to change the cells but the controller doesn't let them charge and since I'm not the hacker known as 4chan that was the end of my adventure.

>>57932915
https://hackaday.io/page/247-replacing-lenovo-laptop-lithium-batteries

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>>57931770
Original batteries are also a lot better in terms of lifetime, quality (real capacity), security of use and reliability.
Pic rel, fucking 2011 T420 battery in T430. Still working perfectly fine. 430 motherfucking charge cycles and it still holds more mAh of capacity than any replacement 9cell chink battery on the market.
Don't get cucked and get genuine batteries.

>>57933012
>doesn't let them charge

do they stop receiving juice after the "factory cells" are reported to be full giving you only the factory charge? or does it just not report it and the laptop lives on with power anyway??

One option would be to get a dead slice cell and use the controller from it.

>>57933141
It doesn't charge at all and the battery reports 0% but it gets detected and Power Manager recognizes there's a battery plugged in.

It happened with the old cells too which was why i tried to replace them in the first place so i guess the controller was faulty.

>>57933262
get a dead battery and change the controller. or
change the cells of a dead battery with good controller.

>>57933360
I know, still have it in case i find one. Getting batteries over here is impossible and no one but the Chinese do free worldwide shipping.

>>57933420
I'd it right now I got a second x220 and it came with a 9cell batter as well, so now I have two. But considering I am going to go on a plane trip soon. I am not going to chance it. Will do it when I arrive elsewhere.

I've got a T430 on the way, and I plan to use it on the run. What would you recommend in terms of a carrying case/sleeve for carrying it around in? I don't mind carrying my mouse and AC in my knapsack.

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What would you install on this T60?

I'm on the edge for an x220(2520m, 4gb ddr3, 320gb hdd) for ~$190. I'll probably have to buy an SSD(planning on 240 GB) and more RAM(another 4 GB stick), which will bump the price up to approximately $300.

Worth or not?

>>57933620
backpack?
Don't forget to replace this cancerous shitlet keyboard with classic one

>>57933806
Windows XP
T60 is a bit old to really get the advantages of modern windows
And linux will waste its xp era games potential
Maybe both xp and ubuntu 12.04 to cover all bases

Someone got T460 with IPS FullHD? Hows the sreen?

Any good place besides eBay or the official Lenovo store to buy these for an X201 Tablet?

HDD caddy
HDD slot cover
(maybe) 4-cell battery (these things are so damn expensive I might just stick it out with the bigger battery)

>>57933806
>>57933875
>XP era games potential
lel. Just use Wine or a virtual machine for that stuff.

Take it from a user of XP-era Thinkpads: you want lightweight Linux. Lubuntu is comfy and easy to use, but it wouldn't work on my second thinkpad when the first one died, so I switched to AntiX, which is also very fast.

I have a T420 that I'm slowly maxing out and I plan to use it indefinitely. How to make sure I will be able to use it for as long as possible? I mean.. I want this to be the last laptop I ever purchase. I already hooked it up with a dock to monitor and keyboard so I don't wear out the hinges and the keyboard at least when I use it at home (which is 90% of the time.) How long should I expect to be able to use it without failing catastrophically?

>>57934090
Why worry about hinges?
Parts are so dirty cheap that you could get it almost for free.
>and I plan to use it indefinitely
Top kek.
Max it up by upgrading it to T430 with nvidia gpu, replace cpu to quad core, get 16GiB RAM meme, replace screen with full hd one and get an eGPU. Then you can call it maxed out with possibility of long term use

>>57934147
How much more will you notice the perfomance on t420 v t430 if both have the i5 with 8GB ram?

>>57934053
AliExpress.

>>57934090
>How long should I expect to be able to use it without failing catastrophically?
You'll be okay, a quad core Sandy Bridge from 2011 has like 65 or 70% the performance of their Skylake counterpart in benchmarks so it'll be strong for a good amount of time.

If some part dies it's easy and inexpensive to replace.

>>57934212
Barely anything CPU-wise, the only upgrade is the integrated GPU which is a lot better and usb 3.0 ports but comes with the downgrade of the keyboard which you'll need to spend some extra bucks to fix.

