/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

>>58291227

I think I'll cop the new T470 when it's available - if it won't have any QC issues, that is. Does it have any glaring flaws, apart from the shitty screen?

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Any of you guys use this on your thinkpads?

How much of an improvement was it?

>>58291227
ok, my elitebook is dinged to hell and my touchpad buttons are falling off, thing is that to replace the mouse buttons you need a new frame. I'll be getting a thinkpad seeing as I am autistic and care about aesthetics only. Where do I either
>1
Buy replacements for elitebooks (8460p)
>2
Buy used thinkpads? (T430,x220t)

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Help with my X220T tablet, if anyone has had this problem please help

I'm getting random touches on my screen and it only happens when it's 100% and on the charger, I've been trying to fix it all day today and yesterday, updating drivers and whatnot and still it is fucking up.

>>58291346
Get a 8470p. Excellent machine.
Alternatively a T430.

>>58291346
>1
you don't
>2
ebay, craigslist, refurb sites, etc

>>58291467
right, that's what I though. Ebay seems a bit odd with the pricing lately but I'll scavenge harder.
>>58291449
Thanks anon! I'll compare the prices with both and see which one I'll get.

>>58291449
question though, I have the 8460p with an extended battery and 8 gigs of ram. Could I just shove my battery in the new 8470 and have it work is HP fucking me over again?

>>58291467
>you don't
Ebay has plenty of business HP spare parts.

>t. 8470p and x230 owner

>>58291522
HP's are usually cheaper because the thinkpads have been shilled to hell.

>>58291573
It should work fine.

>>58291679
you are a godsend anon, I'll start my search now, I have to look for an unmolested 8470 at a reasonable price.

>>58291785
The usual problems with used 8470p are:

Bent corners. People are retards and drop them a lot, it seems. It's magnesium and therefore can be unbent. Harder than aluminium and softer than steel, but it's easier to unbend it to its original state compared with aluminium. I did it myself with mine.

Scratched magnesium on the back of the screen. Not much to be done there.

Hardened paste in the GPU if it is dedicated. HP used shitty paste for it, it seems. Change it and it's all good.

Broken screen latch button. Again, people seem to be retarded. I don't even know how the fuck it's possible to break the thing, it's solid as fuck. (Usual problem with T430's too.)

>>58291871
Yeah, the 8460p I have has almost everything you mentioned since it was my stepdad's and he was always showing off the 1000 pounds resistance thing. he's done the following to this computer : Spilled coffee on it, stood on top of it, put it in his briefcase and chipped the metal to shit , be disgusting so all of the plastic is discolored to shit. It's such a shame because I really like this computer and it's weight, I have to say goodbye to it :'(

>>58291934
Nice blogpost, faggot. No-one cares.
Next time, just say your 8460p is retard-proof so it can be used as a tip for potential buyers.

>>58291981
alright, simmer down anon. I do get carried away sometimes, THE ELITEBOOK 8XXXX SERIES IS BULLETPROOF

When is the new X1 carbon being announced?

>>58291227
need a thinkpad for light video editing.
recs, /tpg/?

>>58292525
See
>>58292474

>>58292547
>X1 carbon
>$2,079 on amazon
kys

Recently got a refurbished x220, and I'm wondering if it's worth taking the stickers off. The windows 7 sticker was clearly removed before being sent to me, but the Lenovo experience sticker and intel sticker remain. How should I go about getting rid of these stickers?

>>58292474
they accidentally made the page live for a bit and took it down
http://archive.is/L1o6h

>>58292606
I took them off my x201t when I got it

I used a pocket knife to lift them up and peeled them off. I thought I was going to need a bit of Goo Gone or WD40, but I just rubbed the residue off

>>58291113
>The inverter.
Thanks for the reply, but the T510 doesn't have one. It has an LED backlight, not CCFL.

>>58292783
Motherboard then.

>>58290128
I didn't think you could get a non-bulging battery for the x201t
Can you link a 4 cell and 8 cell?

>>58289100
>>58289100
eBay seems to be the best place in the UK to find them
you could try local second hand PC shops and gumtree, but don't expect much

>>58285824
50 cent adapter from ebay

Guys my T420s is running @ 90 degrees, how do i controll the fans manually over windows?

How's a T500 machine?

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What are you waiting for in the mail, /tpg/?

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What do you think of the T530?

>>58293462
what is this? An ad of how superior thinkpads are?

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>>58293462
This new toy right here. Bought it last night and it shipped today. Doing the pee pee dance in anticipation!

>>58293462
more money so I can buy more thinkpads

I've seen people here that have swapped the keyboards from old models to new models
What's the newest model I can make "old"?

>>58293605
>16:9

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>>58293792
Awww don't yuck my yum dude! I'm excited as shit!

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What do you guys think about T450 ?

>>58291343
Anyone?

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Is there anything else worth considering (e.g ultrabooks) if I want a little machine to take with me that I can work on in the train?
Currently deciding between x230, HP 2570p or Dell E6230. My budget is like $200-250 AUD though. I know the 14" is probably the better form factor but that's why I want to know whether a 13" ultrabook might be worth considering. Though, I guess they won't be that cheap either.

Is it common for the plastic on the upper edge of the screen to slowly break off on the X220?

Is this fixable/replaceable?

