/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

I love my T420

>>58453338
how's your battery life? I love everything about mine except for awful screen and the shit tier battery life, even with a new battery.

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Does anyone know how to reattach this piece of rubber to my X230T?
I tried epoxy but it keeps falling

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Still searching for the very minimalist Thinkpad - /k/ommando battlestation

Surely somebody else remembers

What are you doing you nerds.

>>58453338
Any good wallpaper for it?

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Why is the t430s considered shit ?

>>58453425
Is that a foot ? I had similar problems with my ex work laptop (2560p) and the only thing that managed to hold it was some UHU super extra strong glue, which was kind of a gel when dried

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who x201 masterrace here?

paid $20 for an x61 without ram or hdd but including dock. Did I dun goof?

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>>58453550
was it this guy?

>>58453781
Yes it is, it's supposed to keep the screen in place and prevent it from turning when the lid is closed

Just ordered an IdeaPad 510. Did I fuck up?

>>58453902
Well i did pay, around 5 dolars (not in USA) for a T61 without battery and a failing key.

I believe I made a good buy.

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>>58453930
that was it, found one in my drawer

>>58453852
>that fullsize keyboard
>those thin keyboard bezels
>those tactile long travel volume and power buttons
>those slim hinges
hhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnggggggg x220-fags on suicide watch

suddenly no sound on my t530i except for the startup sound. no shut down sound or other system sounds. no sound from browser or other.
anyone know what it could be?

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Just bought a battery bay brand new for 25 bucks with everything included for my t420s, was this a good deal?? How much will it affect the battery life? Are they extremely bulky?

>>58453991
What OS are you using?

>>58453852
>trackpad
>masterrace
yeah no
should have gotten the x201 without that

>>58454009
windows 7.
No bully

>>58454039
>he calls UltraNav® Touchpad a shitty meme name endorsed by Apple, """trackpad"""
gee, whay are you doing here? go back to >>>/r/eddit
Think® Different, faggot.

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>>58454039
But I do have one.

>>58454042
Look in device manager if there's any yellow icon showing. For me it sounds like a driver problem.

>>58454126
no luck, it's pretty weird. do you think I'm dealing with some physical damage here?

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>>58454107
why didn't you say so son!

>>58454148
>>58454126
nevermind, I restarted it a third time and now it decided to work. Thanks for the attempted help, though

>>58454214
That's good to hear.
I was searching about problems with that laptop series model. It can also be configuration problem.

>>58454254
I tried to fuck around with a few configurations too with no luck, so was getting pretty worried. it was just default stereo settings that have always been on

>>58453425
I pulled those shits off my x220t, don't really have any problems with it swiveling when shut.

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I bought a used thinkpad and it has this very noticable dried, white stain on the left speaker grill (probably dried ejaculate).
Any ideas on how I could clean it?

>>58454611
suck it

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>>58454611
it's obviously from behind, you'd have to go deeper, and suck it from behind

>>58454621
>>58454684
Is it even safe to vacuum it? Something something static electricity.

>>58454704
use your mouth

>>58454082
Hi, Reddit!

>>58454714
But it's dirty and it could really be ejaculate.

>>58454008
bump, can anyone give me some reassurance? First time buying one of these so not sure what the average used price is.

>>58454721
Hi ;)

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>>58453338
Same

>>58453386
About 6-7 hours of browsing usage.

Typing and watching videos, it can go up to 8-9

>>58454008
>>58454779
You did just fine anon.

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>>58454737
Just fucking do it.

>>58454684
What happened to your Y-button?

Anyone have a guide on putting a fresh ssd in a t420 and putting wandoes on it? I'm planning to use it as the only drive. Is this recommended (I really don't need that much space)?

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>>58454944
broke it while trying to install or remove the keyboard

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T440S owners, how's the battery life on this thing? Let's say all I really plan to do is browse the web with like 10-15 tabs open at a time. Maybe some lightweight web development.

>>58454783
What kind of battery? 9 cell?

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I bought this T60 3 weeks ago for $17, and the previous owner put in a t7200 and 4gb ram. It has a 5400 rpm 80gb drive and I'm considering dropping $45 for an ssd. It's pretty fast right now, but would it be worth to get an ssd?

>>58455095
mfw still works with w10

>>58455559
Also I'm in an intro to c++ class plz don't judge my code

>>58455559
just do it, the best upgrade i've done. after that doubling the ram to 8gb barely made a differene on my t410

I'm looking for a cheap model of the thinkpad to learn linux on, ive fucked around with ubuntu before but want to dive it.

Looking for something cheap, ~$150 usd tops, internet use, maybe netflix, general use. Above all learning linux, I'm thinking either debian or mint

Ive looked at the x200 and x201, but the main thing I'm looking for is portability, not a gaming machine i have my desktop pc for that.

Any tips?

How do you guys update the drivers for your ThinkPads (on Windows)? Do you prefer to download the executables from Lenovo's website or try to install them through the device manager interface?

>>58453327
What should I look for when replacing my screen?
I've got a T450 and I want to replace the 768 one with 1080. It's 14".
I want a decent screen with fairly vibrant colours and good brightness, but I know nothing about the market.

