/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

Whats the last Thinkpad with a thinklight?

>>60603084
T430, which was also the only model that had both the light and a backlit keyboard.

>>60602991
I concur with this assessment. The xx30 is the best Thinkpad series in existence, and the xx40 is still top notch for upgrading (Haswell was the last mobile socket gen). After that it went downhill, but if you can get past the soldering meme, they're alright.

What would be better in a t430 with coreboot;

i7 quad maybe slightly overclocked

i5 with decent overclock (4+ ghz)

>>60603253
Why does the coreboot bit matter?

You can't overclock i5 chips.

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thought experiment:

>you don't have a computer
>you have 700$
>You can only spend your 700$ on thinkpads and thinkpad accessories

What did you buy ./g/????

>>60603288
Modded T430

>>60603288
A 4th gen X1 Carbon.

>>60603288
>>You can only spend your 700$ on thinkpads and thinkpad accessories
Hell. What did I do to deserve this?

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>>60603331
shitposted when you shouldve pissposted

>>60603288
It's hard for me to imagine having $700.

>>60603406
>>60603331
Am I the only one that buys cheap ThinkPads by choice??

>>60603411
Nope.
I just bought a x220 and ordered a new heatsink + fan.
Gets hot as hell.
Inb4. Thermal paste change.
Did it. Sane shit.

>>60603227
Didn't T530's also come with a backlit keyboard?

>>60603288
W540, T440p w/TrackPad mod, or maybe a W701ds because muh dual screens.

Mod as much as I can with the change.

>>60603703

Why a 40 series over a 30 series?

>>60603726
Hm, you're right, I should have gone with W530, I already have a T530 and it's bretty gud. The only upgrades I might do are FHD screen and caddy, though...

>>60603703
Sorry, I meant the xx30 series.

>>60603747
Wait, do you need a second machine or a T530 replacement?

If you need a replacement, you can buy a W530 mobo and rip out the T530s'.

>>60603771
Do I need to replace the bottom? If I remember correctly the W530 takes two HDDs (three with a caddy, I guess?) whereas the T530 only takes one (two with a caddy).

>>60603703
ya all *30 had optional backlit keyboards, but all still come with the thinklight (minus the x230 tablet)

>>60604062

Speaking of thinklight, has anyone modded them

I liked the idea behind the amber thinklights, but not quite the implementation. My T430 has a pretty cold/blue thinklight. I would bet that swapping the led out with a warmer one is just a matter of a desolder and solder job. Something about 2500k or evening sun temp.

This is sorta the same idea as flux. Blue light tends to wake you up.

Hey Anons, I have the opportunity to buy an e6400 for 10 bucks at a computer shop near me. I'll mostly be using it as a cheap Chromebook for typing, should I pull the trigger?

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Latitude-E6400-Laptop-Professional/dp/B001GN5OLK

>>60604297
For 10?
Fucking yesh

>>60603288

This >>60603327

What thinkpad does everyone recommend? No restrictions, which one would you buy?

>>60604577

>no restrictions

fully loaded workstation of whatever happens to be the current generation

and / or maxed out T4XXs

>>60604577
Read the OP dipshit.

If you're going for nu-models, just get the P51 or P71 maxxed out, or the new X1 Carbon.

Anything else is retarded and worse than older gens.

>>60604959
i want 1 with X220 only pls

>tfw Lubuntu will be shipped with LXqt soon
What a great time to be alive

>>60604951
How do you make these?

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>>60605185

>x

>>60605197
x220 and t420 are te only good thinkpads. everybody who disagrees are Retard who escape cage.

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>>60603288
I would buy $700 worth of thinkpads from a DRMO auction.

>>60603411
Nah. But I don't limit to thinkpads.

>>60604297
We get about $8 in scrap value for any laptop
Get one if it turns on n shit, they are usually $20 plus shipping
DDR2 RAM is a bummer though

>>60604577
>everyone
>no restrictions
T430 w/ Quadcore xtreme series i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB mSATA SSD, modded ultrabay to use NumberPad, 2TB 2.5" HDD in tray, coreboot, RGB controlled thinkpad light, QHD mod w/ VVX14T058J00 display, modded W530 heatsink, modded keyboard from 600X, w/ eGPU dual SLI Asus ROG STRIX GTX1080TI, & modded 12 cell battery.

>>60605304
>Dual SLI Asus ROG Strix 1080TI
My wallet cries in shame just reading this. Wish I wasn't this poor and not in this 3rd world country that votes for candidates that look pretty over those that have a minuscule chance of making a change for the country.

>>60605353
steal someone's idea & profit.
I'm going to pen up an idea from other people's mods they do on a popular product and pitch it to the company that provides that product.

>>60605384
I guess it's easier to make my own idea since 80% of the population of this country is brainless or something.

Maybe I'm exaggerating. But still, I think it's easier to make your own ideas rather than wait for a distracted person to walk in your life just so you can steal their revolutionary idea of what fidget object should be made next.

Also getting a T60p when my paycheck arrives. Is it still good?

>>60605414
Depends if its a Flexview T60p
Though I was a big big fan of the 14" 4:3 T60p

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>>60605185
>

>>60605196
w/ gr8 dificulty

>>60604609
Please don't be so rude to people who were just asking people's general opinions on something. /g/ is not a hive mind and we all are capable of providing different answers that can't be summarized in one OP.

>>60606400
Please don't be stupid enough to think that the quality of a product is subjective or non-qualifiable.

>>60606401
People's use cases are different though. The question reads 'No restrictions, which one would you buy?'. Some people will value screen quality / resolution more, some will value power more, some will value weight or port selection, it's very much a subjective answer based on personal preference and objective facts.

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anyone here own an e470? how does the cooling hold up under load?

just bought one with the i7/940mx meme gpu and 1080p screen for $998 aud with the current discount going around
i haven't owned a thinkpad since the early 2000's so i'm way out of the loop

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>>60603069
so I wanted to get a t440p, but I am reading about issues (especially quality control issues) everywhere and people recommend to just buy from another manufacturer...so what's the alternative? I like dell, what do they offer? I just need a decent (enough for 1080p javs and cartoons) and good looking 14 inch laptop with an ips screen under 600 bucks

>>60606522
T430

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>he modded his xx30 with xx20 keyboard
>he didn't replace the trackpoint buttons so they fit the xx30 aesthetics
absolutely repulsive

>>60606560
>no full hd ips screen
no thanks mate, I know you guys are all about muh real thinkpad, but I want something newer since I have other priorities...it's just that everybody seems to have issues with the newer ones

>>60606585
but the xx30 is otherwise identical to the xx20 save the keyboard and buttons. There is nothing to fit in with.

