/tpg/ - Thinkpad General

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Do you have any hope for future thinkpad models?
What are they gonna call them once they run out of numbers in the T4xx/T5xx range?

What can I do to get rid of the lettering stickers on the keycaps?

I want a murdered out thinkpad

>>60796910
Acetone

>>60796815

wtc in Mexico?

>>60796885
T4000
T5000
X2000
E4000
E5000
L4000
L5000

I think you get the idea. That, or they stop making Thinkpads because their little Chinese minds can't work out how to renumber them

>>60797026
How often would you get customs charges on something you order from outside Mexico?

>>60797038

Not often, and also it could delay up to 3 - 5 months

>>60797090
>>60797090
would you risk ordering from the US on eBay then?

Hey, how do i disable the touchpad on the T420? Really couldn't find it.

>>60797335
You could just uninstall the driver.

>>60797377
I just need for some short breaks while im playing some games.

>>60797600
fn + f8
use your eyes

>>60797335
You boot into BIOS and disable it.

>>60796944

I know this will melt the keys

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hp-EliteBook-8770w-i7-3740Qm-2-70-GHz-16-GIG-Ram-1TB-HDD-Nvidia-K3000m-2GIG-DDR5-/192198417796?hash=item2cbfeb1d84:g:rGsAAOSwrhBZKHPg#viTabs_0

worth it?

>>60797734
I pressed those, it didn't work. Should i install a driver for those fn keys to work or something?

>>60797854
if you want your shit to work properly then yeah you should probably install the Lenovo drivers

>>60797747
Seems a bit much to me. I bet you could find a comparable Latitude on there for half that price.

>>60797747
the nvidia quadro graphics are not very good for much

>>60798438
a comparable dell would be the Precision M4700, although 15.6" instead of 17"

you won't find one of those for half the price

>>60798498
What? I see Latitudes on eBay all the time with 3xx0QM processors and Nvidia graphics for around 200. How are they not comparable?

>>60798576
Latitude = business laptop
Precision = workstation

T-series = business laptop
W-series = workstation

Elitebook -p = business laptop
Elitebook -w = workstation

>>60796815
What is this terrible catalog image?
What is that font? That g is fucked up

>>60798615
Can you elaborate on the difference between the two?

>>60798818
no

The battery life on my T420 will suddenly jump down from maybe 50-60% to like 7. I checked with batteryinfoview and lenovos own software and the battery (OEM, btw) should be in good health with over 90% of the original capacity left. What could be wrong?

>>60798898
run a battery gauge reset

>>60798615
Lol. Sounds like you feel for the marketing my dude. With these machines, the spec sheet is what matters and if the specs are the same, they are comparable.
>neo/g/

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i got an t430, bought a hd+ screen, installed it this evening and the picture is fucked, do i need a different video cable than the stock one for the hd screen?

>>60798925
right, go ahead and compare a Latitude E6530 and Precision M4700/M6700 spec sheets

>>60798954
if you went from 1366x768 to 1600x900 then yes you need a new cable as well

>>60798922
Found the option, will try later.

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>>60796815
Anyone know if eDP screen upgrades need a new cable? I know LVDS does.

I'm going from HD to FHD on my x240 once the display arrives. From what I've read it's a drop-in and no need to replace cable, but I'd like to confirm if I need to order one before it arrives.

>>60799035
ok thanks, it does display a picture, but the resolution is fucked, will have to wait a few more weeks to enjoy my t430

>>60798818
generally, a workstation has a more powerful CPU, larger screen, dGPU (or a more powerful one), and less battery life than a Business Laptop

Think of a Business Laptop as being something you take into a meeting to present a slideshow on, and a Workstation being something you take to different offices to run simulations or VMs on

>>60797038
If the item costs ≥$50 including shipping and other fees, you pay 16% of the transaction's price

>>60799082
You might be able to look up the datasheet for the two monitors, and compare the cable pinouts to see if they're the same. Also make sure you remember to pull the battery, I don't know how eDP looks, but with LVDS the pins are so close together that if you pull it out or plug it in at a slight angle, it will short pins and blow a fuse (if battery is plugged in).

>>60799326
might be worth ordering a laptop from US eBay then

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>x220t touchscreen is wigging out, phantom touches
>reinstall drivers, pen doesn't work anymore and phantom touches increase tenfold
>reboot
>now touch doesn't work but pen does

this may become problematic, the wacom/windows/lenovo drivers are all over the place

>>60799408
It might be, although some sellers say "no, fuck u spics XD" and don't ship here.
Although I've read somewhere that there are mail providers that can provide you with an address in the US, such as Redpost or Estafeta Members. I don't really know if DHL has a service like that, too, but if it did it would be my personal go-to. DHL is great.

