/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

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How did I do /g/?

Bought all this stuff used for 40€:
Two 4338 Mini Docks with key
One 4338 Mini Dock with USB 3.0, no key
Bag in pic related
Two power adapters (one 65W, one 90W)
In the bag is a stock ThinkPad mouse with cable

Also
Is there a difference in performance if you use the 90W power adapter over the 65W one on the Thinkpad X230, or is it just for faster charging?

>>58534294
Pretty fukkin bad considering you only need one dock

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>>58534335
One for home, one at parent's place on weekends and one on the piano table for Synthesia :^)

>>58534401
confirmed for autism

>>58534410
Where I live you usually pay €40 for one Dock with charger. Stop being an edgelord for a moment

>>58534401
I'm intrigued, what is a piano table?

>>58534401
not bad once I read this post man, I have two docs for my thinkpad (one for work, one for home) I use an old ipad for Synthesia though because I don't have a table near my piano... overall cool/10 and I like the bag

daily reminder if you aren't getting a single 51nb mod then you don't belong here
>muh poorshit
>muh china
lmaoing @u rn

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>>58534469
Not sure if you're calling out my grammar or a genuine question, but I'll bite.

>Pic related

>>58534553

Does Synthesia work well on a tablet? Do you plug the Midi interface cable into the charging port?

I know i'm posting in the wrong thread but people on thinkpad general usually answer all questions. I need someone to write a script/program to run on a website. It will allow the user to upload up to 20 pictures and have them put together in a specific format. I'm not familiar with this stuff. Do I find a web dev. or could one of those website designer programs let me make one?

>>58534130

I gave in to the meme, just bought a T460.

I hope you're happy.

>>58534651
It's alright, I cant really compare it to using a laptop or a desktop but it works pretty well, I use simplypiano and yousisian (or however it's spelt) too, and kinda sorta, you need a lightening to usb camera adapter and that goes into the ipad, then you take a usb printer cable and plug that into the usb slot on your piano, there is another way to do it, but I found this way is easiest for me

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>>58534651
this is how I have it set up if I didn't explain well enough

How many hdds does X230 support?

>>58535412
2
1 msata ssd (runs at sata 2 speeds)
1 sata 2.5inch drive

>>58535412
>>58536274
you could technically have another one in the expresscard slot.

>>58536297
shit is that a thing?

I want to purchase a gpu for my thinkpad but I'm not sure what to buy.

The cpu on it is an i7 2860qm 2.5 GHz.

Anyone got any recommendations?

>>58534130
Just pulled an x220 and an extra 4gb of ram power.
Time to install opensuse

>>58534294
>Is there a difference in performance if you use the 90W power adapter over the 65W one on the Thinkpad X230, or is it just for faster charging?

If for some reason you use the 65W adapter without a battery plugged into the X220, then the speed is throttled down. If you use a 90W adapter without a battery, there is no speed throttling.

My w520 got hot ram, why?

Who /got a thinkpad but it's so powerful so bought a dock and made it a desktop with monitor via displayport and bought mbp for mobility/ here

I purchased a P50 through Amazon a few months ago. There are a few problems with it that make me want to return it, for which I have less than a week to do:
-Shuts of randomly
-Very sluggish when powering on or returning from sleep mode

However I face a problem, which is that I have been using the oem hard drive instead of replacing it with my own. Is it possible to make a return WITHOUT the hd, or by replacing it with another? This drive contains extensive information which if recovered coul reveal passwords, banking information, copyrighted content, pornography, etc.

I finally have joined the club.
Bought a x220 tablet on ebay. shits gonna be flyyy

I got a 430 and have been super happy. Ssd and gentoo. I'm living the meme

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>>58536315
you bet your sweet ass it is

I heard IBM guys still get a thinkpad for free. Is it true?

>>58537961
except they're poor QC and way more expensive than their msata/sata counterparts
>>58537990
it's probably a macbook these days

Is there a huge difference between the IPS x220 and the non-IPS x220?

>>58536297
are there expresscard 54 SSDs?

>>58537961
that's expresscard 34

>>58537878
Alternatively, has anyone else experienced this problem?

Any reason why I can't replace an x200s motherboard with an x201 motherboard?

Is the i7 in the x230 enough to play modern games with an egpu setup?

Should I feel morally bad for using a corporate discount on Lenovo's site when I'm not a corporate customer? Those deals were just too good to pass up

i really like the form factor of the x230

i'm actually tempted to sell my 2015 mbp 13 and buy one, trick it out with a 512gb ssd, 16gb ram, and get an eGPU setup

all i play is Second Life so the CPU won't bottleneck me

please talk me out of this friends

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Welp /g/entoomen, I'm finally gonna buy a thinkpad. Pic related shows the BIOS information. Does this mean it doesn't have a BIOS password?

Do I need to ask for any other information, or is this safe to buy?

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>>58538385
yes

>>58539042
I can't find them anywhere.

How does the LTE work? Do you pay monthly for it?

Best chinkpad with the tactical keyboard? No budget.

