Previous thread: >>60407404 IRC: #/tpg/ on irc.rizon.

First for T H I C C Z60m

Opinions on the elitebook 8760w?
seems like a solid laptop
a hp with scroll button for the clit
a 1080p with amazing colors from its own no modding required
pretty solid looking specwise
saw one with a i7-2760QM

how does it compare with the w520 or w530

>>60462797 **
and how much would you spent max on one?

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>>60462737
novotards will never reach this level of C O M F Y

I have an x220

>>60463140
good at least someone in the thinkpad thread is talking about thinkpads

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>watching tv with mum
>ISS appears
>thinkpad appears in background of shot
>point out to mum it's the same brand as the X201 I got for her when her old laptop became FUBAR
>she says "oh so it's super old then" and smirked

>>60463268
so mean :(
x201 is a great machine

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This thing won't lock into my x220. Just comes out when you try to disconnect an usb stick
Any ideas on how to fix?

Okay /tpg/, what's the most modular and cheapest laptop out there?
Also is t420 one of them?
By modular I mean Replaceable without any hefty gymnastics
>screen
>keyboard
>CPU
>trackpad
>ram
>battery
>adapters like WiFi and Bluetooth adapters
>the whole motherboard (less likely)
>gpu(less likely)
The laptop should atleast be relevant enough by today's standards.

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Trying again since I didn't get an answer last thread

Anyone ever changed their x220 trackpad cover (pic related)? I'm looking at the service manual and can't find anything on that part, except how to change the whole palm rest, which isn't what I'm trying to do.

I'm fairly certain that it isn't a sticker on the X220, contrary to the T420, if anyone who owns an X220 could confirm that it'd be great.

>>60463374
>fell for the expresscard meme

test the speeds of that vs the usb 2.0 port, you will be disappointed

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How much can I sell this ThinkPad for?

I have an X220 with an i5, 8GB RAM, 9-cell battery, and slice battery. It has no hard drive at the moment. Also some parts of the palm rest are cracked and I have a gbit ethernet card in it because the onboard ethernet stopped working. The IPS display is mostly good with a couple of light spots. The slice battery is cracked a bit and is in bad shape but works perfectly fine.

Should I sell this on eBay as-is or should I spend $30-50 on a 64-128GB SSD to get more money?

tl;dr:
so-so cosmetic condition
works fine for normal use, holds good charge
no major issues with usability
no hard drive at the moment, not sure if it's worth buying
what do

>>60463606
70 MB/s vs 30 MB/s doesn't disappoint me

>>60462737
z60m thicc? I don't think you've seen a z61p

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Just got an i5 x230 as an upgrade from a T410s. Payed $150 and it came with 4GB RAM and a 300GB HDD. Threw in an msata ssd and the RAM from my old thinkpad and I'm set. Had some ketchup (or some other red sticky gook) in some crevices, but once i cleaned is with some iso and qtips it looks 90% new.

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>>60462712
/tpg/ could you help me pick a pc pls? made a thread already but nobody answers

I need a future-proof laptop that I can comfortably use at home for streaming movies and browsing and watching some animu from my hdd.
The problem is that I can spend like 500 yuros max and don't want to get a used memepad that I have to work on myself since I am not very tech-savvy.

>>60463953
They as both same in thickness. Oh well, if you want some REAL thick laptops, then you should look for rugged laptops such as Panasonic CF-30 especially 80-90s computers in general.

>>60464179
> future-proof laptop
T60

>>60464179

>picture of some random chink chick
where do you think you are?

> future-proof
> at home
> streaming, browsing, animu
I don't really see the point to have a 'future-proof' laptop when this is all you do. By those standards, anything could be called 'future-proof'
Why even bother buying a laptop, when you are only using it at home.

> The problem is that I can spend like 500 yuros max
when all you do is watching flicks, you will easily find something for that money

> and don't want to get a used memepad
where the fuck you think you are?

> that I have to work on myself since I am not very tech-savvy.
gtfo, anyone is able to insert a new ram card or an ssd. It's just like Lego

>>60464257
>>60464436
> where do you think you are?
4chan, the most cancerous place of all interwebz xD

>>60463531
I have an x220. The trackpad isnt a sticker, I just put a couple of layers of vinyl over it to smooth it out and then trimmed it to size with a scalpel

>>60464436
>anything could be called 'future-proof'
well obviously future proof for what I intend to use it for
I am using a 10 year old macbook atm and I can't even browse most sites without problems, everything is outdated, a lot of sites don't load completely and my ram is full after opening a few tabs.. that's mainly because my os and browser are outdated, but you get the point
I want something quick for what I want to use it for that will stay this way for the next years

>Why even bother buying a laptop, when you are only using it at home.
I won't only use it at home, but for uni I only need to write and do internet research

>gtfo, anyone is able to insert a new ram card or an ssd. It's just like Lego
not everybody has the time or is willing to spend it mimicking tutorials on how to fix or replace stuff

>>60463699
i would pay about aud$100
in perfect condition it would go for aud$150
sell the stick of ram you put in it separately.