If you're a manchild who want gaymes you can use an eGPU setup on both platforms anyway, making it moot.

>>57934519
Fuck off you incompetent bitch.
>>57934212
ivy bridge (t430) is made in 22nm technology, which means it's a lot better in terms of generated heat and power consumption. Any T430 can handle both quad core CPU and dedicated nvidia GPU with additional overclock. T420 has problems with handling ONLY the lowest sandy bridge quad core cpu with iGPU only, and it kills the battery much more.
Also Ivy Bridge CPUs are much, much better than sandy bridge.
Also HD4000 iGPU instead of HD3000. Much faster (about 100%). Plus the T430 CPU supports 2133MHz RAM, unlike T420.

>>57934475
What would be a logical increment over a 2520M, which is noticeably better but not house fire tier?

>>57934630
2640m for singlecore performance
2720qm for multicore performance

The 2720qm is a massive boost in multicore performance but singlecore performance is almost the same as the 2520m, keep that in mind if you use applications focusing on singlecore performance a lot.

God damnit guys, are you seriously THIS autistic to recommend T420 over T430?
Holy fuck, mobile Sandy Bridge CPUs were a massive failure and these should not be ever recommended.
T430 can be easily fixed with keyboard swap, which requires almost no monies and intelligence.

>>57934708

Not many shortcut keys work with the T420 keyboard on the T430, but if price wasn't an issue I wouldn't tell anyone to get a T420 over a T430

Hello, i need some help deciding which laptop to purchase.

Would it be a good idea to buy a refurbished Thinkpad T420 to run debian gnu linux on? For about $400?

Would it be powerful enough to run 2d action games?

I was looking for laptops that do not require proprietary drivers, and this one does not if you use a wifi dongle.

Thanks for advice

>>57934708
>50-100€ more for T430 than T420
>+60€ for a new T420 keyboard
hmm yes very interesting how this is apparently autistic

>>57934744
>Would it be a good idea to buy a refurbished Thinkpad T420 to run debian gnu linux on?
yes
>For about $400?
hell no
>Would it be powerful enough to run 2d action games?
yes

>>57934776
It has i7

8gb ram

1tb hdd

Still a bad deal?

>>57934839
unless that's aussie dollars why are you even asking

>>57934839
I bought one like that for $180 + $100 usps shipping + $70 in customs fees because i imported it from the US.

It was refurbished too so assuming you're from US that's very overpriced.

>>57934743
>Not many shortcut keys work with the T420 keyboard on the T430
such as?
There is only one which doesn't work after EC update, and I'm 100% sure you don't even know which one, since it requires propietary software to run
>buhuu price
poorfag

>>57934754
>rapid charge
>rapid boost (PSU+battery power combined)
>22nm CPU and iGPU instead of 32nm
>QC CPU + dGPU possibility
>working fullhd mod
>DDR3L 2133MT/s support
>HD4000 instead of HD3000
>much better battery life
>USB 3.0
>LTE WWAN support
>much better eGPU performance due to chipset
Want me to continue?
T430 is worth the money

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>Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/

Anyone know anything about the Japanese NEC Versa Pro line? Here and thinking about picking one up but haven't really heard anything about them. Reviews are ok - https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01D4QY8S6/

Core i3 2.26 / 4gb / 160gbhdd / 15.6" / win7 or 10 for around $200USD.

>>57934911
>T4** cuck calling anyone else a poorfag
lmaoing at your life my man

top of the line W/P series or you're poor and a manlet

>>57934967
P50 is too big, also I love the old keyboard. T430 is the latest 14" thinkpad which accepts this keyboard
>W
too big and too heavy. My girly qt body wasn't designed to carry it everyday

>>57934911
If you're not worried about price go buy an X62 board.
The arrow keys pause skip don't work for example.