>>60800747
>no fuck u spics XD

It's because you don't have a good track record of successful deliveries.
I don't really blame them.
They're shipping things that represent several weeks pay to the average mexican, why the fuck wouldn't you steal mail?

Plus, ebay is absolutely hostile to sellers now, if you can even lie that your package never arrived or isn't exactly like the listing and you'll have your money back 100% of the time and you get to keep the item too.
This is a good thing for buyers, naturally.
I run an ebay store, I don't ship internationally anymore.

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>>60800785
is it really that bad

I have pretty low Ebay feedback and was about to throw a ThinkPad for sale on Ebay

but if chances of getting nigged are high then I guess I'll stick to local sales

>>60800972
make sure you have proof of delivery
I don't know if this works internationally, though.

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Does anyone have a link to TPmiddle v0.6?

The only thing that doesn't work on my x220 with Win10 is middle click and v0.7 isn't working. Thanks

is leddit steering me right?
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Touch-Windows-Convertible-SP513-51-53FC/dp/B01NH2Z5MX/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

going to use it for studying, note taking, coding, minimal gaming, general browsing, etc

>>60801321
I did this registry edit and it fixed it for me.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-10/FIXED-Middle-Click-Functionality-Disabled-on-Windows-10-upgrade/td-p/2131854

>>60801324
no, read the OP

>>60801405

Thanks, works perfectly!

>>60800785
Which sucks, because of some random lowlife piece of shit cartel wannabe now we're fucked and some sellers won't ship because they fear that it will get hijacked along the way.
I can't really blame them, but it burns me that I see BINs of e.g. X200's for just $20 with just HDD, HDD caddy, adapter and battery missing and I cannot buy them because sorry no international shipping, go suck a dik.
I'll try with those services, though, and see if I can actually make a deal, though I'm not sure if the addresses they give you count as P.O. boxes, because there's also sellers who won't ship to P.O. boxes, either, for mostly obvious reasons...

How much would it be for an x62 board and the additional board for the tablet functionality of an x61t?

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>>60796815
Has someone upgraded a T430 with this?

https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/Dell/ALIENWARE~M14X~R2/

Fucking stock screen sucks

>>60802030
i see option for matte. is that for real? no fucking way will i touch glossy.

got a thinkpad without OS, now what?
where do I get the drivers for this shit

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>>60802090
Glossy is wheres at bruh

>>60802188
http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/co/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t440s/downloads

If you're a windows faggot

>>60802261
>If you're a windows faggot
and if I wanna use linux?

also, new kendrick sucked

>>60802188
http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/

click support button, update drivers button

get your serial number off bottom of laptop, put it in there

if you want to use linux then everything just works out of the box, sorta, if it doesn't work you will spend hours googling trying to learn how to make thing work properly

How do you search for a motherboard's original specifications? I got the FRU number but I don't know where to put it.

>>60800402
It's a hardware issue with the device when it's working
chinknovo didn't do shit about it
>>60802294
then 99% of them are built in minus the wifi drivers, and you'd google the rest
have you not used linux before?

>>60802392
>>60802482

kk, only used linux on pc.

>>60796815
any news on the retro project?

>>60800747
>>60800785
>>60801851
this. Im in USA, and the only place on the planet I dont ship is Mexico. The only negative feedback Ive ever received was from Mexico. They kept crying that it was taking too long to receive, then when they did finally get it they went straight to leaving me negative veedback claiming it didnt work, which is BS as I thoroughly test what I sell.

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Will running
PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 RAM a
ffect my performance/battery life in anyway versus
PC3-10600 1333MHz DDR3 ?

This is for a ThinkPad X220

>>60803290
...no
It's the voltage that will, and that's only like 1-2 minutes on average

>>60803290
RAM is always active, that's how it works

you can get low-voltage RAM but even then the power savings are negligible in real world scenarios, but it may be easier on the system long-term

>>60803310
I know the 1600MHz will be defaulted to 1333, but will it run significantly differently from running a standard 1333MHz?

Found some 2x4gb 1600MHz for cheap

>>60803324
at the very worst the ram wont like running at a different base clock and it wont work
but that's extremely rare and only seems to have happened to one of the sticks of ram in my desktop

Purchase request template: Yes
Budget: Ideally $300 AUD, can rise to 400 if really necessary
Location: Australia
Size: Not too fussed really
Performance: Light gayming and general anime watching.
Other requirements: Nothing really, just a pretty standard poorfag shitposting laptop.