>>58293747
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Install_Classic_Keyboard_on_xx30_Series_ThinkPads

tl;dr: T420, X220, T520 keyboards work in the T430, X230, T530. You need to tape some pins on the keyboard ribbon flex, file down some bits of metal on the keyboard, and then you need to download a program on Windows or use a bit of terminal magic on Linux to get keys properly working

>>58294397
It's the classic thinkpad reliability
Get a toshiba next time

>>58294438
You do not need to file anything down if you also replace the palmrest with the same version as your keyboard.

I'm currently at the intermediate stage of haven't yet gotten around to patching the EC and it's all cool, all FN use doesn't work and my precious tab forward and tab backward keys are not yet implemented but it's already a huge improvement.

>>58291448
X201T here. Don't have the same issue myself but I remember having a tough time getting my screen to work the way I wanted. does the problem still happen if you:
- clean the screen.
- disable the track point
- adjust touchscreen sensitivity (not sure if this is an option on your model)

>>58294717

Yeah it still happens, I remember fixing it a year ago but I recently had to clean out on my harddrive because of something else and now I have this problem. I really love my X220T but this problem really fucks it up

>>58293462
new 6 cell battery for my dank pad.

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Question to X220T users.

How handy is it to read manga and comics in portrait mode?
Can anyone take a pic of how it'd look like?

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>>58295839
u can read manga on a kindle?

>>58295839

just get a fucking macbook you weeb faggot

>>58295839
what radio?????

>>58296050
The brand and model number are clearly printed on the thing

>basementdwelling neet that never goes out
what would I need a thinkpad for?

>>58296471
multibooting many linux distros on a live machine instead of a virtual one. Also, hipster cred for using it as a hackintosh

>>58295839
sorry to be a faggot but as an effort to maximize shitposting potential I need to know where you are reading that manga

Got offered a think pad for free. It says t500 on it. Any good? Looks old as hell. I'll probably put something super light on it as the reason they're getting rid of it was because it was "too slow"

>>58292735
other than the botnet hello and the hideous silver, everything on that page seems... all right
Just have to wait until they announce the price at CES

>>58296811
Thinkpads are always worth something
What condition is it in?
max out the ram and install slackware or BSD ore something like that, and you'll have a neat shitposting machine

Has anyone ever tried to use VMware on t440s on Windows? I can't get the track pad scroll to work in the vms.

>>58292735
the silver colored one looks like an elitebook. really makes ya think
>>58296832
use the nipple, also what guest OS?

>>58296912
Any one that I have tried, Linux or Windows

>>58296928
any specifics? I've never had this happen to me

>>58296928
Oracle VirtualBox
Works like a charm

Should I get an SS officer's cap/hat for real IBM ThinkPad videos I will be uploading?

If so which one would be best to get?

>>58291679
>shilled to hell
You are welcome

>>58292525
W530, 8760W, M6800

>>58293462
Microphone for my A31p

>>58293850
I want to get one eventually.
You can upgrade to 1080p with just a panel swap

>>58294397
Someone had an issue, but I did come across one with that fault too.

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I have a Lenovo Yoga 710 (with an i7 and 16 gigs of ram) and here I am comfy with my old thinkpad

Just put Ubuntu Mate in it and it runs nicely. I've been wanting to wipe this laptop for a while and make it Linux only and I finally did

If I had an old IBM thinkpad I'd do thlike same thing. I should get one

>>58297618

Wow that pipe takes up so much room on that laptop. How small is it? I'm not judging it, quite the opposite, tiny laptops have been scientifically proven to be comfy.

>>58297618
degenerate

>>58297670
No, not at all.

Europooreans, I've been looking for a t430s to import, but one turned up locally - 4/500gb, wwan, hd+ for 190 euros. I will transfer 8gb ram + 256 ssd from my current t410, and would be set. Screen mod coming in the future. I think 190e is a kinda good price ?

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>tfw you stratch your palmrest
Not a big deal desu but it bothers me knowing it's there

Anyone have a reliable place where I can download windows 7 drivers for my t420 Thinkpad? It's been driving me nuts not being able to find one. Thanks. 64 bit system by the way.

/tpg/ senpai! May I ask you a question?
Should I overhaul my Elitebook 8460p or just get a T430? I am a poorfag but if throwing money at the problem solves it I can do it (in a given amount of time) but it also seems like a waste to just retire my elitebook

>>58298334
>senpai
Fuck off you stupid animefag.

>>58298334
a kitted out t420 or stock t430 are 200 buckaroos at max
what do you need a laptop for? if you just need a shitposting/archive machine then get a t420 with an msata ssd, 8gb ram and 2 1tb (minimum) hdd's or big ssd's if you ever wanna upgrade it and you're basically set for life

Why the fug doesn't my battery thresholds work on my X220? I set it to 40 and 80%. It charges to 80% but stays there with AC connected. It used to drop down to 40% even if the AC was connected.

>>58298341
The filter has been going to a while now, type f a m without spaces and it is senpai

Can I use my x220 battery in an x230? I'm planning on upgrading to the X230T because I'm sick of dealing with this random touches on the screen. Fuck

What is the cheapest thinkpad I can get to run flash videos continuously on? I have been using the x61 before and might branch out

>>58298394
Senpai

Bought a practically new T420 on ebay for $230, not including shipping. Did I fuck up?

>>58298394
>>58298460
sm᠎h t᠎bh fa᠎m

>>58298361
I mostly shitpost on this yeah, but I don't know how I feel about adding a new laptop to my half-dead collection. Also, aren't T420s getting very expensive lately? the Thinkpad shilling is getting out of hand.