>>60464575
woa xdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

fucking nigger newfag

>>60464794
Will I make more money not buying the SSD and just selling it as-is? And is the parting out of the RAM really necessary? Will I bring in about the same amount? You also have to consider postage etc of the individual item

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>>60464772
>uses macbook and complains things being slow when admitting being to tech illiterate to do anything about it or finding out what could possibly doing it
>dares to post 3DPD whore
Jimmies rustle'd
GET THE FUCK >>>/out/ FAGGOT

>>60464895
you sound pretty autistic
I was just hoping that somebody here could help me/recommend me something since I will probably get a dell or thinkpad (newer ones tho, not into diy)

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>>60463953
>z61p
>thicc
Bitches don't know 'bout my glawk fowty

im looking at stuff under 800. is thinkpad good for me

>>60464770
Thanks, I might give this a try before disassembling the trackpad.

>>60465175
T450
T460 if you can get one in great shape

>>60465159
Hold on, room specific rulers?

did anyone here bought T400/X200 here? Do you think is it worth to buy that just to go full freetard (libreboot + trisquel + no intel me)
I also want to buy a T420, but X200 is just 90 dollars so i can afford both

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>>60465159
That's pretty thicc my dude

We /thiccbich/ now?

>>60465290
if you want to experiment with freedumbs then ya a T400/X200 are solid choices for cheap, also highly recommend getting a small cheap SSD for it

personally I would look to get a *30 or newer, because USB 3.0, etc.

>>60465189
what about a p51s?

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>>60465153
>you sound pretty autistic
Is that supposed to be an insult?
>not into diy
IT'S FRU OR CRU NOT DIY YOU FUCKING MORON
>>60465307
Is that the best you got?

>>60465363
I can live without USB 3.0, for reference T440 costs two times as T420 but CPU has no significant upgrade
do you know if X200/T400 has free as in freedom drivers or should i have to buy an adapter

>>60462712
Are there any alternatives to the T440p and T460p? I've been searching through the internet for 14" laptops that have or can have quad cores and I keep coming up with nothing except trash and le gamer razer. I don't need a graphics card because that would be external and z-height should be around 2.5cm r

If there were something old that had expressport also that'd be pretty sweet, I wouldn't have to upgrade GPU solution.

>>60465610
you think you can live without usb 3.0 until you've actually used it

the wiki lists all the wireless adapters

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T400

>>60465693
The new XPS 15 has a quad core processor
It's 15" but it's got thinn bezels so it's a small 15" inch laptop

>>60466034
if USB 3.0 costs me 350 dollars then I'd like to be ignorant, I'm a poorfag student
thanks for the link anon

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>>60462712
My T530's case has a few cracks which have been triggering me for a while. Is buying a palmrest for $33 from china worth it? I just hope it has the same quality plastic so I don't get chinked out of my money.
Also, my original case has no fingerprint reader, but I read somewhere that all T's have one but sometimes they're hidden under the case, is that true?

is it worth maxing out my X220 (need a new keyboard, battery, SSD and more ram) or should I just buy a newer model?

>>60467050
it might have the headers for it, but I HIGHLY doubt it will have a fingerprint reader ready to use
even if it did, I reckon the BIOS would need to be flashed

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Hey guys,

I just bought this X240 for 150 eurodollars.

I wasn't especially looking for a Thinkpad, just a light use laptop for dumping my camera SD card on, and do some netflix and web browsing on the go.

It's the very base model, i3, came with 4GB and a 500GB HDD in very good condition, I just tested it a bit in the shop, seemed fine apart from the HDD slowness. So I put a 120GB SSD I had laying around in it as soon as I got home, along with a fresh instal of W7 pro, and now I must say it's a pretty snappy little machine.

As far as I understand it's considered one of the worst Thinkpads ever, but I've never tested any of the best ones, so I don't really have a basis to compare this one to.

The only problem I have left is the WWAN driver which won't install, even after installing NET 4. Although I don't think I'll ever put a SIM card in it.

>>60464141

nice, dude.
wouldusetoshitpost/10

>>60464141
>>60467559
samefag
>>60467449
>As far as I understand it's considered one of the worst Thinkpads ever, but I've never tested any of the best ones, so I don't really have a basis to compare this one to.
You have to be new here or just fucking retarded

How many different W530 motherboard are there? I'm looking for the FRU code of the one with quad channel memory and most importantly the K2000 GPU. Can't seem to find shit anywhere on Lelnovo's sites and PDFs. Apparently too there's different motherboard with shit like optional expresscard stuff or whatever. Not sure about that though.