I was looking at this one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lenovo-THINKPAD-T450-IPS-FullHD-upgrade-LCD-Screen-Replacement-for-Laptop-New-/281880318030?hash=item41a160504e:g:NHoAAOSwxN5WaGk6
Is this a high quality screen or is it cheap shit

>>58455559
damn i wish i got so nice deal
sure go for the ssd

Has anyone tried any of these two keyboards? If you HAD to buy ONE of these two, what would you pick?

http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/itemdetails/0B47187/460/60AC6A0372B14F5BA7B12F1FF88E33C7

http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/itemdetails/73P2655/460/60AC6A0372B14F5BA7B12F1FF88E33C7

Been eyeing the X220, i7 w/8gb RAM SSD + HDD. Is $250 USD a good price, or should I jew him down more?

i've got a T43 (no bully, it just gets the job done), it works like a champ for a 10+ yr old machine but the battery is nigh dead, i've searched amazon but it seems like nine cells for T43s are sold out everywhere, should i just buy a used one for like 20$ and hope for the best?

What's the best bet if you need a 14" IPS panel? Or am I just pipe-dreaming

>>58457001
T440S refurbished/used

>>58457061
Thanks. Did all T440s ship with IPS displays?

>>58457182
I think the 1600x900 panels are TN but all T440S models with FHD screens I saw are IPS.

What's the modern equivalent of a t420?

>>58457207
>t420
t4*0
durrrr

>>58457207
there isn't one really

>>58453974
ill enjoy my superior battery life sata 3 USB 3 and far better cpu performance while you use you deprecated shit

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I bought into the meme and picked up an X220.

Is it normal for the fan to be kinda high pitched, like a distant mosquito when the machine is under load?

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Got me one of these bad boys today. I'm irrationally happy about two things:

>It has a clitmouse
>The optical drive just pops out, and I can slide in a caddy for a 2nd hard drive without even opening up the casing

I'd forgotten that you could do cool shit like that with a proper tank-built business-class lappitytoppitybox. My last two laptops have been ultrabooks—nice and light and easily portable, sure, but shit build quality and impossible to open up and maintain.

It's also giving me warm, fuzzy feelings that hearken back to my very first laptop, an old IBM Thinkpad that ran Windows 95 (I don't even remember the model number, but I can tell you that even if ZSNES was choppy as all fuck on the thing, it still ran Genecyst like a champ).

Can I use a 65W charger on my x220t?

Will a T530 run Dota 2?

>>58453386
I have 5 hours at 75% on the one I just ordered, but I haven't done anything on it yet besides turn it on.

>>58454611
Clean it carefully with your wet tongue
then you can remove your saliva with dry towel

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>>58455559
absofuckinglutely
and with that T7200, it may not be as 'old but will still last years' as an X201-X230 with their early i5/i7 cpus but damn anon you better fucking get an ssd, that shit'll work very very well

I have a T60 in the kitchen connected to a speaker with soemthing a bit weaker than a T7200 and buying it an SSD was amazing, it's my telly in the kitchen now

>>58458687
why are you reposting my old egpu setup?
I got exclusive rights to these pictures. Delet this

>>58453327
I am leaving for military soon and want to get a cheap laptop so i can carry on with some minor projects (its only small java stuff so nothing heavy).
Looking at T420, or is there something else that would suffice

>>58455903
>learning linux
>mint
x200 or 201 sounds fine
id say go for a x200 to go full freetard with libreboot

>>58454611
I'd use a needle/sharp pencil to break the crust down then blow on it (or used compressed air if you're a pussy)

>>58458120
don't own one but I assume high pitch sounds would be from the hard drive.

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How quiet are these things? I want a 220x/230x tablet and don't want the sounds of a wind turbine.

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Seriously though, where can you buy the T420 FHD modkit? I want a better panel without having to buy a whole new machine

Are ThinkPads the only laptops left with the centre nipple?

Is a T430 a better option instead of the T420 if i swap out the keyboard for the previous gen one ?
Basically i want to know if mobile ivy is worth it over mobile sandy in this case, since you can put in a 4/8 mobile i7 with 35 Watts TDP instead of the 45 and 55 of other gens.

>>58460433
t420 is keyboard is a meme.

>>58460454
b-but i used it senpai and it was really nice, even managed to use the nipple properly after 5 minutes on use.
it might be a meme but it's a meme i can get behind.

My robotics professor has a ThinkPad and I think is running Arch

anyway today some kid in my class went up to talk to him about text processing on a computer and at some point the professor says he prefers free and open source software and the kid says "yeah Microsoft Office is expensive." professor went on a little rant about how free is as in "freedom" not no cost and what that means. was pretty funny how much the kid got BTFO

>got new x220
>install Debian/LXDE
>can't get wifi working for my life
First laptop I can't get it working, how do?
>apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-iwlwifi
didnt work, even set the non-free repository in the sources.list file

I'm on my Latitude D820. I'm sad because 4chan, gelbooru, and github run like dreams but I can't use sites like YouTube, and even the log in page on Dropbox lags like hell. Using Otter Browser helps compared to Firefox, but it's still sad. I hate HTML5. I honestly miss Flash; it may have been vulnerable but at least it fucking worked. Adobe wouldn't have been so quick to dig their on grave if they just open sourced it and let everyone else fix it. And look at that: their most successful and ubiquitous product is fucking dead.