>>58298499
See
>>58293605
Got for less than $100. i5, 8gb, 320gb hdd. Yeah m8 you messed up

>>58298361
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Laptop-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T420-Core-i5-MS-OFFIC-4GB-MEMORY-/252706382419?hash=item3ad6796253:g:y7EAAOSwUKxYafMj

I have shitty eyesight, is this unmolested?

>>58298553
You're an idiot.

>>58298577
You are an amazing human being! Is it opposite day?

>>58298576
>>58298553
bit expensive imo as its stock, has no finger print scanner (not needed but cool if you find a cheap one with it) and it's the 1300 res not the 1600 res one. Getting the 1600 res is imperative.

There's no rush to get a laptop imo if you just need one to shitpost on so keep looking

>>58298603
alright, thanks anon! I may look sarcastic but I actually appreciate this right now since it's 3:02AM and I'm losing sleep over this shit.

>>58298616
again the t420 might look and feel old (in a good way) but once you get it and install a light os on it it'll work flawlessly. As I said before, throw in an ssd and some ram and you're golden, 3 drives and 16gb ram is what you'll eventually end up with I reckon as tinkering/upgrading a thinkpad just tends to happen.

this seems pretty decent
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-T420s-14-LED-HD-laptop-core-i5-2-5GHz-4GB-500GB-Windows-7-Thinkpad-Dock-/201747311498?hash=item2ef913ab8a:g:j0IAAOSwA3dYCT0h#viTabs_0
only thing is that its a t420s so the cpu is soldered in but that's not a big deal unless you wanted an i7

>>58298668
ew actually scratch that it has mousepad shine, palmrest looks yucky and the space bar is weird looking like he melted it somehow

>>58298668
I know i know, the elitebook I have has the same specs my dude. It doesn't need a light OS and has surprised many people who think it's a junk computer I currently run W10 and Arch in dualboot since this is a laptop I use for school. I only need an i5 since I don't want to downgrade, an i7 would be overkill for what I do
>>58298674
ok

>>58291448
I know little about troubleshooting touchscreens, but to me that sounds like a grounding issue. Are you using an OEM charger or have you tried using a different charger?

>>58298694
anyway just wait until you find a cheap t420 (not s or i) for a 120 buckaroos or so, aim for one without a hdd if you have one already or can find a cheap msata ssd then just slowly upgrade until you're happy

no rush no fuss no hassle

or you can buy this sweet frankenpad if you wanna be an elite snowflake
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FrankenPad-t61-T60-Mobo-4Gb-128Gb-SSD-IPS-screen-IBM-Thinkpad-Lenovo-/172470132040?hash=item2828055d48:g:vjEAAOSwo4pYVtFj

>>58298721
I.....i don't know what to say anon, that computer looks mighty sexy but the c2d kills it. I'll just hang out here for a couple of months hunting for that sweet thinkpad puss. Worst case scenario I ask for the new X1 in silver for my birthday (turning 19 september)

>>58298753
>not wanting a t601f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvcoPj6ILYA
I wanna build one myself but they're expensive to build one now days

There was a cool one with russian keys and ips screen on ebay for 150 quid but I didn't have the money at the time ;__;

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r8 my memes

Found a t420 with 8GB RAM, 160 GB SSD, and an i5 for $130. It's an hour drive from my house though, worth it?

>>58298770
just watched that entire video. I have to say it, that is the most novelty based computer i have ever seen/heard of aside from the screen. It still seems pretty neat aesthetically tho
>>58298828
5/10 get a png for the thinkpad
>>58298838
yes, if you have a use for it. Don't spend your money on useless things

>>58291871
usual problems with t430s ?

What's the cheapest Thinkpad with backlit LED?

>>58298838
good price but whats the res?
you'll be staring at it a ton so make sure you think carefully about settling for for the lower res
>>58298851
it is kinda novel but its the kinda thing you keep forever and makes you feel like a pro for owning
plus its /aesthetic/

>>58298882
backlit LED keyboard*
Sorry, it's late.

>>58298882
FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF

>>58298885
I dunno man, I get existential sometimes and think about when those computers get older and older, when no one has parts for them and something breaks. When they get decomissioned, it's worse than watching someone get killed in my eyes. I never want to see that again

>>58298885
Resolution is only 1366x768, I think I can deal with that though.

>>58298914
I believe you can always switch the panel for a higher res panel.

http://www.strawpoll.me/12011451

So anon, just how much have you spent on Thinkpads and Thinkpad accessories so far??

>$175 T420 (2620m/8GB/500GB/900p)
>$90 250GB mSATA SSD
>$45 1TB HDD
>$12 90w charger
>$20 dock
>$0 9 cell 77++ battery (x2)
>$66 X61t (L7700/4GB/250GB)
>$42 G40 (2.20 GHz/512MB/20GB)
>$4 G40 RAM (2GB)
>$14 mSATA to PATA adapter

>>58298901
yeah the t60 now days is slow as fuck hence the need to chuck a t61 motherboard in it but i'd still love to carry at least a little bit of some classic ibm with me forever
>>58298914
up to you i guess as a stock one with the higher res would cost the same and you can buy extra ram and ssd at a later point whereas a screen upgrade is a bit tricky and will cost more than both the ram and ssd combined

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>>58298711

I tried both my 90w and 65w charger.