>>60467251
Buy a X230 and max it out, then mod with 7 row keyboard

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why is it so comfy bros?

>>60465220
Yes.

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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABYS54D4009&cm_re=x220-_-9SIABYS54D4009-_-Product

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA10V5HE6476&cm_re=macbook-_-9SIA10V5HE6476-_-Product

which one

if i get the thinkpad it will probably be running red hat distro or hackintosh

>>60469013
>$300 X220
>7 year old MBA, $350

uh please don't buy either of those

>>60463699
>i5, 8GB RAM, 9-cell battery, and slice battery. It has no hard drive at the moment
that's a pretty decent package if the batteries hold a good charge. IPS X220 is also rare so the right buyer would pay a good price imo.

https://libreboot.org/docs/install/t400_external.html says that to find out my flash chip size, I should use:

# flashrom -p internal -V

Where would I enter this? Sorry, I'm a complete noob.

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>>60470433

>>60470433
bash script

>>60468209
I love thinkpads where the keyboard occupies the full width, typing this on an x200s right now.

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>>60463374
I read that bending the metal on the top and bottom of the card while it's in the slot will stop it from coming out.

The rubbery top of my T410 is all scratched up. Wat do?

>>60468209
>buy X201t from some random eBay auction
>for some fucking reason it comes with a Nipponese keyoard
>don't want to use it in front of people because I'll look like a weeb

It is comfortable as heck though. Bought a Lenovo 9 cell battery for it and it's fun to use.

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>>60471020
i crave an x230 just to put a backlit nippon keyboard in it

but I currently have an x220 and I'm happy with it, don't see much of a point in swapping the keyboard for just another non-backlit one

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>>60462712
u mad whiteboiis??

I dropped my think-pad today and the battery and keyboard fell out. I put them back in and it said that it does not recognize the operating system. How do I fix this?!?!?

Opinion on HP ProBook?

>>60471185
remove and reinsert the hard drive

if it's a HDD it's probably dead, they are kind of sensitive to physical bumps and such

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>hey I got an idea since we moved from the best compromise for widescreen resolutions to garbage 16:9 lets design our website to exacerbate the problem!

>>60471347
>autism, the post

Can i put a 2560x1440 screen in a t450? From the specs it seems to be supported

>>60471396
Yes

Any details on how to do it? Costs? Thanks mate

>>60471354
>faggotry, the post

I dont have a thinkpad.
I want a thinkpad.
I intend to purchase a thinkpad in the near future.
I will soon have a thinkpad (lord willing).

I may buy 2 thinkpads.
If I buy 2 thinkpads, one will be large and one will be small.
Which thinkpad I use would depend on the situation, assuming I were to purchase two of them.

>>60471888
X230 and t450

Slowly growing my collection. I have/buying the following so far:
700e
X40
X61s
X301
T430s

What other thinkpads should I look at. I want something that really embodies the bento box design personally but I'm not that interested in the workstations.

T420s/T430s 2K/WQHD PREORDERS ARE OPEN ON THINKPADS.COM!

If you wanted a 2K/WQHD display this is gonna be your only chance for a while.

-s models only.

>>60471977
Can i put a 4k screen in a t450

Is there any guide out there on what 3rd party hdd ultrabays work with T430s?

The microcenter near me has two different ones available, but the silverstone one apparently doesnt work with anything newer than the 410.

>>60471020

You should dye all your kecaps black and switch to dvorak layout

>>60471977
>-s models only.

WHY REEEEEEEEEEEEe

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Post RARAE Thinkpads

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>>60472132
don't be greedy, share those RAER memes

>>60472162
Model?

>>60472191
755 iirc

>>60471113
I prefer to have a laptop that doesn't throttle as soon as a load is put on it

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>>60473261
ebin :--DDDDDDDD

Me too!

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will this work work with a x230? can i get anything more powerful?

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-16gb-high-performance-laptop-memory-upgrade-kit-cmsx16gx3m2a1600c10

>>60474104
yes DDR3 SODIMM will work with it

I would recommend looking for 1.35V RAM though to save a little electricity and heat

>>60466379
I'm considering it, can you get it sans GPU and with the regular screen but with a nice quad core? Is it socketed? The other problem is that it means upgrading to a more expensive eGPU solution.

>>60474475
you can get it sans gpu
it's not socketed
and the TB3 is half speed so it's not an amazing egpu rig (check eGPU.io for info)

ThinkPad T430 4GB 320 GB HDD Windows 7 Pro for 280 Canadian dollars.

Worth it or not?