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Alright /g/, I've taken your advice you gave me a while back and decided that I'll get a Thinkpad

I have my eyes set on this one a friend of a friend of mine is selling for $240 CAD. It's the Thinkpad T420
Specs below

>Intel i5 2nd Gen 2.5Ghz
>4GB Ram
>320 GB Hard Drive
>Windows 7 Pro

If you can answer some questions for me seeing as I'm a raging newfriend and not that learned when it comes to computers, I'd really appreciate it

Is this a good price point for those specs?

Will I be able to do much in terms of watching youtube videos/ watching livestreams/ shitposting multiple threads simultaneously?

Will I be able to play Age of Empires II: HD on steam with it?

Will I be able to watch 1080p movies on popcorn time on it?

Thanks in advance

Thoughts on the ThinkPad X201?

>>58539363
What is screen resolution? Do this have IPS screen? HDD or SSD?

If it have atleast 1600x900 with IPS screen it is worth buying.Big bonus if there is SSD.

Make sure that sure that bios is unlocked.

>>58539363
You can play games that are released before 2011.

Why would you even watch 1080 movies if your screen don't have 1980x1080 resolution.

I bet it is 1366x768 TN shit.
If screen is not 1600x900 IPS don't buy it.

14" in 1366x768 looks awfull

>>58539372
If you have few bucks it is more worth buying x220.

>>58539418
Not sure about the screen resolution nor the IPS screen, I'll have to ask him. Should I want these specks? Also, what exactly do IPS screens do that separate them from the rest?

And there's no way it's an SSD at this price point, it's probably an HDD which honestly I can live with considering every machine I've ever used had that.

>>58539486
Noted, I'll ask him about this tomorrow. But what about the other points I listed?

i just got 33% off

>>58539528
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/pc-life-faqs/what-is-ips/

Trust me it is day and night difference between IPS and TN.You can watch youtube videos to compare it.

Go check resolution of that thinkpad.If you get 1600x900 or anything that is higher than 1366x768 you are good.

Anything that is lower than 120 ppi look awfull.You have ppi calculator on internet and try measure it for future reference.

>>58539528

There's almost on chance it has an IPS screen. An IPS screen on a T420 doesn't come from Lenovo, it's hacked together with an aftermarket kit by some guy on the Thinkpad forum and he doesn't produce them any longer.

Regarding your points - yeah it should be able to do all that without overheating, as long as the CPU fan isn't clogged with dust.

I'd prefer the X220 + IPS. You could probably get a good quality X220 off eBay + a nice new IPS LCD (to install it yourself) for around the same price.

how well will an X220 run Octave? does the touchscreen work decently on Arch?

so are eGPU setups any good?

Probably a dumb question, but I bought a used T420 on eBay and the battery life isn't really ideal. If I buy a new battery for it, do you think the life of it will be better?

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>>58540960
>this fucking guy

Yes anon, it will be fine.

>>58540980
Thanks. Knew it was common sense, was just doubting myself

>>58541004
Try this too.
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds014924/

What's a better option: swapping my orignal thinkpad HDD for a big SSD or adding a smaller M.2 SSD (cause they are still expensive)?
Is one option easier to install that the other?

>>58540980
he's just insecure anon, chill out

>>58541042
Depends entirely on what your needs are and what you use the machine for.
If you need to have as much battery life as possible, then SSD only. If you need lots of storage space then HDD+SSD.
From personal experience running with HDD+mSATA SSD in my X220 battery life seems quite a bit worse (might be due to not calibrating powertop and the likes and the HDD being old - old as in before they started considering power a lot) but only makes a lot more noise. Noise for me was the most annoying part so in the X220 I just use the mSATA SSD now. In my big boy workstation (Elitebook 8560W) and desktop I have both SSD+HDD.
As I started out saying: all depends on your needs. Personally I would probably go for just one big SSD.

where can I buy a x220 clit?

>>58542025
just search thinkpad trackpoint on amazon.

>>58542025
>>58542054
or ebay

>>58542025
>>58542054
>>58542060
or Aliexpress

>>58542170
I always hear about that site but when I google it I only find some shop for fashion and male slips...

I just installed debian with XFCE on my x220 and got terrible screen-tearing.
What drivers should I install?

>>58542420
just googled a bit. tearing seems to be a common issue with xfce. for MATE I use marco-no-composit on my X220 and it looks just fine

>>58538173
Nothing expect the screen.

>>58538989
Do it. X230 is the best laptop I've ever used. Remember to upgrade to the classic keyboard!

>>58542859
>upgrade to the classic keyboard!
I was preparing to subject until I read this. With the classic keyboard the X230 is indeed the best laptop with ultraportable form factor.

i know nobody gonna answer to this post
anyone has problem with open gl?
i'm on a t420 and open gl is not work
it's big trouble for me because i painting at photoshop

Got a problem with my X220:
Sometimes when I wake it up from standby it doesn't find any WiFi connections. WiFi indicator LED is on so it seems like the antennas aren't connected anymore. This happes on every operating system I tried so far and the only way to fix it is to reboot. That happens maybe once or twice a week, so it's a minor problem to me. It's just irritating. WiFi speeds and connectivity are normal as long as it works. Any ideas?

>>58543626
PS: I'm thinking about buying a new WiFi card. Do you think that could fix the problem?

if only t420 didn't have intel hd3000 graphics
hd4000 would be so much better

What laptop do you guys recommend for university/what did you guys use?