I checked my battery and now it's like this

>>58298949
It thinks there's two different batteries?

>>58298927

Not happening.

Rumors saying that costs were out of control. It's so specialized that Lenovo can't justify the manufacturing costs.

What OS do you guys use. I'm a noob and I've only ever used windows my entire life. Windows 10 looks snazzy but I've heard it's a sneaky piece of shit. Is windows 7 ok? Not like windows 10?

Linux stuff seems ok but I'd have to learn some new stuff, which isn't bad, and I don't know if it would work with microsoft office and runescape.

>>58299035
>rumors

would the mini dock 3 4337 work with t430s ? I find both yes and no answers

>>58299040
I use arch and it's fine but I don't really know all the ins and outs of linux yet so can't say if it's better than [meme] yet. Can't hurt to dual boot both and fuck about with linux though. Shit you can install hackintosh if you really want.

>>58299055
sick

>>58299064
you need to change the wifi card on t420 to install hackintosh though and i've heard it's a bit finicky but I think most people upgrade the wifi card anyway. I always get bad wifi when i'm doing a shit upstairs so i'm gonna upgrade mine but it might just be my t420, I dunno.

>>58299009
Nope. Changed charger, and plugged it into a different wall socket and now the battery says not charging. Not sure how true that is though.

>>58299088
Huh that is odd. No idea what it could be desu

>>58299106
Anyways I just installed the lenovo app on the windows store and set the battery to only go up to 95% since the multutouch problem only happens at 100% plugged in.

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rip thinkpad retro. We will never see this thing

is the hd4000 on the t430s strong enough or should I absolutely go for nvs 5200m ?

where to buy stickers for my memepad?

>>58299370
proofs?

>>58293094
install tpfancontrol

>>58299370
The closest we will ever get is the X62 and the hostile towards non chinks chink that makes them

>>58300116
and edit the settings, you can change a lot

>>58298053
Lenovo's own driver support download page???

>>58298376
time to recalibrate your battery, drain it all the way to 0% where it won't even boot anymore, then charge it to max and try again. Also install battery bar to see if there's any issues and to find out what your battery wear percentage is at.

>>58300131
>hostile towards non chinks
I don't get this. If there was a race that was superior to my race I wouldn't be hostile toward it.

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>new years sales
>everything but thinkpads on sale

>>58299370
Stop shitposting, the 25th anniversary is Fall 2017, they'll announce it then most likely. If it's December 2017 and there's no news on it, you can whine then.

X220 with an i5, 8GB RAM and ips display for 179USD. Did I do good /g/ents?

>>58300381
hdd or ssd? how big?

>>58291227
Just ordered a T450 for $700 CAD
What kind of docking stations are compatible? How much is it gonna run me?

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>>58301116
>CAD

>>58301127
You first.

>>58301240
I'm not a canadian subhuman. I don't need to purge myself

>>58300359
but they always implied CES to be the right time to promote it, fgt. why would they sacrifice a ton of visibility just to have it land on the exact anniversary date?

>>58301264
I don't really know how CES works but it runs over a few days doesn't it?

Maybe they announce it on another day

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I got chinked last night by the cheap-ass hinges on my t420s. Pic obviously related. I do admit I put too much stress on these joints by putting some weight on them when picking up and moving the laptop, but no other laptop I've owned had a problem with it :^)

I'm going to try and use JB Weld on it but the surface is so small it might just be fucked.

>>58301624
delet this

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>>58291227
yeah. retro machines where

>>58301624
JB weld won't fix that break, it's too heavily loaded. You wanted to break them and got your wish.

You may want a Getac or other rugged notebook instead.

which thinkpad would be okay for basic indesign use? my gf laptop's screen is slowly dying, she now has a crappy HP which runs indesign okay, but she really like the keyboard and design of thinkpads but I don't know if these models are usable for graphic design (just posters).

>>58295930
sure, try using a macbook in portrait mode

>>58301715
get a HP 8470p or a Dell E6430

>>58297972
True, but there's worse looking scratches on other laptops.

>>58299050
I do not know my FRU on my dock at home but I think my T430s doesn't like my wireless mouse when I plug it into the dock.

Supports the T430, but nothing said about the T430s...
>http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkPad_Dock_Series_3

>>58299040
My only issue with Windows 7 SP1 is that you need to run WSUS offline updater otherwise the damn system will have one svchost process eating the processor because it's Windows updating.
Right now clean installs of Windows 7 bogs to shit when updating, as if it will take a week to get it up to date (exaggeration).
It dropped my E7440's battery life to 3 hours and ran hot as shit.
Windows 8.1 works well and at least updating the bastard isn't a lengthy process

On Linux (n00buntu flavors) I've used Wine or Play on Linux to use Windows only programs.
Not all of them work, as Sony Vegas didn't work, however I was able to use Photoshop CC 2015 on my Linux Mint X1C3 when I had it.

I havent used Office, but iirc keygen/kmspico didnt work on the fucker.

>>58302115
The other way to update Windows 7 is by integrating the whole roliup package into the ISO and some hotfixes. It worked for me.
>inb4 telemetry/botnet
then integrate manually all the updates and skip the ones that include telemetry.

>>58299535
I've played LoL on highest w/ my T430s and thats while using LXLE.
idk what the framerate is, i think 50FPS w/ some skipped frames.