>>60475543
I wouldn't spend that much unless it's in mint condition and doesn't have a garbage 1366 x 768 resolution. Also you will probably want to get more ram and an SSD and you might need a battery so you will need to factor that into the price.

I got this with a 320GB drive for 150 US almost a year ago. I don't know the market in canada but I would think you could find something cheaper

http://tp.krelay.de/index.php?type=4178-6vu

>>60475687
>doesn't have a garbage 1366 x 768 resolution

That's the default screen, right?

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>>60472132
keep em coming

Question: Can you have a SDD, HDD and Optical Drive all on the same Dell Latitude E6420? I know you could have two of three (replace the Optical Drive with SDD/HDD), but I would rather have all three at once. Am I just asking for too much?

What's the oldest OS I can install on my T61 with nvidia dGPU?

>>60476149
Prolly Win98
You could go older if you're okay missing drivers for almost everything

>>60476175
As long as it has a functioning display, it will be fun to dick around with something pre-NT on this. The COA says it shipped with Vista Business.

I have $100 from lenovo to spend in the following days (not know how many exactly). I was thinking of buying a 10k mah power bank or a dock station. I have 4gb of RAM but I don't think I should buy another stick of ram from lenovo. What do u recommed me?

>>60475847
You're just asking in the wrong thread

>>60467829

Bump for this question, seemingly unanswerable.

>>60475847
It should be doable provided that it supports mSATA for the SSD.

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trying to update the bios on my x230.
Can't do it normally because my shitbox doesnt charge so I'm using a bootable usb drive.

Followed the guide on the wiki but when I try to update it just gives me the pic related error msg?

What do

>>60471888
x220 and w520 or w530 and swap out the keyboard

>>60475753
Yeah they only come in 1366x768 and 1600x900. The latter isn't that much better but at least it wont give you aids

I don't know if /tpg/ dabbles in the newer models, but I'll ask anyway. Does anyone have the E570p? It's new apparently, but so new that even the ThinkPad specifications reference PDF doesn't know it exists, let alone review sites.

>>60478458
>E*
lol no

>>60478906
The OP also advises against anything except for T/X/W/P models. What's wrong with others like E?

any dell from the last years that has a boxy-ish design? I don't like the round ones they have atm
I don't know anything about dell, so no bully pls

>>60478939
the original T/X/W/P models are already shittier in quality under gookovo the last few years

the E line is complete garbage

>>60478985
Garbage in what way? Overpriced? Bad build quality? Bad specs? Everything?

>>60479010
>Bad build quality?
absolutely, especially from a price:performance standpoint

Lenovo just slaps the Thinkpad logo on anything these days
Cheap plastics, lower quality internals and a large missing featureset from classic Thinkpads (X220 line and before)

>>60479114
It seems like a lot of manufacturers have gone down that path, everything feels flimsier than it did only half a decade ago.
Is it fair to assume the build quality of an aluminium chassis would generally trump a plastic one? Plastic feels awful to me.

Why cant I install debian 64bit on x230 but when I install 32bit it works fine,but when I select 64bit the screen just goes black

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So i bought this little fucker for 40$ should I ssd him before installing gentoo?

>>60480325
Yeh, get a 32gb chink SSD (msata if it has the slot) off ebay for like $15. I have one in my t520 and it boots wangblows in about 5 seconds, and ubongo in about 3.

>>60479828
at least you got debian to install, any time i try and install anything other than ubuntu on my x230 it just throws up errors when i try and boot from the live cd. Been using both rufus and ISO to usb to make them and nothing works.

>>60480346
He has only sata port

>>60480205
lol, as if thats new.

t. coreboot dev

modern business laptop with 1080p screen for 600 bucks? t450 seems to be too expensive

who buys thinkpads with bios psswds?
Other than someone ignorant and impulsive.

>>60480791

you could find a t530 / w530 with that resolution.
you could get a t440 and swap out the trakpad with one designed for a 50 series.

>>60480848
>t440
was considering this, but I only hear bad things about it, or is it just autists sperging?

>>60480917

I've heard both good and bad. Haven't used one myself

>>60480917
>>60480988

the trackpad assembely is garbage but it can be swapped for the far superior t450 one so its ok.

>>60481053
yeah I know about the t450 trackpad being useable with the t440, but I am talking about stuff like fan noise, build quality etc.

also would a t440p be better? I read it has a magnesium chassis

>>60481182

t440p is definitely the way to go.
It's the last thinkpad where everything is socketed (rather than being soldered to the motherboard like an apple product)

I can get an X260 with 6300u for 450 bucks.
Should i do it?

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>>60463268
We need to build more PepePads

>>60481616
okay that's good to hear, thanks mate

>>60481685
screen res? battery size? hard drive? warranty left?

>>60481891
4gb ram, 500gb HDD, 768p TN(?), the 6 cell, 4G LTE, AC 8260, and warranty till 2020.