>>60606594
if you don't care about muh real thinkpad features you might as well go with another laptop
if you want a thinkpad for meme reasons I've heard the X1 Carbon and P51/P71 are decent
or go for T520/T520 with 1080p display, I know it's not IPS but it's actually breddy gud even compared to my desktop IPS.

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>>60606622
it's not. It's not a huge difference but it's there

>>60606638
enlighten me, I have both x230s and x220s and they look identical to me

>>60606624
>you might as well go with another laptop
I would but most of them feel extremely cheap (hp, acer etc.) and I like the thinkpad keyboard and boxy look
>I've heard the X1 Carbon and P51/P71 are decent
not really in my 600 bucks budget
>or go for T520/T520 with 1080p display
I want 14 inches tho

Does anyone know the FRU for the dGPU heatsink for the t420s? And is it otherwise comparable with the iGPU t420s?
Just wanting to get rid of the 80c while watching 720p60 video

What are the differences between T470, T470s and T470p?

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>>60603069
2570p>x230
2560p>x220

I'm getting a brand new ThinkPad™. What do you faggots suggest I do when first setting it up?

>>60607198
install gentoo

for real tho, format it to get rid of lenovo bloatware

and unless you get it literally brand new as in just manufactured make sure to clean it of previous anon cum

>>60607235
Came straight from the Lenovo™ factory in China. I thought that Lenovo wasn't big on bloatware?

>>60607273
certainly not the worst, it not like it's unusable if you don't format it. I'd still do that though.

>>60607273
Not nearly as bad as certain other manufacturers, doesn't mean they don't include any bloatware at all though.

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>>60606522
>>60606594
>>60606669
bump

Budget: $250
Location: USA
Size: 14" screen or bigger
Performance: Coding / Emails
Other requirements: Decent battery life (with a new battery) and comfy keyboard to type on. I can't stand my 2013 macbook pro keyboard.

Mostly just to use with my buddy as we are being "indie developers" aka poor as shit dudes working on some code.

It doesn't have to be a thinkpad but a lot of inspiron/cheapo laptops look like trash and run like it.

>>60607970
You know where you are, right?

T420 or T430 with a 420 keyboard in it. Jesus, lurk moar.

Anyone have a buyer's guide for South East Asia? I'm actually not sure why the price varies so much per country and shipping one is probably not much better than buying a different laptop.

>>60608573
HK or Singapore.
I'm planning a trip to Asia and already did my research. But... More or less the prices are pretty much the same (because offers and shit). So don't know if it going to be a good deal.

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What does this mean? Which resolution is it?(T460)

Trying to clear a supervisor password off my x220t, anyone done that before?

>>60609195
get the model number or serial number and look it up on lenovo's website

>>60606373
thx a lot

>>60607865
What?
Get a T440p, touchpad swap it and upgrade to IPS 1080p. its been done.

lads, i don't know shit about computers or /tech/ but i need a new laptop and i don't want one of those apple fagtops

i've spent 10 minutes thinking about it and my gut is telling me to get a thinkpad because it's what NASA or NATO or whatever use

i've found a second hand Carbon x1

Intel® 3rd generation i5-3427u Processor, 1.8GHz/2.8GHz (Turbo), 2 Cores /4 CPUs
8GB DDR3 SDRAM
128GB solid state drive

it's $600

is this a good idea or a great idea?

it's got the little red dot in the middle of the keyboard so i know it's legit

pls any advice or help

yours sincerely

/sp/

>>60610060
$600 is atrocious for that machine

get a T420 or T430 off ebay and upgrade it yourself

>>60610094
>$600 is atrocious for that machine
it's $2000+ new? At least the 2017 version is in the UK.

>upgrade it yourself
didn't you read the first line of my post?

>>60610140
$1760 for the most basic model

>>60610094
How much would you pay for that?

Remember it's about the design, weight, battery, fingerprint scanner etc. etc. too

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>>60610060
>get a thinkpad because it's what NASA or NATO or whatever use
>it's got the little red dot in the middle of the keyboard so i know it's legit

>>60605414
mexifag?

>>60610140
>it's $2000+ new? At least the 2017 version is in the UK.

the one you're looking at is 4 years old

>>60606522
dell e6440, solid build, business quality. keyboard not as good as a thinkpad one, but still better than normal rubber domes.

neweer models have a 1080p ips screen and can use socketed haswell quadcores.

>>60607180
/thread, mine is on the way

>>60610060
what do you want it for?
budget?

>>60610060
try to get it down to $500

>>60610140
>>60610176
The first two Carbons kind of sucked. $600 can get you a third generation model which is when they actually became decent machines, and in the same generation a T430 or T430s will cost a third of that. A first-gen Carbon really shouldn't be more than $300.

>>60610310
it's 2 years old isn't it? 2015 version 3rd generation

>>60610521
dunno but ivy bridge cpu's are 2012/2013, which is what that has

>>60610227
>his laptop wasn't in Rheinmentall Leopard line add
https://youtu.be/pTXEKVwx394?t=54
LMAO
M
A
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So I just got this.
2760p with an i5, 8gb of ram and will be putting a nice ssd I have at hand.

16:10!

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>>60610582

ivy bridge more like? poison ivy bridge
ha! ha!

>>60603288

i'd buy my t420 for $80 again and put my SSD and 8gb back in it. it's the only laptop i've ever had and I just got it recently and fell in love with thinkpads ever since. especially with a beautiful distro such as elementaryOS on it.

These threads don't have enough thinkpad pictures in them but i cant post because i dont have a thinkpad yet im still shoppin around yfeel me

Im planning to buy a T400 and upgrade THE P8600 to a T9600.

What are some problems i could notice by doing this other than reduced battery life?

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>>60610835
I posted this picture to the last thread but I shall post it again, to please your request if you don't mind.
Too bad, I can't figure out how to tighten this keyboard, but it's nice to see that this still werks

>>60610812
>$80
What the fuck.

Maybe it's just different in the UK, but the cheapest t420 available on ebay in reasonable condition (and not just faulty/spare parts) is £250 which is around $320

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>>60610874

never even heard of the z- series.
thanks for postin yer pad m80

>>60610875
Mexico here, cheapest T420 is $100.

>>60610875
ya just gotta keep searching, you'll find a good deal eventually

>>60610875
although the auction didn't specify it, the hard drive and ram were missing, so i put my extra 8gb and ssd i had lying around in it. should have said that, but even with that said $80 was awesome for that, i would have paid almost 150 for it even with them missing.