>>57935027
>x62
disgusting ports, looks definitely like shit. Also low resolution screen
>The arrow keys pause skip don't work for example.
Don't know anything about it. Works fine on my machine

>>57934983
>My girly qt body wasn't designed to carry it everyday

Bewbs+Thinkpad+ timestamp

>>57935126
Sorry but the T430 looks like shit lmao that anon should buy a t420

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>>57935158
I'm gonna fucking kill you

what egpu do you guys recommend? i see some on ebay for 30-50 bucks but not sure what i should be looking for

>>57935225
pe4l v2.1b

>>57935225
I've been using the EXP GDC for some months, works fine.

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anybody with a T420 or X220 willing to measure the thickness of the bottom lid? I use a roost laptop stand due to cervical problems and am trying to figure out if either of these will fit.

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>>57935126
it looks nice and has a SXGA+ screen but it cost $750..

>>57935289
screen is still shitty, also due to outdated specs the best battery you can get uses ~2200mAh 18650 cells. Today's 18650s are 3400mAh
There are much more problems with this hardware

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>>57935276
t420

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What do you think of my KingPad /tpg/ ?

>>57935340
I would still buy one, but the price Is just to much.

>>57935412
You should put a KingDian SSD on it.

>>57935289
http://attach.51nb.com/forum/201602/16/175845lvap44cdectcacib.jpg

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>>57935289

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>>57935471

>>57934952

panasonic lets note or go home

>>57933806
ONLY LINUX!!!

with some nice lightweight window manager like Openbox or xfce4

pick a nice non-systemD distro like antiX or Salix

>>57921874
autism
tip kok

>>57921955
18650s are protected

I'm being utterly retarded, but I can't find the drivers for the PCI slot on the T420, does it not need one?

>>57936473
no

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>Thinkpad Transnote for sale in LA craigslist
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/sys/5912987152.html

>>57936541
The way that looks like it closes would expose the screen.
It's all I've ever wanted out of the design of a think pad though,.

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I've decided to buy a new Laptop, my T420 is too slow for me. I'm well aware of the shit they pulled but i just need a faster laptop. I can't make anything out of Lenovos website, what are good models? Or, are we so far into the **60 generation that i should wait for next years gen? I hear Kaby Lake won't bring much of an improvement though

I have news on the Thinkpad Retro.

It will be announced at CES 2017 in January. It will also only be available on shop.lenovo.com

Unfortunately I can't prove this without revealing my identity

>>57936819
bullshit, im the one with news. the retro line will be launched Q3 2017

>>57936819
Maybe spilling some of the details would make it more credible. How does the keyboard look, does it have 8 rows again? 6th or 7th gen Intel CPU? Does it have a thinklight? Will there be more than one model? Status LEDs? Wifi killswitch?

>>57936809
what kind of tasks are making it slow anon?

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Give it to me straight /g/. Is Manjaro acceptable for my 3.5k (didn't pay this much) USD ThinkPad W541?

>>57936877
The intelliJ IDE that i have to use for work mostly. Also loading large images on vietnamese paper folding forums lags, or is much slower than the download itself. I also don't like the screen at all, the vertical view angles are horrible, depending on how i look at it either the upper part is too dark, or the lower part is overexposed.

>>57936860

you are correct, I said it would be announced at CES 2017 in January.

how much power will an SSD save over a 5400 HDD? In a t430

Does anyone know if X220 palmrest is compatible with X230?

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>>57936886
No, install Debian gnu linux. the universal operating system. It runs the International Space Station, and it can run your mobile workstation as well.

Is it possible to get a higher resolution display in a t430? Like 1600x900 +?

>>57921887
get a thinkpad x1 carbon lol not the shitty t4

>>57937070
which model ?

>>57938277
I think the max res it came in was 1600x900 but other people have replaced it with 1080p panels, I forget which ones but there are two specifically that fit.

X60s MASTERRACE REPORTING IN.

Where do you guys buy replacement batteries form?

>>57938508
how much do replacement panels typically run?

>>57938855
as far as I know they aren't terrible expensive, the two panels that fir are the carbon x1 and the Alienware M14x although the carbon you have to do some weird shit to the cable that seems complicated so I'd just reccomend the m14x and those can usually be found for around $50

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What wacom driver should you use for the x230t? The one that comes stock with windows 10 doesnt work in krita. The wacom feel drivers work in krita but disables the touch screen.