It just pisses me off, this laptop is from 2007 and I have to use a terminal program to stream videos to mpv. And guess what, it works fine! It's HTML5 that's the problem. Imagine if you bought a 2007 Honda Civic and you just couldn't drive on the highway with it because the government decided to "upgrade" the highway so only new engines would work on them. When you complained about it, maybe every faggot in the world would say "LOL WHAT ARE YOU POOR MY DAD GETS ME A NEW CAR EVERY YEAR"

>>58461023
>debian/lxde

x fkn d. I would've at least installed LXQt or just Lubuntu if I'm such a dumb pleb.

>>58461262
I've gotten bored of KDE
guess i'll just go insert my x220 into my anus

>>58461023
you could start by telling us your driver. or you could use ubuntu if it is so hard to google the most common laptop linux problem

>>58461352
>install MATE DE
>works flawlessly
thanks

I've got an Arch/Win 10 dual boot setup on my T420. I have to use Windows for a few business reasons.

I replaced my optical drive with a HDD. This drive keeps disconnecting when Windows 10 goes to sleep. Is there some option I can change to keep it from doing this?

>>58453327
my X220 just arrived yesterday. couldn't be happier. except maybe for boot time because 5400rpm HDD. already ordered an SSD.

>>58454039
I disabled it in bios though

Where can I buy an i7-3517U for my T530?

There doesn't seem to be any on ebay. Do I just have to wait for it to become an ancient component and flood the net at $100 a piece?

I got an x201i not too long ago. How is it and how well does it stand against other thinkpads, namely the x220 or x200?

anyone know if t420's bezel will fit a t430?
I wanna buy a t430, replace kb, and put t420 bezel on it
cuz
>420

>>58460757

>educating a student is BTFOing a kid

you have autsim

>>58462213

*autism woops :^)

>>58462146
disabling it on OS is more practical just in case you need it some time

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Lenovo-E570-i7-7500U-16GB-DDR4-NVidia-GTX950M-2GB-15-6-1080p-256GB-SSD/282300200242?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40791%26meid%3D79332823ada54a37a67af0809e392ec5%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D152375027377

Is there ostensibly something wrong with this machine? I need something for uni and this seems perfect for the price. Don't want to go with an older ThinkPad just because some of the shit I have to do for school

>>58453852

that 16:9 screen when the x61 and x41 exist.

Are there any modern thinkpad equivalents? I want tank computer I don't have to worry about and can service easily.

>>58462429
>E

It's shit.

>because some of the shit I have to do for school

You're wrong. Anything computationally intensive is going to be done on lab computers. A 7500u is only marginally better than non U i7s from years ago.

>>58462508
No I'm not wrong, I'm not given a lab computer to do the work for my current classes so I'm somewhat strapped

Not all of us are in the US where we're given a fuckton of resources, here in Europe you're on your own a bit

What's the minimum ThinkPad I would need to play rocket league at a passable framerate?

>>58462630
>gaming

Get the fuck out of here.

>>58462642
Trying way too hard

>>58462691
No I'm not. ThinkPads are for professional Linux use like programming and ricing a desktop, not "muh gaymes xD"

I don't know anything about ThinkPads but my new employer just got me a new T series. He hasn't told me specs or model. Did he do good?

>>58462698
xd

>>58462905
Well you're not going to get any answers here you fucking imbecile. Go to reddit

>t430 w/ 3320m, nvs 5200m, 1600x900, 8gb, ssd

light gaming?? are you mother fuckers for real?

Unreal Tournament 3, maxed out, everything on high w/ vsync. fucking BUTTER. Just did second level on campaign no lag whatso fucking ever.

fuck all you, this thing is a fucking beast

Is 16gb overkill for an x230 that I basically use as a word processing / shitposting machine? Granted, most of my browsing has like 40+ tabs open, so the ram might help. but can I even push this machine to notice the gain 16gb would give me over 8?

>>58463315
yes

>>58463253
passmark score 898

after as5 hitting 90c with 64 setting/6000rpm in tpfc at full load with UT3

>>58463253
>my 10 year old game works well at a shit resolution, wow my ThinkPad is so powerful xD

>>58463748
Well to be fair people often overstate what kinds of "games" a lot of people play on PC. I'm sure most thinkpads can run a bunch of indie or old garbage off of steam just fine.

used to own a dv6000 with an nvidia gpu that eventually desoldered from mobo. had difficulty running vista without lag. desktop needed a 3870 just to run assasins creed at 1280x1024 maxed out at 80c.

people forgot where we come from

Getting an X220 in a few days.
IPS
i5-2430M 2.40 GHz
8GB RAM
128GB SSD
Battery supposedly holds 81%, will possibly need to replace.

£120

Did I fuck up or is this a decent price?

>>58463917
>Battery supposedly holds 81%, will possibly need to replace.
what.
81 is a lot of capacity, plus you can reset it and possibly get much more

>>58463917
Guess you'll have to wait and see how it goes.

>>58463983
>81 is a lot of capacity
I don't know if it's a 6 or 9 cell battery and I don't know the average battery life of either.
Can the x200 even get a 9 cell?