>>60610875

jesus, you could get an i7 t430 with 8gb ram for that price in cheeseburgertown

Using an x200 with libreboot and parabola. About as comfy as it gets.

>>60610929

sup luke

>>60610886
Definitely, a great change of pace when compared to T-series machines. Not top tier build quality because of this massive screen (16:10 15.4 1280x800 screen in 2005), which makes it heavy and T H I C C (39mm or 40mm if you have the titanium lid one which is rare as fuck)

Is there a difference between between a T model and a Ts model? besides non-removeable battery, and thickness

anyone have a thinkpad x270? i didn't even know about that being out. was it worth the price and how does it feel in contrast with a t420 or t430?

>>60610982

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxGL1vIX_dw&t=458s

>>60610744
16:10 is GOAT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ThinkPad-X1-Carbon-Gen-2-Core-i7-4600U-2-1GHz-240GB-SSD-Windows-8-Pro-Ultrabook-/172580092588?hash=item282e933aac:g:FOEAAOSwdGFYpHlH

Opinions?

>>60611028
>Only one RAM slot
Its shit.

yo i grabbed an hp probook 6470b for almost free,
screen is beyond shit, i gotta do something about it
help me /tpg/ , maybe you know the right replacement screen for this shit

>>60611080

2nd gen worst gen

>>60611080
buy it

>>60611080
don't buy it

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>>60610886
Here is T61 and Z60m side by side
Fun fact: Z60m thinklight light's colour is orange.

>>60611213
>>60611192
th-thanks /g/

>>60611146
can someone link me to a 3rd gen one please? can't seem to find one i filtered by generation but seems to still throw up 2nds

>>60604154
Screens emit a lot of blue light anyways. Having a warm-white Thinklight will probably not make a huge difference.

>>60606585
How do you do that though? The xx30 buttons aren't as raised so they don't click down on the xx20 keyboard. Can you post a video?

Also nice fucked up palmrest.

>>60611234

groovy, man.
What kind of specs does it have?

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>>60611276
Here mine before I sold it last year.
https://imgur.com/a/tvgAZ

Easy way to differentiate X1C3 and later is where the power button is positioned and the removal of discrete volume keys.

>>60611116
Go to a fucking HP forum. Last person who had a probook that I remember is that they got rid of it.
>its still shit

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>>60603771
>>60603790
I once heard that the housing, which holds the motherboard, for the T530 and W530 are the same.
t. T530 owner who wishes to make a W530 once the dream of own CAD business becomes reality
>tfw no Numlock. REEEEEEE

>>60611276

3rd gen will have broadwell (5th gen intel)

>>60610870
Also should i buy it from alibaba or ebay?
https://es.aliexpress.com/item/Shipping-free-For-intel-cpu-laptop-Core-2-Duo-t9600-CPU-6M-Cache-2-8GHz-1066/2054080671.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Intel-Core-2-Duo-T9600-2-8-GHz-Dual-Core-AW80576GH0726M-Processor-CPU/282189265634

>>60611393
>alibaba
Aliexpress*

>>60611234
z60m trash
z61p stronk
orange light AND wuxga

I need a laptop for programming and some vm stuff. Under 1000 preferably. Suggestions?

>>60606585
>trackpoint buttons don't match keyboard style
absolutely disgusting

>>60611347
Currently, this Z60m has Pentium M750 1gb ram and 80gb hdd.
T61 on the other hand has 3gb ram T7300 and 80gb hdd and 1280x800 (shitty) screen.
On my way to upgrade these, but for now they are fine.
>>60611468
>wuxga
I wonder if I could mod that kind of screen to Z60m. 1280x800 tends to get a bit annoying after for a while. After I have experienced 1400x1050 4:3 screen on my T30, I decided to pay more attention towards screen upgrade.

>>60611577
I doubt it, it's got some strange connector that even the t60p doesn't have. you can get a t60p with a different wuxga panel that is ips too. posting pictures shortly so you can bask in my cancer

>>60611638
>>60611577
also, the w500 wuxga screen is way better and the hardware is significantly better

>>60611492
anything built in the last 5 years

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>>60603069
The $320 W540 K2000M motherboard that I paid $20 for came today. Anyone interested in me streaming setting it up?

I have to use some proprietary tool to set it up since it was never correctly set up at the factory (which might be why so few people bid on it).

End goal is to build a W541 using a T540p as a base. The T540p, W540, and W541 all have the same exact chassis, and the only difference between the W541 and the W540 is the touchpad and the refreshed processor (same socket so you can swap in the new ones).

>>60611877

I'd definitely watch that. Not necessarily live I've got shit to do

>>60607174
Bump.

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Hey /tpg/, I never come to this general but I need assistance.

My friend used to work for RBS in the noughhties and due to bureaucratic inefficiency he was never asked to hand in his IBM work thinkpad from 2008 after he was transferred to a different job.

We discovered it in the loft recently and it still works - problem is that after booting I am taken to the Pointsec PC logon. I assume breaking this is impossible as it protected the banks mainframe. I have two questions:

Is is both possible and plausible to install Linux on it (I can open the boot sequence and bios)

Is it worth doing? It was manufactured in 2007 so it's IBM not Lenovo.

Thanks in advance sorry for blog posting.

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>>60612046
Whoops

Not that it will help

>>60603252
>>60603253
>>60603298
>>60605304
>>60606560
>>60610908
>people recommending the t430
what happened with >muh t420 master race or >lol t420 blazeit and all the **20 series meme?
When I bought a T430 (only because ivy bridge and usb 3.0) everybody were criticizing that model for being a "chinkpad" or not being "a real thinkpad". Now almost everybody are recommending it.
(sorry for the spelling and grammar mistakes)

>>60611877
sure
>>60612046
just dban the hdd?

>>60612046
>>60612067
>>60612098
If you can open the boot sequence and bios then you can boot a linux install CD and install linux.

For older hardware go with puppy linux or Debian with LXQt, openbox or awesomewm if you want tiling.

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>>60612109
Either unit is fine, I recommend the T430 if you got some more cash. I've always done it, though the dankpad is dank.

>>60612109
It was like 2 retards memeing and the rest of the herd following.

Also, T430 recently got coreboot and now there is literally nothing the T430 can't do that the T420 can.

twitch / customthinkpads

>>60603069
>>60611877
Alright /tpg/, I'm live now. Tune in and watch me fry a $320 W540 motherboard?

Also taking T430 mod questions. This time the stream *WILL BE RECORDED* and I made sure "archive broadcast" is on.

How unrecommend is it to use a non lenovo charger? What about non lenovo batteries? x220t has a dying battery and I don't want to spend more than I have to.