General idea of what I'm looking for:
Has a numpad, is lightweight, screen size around 13 inches or less.

>>58543626
Did you check how strong is the wifi signal? You might be getting disconnects due to weak signal.

Has anyone here switched their x230 keyboard for a x220 one?

>>58544064
>WiFi speeds and connectivity are normal as long as it works.

The problem is that it doesn't find ANY WiFi signal until I reboot. Doesn't matter if I'm in my room or right next to the router. I got 100% connection, then put it in standby, then start it up and the connection is gone. Like I said, it's as if the antennas were disconnected.

>>58543404
https://thinkpad-forum.de/threads/192527-T420-OpenGL-unter-Windows-10-Intel-HD-3000

damn windows 10 i absolutely cucked

What does a dock do?

Which express card should I attach to my x230 to work with an egpu?

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>>58543938
>13 or less
>numpad

brein damuge!1

>>58544739
I've never used a laptop properly so forgive me. Just lightweight and with a numpad I guess.

>>58543938
>Has a numpad, is lightweight, screen size around 13 inches or less.
impossible. 14" is minimum for numpad. also, numpad on a laptop is cancer because of offset keyboard. it's gonna kill your wrists

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Since my t430s in on it's wait, i'm really contemplating ordering a replacement screen - is the alienware one the easiest fix ? I don't want to wait centuries waiting for some cable or pcb from china, which might turn out to be wrong. Don't want to extend anything either.... Now, as far as i understand the alienware would fit my needs, but it's only glossy ? It seems also to be good enough for a TN.

>>58544963
I'm willing to compromise. What's something that's lightweight and functional?

>>58545075
t430 v t430s are like 2.1kg vs 1.79kg

I find my t410 with a 9 cell lightweight enough, waiting for a t430s

>>58545075
Go for an X220 or X230. X230 if you want better graphics performance. Best keyboard, best battery life, terrible TN panel but decent IPS option.

>>58544271
It is literally in the OP.
And we also covered this in the last thread.

>>58539805
Hey, sorry i fell asleep on you

As it turns out, the guy also sells a x220 for the same price. Again not sure whether it has an IPS 1600x900 or not, but I'm about to send him an e-mail to find out.

>>58545138
there is no 1600x900 option for the X220

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>>58534130
1/2

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>>58545220
2/2

>the perfect laptop doesn't exi...

>>58545235
inb4 the keyboard...

yeah,somehow i can get hard from hardware...
>r34

>>58545235
>can't find one for sale anywhere

end me

>>58542176
aliexpress.com and you can search for shit at the top, just like most other shopping websites.

>>58539500
It's all about that x230

>try to start my laptop
>forgot there is no battey and charger
>plug in charger
>it instantly turns on by itself, giving me CMOS date error
whats wrong with it? could i have fucked it up by trying to turn it out without power source?
its an X230

Is it alright to get a Thinkpad with an AMD processor? I've noticed AMD Thinkpads are cheaper than Intel ones.

>>58545613
but what makes it so special? everyone's talking about it but all I see is a confusing layout and ansi keyboards that I can't do shit with because I need iso

>>58536902
Yea, dont.

>>58539015
Ask if computrace is installed

>>58545972
They have cheap shit, which makes it a /csg/ staple.

>>58536902
but why? even the i7 isn't sufficient for gaming or workstation use. virtually any modern GPU would be bottelnecked by the CPU

>>58539015
Seems legit, just needs an OS I'd imagine. Does it say it comes with Windows or anything?

>>58546138
>cheap shit
none of which is high quality I suppose

>>58546155
Not really, but for a lot of things it doesn't really matter. Just bought an male to female RP-SMA adapter for 76¢, free shipping.

>>58545962
Don't have any experience with them, but they are probably cheap for a reason. The Intel processors do pretty well

>>58546187
>free shipping
shit comes from china. if they ship for free, how trustworthy is that? I've heard a lot of their packages get lost.

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>>58543938
>>58544739

>>58546212
So far, I've received everything. You just have to be willing to wait for 2 weeks to a month for it to arrive.

>>58545532
its chink mod you have to order they also make a x62 mod

How is the T460?

>>58546282
I've just been browsing for a while but I noticed they don't support PayPal. So... never gonna buy anything there.

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Why is Lenovo's website utter garbage? How do I even buy a ThinkPad when this shit never loads

>>58546217
I've never seen this.. Is this a real thing?

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>>58545904
pic rel

>>58545962
they come with a free house fire

>>58546357
alipay is actually quite good, they don't transfer the money to the seller until you confirm you've received your shit and it's ok. I've more than 100 verified purchases, and there are still guys who got like 1000+, so no worries.

>>58546537
Yeah but I don't even have a way of transferring them money. All they accept is credit cards and I don't have one and I don't intend to ever get one.

>>58546557
I shop with my debit card

>>58546572
they don't show that option for me. visa or mastercard, that's it for my country

I need to upgrade my thinkpad but I want it to be worth while, currently on a t61.

x240 sound good? any problems with the machine or no?

>>58546592
isn't your debit card visa or mastercard ?

Anyone with a T560 and 3k screen? Find conflicting information as to whether it flickers, and if so, under which backlight level... may go for it with the 10% january sales in France till next week (NTJANFR code).

>>58542420
Use Compton as a compositor, with XFCE.