>plus you can reset it and possibly get much more
Reset it? Sorry anon I'm new to Thinkpads desu.

>>58463986
Guess I will

>bought x230
>came with an ultrabase I don't want

T..thanks.

>>58464014
>Can the x200 even get a 9 cell?
yes
>>58464020
there are lots of things you can do with this ultrabase.
Like mount it in your car, add some useful things inside

>>58464044
What's the average battery life of a 9 cell in an x220?

>>58464050
depends on the config and usage.
Don't ask silly questions, anon.

I can either get a T530 for $300 or a T440 for $480~.

Which would /tpg/ recommend? Kangaroo dollars btw.

>>58464055
I figured at least one person would say that.
Let's say a basic arch installation for light web browsing and video streaming as a base point.

>>58464062
well, I don't know how bad power management is in linux (I guess about 1-2 hours less than under windows).
My old x220 with i5-2540m cpu, intel SSD and 9cell battery could handle about 5 hours of internet browsing (which is done on firefox, ublock origin installed, flash disabled + httpseverywhere)
Also system properly configured, almost no background jobs. Battery wear level at about 25%

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Hey anybody got a recommendation for those privacy coatings? Normally I'd just get a 3M one but according to Amazon reviews they changed something about them a few years ago and now they're not very good.

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Are cheaper batteries worth it? My x220 holds like an hour max and I really don't wanna pay like 80 bucks for a new 6 cell

>>58464020
Resell it on eBay you ungrateful faggot

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>>58464371

Got my 3612qm for my t430 today. Ordered thermal paste over a week ago and it hasn't shipped yet so I cancelled the order. Guess I'll go to Best Goy tomorrow and get some since there's no other options nearby. Also ordered the nvidia hsf on ebay to hopefully get good temps.

I plan on going eGPU with a 1050 ti. The couple places I've ready suggest going with a PE4L over the EXP GDC due to pci-e 2.0 speeds instead of 1.0, but I can't find anywhere that sells the PE4L for a reasonable price (<$100) where as I could get an EXP GDC for ~$50 on eBay.

Does anyone know of such a place so I'm not stuck with the worse of the expresscard eGPU options?

>got a surface recently
>go right back to my tried and true chinkpad

5+ years and my x220t still fucking rules.

How can I replace the original HDD by a SSD on my T440s without voiding warranty?

>>58464653
I always hear that the PE4C V3.0 is the best option, not that it will be cheaper

>>58456997
bump, anyone

How do I remove the autistic red circle thing?

>>58463917
where did you find it?

>>58463917
If that's in good condition that's a fucking steal, good condition 8gb/SSD usually hits around the £180-£200 mark

>>58453852
got your back senpai
> muh 16:10

Want to change it for a x1 with qhd, that resolution is no good for coding

>>58454611
>>58454621
>>58454684
>>58454704
>>58454714
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bapk460RPOM

>>58465648
disable it in the bios.

>>58456997
Aliexpress

>>58466425
Enjoy your lithium fire

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Is it worth the $150 to upgrade my X200 from 2.40 GHz to 2.80 GHz?

>>58466707
fuck no it's worth like 30 dollars if that

could there be a t430s with a 3360m CPU ?
a dumb seller claims it has it

>>58466882
I can't find the mainboard for less that $130...

>>58453852
My China replacement battery arrived today. Let's hope it doesn't explode in my face.
Should I move my SSD from my X220 to my X201? I like everything about my X201 better. I think I'll leave the X220 to my nephews to play minecraft with.

>>58460362
>where can you buy the T420 FHD modkit?
buying modkits

>hackintosh
Why? You fuck up your battery life and mediocre touchpad without gaining anything

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Could you people please post your ThinkPads with Arch installs with riced desktops and shit?

I really need a good laugh.

>>58467852
But I'm using 2008 server

>>58453729
because keyboard layout

its not though. T420 isn't anything better

>>58455559
My T60p w/ a 2GHz T2500 and 3GB RAM was suitable for online stuff and 32 bit gaming.

>>58458212
Yeah
65W is suitable for almost any intel gpu laptop, even i7 processors
90w is needed for dGPUs, and then the W series has their own wattage requirements depending on GPU.

>>58459914
Don't buy a thinkoad, get a fanless POS instead.

>>58460362
Check the ThinkPad Forums
if its not there, I think there are plenty on taobao where they have the screen issue

>>58461052
LOL
My said T60p didn't have any problems
as a matter fact, a base T60 w/ Zorin can load youtube with very minimal frame skips.

>>58462170
You can't outright buy that processor
the 'u' mean its a soldiered on CPU, unlike the 'm' you can commonly find.

>>58468099
>You can't outright buy that processor
>the 'u' mean its a soldiered on CPU, unlike the 'm' you can commonly find.
>we are thinkpad fags, we mod and shit, so pro
>can't replace a bga chip on a board
kek

>>58467069
Buy a new computer then

>>58468125
I'd rather keep my Libreboot.

>>58455501
9 cell

>>58466707
no.
ghz it's a meme

>>58468664
It's not a meme between processors of the same model you dipshit

>>58458833
well
does it really work well?

Just got my first Thinkpad, an X32, love it.