>>60612684
I had a 65w non lenovo charger and it fried itself pretty quick, also took out the rcd, luckily it didn't fry my x230t

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>>60612684
Third party batteries backed by 3 month or year warranties are good
3rd party AC adapters? My experience is that get hot, some are noisy and the connector to DC jacks often fault out.

>>60610345
I hope you're planning to max out the config :^)

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>>60612109
Just about a bunch of autists who prefer "muh old keyboard" meme because they think they are cooler for the "more retro" look on the T420. (That shows that I'm like literally such a computer nerd XD).
USB 3.0 is a huge advantage.
Keyboard backlight is cool too (combined with the Thinklight)
Many Thinkpad Buyers guides are from times when the xx30 series was a lot more expensive than the xx20 series.

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>>60612888
But yeah, the battery and WLAN card DRM are also worth mentioning, which are a disadvantage over older models.

It seems the Intel ME update for models **20 is out. Anyone updated yet? Is there a way to update on Linux?
>>60612888
i7 models have USB 3.0.

>>60612940
This applies to the X220, not the T420 afaik.

>>60612888
my t420s has 3.0, what now?

>>60612991
You're probably right, never mind then. But expresscard adapters are still an option.

>>60613032
That's nice to hear.
>>60613070
I hear that the expresscards do not work very well. Does anyone have first-hand experience?

>>60612109
the specs plebs won

>>60613070
>expresscard usb 3.0 adapters

yeah if you want less than half of true usb 3.0 speeds

and your usb 3.0 port popping out randomly and shitty drivers causing you to plug/unplug the whole adapter sometimes requiring you to leave the thing plugged into it or unplugged

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>>60607180
>google wtf a hp 2560p
>see this
LMAO

>>60607174
T470
>2 RAM slots
>Thunderbolt 3
>dual core ULV (i5/i7 7x00U)
>1366x768 (shit, do not buy) or 1920x1080 displays

T470S
>1 RAM slot, 1 soldered
>Thunderbolt 3
>dual core ULV (i5/i7 7x00U)
>1920x1080 or 2560x1440 non touch display, 1920x1080 touch display
>slightly thinner/lighter than T470

T470P
>2 RAM slots
>No Thunderbolt 3
>quad core (i7-7x00 HQ)
>1366 x 768, 1920x1080, 2560x1440
>940mx optional

>>60607180
>HP
Enjoy your literal housefire and need to reball your Chipset/IGPU every now and then.

>>60613395
>yeah if you want less than half of true usb 3.0 speeds
I've yet to have any USB that saturates or even reaches USB 3.0 speeds of 5Gib/s. Similarly, external HDDs are limited by their IO, so speeds don't exceed that. So I would say half of 2.5Gib/s is still more than plenty. Although SSDs or similar high speed flash might be different and saturate the connection.
>shitty drivers
This is true, as well as the firmware itself on the adapter.

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>>60610298
Yes, but I have to admit that even though the economy is not the best, there are other little things that can be enjoyed.

Anyways, I don't know if I'm getting blind or dyslexic, but the 6 on the model looks a bit like a 5 in this image, but I am fairly sure it's a T60p

Also, what is a good Touchscreen ThinkPad or EliteBook if I don't really intend to do heavy tasks and I'd just rather have a machine to do random doodles in?

>>60611381
I'll consider it, then. NVS 5400M isn't bad by any means, but I got the gimped, 1GB version...

Also one last question, does anyone have the link for the ME patch released recently by Lenovo? It's the only thing I'm currently missing.

>>60613569
true however peripherals are only getting faster

personally I regularly use a usb 3.0 to SATA adapter with SSD's plugged into it

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>>60606450
anyone?

Should I buy NEW Dell Latitude E5470
Specs:
Processor-Intel Core i5-6300U
8GB DDR4 2133Mhz
512GB m.2 sata SSD
Intel HD 520
Screen: IPS Full-HD LED 14'' TOUCH SCREEN
WXGA Anti-glare 1920x1080pixels
lit up keyboard
For 550Euros or $615.12?

How can I mount my caddy's HDD while using Linux on a LiveUSB?

I used it as main drive but now that I have a SSD I want to delete the Windows folders but it won't let me.

Sup guys. Has anyone swapped old thinkpad internals to for example raspberry pi? I wonder if it is possible. Just grab some old thinkpad like x40 and put pi3 in it. Any ideas?

>>60614081
For $615 sounds decent enough for Europe. It might not perform the same as a socketed regular voltage CPU model, but it has some power and the battery should last longer. Go for it if you like the specs.

>>60614134
Have you tried moving it up in the boot order?

Anyone know where the EEPROM on the T540p or W540 / W541 is located and what the pinout is? Don't want to accidentally fry the mobo by giving power to the wrong pin.

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>>60614436
Give it back Tyrone

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just bought first Thinkpad. Pretty mint t430 for $140

FeelsGoodMan

What's the best cheap second hand thinkpad I could get that:
-has decent battery (i dont mind buying a new battery)
-1080p panel
-decent specs (like an old i5 or something)

>>60614470
See >>60614591

The password isn't stored in the EEPROM. I need to mod my BIOS to allow overclocking.

>>60605414
I've had a couple T61P's and I love them. DDR2 is a bit pricey if your going to upgrade the ram, and if you want to do any kind of gaming, they suck. Probably can do Half Life, I have one with the Quadro FX570m, and modern day it is right at the cusp of not being able to do minecraft.

Mines running a 250 SSD, 8gb DDR2, Windows 10 loaded.

>>60614436
>>60614600

>ja.axxs.net

>The following ThinkPad models DO NOT store Supervisor Password [SVP] in EEPROM, that is the reason why SVP cannot be reovered from an EEPROM using KMX1 or KMX2 with these models SL300 SL400 SL500 G550 T*40 T440 T450 T540 X*40 W540 W541 X240 X250 X1 Carbon (Gen 2) and (Gen3) Helix Gen3. Therefore it is of no use searching for an EEPROM in those models

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>>60604577
W701ds, then you could do this.

How about another t430 question /tpg/?

I'm thinking about swapping out this 1600x900 panel with a fresh one (has dead pixels and is shit garbage) and I've seen some people successfully put an alienware panel in. Is it plug and play or is there more to it?

I have an X220T w/ a cracked digitizer. I wanted to replace it, but on eBay one can only buy a digitizer and a screen together.
But if I buy that one, I'll be left with a perfectly good IPS screen after separating it from the broken digitizer.
Is there a way I can make use of it?
I mean, could I hypothetically buy an X220 non-tablet without an LCD, and replace it with this one?
I want to sell both of them.

ffgadfgadg

>>60614677
It should be.