>>58546459
yes so far i read its from old pre Lenovo thinkpads
thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ultrabay_Plus_Numeric_Keypad no idea if there is somthink like that for newer models

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Alright /tpg/
I have a T420 and I'm getting a X220 soon. What else should I get to improve my MemePad experience.

>>58546625
I got an EC card (Electronic Cash) from my bank.

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>>58546731
keyboard, mouse, dock, monitors(pic releted they go for like 50dolaritos €uritos)

>>58546731
grow a dick

࿕࿕࿕ NIGGERS GET OUT ࿕࿕࿕

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i can buy a lenovo sl500 for some 30ish dollars, the catch is that it has no palmrest, charger and HDD, so i was thinking of running some lightweight distro off a 16GB USB, ordering a chink palmrest, and charging it with a generic IBM laptop adapter, would this work? mostly concerned about the charger, here's some OC for your trouble

>>58546800
Sucks to be you then. Maybe a Visa giftcard? I have use those to buy from web shops before.

>>58536274
Do I need to flash another bios to use msata drive ?
because ktgee.net guide from top of the thread says this "In order to use these special PCI-E cards, you will need to remove the Wi-Fi whitelist, which involves flashing a custom BIOS."
thanks in advance

>>58546954
Meh. I'm fine with that. I don't trust any shop that doesn't offer PayPal anyways. I've been ripped off way too many times (2 times actually, but that's enough for a lifetime if you ask me).

>>58539015
Just reset the motherboard if it's got a password.

My t410 has an irritating gap under the lower left and right corners, which results in a irritating sound when pressing Fn or right arrow, someone can relate to this ? Or is it just fucked ?

>>58547151
I don't own a T410 but I remember that, on my old T400, there was metal bracing in the corners under the keyboard.

>>58546676
>thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ultrabay_Plus_Numeric_Keypad
that's awesome, thanks!

>>58545220
>>58545235
>>58545532
>>58546286

Just got my x330 yesterday. Took them from I think August or September until now. Now just have to order a 20 series keyboard and do the keyboard mod.

>>58547569
how much

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>>58546731

>>58547616
Thinkpad doesn't even fit that bag. Anyone can see it sticking out of it for fucks sake.

>>58546286
what do you mean?
>>58547569
how much and where?

>>58547604
$615 for i7 model, shipped from China.

>>58546892
This post is hate speech.

>>58547138
Not everyone here wants to reprogram the BIOS chip

>>58547638

Some nigger advertised the x320 and x330 here on /tpg/, from a reddit link. They made like 10-20 modded thinkpads with xps 13 screens. think it was 5 i5 and 5 i7 of each.

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>>58547631

>>58539486
T420 never came with IPS screens ootb

>>58547569
Do they sell the screen mod separately? I would like to eventually upgrade my x230 screen

>>58547693
Same bloody problem with that one.

>>58547638
its a moded x220/x230 with a new mobo and 13.3-inch Sharp IGZO 1920x1080 matte panel and a moded x61
Specs for X62:
-New chassis (X61), keyboard and motherboard with 6 month warranty
-1400x1050 4:3 Flexview IPS
-i7-5500u and i7-5600u processors
-dock connector, cardbus, modem disabled
-Vga connector replaced with mini-DP and mini-HDMI
-other features function correctly incl. fingerprint
-1x USB 3.0 + 2x USB 2.0
-$470 USD for motherboard only, $750 USD for barebone (laptop without memory, battery and ssd), also options for ram and ssd available
Specs for X320/X330 mod:
based on X220 and X230
with i7-3520m
13.3" FHD IPS screen fitted to those devices and modified chassis, so it will be like new member for X300-series laptop!!
options available for ssd and ram
www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/4wf7uc/51nbs_mods_internationally_available_x62_x330_fhd/

>>58547569
please take pic and post them here
also, how do you do the keyboard mod?

>>58547813
I was so hyped

>$750 USD for barebone (laptop without memory, battery and ssd)

I will proceed to kill myself now.

>>58547693
>>58547616
Where do you even get these?

>>58547939
They were like $100 cheaper on day 1. Either way still expensive. Good luck ever getting one now, process is like half a year long if they even decide to do another batch after these.

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>>58547774
>>58547986

>>58547939
kek

>>58547907
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Install_Classic_Keyboard_on_xx30_Series_ThinkPads

>>58547813
is it hard to find an available piece and order one ?

btw would be nice to fit a slightly better screen on the t-series too

>>58547986
Lenovo site

>>58548313
no idea
screen mods are fine too, propably the only thing a coudl mod my self, than moding the whole thing

Are Thinkpad X201 CPUs reslottable? That is, can I order an i7 for parts X201 and put its CPU into an i5 model?

For that matter, is it possible to use the low voltage CPUs from X201s in the standard X201? Would it be possible with BIOS modification?

>>58546074
I asked, but they said they don't know since they're just reselling used laptops

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>>58547907
Not sure why there's no thinkpad badge in the corner, might just be tape I didn't ask. It's currently at my sisters house since I'm in the military and my address changes constantly. Flying out tomorrow to pick it up.