Just from lurking here for a while I was thinking probably a T420 or a T430 but I figured it can't hurt to ask. Also would be helpful to know what other australians have paid for such machines.

>>60803342
what's light gaming

>>60803342
You can always get an external gfx card for heavier gaming use

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I'm thinking of getting a w500 and installing arch or debian on it

>>60803630
go wild

>>60803715
I was kind of expecting someone to call me a fucking retard and condemn me for my decision and possibly recommend a better choice

>>60802030
Replying to you from mine using that screen. There's no matte option, they'll send you a "compatible" panel.

>>60799082
You will need an LVDS to eDP, unfortunately, the chinese modders arent selling them anymore.

>>60802030
Mine actually arrives on friday or sat. I dont mind glossy, colors usually look better anyway.

>>60803727
yur a retard.

Feel better?

If you have a T420 and want the fingerprint reader, do you just replace the palm-rest with a palm-rest that has the fingerprint reader ? Is that all there is to it ?

Also is Ubuntu plug and play with a T420 ?

>>60803290
Moody?.....Is that you?

What's a fair price for this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ThinkPad-W530-15-5-GFX-K2000M-DISK-180GB-CPU-i7-3840QM-2-8-GHZ-RAM-16GB-6-/122528443053?

>>60803962
max 600 ideally less than 500
It's already at 330 after shipping so no way in hell it would fall under the 600 mark.

>W520
>1920x1080
>4GB RAM
>NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
>i7 2720QM
>150GB SSD (Intel)
>$300, free shipping
Did I strike gold with this buy?

>>60804113
bretty damn good
I got one with the 1000m, 1600x900, some hdd, and 1 gig of ram (lol) for 250 minus the psu.
Do you have it yet?
Could you tell me if the gpu throttles under load? (cpu and gpu load)
I tried playing gta 5 on it when I first got it and man was that gpu not having it

>>60803784
not unless you recommend a better choice.

>>60804147
not him but t420
no reason to get a w series if you are just going to run linux and have gimped to shit graphics

>>60804131
It arrived today, and I installed 16GB of RAM because why the fuck not. My y410p had constant issues with the lack of RAM at 8GB and the HDD speed was too slow. The GPU doesn't seem to throttle but I don't really make heavy usage of it. Plan to use it for VM fun.

>>60804131
>1GB RAM
>GTA5

>>60804156
not him.
So, i really want to get a thinkpad but it needs to be able to do 4k video editing.
could you recommend me anything? how's w550?

>>60804182
Obviously I upgraded it
It has 32 gigs of ram in it now and I use it as an esxi server
>>60804186
w550 (no s) has a dualcore cpu and a pretty good gpu
w541 is probably what you want since it has a quadcore cpu and the same gpu as the w550s

currently own an x230t, my first thinkpad

i was originally looking for an x230, but i wanted both the IPS and the i7, which i couldn't find on a regular model, so i went with the x230t which was roughly the same price. i now feel this was a mistake as i don't really need, use or want the touch screen. the t model is a fair bit bulkier than the regular x230, and it can not take a 9-cell battery, both of which are important considerations for me.

beyond that, however, the x230t has met my needs quite well and i believe the x230 would do the same (though i might have to compromise on the IPS to get the i7). with that said, are there any other devices i should consider? the Real Business Experience™ is important to me, namely serviceability (i intend to add an SSD and will likely replace the battery). basically just a 12-13" thinkpad-quality laptop with x230 level specs at a similar price.

>>60804199
checked
and thanks for the recommendation.

i want a 15.6" full HD thinkpad that can take 4k video editing like a champ. i am never going back to 14". i guess w series is 15.6", which i'll obviously google right now after i post this reply.

is there something in particular that i should be looking forward to in a video editing laptop?
>inb4 gpu
>inb4 more cores in he cpu
ok, but anything else? how much RAM?

>>60804218
At minimum 8gb ram, ideally 16.
Ideally one big ssd, but a smaller ssd + a hard drive would be fine just be damn sure you have an ssd in it.
Other than that it really depends on the software you use, and if it's more cpu or gpu heavy.

>>60804207
im pretty sure the performance increase would be neligible but okay

>>60803761
Are you retarded?

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How much is too much for X220 with 2520M Core i5, 4 GB of RAM and 500GB HDD?