>>58301624
Terrible.
Time to buy another

>>58301715
What is your budget & size/form factor you want?
Photoshop benefits a bit from having nVidia GPUs because of them CUDA cores. That could kinda push back getting an Elitebook because most of them have AMD GPU's except some w models.

Last month (year lol) a fellow was in the market for a tablet computer, and asked about the Yoga 2 Pro. He was gonna spend $600 - 750 on one locally and I looked up ebay rates. He was surprised they can be bought from $400 to 500 easily.

>>58302156
Spoonfeed me :3

Can anyone reccomend a decent docking station that can also work with a 9 cell battery? I want to be able to connect a monitor and peripherals.

>>58300769
280GB hdd

>>58301624
looked like a penis with a cockring from thumbnail
penis

Opinion on the 2nd gen X1 Carbon?

Is there anything else I should be looking at, which I'm not looking at.. W530 play well with linux?

I will be using it mainly for
>Chinese cartoon
>Installing Gentoo
>Shitposting
>Making shitty videos to upload on youtube

>>58302187
>What is your budget & size/form factor you want?
budget is around 300 euro, size/form factor of the x220 would be great but think that's not possible if you want do indesign right?

Going to sell my old T410, but my spare adapter I was going to include with it was making a buzzing noise and getting excessively hot, so I threw it out. I found a replacement for $8, so should I buy that one, an offbrand one, or just not include one with it?

>>58303045
I'd be pretty pissed if I received a fake charger with the laptop.

>>58303129
That's what I was thinking, especially since it has most of the desired features.
>1440x900
>nvidia gpu
>fastest i5
>9-cell battery

>>58303210
Where do you live and how much do you want it for?

>>58303045
Real or not included.

>>58303220
Michigan. Make me an offer. Hard drive is missing, but the caddy and screws are still there. I was going to stick Win7 on some old laptop drive I had lying around, then list it on CL or ebay. One of the sticks of RAM I added died, possibly due to heat.

>>58303309
You're in america, not interested then.

>>58303309
$150

>>58303309
okay $200

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>>58302187
>I've played LoL on highest w/ my T430s and thats while using LXLE.

>>58302115
>Supports the T430, but nothing said about the T430s...


thanks for both

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>>58293462
Used Thinkpad X230, i5, IPS Panel, backlit keyboard and 500 GB HDD.
I've already prepared an SSD and can't wait to shitpost on /g/ with my new device.

Pic related. Feels like waiting for christmas presents.

>>58303325
>>58303407
Are you serious?

What the fuck is happening? My battery yesterday was 38Wh and today is 35Wh.
Why is it dropping so fast?

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This a good price? Getting one for my t420.

>>58303554
No, it's a terrible price. They're going for under half that on ebay/amazon.

>>58303585
Yeah, but this one has a power adapter with it

>>58303605
So do the ones online. Mine even came with the key.

>>58303408
>>58302187
>I've played LoL on highest w/ my T430s and thats while using LXLE.

actually fuck the nvs5200m, it'd be much better with an eGPU, not that I play much games nowadays...

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>>58303605
>>58303585
Thanks for the tip, just found this. This most likely the best price I'll find?

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>>58304213
That's better, but I guess you can get it even cheaper in you have the time to wait for fresh offers.

>>58304281
Alright I'll see if I can find a cheaper one. It should come with the charger and the key right? Anything else I should look out for?

>>58302679
Get T series

>>58304213
Will this work with recent models, like T440 and T450, or did they change the port at some point

>>58304444
Don't think so, only up to t430i I believe.

>>58304419
Is the T420 compatible with IPS? Is it a good buy?

How is a T series different from the carbon?

>>58304553
>thiccer
>easier to repair
>easier to upgrade
>theoretically should get more bang for your buck

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How did we ever do business with thick laptops? Seriously.

>>58291227


So guys, are any of the 2017 memepads actually good?

>>58304840
wait for the Retro Thinkpad

>>58305013

Is the retro just a hypemyth, or are we sure it's actually happening?

>>58305104
its probably wont happen, lenovo ceased this project

>>58304344
It doesn't have to have the key, but it's kinda nice to have. You can order one from somewhere if yours didn't come with one.

>>58305135
Fuckers.

>>58291227
I'm running a t420 with arch right now but now that I have a spare hdd chucked in my new hdd caddy I wanna put hackintosh on it.

I found this guide but i'm not sure how to install it on the hdd in my caddy instead of the main one i'm using. I'm dumb.

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

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post your meme setup

>>58305479
YES
SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME WHO LIKES THE PRIV
PLEASE TELL ME IT'S WORTH BUYING FOR 250 BRITISH DOLLARS

God fucking damn is the X230T worth it?

>>58305502
yes it does, but build quality is kind of meh

>>58295839
The X61 looks like maximum comfy.

I wonder if I should track down an X62. What do they use for BIOS? Are they Coreboot-able? Does anyone here own one?

>>58305663
i'm not surprised the one place i would find another priv fan is in /tpg/ kek
yeah fuck it im gonna get one

>>58305604
I've been using one going on three and a half years now. Still going strong. Highly recommend getting an SSD.

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I just got a w520 and the screen is too blue (it's not even IPS).

It fucking hurts when I compare it with my x220 IPS screen.
I don't have the money to change the panel right now.
Should I just use redshift or is there a better way to calibrate the screen colors?