>>58548911
that's fucking gorgeous
I want one so badly

>>58548959
:^) just get anons adress
wish lenovofags made these

>>58548911
Yep, thats just tape over the logos

t. anon who is autistic enough to do this

>>58548911
>being a military tool
You don't deserve to be on this board.
Fucking kill yourself

T70 thread on 51nb

1. Fit models 1) 14-inch 4: 3 screen is the T60 (P), T61 (P) 2) 15 inch 4: 3 screen is the T60 (P), T61 (P) 3) is not currently adapted widescreen 16:10 Aircraft (do not rule out T61p (widescreen), T500, W500, R60, R61 and other models can be installed after a certain transformation ) i) 14-inch widescreen T61 verified: D deficiency shell width, the basic rule out the possibility of transformation ii) 15-inch widescreen to be verified

does this mean my 15" 16:10 t61p will fit it? That would be fucking incredible

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>>58545235
Actually the perfect laptop is x230 (aka x330) with classic keyboard, quad core i7-3612qe CPU and full hd screen.

>>58549646
also, I'm HYPE AF for the x210

I just got a decent job and will save up my money for it, hoping that screen mods are easy since I already have an x200 and want to just get the motherboard

I don't even care if I have to wait 6 months for it, a Kaby Lake i7 in an x200 with an IPS HD+ 16:10 display will last me another fucking decade

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>X220t still not arrived
fuck DHL

>>58549620
not him but
*tips fedora*

>>58549997
>being a tool
>killing people
>being a dumb animal used in foreign policy
it's your time to drink bleach, anon.

>>58550165
i miss being 12

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>>58549938
>DHL
yeah i wonder where your packet is

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Currently running antergros KDE on my x220 but thinking about switching to windows 7 for some minor software support and better battery life. Is it worth it or should I stay with kde?

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>t60
>9 cell w/ dock
>1400 x 1050, ati graphics
>1gb ddr2, 80gb hdd

Free. Work was going to toss it. Figure adding ram, install mint and that's about it. Any benefit from ssd on this thing?

>>58534868
you won't be too happy i'm guessing

>>58550489
As someone with an R60, the ssd is a must over any other modification. Of course, I have the 1.6 Ghz CPU, but boot times went from 10+ seconds, down to 3-4. I highly recommend an ssd.

>>58550452
you could also just fix the power problems you have with kde.
I get good battery performance on my x220.

>>58550489
save up for the T70 motherboard from 51nb

>>58550165
how retarded can you possibly be?

>>58548313
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Replacing_T430_screen_with_a_better_one

>>58550561
Well if i come across a spare ssd ill do that then. Just this short time with the laptop I'm realziing how great this resolution and screen is. Why the hell did everything go 1366x768. My t420 1600x900 does not look as good as this.
>>58550648
What would that offer?

Ok I intend to major in CS next year at Virginia Tech and am looking to get a thinkpad t430s with Intel HD4000 graphics...will this be sufficient for CS courses? or do I need something better. Also, if possible, I would like to be able to play Terraria and other super light games on it. Thanks

>>58551974
You should be fine for your courses.
The games are also prob going to be OK.

X1 or T420 /g/?

>>58553767

X1 only if it's gen 3+ otherwise t420. However they're not really comparable, one's an ultra portable and the other is business laptop. You lose a lot of ports and upgradability going with the x1 which often you can only upgrade the ssd.

>>58551178
>Why the hell did everything go 1366x768
The normies won.

Best place to buy cheap ram?

>>58554146
Your mom's house lol

Does the T420 support "Press-to-select" with the Trackpoint? Enabling it in Synaptics options doesn't seem to do anything for me in Win 10.

T60

Any way to lower the volume on the system beeps? I don't want to have the disabled but also don't want to have my ears blown out while wearing headphones.

>>58551023
yes, fuck, i meant slightly bigger. like x330 taking 13,3

>>58551974
should be ok yeah
https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec
also exp gdc, but forgot the gpu which doesn't need external power, 750ti ?

>>58554665
Install T61 motherboard, that was when they introduced the cute boops

>>58551178
>what would that offer
i7-7700hq
dual slot ddr4 ram
m.2 slot
edp display options
http://forum.51nb.com/thread-1718306-1-1.html

>>58554729
Great. Won't quite be a t60 at that point. Looking into libreboot on the t61.

>>58537562
it does that because of short amounts of time the x220/30 can use more than 65 watts of power and that would cause the system to crash.

>>58551974
>>58553155
Light games will be fine, but if you want to play some moderate graphics games from the last few years, because of the 1600x900 resolution you'll be kind of limited on HD4000.

LP140WD2 (TL)(G1) - where to get in europe ? Any tpg-fag done the mod and can post comparative pictures ?

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>got x220T last year
>been using xubuntu on it because I'm a shitter and 7 makes it hotter, even when idling
>read something on the INTERNET(fucking right click correct) about some weird thing with the intel wireless card messing with the SSD or some shit like that(I don't remember what I searched though
>decide to disable it and use some cisco wireless usb I got lying around
>windows runs fucking cooler on average now, especially on idle
What the fucking fuck is this? Dies any of my fellow x220, T or non T, owners know more about this?

i need to drill a hole through a t43 fan to get oil into it

but the cover is made out of steel for some reason

what do

For anyone here with a thinkpad who has done some audio encoding via foobar2000 (opus, vorbis or AAC?), can you tell new what thinkpad, what CPU and at what speed the encode runs?