>>60805123
I payed $80 for an hp2760p with the same CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 320GB HDD.
And it's a tablet convertible.

I'd say you should aim for that.

>>60805268
>hp2760p
Why is it better than X220?

>>60805377
It's not, it's just different. It's like a x220t, with pen input, but smaller (close to x220 sizes and not t420 sizes like the x220t). It also doesn't accept mSATA SSDs.

>>60805392
Why is it cheap then?

>>60796885
>gee dream thinkpad
>not 4:3 flexview
fucking dropped

>>60805403
Because I got lucky and because HP (and Dell) business latops tend to be cheaper than Thinkpads, because they are less shilled.

Daily Reminder:
X220 is the comfiest laptop for sofa shit posting.

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My X240's screen stopped lighting up. If I shine a torch on it I can see the screen is still working, just the lights have gone. Does a new replacement screen have the lights in it, or are these separate bits?

>>60805268
>$80
WTF YO x220 go for atleast $150 if youre luck $175 > most of the time
I wished I lived in murica sometimes you can get sick stuff for super cheap there

>>60804395
did you reply to the wrong post? i'm not changing models to get something that performs better, just something a bit more compact with a better battery

>>60805507
Then why are you compromising on the ips to get the i7?

>>60805487
I bought the 2760p in america, and I'm european.
Ebay's global shipping program really simplifies importing stuff, and is a lot cheaper than having the package stop in customs.
The more expensive the item is, the cheaper the import cost is, in comparison.
As an example, I bought the computer for the $80 mentioned, and payed $10 in import costs. If it stopped in customs I would have payed 100€. This way I payed a bit less than 80€.

Unless you're britbongistan. In that case, you pay ebay the customs, then it stops at customs anyway lol

>>60805487
So X220 shouldn't be more than 200$?

>>60805529
Nooo depending on specs and condition ofcourse but nah man

>>60805517
>and I'm european
Where you from bro, wanna see if you live in the same country as I do to check if importing is around same for me.

>>60805580
I meant for X220, Core i5 2520M, 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD.

>>60805517
And to add, you can't just look at ebay one day and see the best offer and just buy it.
Search the site for a week or two and see what's best.

European, as I said.
>x230 for me
i5 3320m, 8gb ram, 320gb hdd, no ips, backlight keyboard
250€ two and a half years ago from sweden

>T430 for family
i5 3320m, 4gb ram, 500gb hdd, 768p, no backlight
100€ a year ago from the uk

>8470p for gf
i5 3320m, 4gb ram, cracked 768p screen
60€ from the uk again
bought a 900p screen for 30€, total 90€

>2760p for me
i5 2540m, 8gb ram, wwan card, 320gb hdd
$80 from america (base price in europe is 200€ or so for the lowest specced one)

So, just search before buying, check all your options.

>>60805580
Portugal. The global shipping program is around for a lot of european countries. even for the UK, but it seems it always goes wrong there for some reason. I was pretty aprehensive at first, but everything went well.

Also, never buy laptops from kraut refurbishers/resellers. They're worse than jews.

>>60805628
I hunt a lot I know how it works but in my country you cant get a good deal because people here simply overpay for shit rather than leaving a good deal for a buyer

>>60805657
Where are you from? Here in Portugal local sellers usually ask for 200€ for a x201 and ridiculous things like that (unless they don't know what they're selling, I once saw a listing for a fully specced w520 for 250€, the seller just said it was old and heavy, but I didn't want the thing), so ebay is a real life saver.

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oh man just got on /g/ for the first time in over 5 years

can't believe you niggers are still into thinkpads, i actually got one back then because of /g/. it's this now old T400 with non dedicated graphics and the thing takes all kinds of abusive shit i throw at it like a champ, motherfucker actually withstood a chunk of aluminum shrapnel from a homebrew tannerite target. dinged it but it remains fully functional.

it's been great for replaying hl1 mods piss drunk innawoods ever since i got one of those 9 cell batteries. for just this once you shitlords were right, /g/. fucking thing's decent

>>60805683
The netherlands I hate how people ask absolute top for an aged system

>>60805765
Just like germany then, it seems.
The French are another kind of memesters. They disassemble every laptop and then sell the parts separately, for a shitload. I've seen used thinkpad bezels for 15€ from them.

It seems the best countries to buy from in europe are eastern countries (Poland, Czech Rep, Hungary), Nordic countries (Sweden and Finland mostly) and the UK.