>>57939906
Why the fuck are you using spyware 10 in the first place.

Hey /tpg/,

Was wondering if anyone had experience with the t410/t420 line vs the elitebook 8440p or similar.

I need a cheap laptop and my main concern is typing quality with general reliability being next. I know both camps have their fans but if anyone has used both and could comment with their experience I'd appreciate it.

>>57939787
oh wow thanks, i didnt expect it to be so cheap. I guess il'll pull the trigger on a refurb t430, the 1366x768 was the only real drawback i could find. Is the keyboard on t430 waterproof?

How does your tulpa feel about your Thinkpad, /g/? Would they prefer a different model? Do you make sure to give your tulpa only free software?

>w510 selling for 200 aud nearby
>quadro 880m cant play dx11 games

w h y

Will the W530 take 64gb of ram?

>>57923520
yes

>>57935340
That's totally wrong, even Lenovo-branded batteries are available at 5200, and nothing is stopping you from recelling if that's inadequate for whatever reason. 1400x1050 AFFS also blows out the majority of displays available on laptops today.

Hi folks. I bought a T430S with an nvidia GPU. But it's not recognized anywhere. The driver is just a shitty CMD screen with "installing driver". What do?

Thoughts on the new T and X series? Like the T460, X260 etc.

>>57942361
>nothing is stopping you from recelling if that's inadequate for whatever reason.
Actually, there's quite a bit. I spent two months learning how to do it and still get a functional battery out the other side.

Why the new thinkpad models still good?

Hi, are there any known issues with the Thinkpad 13?
I'm going to get the one with aluminum casing and silver color.
Looking at the review from Notebookcheck, this model seems to be fine.

>>57943891
No.
I need to dump the P50 I have.

>>57943451
Yeah, that's true if you don't already have electronics experience.

>>57934911
>shilling this hard over one line in the op post

Got offered a thinkpad T460s, a thinkpad X1 yoga, and macbook pro 15inch.

Thoughts?

>>57944280
I'm happy for you

>>57944280
cool bro

>>57944327
Thanks, but it's not to keep it's for work. Trying to decide which to pick except I'm indecisive

>>57944366
>and
>which to pick
you got all 3 cunt

>>57944258
I just copy pasted it from my previous discussion.
I don't give two shits what you waste your money on, desu DESU

>>57944382
Ignore the and should be an or. Only get one.

>>57944405
echo $(($RANDOM % 3))

>>57944280
macbook because 16:10
the other two options have cripple screens

>>57944280
T460s if you dont really care about screen

>>57944239
>Yeah, that's true if you don't already have electronics experience.
Uhhh, more like the controllers used in smart batteries have proprietary firmware, and I had to figure out the how to program them the hard way, because the dev kits from the vendors are $25k+. Thankfully, the Russian black market has cracked it all.

Why do Thinkpad screens tend to become darker towards the edges (especially corners) and their white to become somewhat yellowish with time?

>>57928479
>Easy but need WiFi firmware same as lincucks

Please elaborate.

>>57944789
That's how CCFLs age.

I just bought E560. How /tpg/ am I?

>>57944789
>>57944841
...and if you have an X series, you can fix that for good with https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/thinkpad/led-kit.shtml

>>57945105
E series is not a real Thinkpad. It's an IdeaBook with a Cadillac... er... Lexus sticker on it.

>>57945119
Well obviously. But it's well reviewed. Good specs. Good battery. Solid build for plastic.

How /tpg/ is a Thinkpad 13?
They say the keyboard on this thing is amazing.

http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-13

"Typing on the Lenovo ThinkPad 13 made me feel like Billy Joel tickling the ivories on a grand piano."

>>57943946
I'm not an expert but I do have one.

It's great, it's light and very efficient, but one issue I noticed was that some programs and websites have fuzzy text sort of? Like I'm installing a program and the installer window would look incredibly fuzzy compared to the rest

>>57945356
set dpi scaling to 100% in windows

currently own a t series as my main laptop, thinking about switching to x series. has anyone made this switch? what were your reasons and how do you feel about it?