Does anyone have any resources for getting the wifi working though? I believe I have the correct driver but I just can't get the thing to work and the software won't install without a recognized driver.

>>58468099
>because keyboard layout
>
>its not though. T420 isn't anything better
thank you

>Lenovo T420 Core i7 [email protected]/ 8GB RAM/ 500GB Hard Drive 14" inch screen.

>$185

go for it?

>>58469215
holy shit yes

>>58469215
easily

>>58468923
https://www.cnet.com/products/thinkpad-x32/specs/

topkek

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>>58469350
I didn't get it to play Crysis 3 m8.

>>58469504
It's gonna have problems running the javascript on 4chin

Hey /tpg/
I'm looking for a new laptop for uni. I will mainly use it for office stuff and Autodesk Inventor (currently running it with 4gb ram and amd6300fx). I'd like to keep it silent for the lib. If you have any other suggestion for criterias - shoot.
My budget is around 700 bucks, but ofc I'd like to go with the lowest possible.
Thanks for any help!

>>58468923
Nice! How much do vintage laptops like that cost? Looks tiny as fuck, I like it.

>>58469552
non-ironically, a macbook pro 2011-2014 with windows

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>>58469558
I got this one for €30, has two batteries, 1GB of RAM, a new screen and a 160GB hard drive, so it's had a few minor upgrades from the previous owner.
I get four hours of battery life which is pretty good considering the batteries are 12 years old.

Got it for word processing mostly because it was cheap, durable and has a nice keyboard.

Trying to get the wifi working is a pain in the ass on XP though.

Overall 10/10 little machine especially for the price.

Installed the 3612qm I got yesterday and I'm trying to figure out where I fucked up.

Everything seemed to go smoothly, but when I press the power button, the CPU fan speeds to max and shuts off. When the power cable is plugged in, it doesn't charge the battery. Did I fry my fucking mobo?

Where do you people carry your thinkpads? I want to get a laptop bag, but I don't think I will find one in style.

It's for an X200

anybody got https://www.aliexpress.com/item/PCI-Express-Card-Expresscard-to-USB-3-0-2-Port-Adapter-34-mm-Express-Card-Converter/32642370810.html ?

Mine fits kinda troublesome in the slot, nothing like the plastic cover

>>58453729
Don't fall for the 30 series a shit meme. I have both an X220 and T430, both are great. The 30 series keyboard is just fine but if you really want you could replace it with a 20 series keyboard.

>>58469937
Please, anyone? I tore it back down, made sure the CPU was seated properly and that the heatsink fan was plugged in right but it produced the same problem. Can't find anything online.

Are the ultrabay batteries for the t420s worth getting? I dont understand how they work, do you use it on top of a normal battery or do you use it instead of a 3 or 6 cell?

>>58465648
>autistic red circle thing?
what's that?

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>>58470236
I have a t410 already, which i want to upgrade, actually don't find the keyboard for anything spectacular.

Hey /tpg/
I already have a T430s, but I am interested in a x61/x60 as well.

Does anyone here have a tablet version of an X series? What makes them good, what do you use the touchscreen functionality for? I could get an X61t with a dock and second battery for around 90€.

There's also the option of a x61s for around the same price.

Both have similar specs and an XGA resolution.
Which would you get and why?

>>58470240
>babbysfirstcpuinstall

I didn't have the bracket tightened fully. Now it's perfectly fine. At least I have plenty of practice applying thermal paste now.

Remember kids. Tighten your bracket. Or you'll feel retarded like I do.

Got a small haul from work of stuff they were throwing out.
> 2 x t420 (i5, 2gb, 320gb)
> 2 x t60 ( ati)
> 1 dock station for a t60
>i5 thinkcentre

Haven't dig into them yet as I am still at work. Took what I could there was a lot of junk. Left behind some t400 and older. Thinkcentres. Not sure what I'll do with the thinkcentre I got, router?

I have a t420 myself fully loaded. Not familiar with the t60, recognized from here they are decent shitpads though.

Any of you have coreboot on x230?

T430 keyboard > T420 keyboard
debate me

>>58470593
Back again, holy shit whoever did the cpu swap (replaced the 3320m with a 2520m) is a mongoloid.

Used Thermaltake paste from Best Goy (was either that or Insignia), properly applied it, and my idle temps have dropped 30c. And that's going from a dual core ht to a quad core ht.

wtf i love thinkpads now.

>>58470891
Layout is shit but chiclet keys are better.

>>58470891
correct answer

>>58455501
where did you buy a 9 cell for the t420s? I swear I can't find one.

>>58470891
>>58470983
>>58471162
>hurr you can't use the t420 keyboard on the t430

>>58470900
>wtf i love thinkpads now.
wtf my macbook from 2012 was the same

I have a Thinkpad x201. My CPU overheats and gets underclocked (throwing dmesg errors, would prefer not to have that happen) whenever I use a VM with Windows in it.

1. Is it safe to replace the thermal paste? I'm looking at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJZZSD8x9_8 and I'm thinking that's more a full-day project with lots of potential problems. Has anyone else done this?

2. Is using the Coollaboratory Liquid series thermal paste safe? It's all conductive, so I was just wondering if there were any obvious problems with that, and if I should go with a hotter but non-conductive thermal paste.