>>60805795
mmh thanks for the information, this still add a small amount of money to totalcost for an ansii keyboard to swap out that weird iso keyboard

Didn't the netherlands use the ANSI layout?

>>60805973
some do some dont its very variable here from my experience but those Scandinavian countries dont use ansi

>>60805515
well the IPS over the TN Is a marginal upgrade for me, and i think i'd rather have the marginal improvement in performance. further, i already have the i7 in my x230t so the i7 wouldn't so much be a performance increase as the i5 would be a performance decrease, and even if it's small, i'd rather not compromise on that

my question isn't "i7 and TN vs. i5 and IPS" so much as it is "if i like the x230 are there any other machines i should consider before buying"

>>60801944
265 for i5 version, 400 for i7 version, 20, for a teensy 2.0 microcontroller

>>60805989
Yes, the scandinavian countries use a really sensible layout for northern europe as a whole.
It differs a bit from southern european layouts, like the portugues, but I don't really look at the keyboard.

ATM I use a UK layout mech keyboard, a portuguese keyboard and the swedish keyboard. If it has the keys, it's good to go.

>>60806001
Shit that's not too bad at all

>>60803761
Reading comprehension shouldn't be this hard you fucking tard

>>60801321
Got this from reddit
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lyfozdfnsn112zm/tpmiddle-0.6.exe?dl=0

>>60801324
>acer
>leddit
Anon pls no
Just get a x220
If you can't afford that then get a x200
If not x61
Just not some plebbit acer

the fan on my t420 got really noisy and now it wont go above 2078rpm. even when the cpu is at 93 degrees.

any ideas?

Hey /tpg/, about to pull the trigger on a T460, can you pricecheck this?

T460
i5-6300U
8GB DDR4 2133 MHz
1366x768 garbage (will be replaced ASAP)
256GB M.2 SSD
6 cell battery

brand new, box opened for testing, for $560

Will be switching from a T420 with i5-3340M, 16GB DDR3L 1600 MHz, 250GB Samsung 840 Evo - will I get equivalient/better performance out of the T460?

Will use GNU/Linux on it.

HP Elitebook 8770w, for 500 dollaroos.
is that a good price? really want a laptop with a numpad and full HD, the size is a plus too.
also everything is more expensive where I live.

>>60805466
your inverter went out. very easy repair.

What is the most powerfull processor a T60 can take?

x301 with su9600, 4gb ram, 128gb ssd, 1440x900 for 160 euro shekels

Brehs. I've finally got my first ThinkPad™. An X1C 5th gen. It's my first time on W10 and I don't see how it's so fucked up like you guys make it out to be. I'm also unironically using Microsoft Edge because it's already there and I'm assuming it'll be both RAM and battery efficient.

Am I fucking up by doing this?

>>60803793
Probably. My T420 came with a fingerprint reader.

>>60807202
Expensive and underpowered

how long should a x200 ar a x220 hold a charge? i keep finding listings that say 1-1,5 hour, is t6hat normal?

I'm probably going to sell my X220. Issue is the keyboard has a broken key and has a different layout.

So I've been thinking about buying a new one for it which is already quite a loss, but I'm wondering: Are there fake or shit keyboards for this? Is there an actual risk of buying some chinese crap for 40 bucks?

>>60808040
you do realize that keyboards are literally extremely easy to make

>>60808110
Hell I don't know. I know that replacing broken keys isn't as painful for these keyboards as people make it out to be, I did several (and I also cleaned several chiclet keyboards which isn't that hard either)

These keyboards are goddamn expensive though.

>>60803746
So is it an usual replacement? Take out, put in, done?

>>60808021
the battery in it is probably the original one from when they first bought it 10 years ago
as a general rule you'll need to replace the battery in any 2nd hand laptop you buy if you want proper battery life
to answer your question: my x230 lasts about 6 hours with wifi/screen on mid-high brightness with a 6 month old battery

>>60807202
what >>60807950 said, but the x301 is my favorite laptop

>>60807067
What specs? Is it a DreamView screen?

>>60808570
6-cell or 9-cell battery? kind of important

X260, i5, 500 HDD for 640 dollar. New. Is a good deal?

>>60808805
No.

There's no reason to get anything above the x240 unless you need the ports or a 16GB RAM stick (x250 and up)..

The x240 can be found for $200.

>>60808849
>The x240 can be found for $200.

Not where I live. The X240 cost above 400 with 8gb of ram.

>>60803838
who what?