>>57945817
I switched from a T42p to an X61 in 2009. Still using it. Love the little bugger.

>>57945771
Fixes it but everything seems a bit too small now.

Would this be a good upgrade from an X220 with 8GB ram and an SSD?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Precision-15-6-Inch-Graphics-Professional/dp/B01AAEKWWG/

main things I want are battery life, power and linux compatibility - also open to any other laptop suggestions as long as they're on amazon uk

>>57945910
Welcome to DPI scaling in anything but Mac.

>>57945922
That surely has to be a pricing error.

>>57945922
>4.9 stars over the past 12 months (8 ratings)

enjoy your scam mate

>>57945983
>>57946010
ah shit just looked at the average price yeah it's probably a scam, ok let me rephrase are there any laptops that are an upgrade on a x220 in terms of battery life, power and works on linux for under £1000?

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Hey /tpg/

My x200 came with no front floorpads, and I'm thinking of modelling them on the CAD, and 3D printing them with flexible filament.

I'm having a hard time finding a photo from which taking measurements. I find that the front pads aren't the same as the back pads, so I can just guess here, by using pic related, and the back pads.

Can someone post better photos of the front pads? or direct me to them? By now I have a good approximation, and I'm going to try it out. But I'd like them to be more accurate.

any 2720qm user? how faster than 2520m? is it usable speed?

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So the chinks have a Sharp 12.5" 2K panel in stock. The same one on the Razer Blade Stealth, similar to XPS13.
This looks like it could fit in a X260. Would try if I had the money.

>>57947177
QHD on a 12.5"?
What for?

>>57946493
why not just buy new ones for five bucks?

>>57947177
useless imho

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>>57947284

I'm an impatient fuck when it comes to ordering things.

Also, it is more compliant with the philosophy I'm planning to have with my x200. I'm going full libretard with it, and having stuff fixed myself.

I'm currently working as a CAD designer for 3D printing so thought I could make them myself.

It's looking good so far (forget about the orange color, this is just a try with cheap plastic before using the good one). I removed that center nipple because I thought it would not print well, and also I don't like it.

Hey /tpg/

do any M2 SSD's fit in the M2 slot of the L460 thinkpad? as far as i know it has a different form factor then standard M2 SSD's

>>57947507
Hey I think it's way cooler in orange.

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what thinkpad do you think i could swap my e6430 for, pic related on the right

>>57947599

Dammit, me too. But I only have black flexible filament I ordered just for this.

Well, at work they will order orange flexible filament this week, but theirs is way more soft, I don't know if it will damp the laptop enough

>>57946572
Don't have one but on my local thinktard forum they have the following experience:

T420 was not designed to cool a quad core 45W cpu. It gets hot too easily. You will likely have to cap the CPU at 99% so it doesn't switch on Turbo. Also, single core performance is not better than that of the 2520M so unless you plan to run things which require 4 cores then you are better off with an i7-2620M.

T520 is another question.

Again this is not my personal experience, I gathered this from my local thinkpad enthusiast forum.

>>57947654
fuck i already ordered it. am i cucked?

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>>57947507 Here.

I'm.... 90% sure the pads on the chink external battery I ordered are placed the wrong way.

Bought a P50. It comes with Windows 10. Should I "downgrade" to Windows 7? (I have to use Windows for work)

>>57947698
Try it first. You can always resell it later

>>57947880
I'm okay with 8.1. It's faster than 7, and isn't spying on me.

>>57947998
I'm already using 8.1 in my desktop and I'm quite happy with it. But I thought 7 would be "lighter" to use on that laptop.

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>>57921832
Fair price
Now swap an Alienware display to it.

>>57921887
A client i sold a Dell E7440 to has a T460 and for some odd reason, the laptop isn't pushing 2560 x 1200 onto his external monitor, it is downsizing it.