>>60614631
who is that gorgeous woman, anon?

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>>60614780
Rei Ayanami

>>60614802
i want to marry that jap

>>60614723
>I mean, could I hypothetically buy an X220 non-tablet without an LCD, and replace it with this one?
Probably.
You could also hook it up to a desktop PC or just use it as an external display for your X220t.

I got a mod kit for my x230 so I can pop in a 1080p screen, this is gonna be good

>>60610875
there's a lot of good spec'd t430 on ebay uk right now for £150, if you're not caught up on it being a **20

>>60614596
nobody?
I've read through the stickies and thinkpad wiki etc, just looking for general advice

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How do you feel about IdeaPads?

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>>60614936

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>>60604959
>full throttle

>>60614936
i dont feel anything about them

>>60614746
Thank you kindly anon

>>60614621
I guess I would use it as a shitposting machine and as a backup unit running Lubuntu or something.

Or perhaps to fuel a future collection, I dunno

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>>60614841
>slightly interested in this
>mfw

anyways it kills the dp/dvi on the docks (which I need) and you will probably need scaling for a lot of stuff at 12.5" 1080p

>>60612910

coreboot nigga

>>60615116
Fortunately I won't be docking it, mostly for coding in bed

Also won't be doing say scaling at all

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>>60614936

>>60604577
heres a list depending on your workload

high performance (for muh cad and etc)
P71
E3-1505M or E3-1535M
4k screen
either 16, 32 or 64 gb ram depending on how many VMs you plan on running
Quadro p3000 or better
storage of your choice
backlit keyboard
smart card reader

balanced (for best battery life and performance while still being ultra portable)
T470
i5 7200u (you dont need more)
1080p screen
4 gb ddr4(upgrade this later from newegg or something) or 16 gb ddr4 if your workplace or something is paying
either 512gb NVMe drive or 500gb sata3 spinner then later upgrade to ssd and put spinner in enclosure
72wh extended 6 cell battery
backlit keyboard
smart card reader
finger print reader

ultra light (for when you need to be on the go with your laptop at all times)
X1 Carbon 5th gen
i5 7300u
16 gb of ram
storage of your choice

>>60606585
few question
1. whats the thing where the fingerprint reader should be? if its a capacitive fingerprint reader how do I do it?
2. how do I replace my trackpoint buttons

>>60612844
Ofc I do :)

>>60610521
x1 carbon generations != core cpu generation
thats literally shit the 1st generation please dont buy it

>>60613622
Mexifag here too, government is retarded and politicians are a bunch of cunts, but this happens everywhere, in every country.

I just wish customs weren't a bunch of thieving bastards.

You need some glasses, there's no t50p. Also the touchscreen on tablet-laptops is usually terrible. Anything will do, tho I'd like to get a thinkpad yoga 12 or 14.

>>60610748
>he doesnt know that mobile cpus dont have heat spreaders
>he memes about the shitty TIM found on desktop ivy bridges
>he doesnt know that mobile ivy bridge is far superior to mobile sandy bridge
back to r/pcmr friendo

>>60615463
Say, do you know of any forwarders that do not charge ridiculously high prices for importing/exporting stuff? I would like to buy some stankpads out of eBay sometime, but the shipping fees are a big letdown.

$40-60 of just shipping fees is not pretty; in that case I'd better pillage it from a random garbage dump or something...

>>60614596
Dell e6440 or thinkpad t440p.

Both have 1080 ips panels, socketed haswell processors and battery depends on what you consider good. probably 7+ hours with a new battery.

Check notebookcheck for reviews including battery life.

>>60614936
I don't feel.

>>60615463
Fellow Mexifag here.
>Order a pack of thermal paste from US because its cheaper ($5 vs $30 national stores per MX-4 tube).
>Customs wanted me to explain why was i ordering industrial compounds and to get a lawyer if i didn't reply in the next 48 hours and if i wanted to receive it had to pay $100 in taxes

>>60615525
>Say, do you know of any forwarders that do not charge ridiculously high prices for importing/exporting stuff? I would like to buy some stankpads out of eBay sometime, but the shipping fees are a big letdown.

No, I've wanted to do the same many times but I just get frustrated after looking at shipping costs.

>>60610140
I'm pretty sure even you of all autistic shit suckers can remove one screw and replace the hard drive anon. Seriously. its one self retained screw that you cant even lose, pull out the one cover and then remove the hard drive by pulling on the pull tab and then putting a ssd in the mount and reassembling everything
>oh that does sound easy
and it is

>>60615526
thanks senpai, do you know if it's more cost efficient to buy a cheaper thinkpad and install a 1080 panel manually?

>>60615629
yes.

>>60610094
I wouldnt. I'd get a T430 and upgrade it myself. For most people I'd say the only real upgrade that you'd really need to do is a installing a ssd which is stupid simple and the most complex thing you'd need to know is how to reinstall windows

>>60615571
Where did you order it from?

I want to get get a 20g tube of mx-4.

>>60610744
I'm sorry anon but that looks like a piece of shit but the specs sound pretty good.
enjoy the owning a hp thats not a pile of shit
also is the file name true because thats one hell of a steal

>>60610835
I feel ya anon. Before I got a thinkpad myself I browsed the classifieds day and night for a good deal. then my laptop died and I had to get a replacement so I got the first T430 that wasnt in an obscure part of town. I hope you find a steal one day and join us

>>60611393
definitely ebay. I'd trust an idiot that ripped a dead laptop to parts any day over a chink thats trying to make business over parts that you cant even buy from retail

>>60615673
Amazon US, i bought about 8 tubes before that problem, $410 pesos per tube, seller "hot deals4 less", they dont ship anymore for free to Mexico tho, they also stopped importing through Amazon Mexico.

Cheapest you can find it here is $720 pesos with free shipping.
the 5g tube is $300 if you only need a bit.

>>60610875
not in the uk but
what about this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T420-Core-i5-2520M-2-50Ghz-4GB-320GB-Windows-7-Laptop-V8-/352024367809?hash=item51f64992c1:g:jh8AAOSwpkFY5oFh
or this T430
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-T430-iCore5-4-gig-ram-USB-3-0-Bluetooth-Wireless-lan-/222498176982?hash=item33cdecbfd6:g:H5AAAOSw42JZC1SC

>>60615791
I'm going to try eBay, wish me luck.

>>60611080
if the cpu model begins with 4 it goes out the door

>>60615944

what about an i7-4900QM

>>60616040
out.
the.
door.

>>60615944
why?

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Compiling my kernel right now on a thinkpad x60T. If anyone else here uses Gentoo with minimal bloat on the same machine, could you post your .conf?