Thanks for any help /tpg/.

>>58471311
Noone was implying that retard.

>>58471311
you can but why would you?

>>58469575
Thanks for the advice

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>>58469950
ok serious question, i can't get this shit to work... somebody has to have done it. t410 win10.

I've decided to sell my T420s because finding upgrade parts for it is a pain in the ass. How much should I sell it for? I bought it for 120, brought the ram up to 8gb, got a new battery and cleaned the inside and out of it. I'd say I put like 45 dollars into it. Could I get away with selling it for 180? I want to replace it with an x220, or regular t420.

>>58471778
or should I keep the ram and put in the old 4gb stick so I can have new ram on my replacement?

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What thinkpad is this?

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/sys/5941999156.html

>>58472011
posted wrong one.

what's this: https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/sop/5939319716.html

>>58472029
maybe next time enlarge the picture?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_ThinkPad_600

>>58472029
looks like IBM 600E saw similiar one on local craigslist

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how welcome are w520's in this community?
just got one for $370

1080 FHD
i7-2720QM
Quadro 1000M
8GB
500GB HDD (have a TB ssd that ill throw in it when i get home)

did i do decently? its in borderline perfect condition

>>58472252
>answer is already posted
>must post reeeee
>typical autistic thinkpad neckbeard

>>58472275
A steal.

I got a T520 with a sandy bridge i7 and 8GB RAM for $120. How well did I do? If I decide I don't like it that much, how much in profit would I be able to fetch with the end goal of getting a bass guitar?

>>58453852

I have the x201t, am I still cool?

>>58472348
cool stuff, for once in my life i took advantage of something and it paid off

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i dont even know what to do with these.

>>58472610
Install gentoo

>>58472610
Give them both to me for free.

>>58472316
>implying i refresh this page nonstop
posted like 1.30minutes apart, who even cares
i dont even own a thinkpad i just lurk here

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>>58472677

> not owning a lenovo "notebook"

>>58472610
>burn and smash
>post on /tpg/
>watch poorfag neckbeards weep
>PROFIT

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What's a good thinkpad to run windows xp?

I need (would like) a laptop that runs xp so I can run hold hardware easily.

>Lugging around my asshuge xp tower sucks donkey dick.

>>58472829
how is that man defying the laws of physics?!

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>>58472829
>>58472852

>>58472852
You don't know shit about physics, retard.

Picked up a Thinkpad W541 w/ ultradock and 170w adapter for $500 burger bucks. It fuggin screams. It didn't come preloaded with shitty windows 10 and still had Windows 7 so the key wasn't thrown into the trash. i7 4810MQ cpu 16gb ram 1080p (not 3k ips) 256gb sammy evo and optical dvd. Two years left on warranty. Nice lappy for the money.

>>58472949
Nvidia Quadro card too. Anyways yea haswell all the way on these things.

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>>58472829
T H I C C P A D G40

>>58473107
wtf, desktop cpu?

looking at getting an ultra portable, how does this look? Seems a little overpriced to me but I could be wrong, not sure if I should get this or an x220

is it worth picking up a nine cell battery? I've got a 3 cell battery for my 2560p and batterylife is sort of shit at around 3 hours.

>>58468116
>the 'u' mean its a soldiered on CPU
lolno

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>>58473300
Wow it's so small I can't even see it. Should install gentoo just fine.

>>58473313
see
>>58468099

>>58473301
unironically yes, you'll get around 3-4x the battery life with a 9-cell. Make sure to also install TLP if you're on Linux.

Anyone here got an X240/X250 with the 1080p IPS display?

According to notebookcheck, it only has 57% sRGB coverage .Does that mean it's going to look awful?

>>58473418
Yeah, it won't look good, anything under 75% is shit.
Look at a recent MacBook screen, it's 99%.

>>58473441
Damn, the X240 is so much cheaper than the T440. But the T440 can be upgrade to a really solid 1080p IPS panel with 80%+ sRGB.

Guess I'll just save up for the T440.

>>58473408
Is there anything wrong with buying a non authentic battery? It's $40 for a non genuine and $70 for a real one.

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>>58473301
>not wearing a solar suit

Stay discharged, pleb.

>>58473477
>Guess I'll just save up for the T440.
Good idea. If you use a laptop for a few years at least, it's better to just get something a little more expensive.

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>get new battery
>charge it to full
>open Thinkpad
>see this
>"WHAT"
>drops to 4 hours, 18 minutes after I open a web browser
Damn, I was about to lose my shit.

why is my fan in the 420 always spinning?

what are some good configs for tpfc?

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>>58473702

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Booted up my T60p again, why is this shit so fucking nice to use?

>>58473479
non-authentic tend to be lower capacity and may explode. Also if you're past the 220 series you won't be able to use it because there's authentication chips built in.

>>58473752
Why are Windows fags allowed in these thread?

>>58473768
Please don't be rude. I dislike how linux handles the touchpad.