Just wanna get an idea of what sort of audio encoding speeds I can expect on a thinkpad.

>>58556876
just buy a new fan
>>58556920
depends on what cpu you are looking to get.
doing encodes on my 3720qm is pretty painless (like 1 or 2 minutes for an album)
but on slower devices (like my throttled down dual core i7) it takes like 10 minutes for an album
>>58556569
see if you can find that alienware screen that's compatible
from what I hear it has much better colors and viewing angles (still TN though)\
>>58554539
Yes, it's just pretty much impossible to use it though. Even when you know how to use it properly

Any thoughts on a 90++ battery for my T420 from Ali Express for $50? Whats the likelyhood I get a housefire

>>58557813
i've asked before, or some other anon got the answer to first see on ebay, the same chinky batteries are sold there for kinda the same price. I've used so far 2 unofficial ones on my t410 and had no problems, except they start to die in a year. Would apprecaiate more input on the topic tho

>>58554954
nice, but how mutch will it cost?

Just bought a T430 with the i53360m, 8gb Ram, original 128g SSD and the 1600x900 screen. Got the Alienware IPS M14x R2 screen and a T420 keyboard to go along with it.

I'll let you guys know how the screen works out once it all arrives, I'll try to get some before and after pics.
Would you guys recommend any other upgrades? I was looking at used I73632qm quad core but I don't think I'll need that power yet. Might need to get a new battery too. Docking station worth it?
The only problem I fodder having is the fact the laptop comes with win10. Hopefully it's still got the win7 sticker...

>>58558322
where did you get your screen from ? are you in europe or usa ?

So I strayed, /g/entoomen. A couple of weeks ago I shut the lid on my T420s, went to Costco, and picked up a shiny new Surface Pro. Shit was cash.
And that screen.
Last night I had some work to do on a certain WordPress plugin that pays the bills and just kind of gravitated to the Thinkpad. Laid hands on the keyboard and it was like a well-worn glove. I can't believe how good this thing feels next to a device I just spent 10 times the money on.
In short, fuck this Surface shit. It's going back and now I'm anxious about what the hell I'll ever do if this TP dies. Ebay better stay in business!

A Pawn Shop here in town has a T450 with the i7 5600U, a 256 GB SSD, and 12 GB of RAM for $450. Do I get it, /g/?

>>58550922
no more than military animals.
Also nice ignorance you got there, shitstain. You're a dumb resource used by your government to do whatever they want and you're happy of it. Typical murifuck :^)
But to be honest it applies to all military animals, not only US. You're no different that russian and north korea troops.

>>58546429
>reddit

Having an issue charging my T420, the laptop itself hisses and beeps constantly because it's not charging it properly.
Anyone know a reason for this and a fix?

I am on the search for an x220, though I am having a hard time finding one with an IPS panel on it. is it more plausible to just buy a TN and replace the panel myself?

Starting to think it's next to impossible to find one

>>58557416
>see if you can find that alienware screen that's compatible
yeah i'm looking for a recommended seller in central europe - prefferable germoney

Is it possible to install a T440P/S IPS 1080P IPS panel into my T430?

Finally bought a Thinkpad (T410).

Very nice computer.

Keyboard feels great to use and the overall design is very much to my taste.

Good stuff.

>>58558401

http://m.ebay.ca/itm/Dell-ALIENWARE-M14X-R2-Screen-Replacement-for-Laptop-New-LED-HDplus-Glossy-/271785071466?txnId=1762847421017

I got it from there. I'm in Canada but it looks like they sell in Europe too. Price of the screens went up a bit over the years it seems.

>>58560722

Apperently yes but you need to find a converter, as the connector for the 440 screen is a different standard. I heard the Alienware screen is the same connector (edp) as the original and doesn't require any fucking with if your computer is native 1600x900. This is what I heard, I bought the screen, and waiting for laptop and parts to come in. I'll definitely let you guys know how it goes. Going to have to wait a week or so though.

>>58560744
thank you leafbro, much appreciated :)

I'm waiting for a t430s, can't wait...

>>58558025
probably $500-$700. The moterboard alone for the x62 mod (of the x60/61) was about $400 but this obviously has more expensive components

Which Thinkpad has an unsoldered CPU? I'm looking for something portable and cheap that I can upgrade to be super future proof. Anything in the x series that I can switch the CPU from?

>>58542170
and Gaymen

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Is this how it feels to fall for a meme?

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you can only pretend for so long

>>58561587
as far as I know haswell and earlier is all unsocketed, but nothing is going to be "super future proof"

and even then only the t440p is unsoldered, as the U series processors are all soldered on

your best bet is picking up a t440p and upgrading to an i7. Shame that it gets such shit battery life though even with the biggest battery available

>>58561696
>t450
>not t450s
what is that abomination on the left?

>>58561696
>Unbuntu
ty si kokot

>>58561902
X250

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>>58561907
There's literally nothing wrong with Ubuntu.

>>58561779
ayy lmao

>>58561942
no but there is with Unity
>>58561908
it looks like a giant slab of plastic

>>58561961
>no but there is with Unity
Yes, and? I use Cinnamon.