>>60481954
is that 3+3 cell or 3+6 cell?

seems like a fair price but personally I would look for better specs if you want it to last comfortably for another 5 years

Anyone have experience with those preinstalled linux laptops? Can you backup/restore system images like with a regular installation? I already have win7 on my main PC and I don't feel like dealing with a win10 laptop or OEM garbage.

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Retro Thinkpad leak
People on Reddit have translated the article and it seems that they are putting an old-style keyboard and new palmrest on a T470

https://www.51nb.com/xinwen/hangyedongtai/2017-05-12/83292.html

>>60467449
It's honestly not that bad, especially if you don't use the trackpoint.

Is there a relevant integrated graphics improvement beyond T520 or is 510 to 520 the biggest jump?

>>60482393
Would buy

>>60482843
T530's iGPU is better than the one on the T520

>>60482393
I don't get why people want it. The T470 is shit. If it's transplantable into the T470p then we're talking.

>>60467449
Replace the trackpad immediately.

>>60471240
Get 1337book instead

>>60484632
neetbook*

>>60464141
Needs a xx20 keyboard for maximum /comfy/

getting a t440p
what specs do I need for watching/streaming chinese cartoons in high res and shitposting while having tons of tabs open without lag or little lag? I am no gaymer or youtuber who needs to render stuff

>>60482843
T520 to T530 is a huge jump - DX11, Open GL 4.0 Shader Model 5 and OpenCL support. In comparison T510 to T520 isn't much at all.

>>60485229
anything built in the last 10 years can do that with no issues

got a thinkpad x220, can't get gzdoom to work, something about opengl drivers, looking through some forums its a windows 10 issue apparently, anyone know of any drivers i can install to fix this?

>>60485229
1080p 10-bit works flawlessly without breaking a sweat using mpv on my T530.
You would probably be fine even with a C2D.
Look for a good display instead of CPU.

>>60485276
ok good
>>60485323
pic related are the cpus available, so I should just go with the cheapest? or atleast quad core?
I will get an ips screen for sure btw

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>>60485566
forgot pic, it's german, but shouldn't be an issue I think

>>60485566
Quad core is not necessary if you're not planning on doing any CPU intensive work. My T530 has an i5-3360M (2 cores, 4 threads, 2.8GHz base, 3.5GHz boost), it's more than adequate for shitposting and hi-res chink cartoons.
Make sure to get at least 8GB of RAM though if you keep a lot of tabs opened in your browser.

>>60485588
4940MX if you aren't a pussy.

Otherwise 4910MQ.

>>60485654
thanks anon, appreciate the help
>>60485681
wat

>>60485752
4940MX if you aren't a pussy.

Otherwise 4910MQ.

Thought I was pretty clear.

What have you done to me, /g/
fuck you and your memes
I had an old HP which I was content with until it died. I bought a W530 because of your thinkpad memes. It's the tits and I fucking love it.
But now I want another smaller comfy thinkpad when I need all day battery life, so I'm just about to get an X220.
And I doubt I'll end there.
Fuck all of you.

>>60485936
welcome him into the fold, brothers

>>60485936
Look into your heart. You know you don't dislike this feeling.

>>60485936
dont forget your slice battery anon

>>60484164
Yeah I heard about that. But apparently it's almost impossible to separate the trackpad from the palmrest, I read a few threads that suggested it was easier to just buy the whole palmrest with the trackpad built in.

Although even then it's not that expensive. But it's still more than half of what I paid for it. I'll probably wait until I'm actually fed up with the current one.

>>60487226
It's not difficult if you aren't retarded.

But then again, I am on /g/.

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>>60487246
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Orig-IBM-Lenovo-X250-keyboard-bezel-Palmrest-With-Fingerprint-00HT390-3-2B-/141712524272

Looking at the actual part, it looks like the trackpad is just sandwiched between the grey (magnesium?) and the black panel, with spot welds.

Keep in mind I've had this laptop for less than 48 hours, and it's the first time I buy a small laptop, So far I've only owned 15" laptops. And this one has only been opened once to install a cheap SSD.

>>60471947
t500? also can you take a picture of your x301 next to the t430s? I really want an x301

>>60471977
does this require small scale soldering ala x230 FHD mod?

does anyone have an advanced dock or knowledge of one? what's to stop you from using a flexible pci-e riser and using a more powerful gpu with it?

>>60488268
power supply and you would be gimped by whatever generation mobile cpu's that was, c2d's, ddr2 ram, etc. drivers would probably also not be happy about using old hardware and new hardware and whatever the hell OS you decided between all of that

>>60463699
I'll give you 50 bucks.

>>60487635
It takes longer due to more screws, but it's not harder.