>>57922232
Get it if you think that is fair pricing
a bit too high for me, IMO thats T430s territory but for it being so well spec'd and if you aren't in Murrika, thats not that bad, especially if its in mint condition

>>57922718
try it out, norwaypad had done pretty well for his project 770
>http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=118517&hilit=raspberry+pi

>>57924284
The SSD is worth that price
maybe mobo swap with an i3 if you don't find it powerful enough

>>57947998
>and isn't spying on me
Oh you naive little kid

>>57926061
I haven't seen a 2K panel yet, although I do zoom in on most pages with my Pixel's 2560 x 1700 display, I find it suitable for tasks. The 4K display on the X1C3 was overkill, but for the most part I just wanted it for the panel and the color accuracy.

>>57948216
post ur ebay?

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OK, Here I have these fuckers printed in Black FlexiFil

>>57948194
7 or 8.1?

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>>57948351

And their adjustment is looking good.

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>>57931592
The COA should be Pro lol, though some were Home Premium to save costs I guess

>>57933806
Save the headache and redo the thermal paste if you have an ATI chipped T60
I'd install ZorinOS or LXLE, Win7 if its a V5200/50 GPU

>>57934839
1TB HDD? Not even worth that price, especially when its most likely a 5400RPM drive.
4GB RAM sticks go from $13 to $25 each
The i7.. maybe worth $100 or even $50, it doesn't matter since there are so many out there.

>>57934890
$70 in customs? wow why so much?
Fuck me man, $100 in shipping? That is rough, specially when its like $17 to ship a W530 w/ an AC adapter

>>57934952
If that touchpad was black, it looks like an evil brother of a Latitude lol

>>57936541
>password lock
>simple fix
>I wont do the simple fix
This seems a lot more complex than it is, although swapping a hard drive may do the trick.
I just hope its not BIOS locked.

>>57936819
Thank you anon.

>>57939906
WIndows 10 is a fucking problem on any system that doesn't come with it standard.
I am not surprised

>>57948391
>>57948351

OK uploaded the FreeCAD file in some weird "upload now" website. Will be gone in 30 days.

FreeCAD can export to stl so you can print yours, should you have the need.

https://ufile.io/31b99

See you. Imma get some McDonalds.

>>57948308
Only if you post yours u:
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/262616754794#

I got nothing really in the shop.

is a thinkpad x240 grade A, almost new for around 300$ worth it?

>>57921319
Has anybody here put linux on the Yoga 14 from Best Buy?

>>57921319

Should I pull the trigger on a T460 now, (at 10% discount), or wait until January to see what the T470 is like?

Anyone here done the FHD mod on X230/X220?

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I'm buying a X220. The buyer says it's IPS, but I have no guarantee for his words. He didn't show pictures of the monitor from a big angle, or the serial number.

Where is the serial number located. I'd like him to take a picture of that spot.

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Are these any good?

>>57948944
people don´t tend to lie about IPS.

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Any one recommend installing windows 10 on the mini 10

Hey /g/uys, looking to buy my first thinkpad. Will probably install arch on it. Budget is around $200. Will just be used for school, work, programming, nothing heavy. Any recommendations? was thinking about this:
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-7417-TPU-ThinkPad-T400-Notebook/dp/B001EH8GOA/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481475016&sr=1-1&keywords=thinkpad+t400

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>>57949098
I recommend Linux

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T61 15.4"

>>57933806
My x60 runs Gnome on Debian just fine. It has 3 gigs of ram though.

>>57949098
Holy fuck, how is it even legal to make such fuckhuge bezels? What is even the reason behind them?

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>>57933806

Installed Arch on it, bad idea. Been trying to get audio and wifi for a day and half now

>>57948978
Bump, I would love to use a trackpoint at my desk.

>>57949350
They used the body of x100e which has 11.6" for a cheap 10" which led to this contraption

>>57949366
make a pink one or one with each part in diferent color :^)

>>57948194
You think? I didn't even update it.

i7-3520m vs i5-3320m?

>>57948172
if you're still here what alienware screen goes in a t420 and is it easy to install if you're already using a 1600 x 900 t420?

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wanted to buy the thinkpad 13, but I see it has the
> USB-C (1st gen.)

what does that mean? Is it any different than the usb-c seen in, for example, macbooks or xps 13?

>>57949366

time4ubuntu

>>57950354
I believe anon is referencing the alienware m14x panel which fits without having to stretch the cables or anything weird.