>>58561974
gotcha, just wondering why anybody would download a vanilla ubuntu iso instead of one that works OK out of the box

>>58561994
I'm not sure what you mean.

what's the most kino thinkpad?

>>58562316
they're right here
>>58545220
>>58545235

it worth buying an x220 with a non IPS screen for £120?

>>58562437
yes

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Few days ago there was an Anon who wanted to know stuff about Linux Support etc. on the X220t. Can't find the post, but if you're reading this, ask away.

>>58534130
>tfw bought an x230 and a 1080p panel and that Russian guy's pepe FHD board
>tfw want a 51nb x330 now

just end me

can I install an x220 keyboard on a x330 running Windows 7 without any troubles?

>>58562919
yea, need to flash modded ec firmware

So, I'm between:
>a T420 with a claimed damage of the flex cable, resulting in white lines in the screen
I can get it for almost 100 MAGA Dollars, a really bang-for-buck,considering that I'm living in Chile. But I don't know if I have to change only the flex or the entire panel. Is the WQHD mod still produced? How does work?
>a W520 with the FHD screen and a i7-2720QM processor
For 420 Trump dollars, however I have to expand the memory
>a X240 for 300 Pence Dollars
I can upgrade the panel later without need of a chink mod.

I still have to spend to change the keyboard, because I hate ISO Latin America layout. You decide what I get lads.

>>58563425
Choose suicide

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>tfw fucked my USB up
JUST
it was the most convenient placed one

>>58546429
Looks like one of your privacy addons blocks CSS

>>58563425
W520 is the patrician choice.

Are thinkpads like PCs in that they can have their motherboards upgraded? Or do you just end up buying new versions of the whole laptop?

>>58564278
>laptop
>upgrade motherboard

>>58564317
>your comment
>helpful

X220 it with IPS screen for 120$, yay or nay?

>>58564376
instant yay

where?

>>58564341
You must be new here if you can't understand my simply and helpful post.

>>58564317
how clueless are you? do you know where you are?

>>58564419
>muh shinkmods
>muh frankenpad
Those don't count, fucker.

Can I upgrade a T530 that originally had an i5-3320M to an i7-3940XM?

Will it run way too hot for the heatsink to handle effectively? Will it kaboom the motherboard?

>>58564407
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152402902737
There you go, there's 10 available and iasked the seller multiple times if all the units come with IPS displays, chargers, fresh windows 7 installs and batteries and they told me yes. Pretty fucking good deal. Get them while you can.

>>58564278
In select cases. You can fit a 14" 4:3 T61 motherboard into a 15" 4:3 T60, and I believe the X200 and X201 are similarly compatible. There's also some custom motherboards made by chink modders, like the X62, which upgrades a Merom Core 2 Duo X61 to a Broadwell i7.

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Sure my ChinkPad is capable of Hackintosh? Should I?

>>58564776
>those temps

What were you running?

>>58564776
It's an X220?
Then yes.

>>58564959

t420i.

>>58564890

Temps because using my t420i on my lap even though there's a table here, meh.

>>58564712
Thank you for your good answer. I was browsing through the thread earlier and saw how modular and upgradable thinkpads are, so I thought maybe there would be some kind of formal feature to upgrade them periodically.

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This worth $50 cad? For my t420. I am not familiar with msata pricing.

>>58565530
I'd say that's a good price.

>>58537878
Firstly, it's unlikely this is a hardware issue. Get a better OS. Second, if you want to return it,

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda

You'll be fine. Takes about two hours, depending on drive size. Destroys any data on the disk beyond recovery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njOCEA8g3Qw

>>58564776
Yes.
t. anon with almost the same specs exactly

Format that extra drive as exFAT though so it is usable though.

Anyone have a list of pens that work with the thinkpadx230ts ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/252727097058?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
does this seem legit? and has anyone bought from this seller before?

t60 currently has 1gb ddr2. I can score another 1gb stick for $5, 555mhz. Should I bother or try and find a 2gb stick?

What is the best thinkpad/other business laptop out there right now which has Windows 7 as it's operation system? Just something I can use for school daily, for excel and word etc.

Can you fit a W520 heatsink into a T520 just like that or it needs some sawing/dremeling to fit?

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Ordered my HDD UltraBay caddy. Only think I'll be missing is an mSATA SSD, the full 16gb of RAM, maybe an UltraBay battery, and an upgraded screen on my T430 and I'll be done... Except for the eGPU.

Oh, and I need a not shit broken Razer trash keyboard.

Someone locally is selling an IBM A20M for $10. Is it worth picking up for the novelty and getting a probably IDE drive, battery, and charger for it?

Im about to buy a brand new T460
stop me /g/

>>58568151
Wait until you find a nice auction and use the money you saved for upgrades.

>>58568151
Wait for the T470 so you get TB3.

What brand of cheap mSATA SSD does /tpg/ recommend? Those suspiciously named low end ones like MyDigitalSSD, Transcend and ADATA seem like they're probably cheap slow junk. Are they actually decent?

>>58568224
I bought a shady 256gb mSata for my x220 to boot win from. I'll run a test and repost.

Just replaced my keyboard after the middle button broke off the last one. I don't think I got an original though, this feels extra chinky.

Hey I know it's not thinkpad related but I figured I'd ask.