>>58305825
Do you have any problems with it? Any massive problems?

So when is that t420 FHD ips control board releasing?

So I have an x220T, it has an SSD and some sort of I7(Don't know model)

The thing is unusable. Windows menus are literally so slow it took me ten minutes to open settings. It's a fresh install. What do.

I can't decide between a T440s and a T430 for college (weight is important here). Both costs 270 bucks.

I dont have many options living in southamerica.

Thoughts? Any other recomedation? (Maximun budget being 300 dollars).

>>58306473
reseat your ram
repaste your cpu

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>>58291227
can someone identify what model that is?

>>58306473
I have an I5 on mine and its snappy as fuck. I've heard about the i7 and its many problems.

>>58305274
take out the drive you have arch on it (so you dont fuck up and wipe it like a complete fucking idiot) and install OSX on the one in the caddy. Then just select boot order from BIOS to choose between drives.

>>58306822
sweet, when I put in my arch hdd and reboot it'll give me the option to choose between the two right if I follow that guide? I'm worried i'll break grub

>>58307225
I had no issues when i did this with Ubuntu. Just hold F12 at boot and choose the drive there.

>>58307315
noice, if I were to install a bootloader thing could I do that after I install hackintosh on this hdd or should I find a guide that shows me how to dual boot with a fancy gui on boot?

>>58305892
The corners of the palm rest crack but that's not a huge deal. Not a fan of the touchpad, so I just use the clit. The battery life's degraded over the years so I recommend getting a fresh battery if you can. I'm a dumbass and did light gaming on it for a while, which it clearly wasn't built to handle. Runs pretty hot now as a consequence, but that's fixable with some thermal paste I just haven't gotten around to applying. Touch screen works great. Only real technical thing I'd caution you on is that it can't connect to 5GHz wifi networks, but you probably knew that. Longest lasting laptop I've owned, would recommend.

>>58307367
Are the batteries chink? Or are the ones you use genuine? I plan on getting it but I heard you can't use 3rd party batteries.

>>58305479

I've got a Priv and an X230t.

We should be friends

>>58307367
I got mine from Lenovo. Got the laptop new from them and I'm using the same battery that came with it.

>>58307468
>>58307434

>>58303554
charge your bloddy phone

>>58306761
T60 i guess.

hey, does anybody know where to get a t460 / carbon x1 in europe, refurb/used ?

Anyone have some advice for a set of parents who just use email and browse websites? I was pushing them towards a business laptop as longevity is a key thing. Windows 10 isn't their cup of tea and they're used to vista/win7. Might need to install Win7 on a new one or should I go used? Unclear on budget but they were thinking about a Mac book due other family having one.

>>58307356
Clover is the bootloader. The one that comes with that guide is fancy looking. You can also change the graphics for it yourself if you want.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Clover

>>58308003
T400 is cheap af. I'm trying to convince my dad to get one for syncing his iPhone to.

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>>58306473
Go this way anon

Does anyone know if Lenovo is going to be using AMD Ryzen in the higher end ThinkPads (T/P/X)?
Currently it seems they're using AMD for the budget E series only.

>>58308533
>AMD
>high end
nice meme.

>>58308551
>benchmarks
AMD ain't as shit anymore

>>58307927
eBay is your friend

>>58308388
thanks, finna shower then give this a shot
one last question
whats a good wifi card for my t420 that will also support hackintosh? the stock card is a bit shit

>>58308533
AMD hasn't announced any mobile chips yet.

>>58308402
>T400 is cheap af. I'm trying to convince my dad to get one for syncing his iPhone to.
That's what I was thinking. Nused one might be the best option in case they use the desktop more and end up sour on it. You pricing them through the links up top or you looking at other websites?

>>58306761
>shitty wide screen
>weird trackpoint buttons
>silver gray power button
T61

>>58308533
It would be hell. AMD hasn't announced good mobile chips yet.
AMD has shitty proprietary and open-source drivers for APOOs.

>tfw finally part of the thinkpad master race
Feels good

>>58308688
I cant answer that one myself. The stock one does not work with OSX and you need to mod the BIOS to install a working one because of the whitelist. I have an edimax USB dongle, but its shit.

>>58308833
I was just sending him ebay links to mid spec ones that come whole because i doubt he would care enough to build up a no hdd/ram model.

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>tfw x201 keyboard broke

>>58308927
What model
>>58309015
get a new one?

>>58309021
T430

>>58309003
Ahh okay. I might get one off ebay or through dell outlet/amazon. My folks were thinking 500-600 tops and told me to just buy one and have it shipped to them. Quite a few refurbished thinkpads and the like on Amazon too. Pretty sure I can get one with Win7. The ones that say Win7 with Win10 with downgrade rights I'm a bit confused about. They ship with Win10 but are downgradable to Win7 I assume. It's not clear. Saw some with 8gb of ram but mechanical drive. I can just buy an SSD and upgrade it and reship it back to them.

>>58309021
I already have. It was working fine yesterday

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Oooooh shit look what I just found! Gonna need to pass the hat around though. Still that thing is awesome and would be such a comfy shitposting machine

>>58309314

What are they asking?

>>58309326
200k US dollarydoos

>>58308419
>16GB of RAM
>only using 1.6GB

Free ram is wasted RAM desu, but it's nice that you maxed it out tho, my x201t maxes out at 8GB.

Who's for adding T430 and X230 as also recommended models in next OP?