>>58473762
>there's authentication chips built in
>thinkpad fags literary cucked
MacBooks don't have this problem

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>>58473752
>Yonah
step it up anon

>>58473782
Because you can't replace the battery at all? Nice

>>58473752
Why does it have such a good display and graphics for such shitty CPU? (stock memory too I guess)

>>58473791
>can't replace the battery
kek, sure thing, it sure does not unscrew (not talking about Airs)

>>58473793
Because it was made 10 years ago and Core2 did not exist yet for laptops. Also the GPU isn't that good, and memory was 1GB stock

is the new carbon x1 shit or good?

>>58473830
Good. But most people here hate it because they can't afford it.

>>58473790
Is that a T61 board in a T60 case? Nice

>>58473849
damn, like all im after is a moderately priced laptop with good linux support and battery life, 14" or 15" screen and it be less than 3kg with the charger.
The carbon x1 ticks all those boxes except for price and i'm kinda willing to pay for it given its a good product.

>>58453327
Should I get a bigger than 3 cell battery for my T450? Worth the money?

>>58473941
Yes
>>58473408

>>58473968
what 9cell do i buy
can i buy chinashit or do i have to get oem

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>fresh win10 install
>update
>disable all the tracking shit
>look at my 100gb SSD
>50GB already gone
jeez

How are the amplifiers in the 2013 model thinkpads?

>>58474256
The ones in the T4/520 are bad (conexant audio, sound stuttering problems and low quality output)
I believe the T4/530 uses a generic realtek chip which should be average and shouldn't have issues, but also aren't great

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>>58453327
Does anyone know of 4k screen mod for X220 ?

>>58474049
OEM
>>58473762

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Can someone in the US please get this off my hands

I sold it to someone before, but the delivery driver considered it undeliverable as addressed. Then I just relisted it and accepted the first offer I got because I was pissed off since it took around 20 days for me to finally get the laptop back, it turned out to be a scammer, so just within the last few minutes I relisted it

I originally sold it for $145 with free shipping, I am willing to go down to $130 and free shipping now. Its a t430, 4gb ram, 1600x900 screen. Needs a new battery, but is perfectly functional.
It has a cracked palmrest but a new one is included (but not installed), and an extra fhd+ video ribbon cable is included as I was originally intending on doing the 1080p screen swap with a different thinkpad, but I changed my mind.

Anyone in the US want it?

>>58474372
Ah cool, the T530 is one of a few models I'm looking at getting.

What about the xx40 models such as the T440 and T540? How's the amp in those?

>>58474570
Realtek ALC292, so should be alright but don't expect anything great

>>58474191
How much of that is page file and hibernate?

>>58474049
Anker.

>>58474567
If I wasn't broke from other thinkpad upgrades I would. Where in the US do you live?

>>58474191
>fresh w10 install
>disable trash, updates, and Cortana
>look at my 125gb ssd
>~110gb free

Apart from using w10, I'm not sure where you fucked up.

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>>58474750
midwest

i'm not super desperate, its just that I thought this would already be a done deal and yet here I am still having to make space for this when I don't need it (I already have two other thinkpads, no joke)

this is a pic with everything I'll be sending
I already repasted the CPU, but I forgot to attach that little slot that goes above the dvd drive, but its there with everything else, not like its lost or anything

again, if anyone sees this, i''ll take $130 with free shipping for everything in this pic. i just want it off my hands, i'm downsizing everything in my life

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>>58474406
w h y

Are the P series the only thinkpads with touchpad buttons?
The fuck is going on at lelnovo?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834332344

Go for it? (Prices in Canadian dollars)

>>58456997
Build the battery yourself.

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What are you guys running? I'm on 7 now and wonder if 10 may have better drivers (T450)

>>58475744
>grade C
probably not a good idea

>>58475775
7 has much better performance on my W520.

>>58475778
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834332097&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwordsCA-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwordsCA-PC-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-N82E16834332097&gclid=CIzCqaPGwNECFQIMaQodfTQBaw

This?

I just got my x201tablet running with windows 7 on an old SSD from my gaming rig.

I must say thanks to the anon who recommended one.

Its also sad that this beats the surface 3 I used to have to use for work.

It just werks.

>>58471431
Well, fuck you guys, I guess I'll just take the $30 plunge.

>>58472275
W520 is great. i have one with 2760QM and Quadro 2000M.

Copped an x62 motherboard.

Shit just got real

>>58472610
they spelled professional wrong.

>>58477452
no that's the french version. They always translate everything

>>58472610
T420, one of the best laptops ever made

>>58472275
great deal

>>58465742
It is in good condition. I contacted the seller. Supposedly the battery is a 6 cell that lasts around 1:30 at 60% on Windows 7
Will likely replace it with a 9 cell.

>>58465652
Ebay

>>58475775
What type of screen do you have on your T450? I'm thinking about getting one in the future but I'm not sure about the screen.

>>58474406
putting a 4K display on that thing is going to be a terrible idea

>>58471739
ok, my tinfoil alter ego had disabled the the expresscard slot in BIOS, a hdd with a usb 3.0 enclosure get's around 50MB r/w speeds, and around 28-30MB/s on a usb 2.0 slot. I think I've disabled all the power management bullshit which, could interfere

Ahhh I can't decide between T530 and T440 boys. I plan to throw the good quality 1080p display in both of them (B156HW01 V.7/B140HAN01.3 respectively) so the differences mainly come down to size and Ivy Bridge vs Haswell.