I'm a newbie so I probably have a lot more enabled than what I really need.

Sweet pape in exchange, pic related

>>60616101
Also I know one of you out there has to have a shitty parts machine you should just donate, so I'll pay shipping. Looking for x60Ts and x200Ts, but opposed to nothing.

>>60616205
No begging

>>60616080
With the xx40 models lenovo decided to be """""""""""""""""""hip""""""""""""""""""" and try new things such as the shitty touchpad the """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""adaptive keys"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" on the x1 carbon and the F key swap which they still do. They also dropped expresscard if you care about that.

>>60616040
as for the intel side of things the M, MQ and MX models are okay but the ULVs aka U model are absolute shit. Not enough efficiency to consider over a third gen M. And the igpu isnt much a bump over the HD4000

that aside that 4th gen is the last gen with socketted cpus and the pad swap isnt too hard but I'd avoid it mostly for beginners.
I'd also avoid the 2nd gen x1 carbon too as you cant do a pad swap and I just cant forgive the adaptive key bs

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what other dells are there with premium feel and fhd display that are more affordable than the xps models?
cpu and muh thiness don't matter to me that much

the xps is so sexy tho holy fuck

>>60616238
I'm not, but why not throw it out there :^) Thinkpad forums has giveaways suprisingly often.

Do you accept paypal?

>>60616252

Doesn't installing linux on an xx40 sometimes brick the fucking thing also?

>>60616369
no no thats a bios thing that got worked over
paying more for an inferior cpu and shitty touchpad is the real issue that lenovo couldnt iron out with software updates

is there a list of the quad-core processors with which the t430 is compatible?

I didn't find one on the wiki, or, as helpful as they are, from any of the resources in the OP.

>>60617027
any quadcore ivy bridge.

Beware of temperatures tho.

>>60617027
as long as its the same socket I think

the same quad-cores available in the T530 and W530

>>60617027
Any ivy should be fine, but I'd recommend a dgpu heatsink for better cooling of you'd like to go that route

>>60617037
>>60617052

Thank you. I suppose if temperature is an issue, its better to go with a i7-3820QM than the subsequent XTREME model?

>>60617058
Thanks for the tip. Do you mean to buy a w530 heatsink or would that one be a different size? I'm new to this.

>>60617121
for a 45w quadcore you need the dgpu heatsink

avoid, extreme unless you want a housefire

>>60617147
meaning if my machine already has the nvidia 5400m, I already have the right heatsink?

>>60611413
Same fucking company

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>>60603069
Budget: >$300
Location: South eastern US
Size: Not terrible small, but enough to carry without being hindered
Performance: Very light gaming, mostly school work/music prod
Other requirements: I'm going to be using this for my next semester of college, and would like a nice battery life.

I've got a T420 that has an issue where sometimes it'll turn itself off after about 30 minutes/hour of use, it's appeared in the past 2 weeks or so.

I did wonder if it was something thermal but temps are generally pretty good and it's never thermally shut down on me before.
When I say turn off, it's a complete power failure regardless of if the batteries in or out or the AC is connected or not it'll just completely die with no warning.
This is also the case if it's charging with or without the dock.

I assume something on the motherboard is going but does anyone know what or if there's something else doing this, I have tried google as well but it was hard for me to find a coherent way in to locating a reasonable kind of answer.

>>60617121
>>60617195
I believe the exact model I purchased was the 04W3270. If you just search it on ebay it'll come up. If you already have dedicated graphics you'll already have it, but the nvidia gpu will make it run warmer than just having an igpu. Not saying the upgrade isn't worth it, but your temps will be higher.

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I am so fucking DISGUSTED with the yoga 14 I own. The build quality is atrocious, stay away. I'm thinking of selling it at a loss to get a used t4xx and recoup some cash.

The most strenuous task I need it to do is 1080p video playback. What processor spec should I look out for?

>>60617310
T420 or T430 if you want a T-Series

>>60617310
Any t430 model will handle that and then some. You could always go for a t420 but the memeboard is the only reason not to just get a t430, and if it bothers you that much you can just swap it out later

>>60617318
>>60617385

Thanks, I assume the t420 'memeboard' fits into the t430?

>>60617252
T430 with 9 cell battery

>>60617310
give it to me

>>60617475
By memeboard he means of course the keyboard.
If you don't mind chiclet keyboards then nothing needs to be done except cleaning it in case some anon decided to kill some neurons and jizz on it.

>>60617475
yeah but try the t430 keyboard before swapping it out up front. Its not too bad

>>60617516
go be a poorfag somewhere else

>>60617475
Yes it fits, but from what I understand you might have to fiddle with some firmware to get perfect functionality. Either way the better i/o and newer gen cpus should more than justify the t430 over the t420. Personally I just stuck with the t430 keyboard. It's still very nice.

>>60617516
The dumb flippy-ass hinges broke within a year of normal use.

>>60617520
>>60617524
I agree that chiclet isn't too bad. I don't mind it on the yoga, but I have fond memories of a t41's keyboard.

>>60617553
Some kind soul took the time to write the process down.

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Install_Classic_Keyboard_on_xx30_Series_ThinkPads#Keymap_Table

So I bought a t420 and have had linux on it for a while, and it worked completely fine. But now I have installed a win7 partition and the max display resolution is only 1024x768. i have tried it on win10 too. i've installed different drivers and nothing seems to work. what the hell do i do

>>60617684
what do you mean you installed different drivers? just install the right ones

>>60617684
its a sign that you should stay on linux

>>60617698
>>60617684
probably meant drivers both from lenovo and intel

>>60617195
Yes, but it will get toasty and throttle if you're running the CPU at full load while doing anything GPU intensive. That's why I don't recommend going past the 37xxQM chips in the T430. The 3840QM is the max for those without a dGPU, but those with a GPU have throttling issues as low as 36xx quad cores.

>>60617569
>Flimsy, fragile hinges
I know your pain. Happened to me with a Satellite C855D. Wouldn't have minded the fact that it was a low grade netbook if it wasn't because the hinge broke and totalled the frame.

>>60617684
Have you tried downloading the drivers through Windows Update? I know it sucks but sometimes it's the only option that works.

>>60617739
So what's the better option for us that have the NVS? Disabling it and then using a 38xxQM or having it, but our best option is the 3.0 GHz dual core i7?

>>60617844
Disable it, and underclock when you're using it.

>>60617844
Meant to say "or is our best option the 3.0 GHz dual core i7?"

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>>60617844
The worst part is that lenovo clearly recognized it was a design flaw, because all the new yoga models use the watchband style hinge.