>>58309357
Nope. Keyboards alone disqualify them

>>58309326
$199,994.99
free shipping though.

>>58309371
is it really that bad tho?

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>>58309355
>>58309377

>>58309414
Yes, anon, yes it is

>>58309414

No.

>>58309314
Is that the new Vaio Z Flip Retro?

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>>58309457
Nope

>>58309414
layout yes
keyboard itself debatable

I am about to upgrade a few components on my Thinkpad T520 and I have a few questions:

1. For the RAM, do I need to seek out laptop-sized ram?

2. While opening up my Thinkpad's keybed I noticed that a small blue wire runs on top of the mSATA port, and it is pretty stiff and hard to move. Would this be a problem if I installed an mSATA SSD? I understand that SSDs can get pretty hot, so im kind of worried about melting that wire.

Also, for reference here is a T520 spec page from the ThinkWiki:

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T520

What's the biggest mSATA SSD I can get for my Thinkpad x201t? And would the speeds be better than my 2.5 inch SSD? It's SATA II tho (limitation of the laptop) so would it or the mSATA be faster?

>>58309614
> For the RAM, do I need to seek out laptop-sized ram?
People this dumb browse /g/ and own a Thinkpad?
>a small blue wire runs on top of the mSATA port
It's one of wireless antennas. Disconnect it first and reroute after msata installation.

>>58300131
I'm not buying it until there is a western facing market

I'm not desperate for some gook level QC home made board, especially for the current pricepoint

>>58299370
it was a PR stunt

>>58293462
Gookovo really has no shame with these cancer ads

>>58309414
No it's just a meme

>>58300260
>Japan
>Not getting a Let's Note RZ*
new gookpads are shit anyway

>>58309649
X201 has no mSATA lanes.

>>58309414
You can put an old keyboard in it with some bios tweaks.

>>58309726
I thought the (tablet) one did, oh well, nevermind.

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>>58309742
Only a 1.8" SATA SSD with caddy adapter.
Go buy a standard 2.5 ssd.
The only way to have msata lanes is to borrow them from dock connector, which is not really practical as you'll loose optical drive, and it requires chink level madskillz.

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i can get this for 35€ y or n?

>>58309818
I mean I have nothing else to do with the DVD drive in my dock sooo.. although that would be pretty silly and I'd rather connect a hard drive via USB or via network.

But how fast would the speeds be if I was to connect a hard drive or SSD to the DVD drive? I am guessing it's also at SATA II speeds...? I have no idea.

im gonna replace my thinkpad x200t's motherboard with an x201t's. anything i should expect before hand?

>>58309852
hundred per cent yes

>>58309867
Sata II speeds.
>>58309876
Lots of sawing and filing.

I just saw a MINT T420 in the repair shop while I got my computer serviced. I asked the guy about it and the guy said it belonged to a kid who only plays on it, i opened it and the keyboard was trashed with keys missing, everything else intact. I told the guy to notify the owner that someone wants to purchase that stinkpad. God, they are sexy in person

>>58309903
what do you mean sawing? i saw people on forums saying it was p much a perfect fit

Anyone use the Thinkpad branded yoga? Was looking for something to work on that can at least handle some games as well (cities skylines of overwatch as an example, low settings are fine). Looked at the 15 inch model.

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Is my sticker cool?

>>58309976
looks nice. could be a bit better though if all the sickers were straight, but i wouldn't mess with them cause you might have the glue stick on the case and it look like poop. but other than that really nice

http://www.unixstickers.com/
useful source for unix stickers imho, haven't ordered from them but they seem nice.

hey /tpg/

I am trying to get a X201 with a 1440x900 screen, but I haven't had any luck finding this grail yet.

How much of a downgrade would an IPS X220 be compared to that?
I want to get a cute lil guy to complement my T420.

>>58309976
no

>>58294334
look around for an x220 for about 200, then just put in more RAM and maybe even a new ssd.
Quality small shitposting/schoolwork machine.

>>58309299
so stop complaining if everything is fine?

>>58309818
different anon here, but is it possible to buy an optical drive and put it into an empty caddy?

>>58309678
Alright, one more question which I forgot.

For Windows 7, what are the most important drivers for the Thinkpad? There are dozens upon dozens on Lenevo's website, its hard to tell which ones to use.

Would the quick scan be suffice?

>>58309976
>arch

>>58309852
Looks pretty good. Only downside is it might be a budget model, but those keyboards are alright for rubber dome ones.

>>58310653

Forgot link:

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/Laptops-and-netbooks/ThinkPad-T-Series-laptops/ThinkPad-T520?tabName=Downloads&linkTrack=Mast:SubNav:Support:Drivers%20and%20Software|Drivers%20and%20Software

>>58310200
the x201s is what you're looking for
it's rare. as. fuck.

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T420 fag here, love this thing, but hate the function key and control key placement, is there a way to switch them or do i just have to stop being a little bitch? screeny because fagism

Is the Thinkpad 13 any good?

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>>58304098
Yeah thats what I said
T430s doesn't support expresscard, but the standard T430 does.

>>58302768
FUCK, you are in the EU?
Well shit... dunno then, burgerland we trade laptops for beer.

>>58305479
Can my iPhone count? :P

>>58310734
not for a thinkpad

>>58310688
IIRC you can swap them in the BIOS. I like it though personally.

>>58310751
>Chromebook Pixel along with old laptops
But why?