Weird problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I've got a T410, run Linux on it. Sometimes when I type the screen flicks to black, really quickly, like a quick flicker not a blank, if that makes sense. It happens regardless of distro (or version of the same distro) so I'm starting to think it's a hardware issue.

Is it possibly a / the screen cable loose and typing sometimes disturbs it or something? I thought maybe it could be but if I tap around the keyboard / case it doesn't do it.

Could it be the battery, somehow? acpi -i says it's at 45% design capacity and it takes ages to charge, so it's definitely on the way out. Doubt it could have anything to do with this.

Help me /tpb/, you're my only hope. I've searched for the last half hour and found fuck all.

>>60467050
I've got a T530 and it has no fingerprint reader, just a little plastic square where it should be.
I took it apart when mounting my SSD and changing paste and there was no finger print reader under there.

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if i got a x230 with 12-16 gigabits of ddr3 ram, ssd and a i7 could i play bf1 with a external gpu?

>>60488832
obviously connected to a external monitor

>>60487226
thats for the earlier models. the trackpad on the xx40 and newer models come off easily

>>60488832
>gigabits

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Hey /g/uys. Got myself a w530 and I'm loving it. Built like a brick shithouse and the power adapter you could club a grizzlybear to death with but it's a goddamned beast so I'll take the trade off.

Catch is its got a 6 cell battery that's not cutting the mustard. Two hours if I'm lucky. If I wanted to replace it with a nice 9 cell got any advice on finding a good one? Model number and so such? Thanks guys.

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>>60488957
you know what i mean

does the t470p has a good display? i know it has a 2k option, but not sure how accurate it is. I'm deciding either it or precision m5520 with the accurate 4k display

>>60483735
People wanted a non-chiclet keyboard, a 4:3 screen, and modern internals

>>60489869
It's not just that. The T470 is an anemic ULV dual core versus the quad core with dedicated graphics in the T470p. T470 just like the X270 does have crazy battery life though due to sheer capacity.

>>60488976
direct from lenovo if you dont want to take any chances, costs more than if you looked around though

http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/accessories/chargers-and-batteries/batteries/BATTERY-ThinkPad-Battery-70/p/0A36303

>>60489869
16:10 was what won in the polls.

>>60488832
get the elitebook 2570p if you want to do any kind of gayming.

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>>60491155
but its not a thinkpad

>>60491190
it is preferable for an egpu setup though, since you can put a quadcore in it unlike the X230

you'll be using an external monitor so the cancer-inducing screen won't matter and you'll likely have external keyboard and mouse as well, so all the disadvantages the 2570p has are negated

>>60491190
the 2570p is the better x220/x230.

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I need a 9 cell battery for my X201, the 6 cell is years old and holds less charge every day
I'm seeing cheap batteries, but they look like chinkshit and I once had a different thinkpad 9cell chinese battery and it literally stopped working in months.
If I search for real or genuine lenovo batteries, they cost as much as half the laptop itself.
I'm also seeing though this green cell thing, it costs between a chinese battery and a genuine lenovo battery.
Are green cell batteries the same as chinese shit rebranded, or are they actually good?
It says the 9cell is 6600mAh even though some 9 cell batteries (both chinese cheap ones and original lenovo ones) are 7800mAh which is much larger.

What do I buy for a 9cell for an X201

The high-end LED backlight kits to replace CFLs in old screens are now available for T X and W series:
https://twitter.com/xiphmont/status/865728790944555008

>>60491508
thx xiphmont representative

>>60491365
this this this

the keyboard is mediocre compared to x230 and the screen is aids if you're not on the right angle

but I fucking love mine to death, x230 fags on suicide watch with my quad

>>60491730
the keyboard is not as good as the one on the x220/x230, in the same way the x220 keyboard is not as good as the one on the x300/x301 or older ibm thinkpads imo.

the screen is terrible tho.

>>60479226
>Is it fair to assume the build quality of an aluminium chassis would generally trump a plastic one? Plastic feels awful to me.
It will feel better but it will be quite more awful, shitty plastic doesn't bend and absorbs shocks, shitty aluminum bends and wrecks the internals

>>60491680
No, that was actually me.

>>60491875
thx xiphmont representative!

>>60491892
OK, you win. Well played :-)

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>>60491365
>>60491438
alright i should probably clarify more

ive been looking for a new daily driver. at first i was going to get a x220 and build a pc for gaming and everything else and just use the the thinkpad for mobile stuff

but now ive had to get a lower paying job and have been planing to go to college soon, so i figured i just go with the x220 and reserve myself to xbox like a child, but then i started looking into external gpus and the x230

i have a pc store near me thats selling a almost new x230 with a i7 for 225 bucks so im planing on getting that then upgrading with a ssd and more ram

also i guess bf1 is a little to much, more like bf4, tf2 and csgo

i want to try and keep one computer

>>60462712
This thread is the reason I bought a thinkpad.