I can buy a Dell Latitude e6320 from work for $50. Little scuffed up a a dead pixel in the corner but other than that it runs fine. Should I go for it?

>>58568266
I'm too lazy to look up model. Specs?

What's the best thinkpad to get for spamming consumerist nonsense threads on /g/ and pointlessly ricing a Gentoo install?

>>58566211

What macOS/OS X can/do you run? Are you able to run the latest/newest macOS?

>>58566211

Also! What guide/s did you follow?

>>58568307
the brand new X1 Carbon

>>58568291
>>58568291
i5 2520 @2.50ghz
Sandy Bridge

4GB DDR3

Intel Integrated Graphics HD 3000

320gb HD

>>58568368
for 50$ I'd say its a good deal. Throw an SSD in it and boot a distro of choice. Panels can always be replaced if you're up for the mini-project.

>>58568368
Not bad for 50

>>58568368

Is that i5 dual or quad?

>>58568395
obviously dual
fast enough for browsing,tasks etc. less power draw = better battery life

>>58568395
I'm guessing dual off the top of my head, don't have it with me.

The battery life is shit but its mainly for school and traveling to watch shit or bring to a buddies so I won't be far from an outlet.

Okay so if anyone's interested help me out here. I want to get a thinkpad for general use, possibly light gaming(civ 5 on 2d ) but at the minimum I don't care for much more than it being able to run a web browser and media properly , office whatever basically anything relatively modern. catch is I really want a 5:4 screen. Where should I start? I could live with buying piece for live

>>58568451
piece for piece*

Refurbished T440s for $400 yay or nay?
its sold by newegg

>>58568451
>catch is I really want a 5:4 screen
can't help you there friendo

4:3, best you can get is an x61 or t61p. I don't know about running Civ V on that at all

or see of you can get your hands on a chinese modded x62, which should be able to play Civ V on low settings

>>58568523
Civ 5 can run in a 2D board game looking mode which runs pretty smoothly on anything 128mb vram or above, what res are those?

>>58568578
google is your friend
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T61p
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X61

they stayed at 16:10 for the 400, 200, 410, and 201 thinkpads too before going full jew since sandy bridge

>>58568612
You used one of those before? I used a t420 and the aspect ratio and screen in general was horrendous. All I really want is a good screen for web browsing and programming

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>>58568451
>>58568687
Build yourself a T601F. It's the best you're gonna get, at least until the chinks put out their T70 board.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/122316133757


Does this have an Nvidia card or not?

>>58568822
http://tp.krelay.de/index.php?type=2353-9WU
Yes, it does.

>>58568933
In the description it says integrated graphics...would Nvidia still be integrated?

>>58568960
The GPU is soldered to the board, but it has its own VRAM, which is what separates a dedicated GPU from an integrated one. The seller likely just didn't put in the effort to get completely accurate specs on every machine he lists.

What's the most powerful ThinkPad ever made that was still great quality? Like pre Lenovo or before Lenovo ruined them.

>>58569323
my t61p, from a design perspective, is immaculate

screen is okish, but certainly god tier compared to the trash put out by lenovo until they finally offered 1080p IPS screens with haslel, and had a great aspect ratio to boot

my x200 is certainly decent but for me the fan is far too noisy and it gets way too hot, plus the screen (not the affs panel) is regular lenovo hot garbage

currently really excited about the t60 and x200 being the next projects for 51nb; my x200 has a chip in the front corner and the internals are exposed, plus the screen is shit like mentioned, so I think I might go ahead and order a fully new x210 machine when they become available.

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>he actually bought a CelibacyPad

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Just got a Latitude E4310 in fairly good shape overall, some cosmetic issues, Core i5-580M 2.66 GHz, 8GB DDR3, 500GB drive (in good shape, and a WD so that's rare but it'll die now that I own it because that's my luck with WD hardware), dead 6-cell battery (already ordered a true OEM replacement), no charger (like I don't have 4 of them laying around or something). Webcam, fingerprint reader, dual band 11n WiFi, Bluetooth, even has the WWAN card installed too and it works (put my T-Mobile SIM in it for a few minutes to test it), etc, excellent working condition with no problems at all. Ordered an E-port docking station for $17 and a nice monitor stand for $15 so it'll be a complete setup soon.

$45 off craigslist

I don't need to ask if I did good, fuckers, I know I did.

>>58569323

The T6x series was awesome, they really were, but if you want something more current the "2" series meaning the X220/T420/W520 are generally considered to be the last best ThinkPads.

Everything since the "3" series appeared has basically been trash.

>>58569588
Nothing wrong with 3 series thinkpads as long as you transplant the 2 series keyboards into them.

The T530 is basically a T520 with Ivy Bridge.

>>58569939

>transplant parts from the better product to the inferior product to make the inferior one passable
>you completely missed the point, you idiot

>>58570414
>taking the laptop with an inferior processor, DAC and whatever else because you're too lazy to do a keyboard swap

Must suck to be a fucking retard I guess.

And if a 3 series thinkpad with a 2 series keyboards is "passable", what is a 2 series thinkpad? A piece of garbage? Your logic isn't even consistent.

>Thinkpad T400 died
what should I get now?

>>58571056
I'm waiting for a t430s to replace my t410

Is the T460 any good? Thinking bout buying one for loonix