>>57950446
Hmm is it that much better than the stock t420 one? I'd rather try my luck with a full HD mod if I were to replace the screen tbqh

>>57944833
>>57944833
Intel doesn't allow them to distribute the WiFi drivers with the install, you have to copy your required firmware to /etc/firmware/ if you can't do that it's probably not for you

http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/6.0/

>>57950468
They say it's glossy and has good viewing angles.

>>57950468
>>57950468
I'm not quite sure that is possible but honestly I could be totally wrong. All the screen mods I have seen so far have involved either the carbon x1 or m14x

>>57950488
Is the t430 keybaord as water resistant as previous t420?

Accidental reply sry

>>57946572
>any 2720qm user?
Hi
>how faster than 2520m?
see >>57934663
>is it usable speed?
Yes, i don't get all the people saying that it's not doable, i can run mine without immediate throttling or temp issues with HT and turbo boost enabled.

>>57950390
USB Type-C connector that you can use for data, video output or charging
But it's not a Thunderbolt 3 port like the macbooks or xps 13

>>57950549
ty anon

>>>57948427
>$70 in customs? wow why so much?
Country regulations, every item declared for more than $25 needs to pay a percentage of the declared value + shipping as tax on top of everything.
>Fuck me man, $100 in shipping? That is rough, specially when its like $17 to ship a W530 w/ an AC adapter
I never knew why the $100 USPS shipping was a thing since I'm not from US and don't know their policies but since i paid it already, can't be helped.

>>57933875
It really isn't. I have Windows 7 with Aero enabled installed on my T60P and it's perfect. Microsoft wanted to rub Windows 10 all over my beautiful laptop, but I told them to go fuck themselves. Specially when their ugly upgrade spyware told me that my device was incompatible.

All the drivers for my T60P exist for Windows 7/Vista.

>>57950665
fug meant for >>57948427

God damm fucked up the quote twice, need some sleep.

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UK fag
Where can i get a relatively good cheep IPS for x220
>in b4 choose one good or cheep

>>57949394
Did she survive the rain?

>>57951278
I bought off ebay from one of British merchants.

>>57951583
also there are no relatively good/bad ones, there are just 2 - x220 one and x230's one. Both are pretty much the same.

>>57951605
And there's also fakes/compatibles... which he will no doubt be wanting to avoid.

>>57951642
can't he just check the part £?

Muie 4chan

>>57951583
I did this and still ended up with some annoying but not deal breaking ghosting with the B3 model (unless the guy forged the sticker) so make sure you get the T1 model.

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c:

is the thinkpad buying guide updated? should i expect the same prices in euros ?

I'm looking at picking up an x260, because of the hot swapping batteries, but fucking Lenovo has no easy way to purchase other batteries on their webstore and there's no information on what the model numbers are.

These fucking assholes. I just want to have endless battery life you chinks.

>>57949366

arch linux, everyone

>>57954234
it says it was updated 15.11.2016 what i looked around here where i live (craigslists, refubrished etc) the prices are almost the same just in € depends on the seler/store x220 gores here for around 220€ used or 250€+ refubrished

>>57921319
If you buy a minidock3 off ebay will it come with all the cables?

>>57921319
will I lose any visual quality if I use a dvi to hd cable with my t420 dock and monitor?

What's the best thinkpad for running macOS on?

X220?

>>57954845
if you meant dvi to hdmi then no, you won't lose any quality

>>57954847
its got the easiest how-to to follow at least

http://x220.mcdonnelltech.com/

still gotta put in a modded bios and new wifi card.

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does t420 have an optical drive?

>>57956010
yes but we take them out

>>57956184
but why? wouldn't that make it harder to try and install a linux distro?

>>57956290
it's in a hot-swap sled.

>>57956290
>>57956985
also, just use a bloody USB key.

>>57953326
I got an x220t, I draw porn on it
it's nice

>>57950303
the i7 will run much hotter with a small performance increase

>>57949394
how do you like elementary? did they solve the packagekitd eating the cpu yet?

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>>57957488
You can't just say that and not post / link something, friend