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>>60492074
*too i mean

>>60492074
any kind of egpu set up with an old thinkpad is going to be shit.

get a 2570p for like 80 on ebay and max it.

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Librebooted my x200. Very exciting when it boots to the Gnu and penguin background. Still gotta put an OS on it but I'm waiting for my wifi card to come in. (Theres nothing on it right now this is an old bash conf from some SSD I had)

>>60492158
congrats for falling for another meme

>>60475795
PowerPC?

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>>60492199

One man's meme is another man's tribe.
His could be considered constructive.


M'shitpoaster
*bows*

>>60492326
no but seriously, libreboot is placebo, won't make your life better and I hope you enjoy your degraded cpu performance.

>>60491487
you buy some 18650's and replace them yourself

>>60492720
Is there a guide for that somewhere or are you fucking with me?

>>60492477
It's not placebo it's actually real free software.

>>60492158
>Windows 10
>Windows 7
>Libreboot

i'm thinking about getting a Thinkpad x230 and connecting a GTX 950 (possibly a 1060 later) through the GDC Beast with the Dell DA-2 PSU.

How simple is this setup to recreate, and how does the performance differ on external and internal monitors?

>>60492813
>real free software.
placebo

>>60492835
Nah I'm serious. You can compile it yourself.

>>60492871
placebo, you are part of the botnet whether you like it or not.

>>60492477
>degraded cpu performance
[citation needed]

>>60492891
You are gonna need some proof if you're gonna be making claims like that.

>>60492911
4chan is part of the botnet

>>60492911
see>>60492957
4chan's been a fbi honeypot for years.

>>60492957
>>60492972
Being able to see what I post on a public website is not the same as compromising my computer.

>>60492994
have you ever used hardware from 2006 or newer?
congratulations, you've been compromised.

>your job/school/life information is stored on nonfree hardware and using nonfreeservices.
enjoy your placebo

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Second time I've bought a Thinkpad. How'd I do?

>>60493047
I'm sure some information about me is on some other people's computers but that's not something I even care all that much to avoid. I just want to use a computer that doesn't have a gaping security flaw built into it.On top of that, proprietary software is simply unethical.

>>60493047
When you get a virus do you just leave it there because you've already been compromised?

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>>60493085
>proprietary software is simply unethical

>>60493048
Pretty nice, looks like that trackpad sticker might need replacing though

>>60483735
Why's the T470 shit?

>>60492477

>libreboot is a placebo
In this moment, I am euphoric, not because of any phony developer's blessing, but because I am running software that respects the user's freedom.

>hope you enjoy your degraded cpu performance
He's using an x200. I don't think performance is his primary objective.


I hope you don't interpret my posts as being argumentative, brother.
I'm posting from a macbook. I respect people who go to the trouble of going full freetard. Whether it's to virtue-signal or hold yourself to a higher standard, to me, it's cool.

>>60492831
easy, but 2570p is still the superior eGPU portable due to quad-core support.

its a bit harder to set up with a 2570p due to the tolud limitation (128mb where 256mb is required for 950, you need to run clover bootloader and make certain files) but its worth

disable turbo when on battery and it runs cool and quiet (for 45w quads)

if youre fine with a dualcore the x230 is easy to set up and get working - then go for it.

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>>60492241
yup
>>60472132
we need more

>>60492750
there's tons of guides

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

open case, unsoldier old ones, soldier new ones in, then charge and run a battery test thing

this does not work on *30 and newer though

>>60492750
>>60493675
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtqRvAu71Gw

>>60493675
>this does not work on *30 and newer though
How do the chinks do it?

Just contacted the two ebay sellers who sold me batteries with capacities only 75% and 65% of what was advertised.
I am not sure what the best case scenario here would be, but I am not letting this shit slide.

>>60493675
Hmm, I'm not sure if I'm comfortable enough with my soldering skills to solder lithium ion batteries.

>>60493826
Did you buy the batteries separately or as part of laptops? Can't you whine to ebay and get your money back?

>>60493748
tiger penises

>>60493879
I bought them separately. I tried looking for OEMs but they are 4x the price and these were advertised as having almost the same capacity (58Wh vs 63Wh for OEMs).
I am contacting the sellers first in the hopes that they might have some better quality ones they can test and send through to me. If they are jews or shit about it then yeah, very easy to get my money back from ebay.

These were two separate sellers, one was for an x230 battery and the other was for an x220 battery.