>>60617901
I've never seen it before but it does look fragile and weak.
Besides it looks kinda odd and ugly.

Makes me wonder why don't they make 360° hinges with the older ThinkPad design, or if it's even possible.

Is the t430's screen as bad as the wiki makes it out to be?

>>60604951
>>60604959
>>60606373
what are these and wha are they for?

>>60618534
They look like forum signatures to me.

>>60605232
how is t420 better than w520?
(portability is not an argument, because if you cared about portability you'd use an x220)

What's the best IBM thinkpad I could get nowdays?

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Hey /g/ I feel like livestreaming a rant about low ballers on craigslist... but I'm not really angery right now.
Should I drink or nah?

>>60613508
hahahah

>>60614080
Someone hated an E460 I think
Best of luck lol

>>60614081
Not bad price for what you get.

>>60614936
>go to /o/
>truck only thread
>hey how's the Dodge Viper, it has a truck motor!

>>60615116
Nitrocaster really put pepe on there?
Last time I checked, TPF doesn't care for you guys, kinda like Stallman's view.
I swear I'm pushing getting banned at times.
>mfw I stupid questions here and then see the newfag do a well written post on tpf

>>60615571
Holy shit. Really?
I have 3 mexico buyers who buy computers from my company locally and like 2 complain about customs, one doesn't have to worry about paying lol.

Some of the new customers who come by ask me to write a receipt at a lower value then what I sold their equipment for.

>>60617844

>fragile hinges

literally bone cancer as in worst thing that can happen to a laptop

my first laptop (asus) got put down hard in a carry bag and broke one hinge and eventually the extra stress broke the second hinge months later... i still get upset thinking about it

pure bone cancer....

>>60616331
What the fuck
XPS is prosumer & macbook tier, not really a business laptop. You can say it is a business laptop, but thats because every ultrabook is marketed as a business machine. It's not /tpg/ tier.

>>60618635
>Holy shit. Really?
Yes, because apparently any kind of thermal paste is considered industrial material.
This is a common problem people who try to import thermal paste, Amazon Mexico stopped selling it because people had problems with customs too frequently.
https://www.amazon.com.mx/ARCTIC-MX-4-8-5W-m-K-Disipador/dp/B0045JCFLY/

And talking about your customers, you can only bring $300 of stuff personally without having to pay taxes, $500 if you are traveling in a plane.

>>60618811
Wow that sucks.
If only Narcos were into computers and thermal paste there would be no such thing.

I've heard customs give people shit when they bring clothes for donation in.

got a T-420 from pawn shop for $120, came with dock and pair of keys.
~300gb hdd
i5-2xxx vPro
4gb ram
intel graphics

what can i do to upgrade it to last for many more years?

not looking to Frankenstein it. no cutting and shit. just buy some compatible parts and replace the old.

what's the max RAM i can swap into it?
best SSD tech that doesn't wind up getting bottlenecked by old ThinkPad tech.
is the mobo replaceable with something more modern?
better CPU?

>>60618971
http://www.dankpads.com/2016/02/t420-general-info.html

>>60618971
well you're not gunna stick an M.2 or NVMe SSD in it

>>60619030
that was an interesting read. and i see i can add a mSATA SSD, upgrade to 900p, maybe drop in a quadcore i-7 v2.
any clue the max ram?
is there any way to shove a real gpu in it?
maybe upgrade the display to 1080p? or dare say 4k?
>>60619103
:P

>>60619175
you can stick 16gb ram in it

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>>60619175
You can't add 1080p or 4K on the T420, there was a chip made but it was faulty, it isn't recommended, if you want to still shove your hand through the thornbush there is some chips on alibaba, buy on your own risk.

eGPU if you want to game on it, only intel HD3000 and nVidia NVwhatever GPU it was were soldiered onto the mobo.

Lets say i buy a T400 900p.
At what point i cant upgrade it anymore?

So far i have planned:
9 cell battery.
16GB RAM.
SSD which will be bottlenecked to SATA2 speeds.
USB 3.0 expresscard.

>>60619301
>>60619214
thanks guys. based on your input, now i wonder about connecting it to the new external GPUs by razor or alienware
wonder if it would work

>>60619355
Also a Dock.
And upgrading the P8600 to a T9600.
And a new keyboard at this point since im wasting so much money anyway.

>>60619364
Huh? I forget what eGPU it was called that most people used, it was before the Alienware/Razer proprietary crap though.

>>60619355
For all those upgrades, I'd rather get a W500.
I've been setting back the 1066MHz FSB mod for the T61.
Anywho, you can upgrade the wifi I guess and maybe put a Crystal HD card for lulz or maybe an internal USB 3.0 card in there lol

why are my T-420's USB ports various solors? wtf is this yellow shit?

>>60619484

Have you considered reading the fucking manual, easily available online, or looking up 'yellow usb port' also easy to do online.

>>60619499
yeah. sorry for trying to have a conversation. thank though.

>>60619441
I would like to, but a W500 is too big for my taste, also more expensive.

>>60619527
Sorry lad, it was the poor English that set me off.

It means the port is always switched on, so if your laptop's off you can charge your phone for example, you can turn it on and off in the bios.

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>>60615781

>
Shipping: FREE ePacket delivery from China

this T-420 you guys keep mentioning has me intrigued.
considering what was on the market at the same time the T-420 came out, some were better spec'd some were better priced, some were this, some were that.
if we made the same list of today's machines, what would be a good example of the T-420's grandchild/ nth iteration?
what is the modern replacement?
does is have the same longevity, so that years from now this thread will be about the 2017 model_ rather than the T-420s we are talking about now?

sorry for rambling on. it's kind of a hard question to ask i think.

SO Do all thinkpads support all the docking stations? is it a physical limitation or a port limitation? basically what im saying is if there was no physical limitation is the port thee same on all thinkpads

>>60619776
the docks are built for that generation of thinkpads.
however, you /may/ find that some fit docks from other gens.
current dock is $300 new from lenovo... overprice much?

>>60619804
Well i mean i wanna use the lenovo advanced thinkpad dock 2503, with a x220, is that possible oooooor

>>60619857
no, you'll have to use the mini dock series 3 or the ultrabase

>>60619857
best advice i can give:
buy it, try it. if it don't work, demand a refund. lol

>>60619880
>>60619874
Well cause does everyone realize if this worked with a x220 that effectively gives you a PCIe x1 eGPU built into the docking station, use a cable riser and boom low profile card with cooler attached, all supported.