Is this a good price for a x220? Want to learn Java.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X220-12-5-Laptop-Intel-Core-i5-2520M-2-50GHz-4GB-320GB-No-OS-/122512205105?hash=item1c864be531:g:afMAAOSw3gJZNWNP

>>60809407
yeah but you'll also need to get an SSD, probably need to get a new battery too

>>60809449
Thanks! What is the best way to get a battery? eBay? Also will the Core i5 2520M with 8GB of RAM and a SSD be a good setup for me?

>>60809589
Remember: the x220 is easy to bios mod. u can buy fake cheap shit battery for he

>>60808194
Yes

>>60809589
Hell yha, the only thing i dont like is the intel hd 3000, but for that i'll do egpu with some gt 730 cheap

>>60809589
You can find genuine batteries for decent prices off of Ebay or Amazon. Unless you want to gamble on cheaper 3rd party batteries then Ebay.

and yeah that should work fine unless you desire USB 3.0 or graphics power, then you should look for X230's

>>60809615
That's only true for the white list.

Anyone with a T430 running Coreboot? Does it have any of the advanced options that a modded standard BIOS has, for example TDP settings?

I'm interested because yesterday I installed a i7-3740QM and under full load it's hot like a motherfucker. I need some way to limit the thermal output, and Intel XTU and ThrottleStop don't help at all.

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X220t with Windows 7

when I plug in the charger in the touchscreen starts registering ghost touches, when I unplug it stops

touch and pen both work fine, tried a different charger and results were the same

what could be causing this

>>60809793
maybe you have a ungrounded charger or socket

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Don't forget to update your packages.

>>60809815
actually it is ungrounded, but why would that cause it? weird but I'll test that

So why shouldn't I get an x250 or t450 /g/?
It's like a hundred more on eBay.

>>60809848
it grounds to your case, case touches screen, low voltage on screen registers as touch

Just bought an x200 but the battery is dead. Where can I get one that lasts at least 4-5 hours?

>>60809793
better call the ghost busters (hehe)

>>60809916

Ultrabook cpus. no quad core available.
if you just want a libreoffice / shitposting machine with good battery life, they're great.

>>60810502
Thanks.
I was thinking about the Thinkpad Yoga line which doesn't get much talk about in these breads.
How the hell does the naming work?

Ok, say I wanted to buy a thinkpad yoga 14 with the actual track point buttons. What the hell do eBay sellers call it for example.

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>>60810202
the 65W and 90W chargers I have are 2-prong, no grounding plug

I don't know if Lenovo even makes 3-pronged 65W or 90W power supplies

maybe there's a bad connector in the laptop

>>60810736

I believe the only yoga model with the shitty buttonless trackpad was the 1st gen.
That model came with 4th gen intel processors, which is the box you want to leave unchecked when setting up your ebay search filters.

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>>60810736

I'm not very familiar with the Yoga line, but you also may be able to pick up a 1st gen yoga for a good price, and swap the trackpad with one from a '50 series.

Pic related is my t440s. Just gotta make sure to buy the synaptics trackpad and not some chinese knockoff. Works out of the box with linux for me.

>>60811276
ewwwwwwwww

The pastebin implies that t420 and x220 will get libreboot support by 2018.
What gives?

How can I tell if my think pad is BIOs locked or Compitrace is activated?

>>60811597
they're hoping to reach a breakthrough exploit to modify the bios

>>60811636
I wish them luck then. Guess I have to go buy a piggybank for a t420 budget lol.

>>60811612
enter BIOS
does it ask for password?

go to computrace settings in BIOS
does it say activated?

>>60811597
minifree had a libreboot x220 up for preorder
they seem to be gone now though

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>>60810820
>reseat LCD and LED cables
>screen no longer turns on, but is still recognized

think this is the end

too bad no 1080p conversion kits for the tablets

>>60811716
Thanks, it's in the all clear.

>>60811409
hurtful

>>60805694
Cool

>>60805487
You must not be looking hard enough.

>>60811276
>>60811181
Thanks anons.
Looks like I'm either going to cop a T450s or Yoga 14 next week. I believe 500 usd should be a good price range.

I have a t520 with the extended battery and my new backpack's laptop slot does not fit it. Does anyone know of a laptop sleeve that can fit it? I don't want it banging the floor whenever I set my bag down.

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>>60796815
What could this be…?

>>60814192
Hope it's a dragon dildo

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>>60814275
This is a Thinkpad General, not an Apple General.

>>60814321
What did he mean by this?

>>60814309
penguin dildo?