What do you think?

>>58479380
Why? Assuming he upgrades the CPU to match I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't want a better screen

>>58479208
Very lucky. I've bought a few mid spec x220s (4gb/HDD but with webcam and extras) and never gotten one for less than £150. I'm mad jealous you got a good condition with all the trimmings for that low

>>58479767
Guess it's just luck man.
It is the lower-end I5 however as opposed to the better one.
I doubt that'll make a difference for my own purposes though.

I'd say I did well for my first thinkpad.

Just hope it's as good as it looks on the ebay posting.

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What do you use to carry your Thinkpad around?
I'm looking for something simple and minimalistic, preferably single-strap (image unrelated).
>inb4: implying /g/ leaves their basement ever

>>58475119
I wish there was another way to contact you other than this thread, cause if it was available in a week or two I'd jump on it. Give my t430 to my gf so she has a reliable lappy and take this bad boy for myself.

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What do you do to protect thinkpad keyboard?
My T420 keyboard is started to fade (the characters on the keys I mean)
Is there a way to print it back?

>>58480147
never heard that happening, mine is just getting little polished spots in the middle

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Can someone guess visually if this is 1600*900 ? t430s, will contact the seller but wanna know now

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>>58480274
>Polished
Yeah. it started that way but then it the letters started to fade.

>>58480147
that's just regular wear. just buy a new keyboard. it's like $15 so drawing new letters is not worth it

>tfw no qt IBM-branded T60p w/ 1600x1200 display to use at Starbucks for maximum hipster cred
All I have are an X220 and a T520, both with hideous fucking TN 1366x768 displays, the former having a chunk missing of the left corner from a fall, and the latter having white cumstains all under the speakers as in >>58454611 from ebay, but was too lazy and too much of a cuck to send it back. I have a T43 but it can't into youtube comfortably and has a god-awful loud fan that I don't feel like dropping $20 for to replace it.

>>58467852
I'm using an operating system for adults though, Debian.

>>58468099
Pls get back to making youtube videos, they're really comfy.

>>58463917
bretty gud
I got an i7 x220t for 150 burger bucks, but it ended up having a 100% dead battery
Currently i, borrowing my friends battery until i get a new one

>>58480345
ITs REALLY hard to tell ebcause i dont have a 7 machine right now, but based on how much space the text is taking up, it MIGHT be 1600*900.

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>>58480345
looks like 1366
here is it on my x220t's 1366x768 screen

>>58480674
>>58480737
i was looking at the taskbar, i think with 1366 it would be thiccer

>>58480778
I just tried that, and it seems to look exactly the same on 768 and 900 with 8.1

>>58462698
Then how come every request for laptop advice is replied with "get a 420 scrub" regardless of that particular poster's particular use case?

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>>58479894
I use the Thinkpad branded backpack with my x260, which I partly regret because the bag is massive compared to my laptop. It'd fit lots of books/accessories though so it's not all bad.

>>58481151
From what I've heard, these bags aren't exactly durable.

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>>58480345
1600x900.
I installed 7 on a vm on a machine that i then VNC'd into to get you this information.

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>>58481279
1366x768 for comparison. I apologize for the horrible photos, but i really dont care.

>>58481279
>>58481286
thank you, appreciate it, altho you dont care for me :(

looks like it's 1600*900!

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>>58481151
>>58481183
I won't subject it to particularly harsh condition but it will be carried around almost daily and I don't want something that starts falling apart in couple months.

One option that caught my eye is Mil Tec Day Pack (25l), I guess it's inconspicuous enough not to make me look like a /k/unt.

>>58481310
I was talking about my phone's quality anon.

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>>58479894
>backpacks
>in 2017

Finaly i have a Thinkpad, i love it!
Is a Thinkpad IBM R51.
But i have a problemou, its have w7 but the drivers of Audio and ethernet are for XP, im trying to install Xp but theres always a problem.
Sorry my english.

>>58481332
Until I can get my portable computer bolted to the back of my head and go full cyberpunk, I'll take the carry option that leaves both hands free.

>>58481332
>no backpack
>2017

>>58477378
Are both X62 and X302 projects still active now? And how much are they, like a thousand monies?

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>>58481321
Base XX 15.6 looks decent. Pretty cheap too.

http://m.canadacomputers.com/mobile/itemid/098423

Should I get?

can I replace the cpu in my thinkpad t530i?

>>58481589
There were a few mobos on the bay for the same price as when they were first created.
... plus shipping ( ~_~)

>>58481279
How are the colours and contrast? Bad screens are kind of putting me off buying an old thinkpad right now.

>>58481914
T420 screens are universally regarded as shit tier.

>>58481876
so like 500$? and will there be some more ever produced?

>>58479894
Glorious belstaff messenger bag or freitag, as for backpack - freitag hazard

NEW THREAD
>>58482727
>>58482727
>>58482727

>>58481992

My understanding is there's a list you can get on over at thinkpad forums to buy when they make new batches.

Link over at reddit too

>>58453327

Aside from USB-C etc, is there any significant difference between the current T460 and the upcoming T470 ?

I'm not excited for USB-C, and wondering if I should bother waiting.