>>60493748
chink magic

>>60493748
I mean the replacing the cells yourself part because *30 and newer have some kind of chip thing in the batteries, it's the same reason you can't use *20 batteries on *30 series

>>60494042
Well you can use them, they just wont let you charge them. I have an x220 and an x230 so sometimes if my x230 battery needs charging but I still want to use it will disconnected from AC, I will swap the batteries. The x220 is happy charging the x230 battery so I can leave that sitting and walk around with the x230 powered by the x220 battery.

>>60493401
yeah, i think i'll cop the dual core i7 version. where are the best places to buy thinkpads? ebay? what should i look out for? i'd like something in new condition that i will be able to put my RAM and SSD in.

if i were to get a 1060 in the future, would i notice a boost in performance, or would it be crippled by the expresscard bandwidth?

>>60493748
It works, this meme is retarded and old. They've been spoofing the battery hardware IDs since like 2013.

Also, EC flash for your custom battery pack.

>>60482393
If they keep the T470's 16:9 screen it goes directly into the dumpster.

when did you realise thinkpads are the laptops of choice for nu-male cúcks? When will you get a MacBook like Chad the Alpha? Or are your NEETbux payments to low to afford a real laptop?

I'm looking at 3rd party ultrabays on amazon for my t430

Are there any recommendations for brand? They are all around the same price and all of them seem to have a mix of reviews

>>60485770
hes right you know. The 4910mq works great in that chassis, and skullfucks most any task you could ask it to perform. To boot, the T440p is designed to handle a 45w CPU even without the dGPU heatsink, so you dont get the same issues sad shitters get with quad core T430's or that one damn dell which wont be named from the Ivy Bridge gen. I had myT440p overclocked to 4.1 single core, down to 3.9 all core with a slight undervolt, and 1.5ghz on the HD4600. Coupled with some 2133 ram, it could legitimately handle Fallout NV and World of tanks at 1080p on medium settings at 60fps. I cant speak to the 57W parts on that chassis though, someone braver than I might have some experience.

Do all Thinkpads have shitty integrated graphics or do some have a decent GPU? I'd love to play some light vidya

>>60494839
>Coupled with some 2133 ram, it could legitimately handle Fallout NV and World of tanks at 1080p on medium settings at 60fps.

Couldnt a 430 with the 5400m do the same?

>>60494931

All the X2xx have integrated

The T4xx and T5xx have dedicated nvidia gpus as an option. They arent high end gaymen models but midrange mobile cards.

>>60494935
Potentially so, my experience with the 430 line is limited to an iGPU T430s with an i7-3520m, which I felt had a bit limited thermal capacity. Having done a bit of research, it stands to reason the 430 would be capable of 1080p on those titles, provided it had a screen of sufficient resolution, which barring external displays it does not. The part that impressed me most was that it managed it on the integrated graphics, not necessarily the absolute performance.

Having problems with my X220 where the onscreen notification for things like caps lock or mute won't go away.

>>60494996

yeah, intels integrated gpus have gotten a lot better over the years. From worthless to actually able to play modern games on med settings.

I have a 430 with the 3320, and while it does get a little too hot for my taste I havent had many (noticible) problems with throttling, but I just play dota and war thunder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08SMJnwQqS4

post heartening thinkpad stories

>>60494931
P50/P51 have a GTX 960 equivalent and P70 has a GTX 1070M equivalent.

>>60495153
*P71, P70 is much weaker

>>60495383
I would have grabbed that shit and ran away

>>60485936
welcome to the club pal
it's downhill from this one

Anybody here buy a t400 to libreboot?
I'm primarily interested in it for comfyness so I'd like to hear your thoughts as to how comfy it actually is to use.

>>60491487
I have a green cell battery in my T530, it's not as good as genuine lenovo was when it was new. That, or my testing methodology changed.
Still breddy gud for the price.

Just picked up a T43 from a charity shop for £5 lads.

I already had an x201, but this is /comfy/ as fuck. It's fucking a single core 1.86GHz Pentium M and still very snappy.

Is this the /comfiest/ thrift of all time? Can anybody beat this?

>>60493826
>he bought a chinese battery and expected the advertised capacity

Did you even read the thinkpad buyers guide?

>>60496386
Fuck you're lucky anon.
Most of the charity stores where I live all say that they don't take electronics of any kind.
I can only imagine how fun it'd be to clean it, both software wise and hardware wise.

>>60496463

>cleaning

Don't even need to. it's in great nick. There's a few sticky keys, but I used a spudger to get the shit out from under neath them and the keyboard is now A1. Case in great condition and very clean (although there is sticker residue on the lid)

The keyboard is actually better than the last non-chiclet Lenovo ones. There's a light click when it activates you can feel in your fingers so you know that it registered.

OS is pirated Win 7, wiping that today and finding a linux distro

I can just imagine myself laid in bed with this unit, typing away to a friend. /comfort/ is how I sum this unit up.