>>60814309
So? Don't see why we you wouldn't buy a dragon dildo

Are the 12 dollar 6 cells on ebay legit or housefires?

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Which model should I buy and install gentoo on?

So am in pajeetland for a business trip and I'm thinking of buying a t420(150-180$) here. Do you think pajeets can scam me by replacing original internals with duplicate, substandard ones? If so, which parts should I be aware of that can be duplicated ones?

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Made a list of used X220 thinkpads that are for sale.
What should I look at when testing them out to make sure they are in good condition?
Any red flags(besides BIOS with supervisor password on it)?

Pic is NOT the model I'm talking about. It just had a cat in it ;3

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It's a replacement 9v battery for my x201 that I got for free from a recall! Didn't even have to send the old one back! A brand new, newly manufactured battery!!

>>60814419
Nope!!

>>60814583
Yeah I see why I wouldn't. I don't use Apple products.

>>60814669
You've given no criteria, so I'll recommend the lenovo t430.
For me it's the best all-rounder.

>>60814972
link?
I have an x201t and wouldn't mind getting a new battery for it

>>60814711
I'm pretty sure almost any tpg regular can tell that's a x200t
Check for computrace
Check for physical damage

>>60814705
Be careful they can change the thermal paste with poo

>>60815519
not part of the recall unfortunately
https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/hf004122

>>60814669
T4xx for a decent all around laptop.
X220 if you want to be a memer.
X60 for even more memes.
X60 with Libreboot and Trisquel installed for the True Richard Matthew Stallman Computing Experience, but you can't use X11.

>>60815528
>>60815528
>im actually giong to look at a few x220 from kijiji.
what are some big no-nos when inspecting the laptop.

>>60815571
Kek

Budget: $1200

Location: US, oregon

Size: reasonable to large

Performance: something well suited for CAD and VS

Other requirements: for college, needs to be really portable

Today I got my alienware screen replacement for my t430. Leeps and fucking bounds above the viewing angles of the original OEM TN screen.

Very happy with this purchase.

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>>60815600
>Size: reasonable to large
> needs to be really portable

>>60815618
Portable as in battery performance, for the most part.

>>60815593
Bios password
Computrace
Physical damage
And cum between keys

>>60802261
You are a fucking idiot

Budget: $500

Location: CA, ON

Size: for travel, so probably ultrabook

Performance: email, YouTube, gamedev, HotS on low-medium settings

Other requirements: lightweight; as quiet and cool as possible during >>/vr/ gaming(HoMM3,WC3) and occasional CSGO matches.

>>60815714
Oh and forgot to add: as much battery life as possible for a lightweight laptop aka balance it out.

>>60815714
T430 or X230

>>60815783
>>60815786
With the extended battery

>>60815786
Which CPU spec should I aim for minimum?:
>T430
>2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2328M (2.20 GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)
>2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i3-2370M (2.40 GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)
>2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2520M (2.50 GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)
>3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3210M (3.10 GHz, 3MB L3)
>3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3230M (3.20 GHz, 3MB L3)
>3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3320M (3.30 GHz, 3MB L3)
>3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3360M (3.50 GHz, 3MB L3)
>3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3520M (3.50 GHz, 4MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)

>X230
>Intel Core i7-3520M (2.90 GHz, 4MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
>Intel Core i5-3360M (2.80 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
>Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)

Is T430 basically x230 with 14" screen?

>>60815885
T430 also has a cd drive, which can be replaced with a second hard drive

>>60815885
No, the T430 can take a real processor, unlike the x230.

>>60815936
>mobile cpu's
>real processors

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>>60815610
Which one did you buy? Did all went 10/10?

>>60815916
CD drive is not really needed thanks to USB pen drives. I haven't had to use a CD/DVD in years now. But the second hard drive idea is cool. Only HDD? Is it still SATAII 3.0 or whatever?
>>60815936
Yeah but at what expense...weight, battery life, and heat?

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>>60815946
neck yourself.

>>60816009
Just weight.

>>60816009
it is a standard 2.5" hard drive bay, SATA3

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>>60816021
>Ryzen BTFO by a mobile IvyBridge

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>a small scratch
red flag?

What are your thoughts on ideapads? Specifically, this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNOESLS/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_NSEozbJ4Z0VCA seems like a great price for the specs.

>>60816413

Consumer tier garbage

>>60816021
>any sort of description is cropped out
of course
>>60815885
t430 has a 1600x900 screen option and the option of an nvidia gpu

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How long do I have to buy an X220 before they skyrocket in price? I know there's gonna be a lot of new CS majors trying to buy one soon and I'm still trying to save up the money.