>>60612888
You can put the T420 keyboard in the T430 too so there's literally no argument in favor of T420

I just got a ThinkPad x1 yoga second edition and the screen goes dark green sometimes. Almost like if a ribbon is loose. I checked online and people says that's a common problem and to install the newest drivers.

Here's the issue. If I squeeze where the hinge is, the display goes dark green again so if almost confirms that something it Not physically right. It this a feature?

>>60615116
Does it kill all of the dock DPs?

I thought the dock had capability for several DP ports

Does it kill all of them??

>>60618228
Yes

>>60619966
I believe the way the mod works is by tapping into the docking connector's displayport channels

so yes, I think it would kill all of the docks ports

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>>60619939
Here's normal

>>60619996
What a shame, I'd be cool with it if it only stole one of the channels

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>>60619939
What happens when I apply pressure.

>>60603069
what's that old ibm keyboard with the ps/2 connectors that had the trackpoint on it?

>>60620060
>>60620025
Your ribbon cable is probably damaged.

Its not a driver issue at all.

>>60620132
Yea I figured. What a hassle. I supposed I'll call them up tomorrow. Thanks for confirming anon

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just bought a t420 with a 16:9 TN screen.

is there a way to upgrade the screen? it's worse than I thought

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Accidentally bent one of the pins of the WiFi mini PCI-E slot

FUCK

Any way to fix this?

X220 btw

>>60620653
pic of your faux pas

>>60613525
the most powerful is the only one without thunderbolt 3

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>>60603069
Question: I have an L420. I'm a palaeontologist, I take this thing through mud and gravel daily in the field and through large amounts of dust in the preparation lab. It has fallen down a flight of stairs and it survived without problem. It's able to everything run from word processing to Simple GIS tasks and statitistics programs. What is it about it that doesn't make it the Real Thinkpad Experience™?

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>>60620659
Sorry by the shitty pic but i think this one bent in.

I was installing the card back again and i noticed the thing wobbled to the sides liittle a bit. Removed it and noticed this. FUCK.

The card fits and maybe works, but i want to know first if this is a bent pin or the thing is designed that way.

>>60620713
Cheaper and lower quality materials than T counterparts.
Still doesn't meant is bad.
Lacks metal rollcage which is important tho.

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>>60620719
time for nu mobuuuu
bend that shit with tweezers or RIP

>>60620713
Its like the iSeries that survived a fire, water hose and 2 story drop.

Your speakers might go out though.

>>60620719
pin is bent. grab some needle nose pliers and nudge it back.

>>60620756
I don't even know how the fuck it got bent. Fuck fuck fuck

Anything under $600 worth upgrading to from an x220t?

Primarily going to be used for programming and drawing, and 1366x768 at 12.5 inches is a bit cramped for the latter.

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>>60620753
>>60620756
Good to know. About the speakers too, but I dont use them much. Love to be in the Thinkpad circlejerk/family. Best think is that the ones that fill my needs are dirt cheap so I can get a caged one when and if it gives up.

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can i install a X230 keyboard on a X220 without problems? How would i remap the keys right?

i am asking this becuz i need a new keyboard soon and x230 kb's are cheaper.... i like x220 kb more so no (You)'s pls

>>60620971
Speakers are $10 tops so its not a big problem.

>>60620971
Yeah, they are a lot easier to work on than the T420, so there is that.

>>60620996
I think the speaker wire goes bad, I forget.

>>60620938
K4000 8770W

>>60611112
just bite the bullet and get that 16gb stick

>>60621242
That's like having it on life support. It's cruel...

>>60614936
newest ones aint bad and with the discount dirt cheap

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>>60614596
Highly specced T530 have 1080p and also good hardware. I really like the screen.
They might be cheaper than the suggested t440p
But it's also really bulky.
pic related

If i upgrade a P8600(25W) to a T9600(35W) will the 90W T400 stock charger work?

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>>60620814
>>60620756

Removed the motherboard so here's a better-ish pic. 1st gen Moto G camera sucks monkey dick.

Fuck it, I'll take it to some friends on monday. I'll ask them to replace the whole slot altogether.

Fuck my life.

>>60621463
i said nudge the pin back into place.
not use the pliers to rip the fucking slot off the main board. FFS, anon! what is wrong with you?

>>60621591
I'm not going to do that, anon. Where did i say that?

Trying to bend the pic back into place made the things worse. Notice how i kinda fucked up the ones next to it.

I'll take it to some friends shop on monday. They'll take out this slot and solder a new one into its place.

>>60613542
how can I reball an iGPU that is inside a CPU?
Are you mentally retarded anon?

Not to mention you're talking about consumer trash called Pavilion line while this thread is about Elitebooks and ThinkPads.
kys

Anyone know why my x201 wifi has been so horrible with latency/connection suddenly pausing? I even replace the 6200 card with a 6300 and it still does this. I have two x201 laptops and they both have this issue. I'll be downloading a file fine at many Mbps but then the connection will suddenly stop/pause for a few seconds and then resume. The connection to the wireless AP itself isn't broken though.

Both my x201 laptops do this. I'm wondering if it's a 'feature'/bug related to the power settings in windows 7 and the wireless card. But even changing up the power settings to never allow the adapter to sleep, etc doesn't fix this.

>>60618859
yeah, I tried to get some /fa/ memeproects from grailed and they seized the package.

Buying shit online the limit is 50usd, after that you have to pay taxes, so there are many people that travel to the usa and bring back stuff.

>>60611311
I think anon, with the mention of Flux, intends in using a blue-light screen filter in combination with an amber thinklight. Sounds like a great idea to me, late night laptop uses while keeping the circadian rhythm in check.

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>>60621415
Yes, you are perfectly fine. I can't say on docks... never used them that extensively

65W should be used on intel graphics, 90W for discrete. The 135W for some T/W5xx, 170W, and 230W only apply for quadcore models depening on the dGPU...
You're fine, peoole have Core 2 Quads T61 w/ 90W
>wrote all that before reading you put 90W

>>60621463
What the fuck does it look like when the wifi card is put in?
If it is pushed back in, then you are probably fine.
Keep in mind it probably was fucked up like that before you even removed it... you probabably see it as an issue now
>mfw I fucked up my wifi assist antenna on my iPhone 6s and I sodded that bitch and it now has a bulge

>>60621793
That fucking sucks.
Well... experience sellers on eBay know to block Russia, Argentina, and Brazil. Mexico is OK. We've had a few orders to Mexico :)
>mfw I know terrible spanish but don't bother to speak it because they will try to entice the spanish discount

I had this one family who was real bad with low balling and had bad breath/smell...

>>60621944
>What the fuck does it look like when the wifi card is put in?

That's the thing. It fits. How it was working if one of the pins was bent?