>>58310688
You can swap them in BIOS however I recommend getting used to it because if you think about it it actually makes more sense to have FN at the corner.
My thought process whenever I want to use Fn hotkeys whether to pause music, turn off screen, etc... is to simply hit the lower corner button and the key I want

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Just picked up a t520
Guy posted it on CL as a t420, for $145. When I got there, he said he'd still take $145, then I noticed the screen flickers when you move the lid a certain way. So he took off $25.
So all in all, $120 for a t520

How'd I do /g/? Also, what could be the screen issue?

>>58310813
>yfw T431s and T430s beside it

>>58310640
There are no 2.5-inch form-factor optical drives.

>>58304815
this is a joke right?

is t430 good for casual use
got one for a insanely low price

>>58310926
>casual use
No anon, you need an i7 7700k and 64 GB of ram for checking facebook.

>>58309933
Noone has an opinion?

>>58310948
nah i mean just occasional netflix/some shitty video games and studying
im bad at computers no bully got it for $150

>>58310902
so did you get the T430s brand new and the chromebook used?

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>>58291227

Bought a refurbished X200 months ago because I need a cozy notes/business/brief drafting machine that could fit in small packages.

Came with Windows 7 Professional, cost about 100 bucks. Certainly don't regret it even though its not as good of a deal as I've heard of in this thread (i.e. people getting 220's for closer to 50)

A ding to the frame here. A crack on the frame around the monitor near one of the hinges. A nipple that occasionally sticks but is easily countered (this is more of an issue because no trackpad). CoreTemp shows average temperatures of the processor during the things i use it for averaging around 40C, neither core exceeding 50C.


The cover for the LEDs behind the monitor so i have some scotch tape covering those three holes for safety reasons.

Ordinary usage gives me about 5-6 hours on battery when I don't even fret about power saving settings.

Took me a while to realize that it wasn't *that* bad at boot ups, but that it couldn't do hibernation normally. Waking up from hibernation, a program more intensive than notepad that had a window up would be (not responding) then from anywhere from 30 seconds to several minutes.

Its not nearly as bad now if I instead just use sleep or just shut the thing off entirely. Turning on from a complete shutdown takes 90 seconds to get to full usability such as opening word or opening a browser and having an effective internet connection.

This thing is so small but at least the vertical pixel resolution is as high as 800 and the keyboard is cozy as fuck and even if this thing had a trackpad I'd never use it.

This old thinkpad meme is bretty good.

>>58309614
>>58309678
>>58310653
Ram/Memory for laptops are typically SoDimms which are physically different than memory for a desktop. They will be smaller and are installed with catches on their side (spring loaded sometimes).

He's right about the antenna. Just uninstall it then do your business and reinstall. It should pop on and off usually.

Drivers you should be able to zero in on your model specific drivers as well as distinguish hardware from that point forward. Quick scan might work for you but more than likely it's like all others and just let's you know what is already installed and if it has updates.

>>58311005
Throw a SSD in that bitch.

>>58305686
I have one. The bios is proprietary.

>>58310653
There is Lenovo's official driver and utility package manager, Thinkvantage Toolbox.

>>58311082
Have you tried to dump it's BIOS image and remove ME partition?

Just bought my first x230, got it in the mail today. $230 on amazon. Small corner ding. Fresh Windows 10 pro install. The is the first place I've been on the internet with it.

Anons, I've been on MAC too long, can anyone point me in the direction of proper windows security?

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>>58311129

>>58310905
excuse me, i did not mean caddy, I meant the hole in the ultrabase where a HDD caddy would go
I don't know if it's a special lenovo optical drive, or whether any slim drive would work :^)

It's quite easy, friendo.

You just download the ISO for the GNU/Linux / BSD distribution of your preference, write it onto a USB drive and install it. Windows and security are orthogonal, I am afraid.

>>58309976

where did you get that sticker, I want one now

>>58311216
See
>>58310123

My x220 is currently idleing with a light load around 50-70 celsius. Should I replace the thermal paste and cooling or is that an acceptable temperature?

>>58311005
get an SSD
install gentoo and CDE
post pics of you using it at a coffee shop

>>58311241
>http://www.unixstickers.com/
thanks anon

>>58311241
>>58311285

Time to pimp the shit out of my chinkpad with stickers

>>58311129
Avira

>>58291449
How is the keyboard of the 8470p?
I'm typing from a Macbook. It's the worst experience I ever had with a keyboard, after typing two months in a old thinkpad.

>>58311333
Thanks for the tip

HAHAHA
JUST
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/x1-carbon/#galleryPhoto

>>58311400
>gray

>>58311202
Any slim drive would work, just be sure it has the same thickness.

I just got a T520 for about $ 147.00 USD delivered to my house.

Is that a good deal?

>>58312073
Don't know but I say yes.
A Thinkpad T520 sells here for almost 300 Trump Dollars.

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>>58299370

not according to a Lenovo employee at /r/thinkpad

>>58311400
I threw up

Is it true that the x230 and X230T only use genuine batteries and that chink ones won't work with them? Is there some hack for it to work? Anyone know?

>>58311035
Thanks for all of that

>>58310751
>T430s doesn't support expresscard, but the standard T430 does.
good to know! Will see what I get, i already missed a cheap t430s here in the EU, and have a bad feeling the other one is already gone but the fucker didn't delete the ad...