Sorry if dumb question, I've just been screwed so many times by the retro game market and I'm a little paranoid.

>>60816802
maybe 30 years when they become antique museum pieces

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>>60816751
>any sort of description is cropped out

what did he mean by this?

https://valid.x86.fr/tfh1p1

>>60817075
also

http://valid.x86.fr/top-cpu/496e74656c28522920436f726528544d292069372d33383430514d20435055204020322e383047487a

for other results for this CPU.

Where is the best place to buy used thinkpad from in leaf country?

If you buy one and then it breaks a week later are you fucked aka should you look for laptops that come with owner warranty?

>>60814711
>red flags
this is actually a huge green flag if it lowers the price (which it usually does (by a lot)) and you're willing to spend the 30 seconds it takes to figure out how to crack it

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i just bought a used IBM thinkpad bag...

for $25 USD (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/laptop-bag-black-ibm-thinkpad-/282501182950)


do u think it will be horribly used? wat should i do but im excited as fuckk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6bsZdYn0LY

>>60817236
>2017
>satchels

>>60817236
I have one thats similar looking to that one and I love it.
Especially since I normally have my macbook in there
It does look pretty well used, not entirely sure how well these things hold up
Mine already has a little tear in one of the pockets on the inside
>>60817122
ebay, craigslist
If it's lasted 5 years just fine it's most likely not going to die on you in a week
>>60817075
>>60817089
OK? That still doesn't explain what the graph is supposed to be comparing
Or are you just so desperate for attention that you need to show off that you overclocked your laptop whenever possible?

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Just received my Lenovo ThinkPad T470, any questions /g/?

>>60817452
>OK? That still doesn't explain what the graph is supposed to be comparing
It's his thread performance dumb ass.

>>60817528
How's the keyboard, battery life, trackpoint, trackpad, viewing angles, etc?

>>60817528
why haven't you killed yourself?

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Anon here with a W540 i7 4600m k2100m on Windows 10. I went ahead and replaced the w540's meme touchpad with a t450 touchpad. I've done the registry edits needed for the synaptics driver to work properly with the 3 buttons. It is fucking glorious. However sometimes, when I restart windows the touchpad and the trackpoint lags like ass, but will sometimes dissappear after time. Does anyone have issues upgrading their X40 series thinkpad touchpads?
I could have gone with a w541 but when I was in the market they are expensive for even the k1100m model. The w541 actually went down in price. Maybe I should sell the w540 and upgrade to the w541 to get peace of mind with the touchpad drivers or just leave windows 10 and install.

What's the easiest way to find local garage sales, flea markets, or other sales that could potentially have a Thinkpad? I've been running a craigslist alert on "thinkpad" for a few weeks, and there have been plenty of hits, but only one model that I want and he was asking way too much.

>>60817613
Maybe you shouldn't be using windows you fucking nigger faggot. Think pads are depreciated anyways. Dell latitudes are the future now.

This worth it for $440?
> No CD/Drive included

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thinkpad-W530-3720qm-i7-240gb-SSD-8gb-Nvidia-k2000m-550m-2gb-1080p-/182612062094?hash=item2a8486ef8e:g:JQEAAOSwn-tZMhwX#viTabs_0

>>60817671
dude memes lmao

>>60817714
no

>>60817302
wat is satchel :)

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>>60796815
If there's a T530 listing with the colorimeter on it, it has to be the 1080p panel, right?

>>60817720
>>60817714

what would be a fair price for the specs listed in that listing?

Going to libreboot my UXGA T60. It will be glorious.

>>60817714

>"Windows is installed but not activated..."

That's not right, there's something fishy going on there and a telling sign that something is fishy, I'd pass on it personally but then again that machine as configured (at least to me) is worth about $325 tops anyway.

>fan of thinkpad for years because of being on /g/ for years
>finally get one
>don't want to do any computing because you'd rather just stare at the thinkpad on your desk

It's an abstract kind of feel. pngofuckyourselfyoujustlostthhegame

>>60815885
At least ivy bridge i5

What kind of bullshit did lenovo sell before they aquired the rights to the thinkpad brand?

Anything good?

>>60817452
Were you dropped on your head or something? If you look at the links you can see It's his single thread performance

>>60817560
keyboard is awesome, battery life is awesome, trackpoint is awesome, trackpad is really good and actually works for once, viewing angles seem fine. the build quality is excellent

>>60817236
i want one badly, i was going to buy that one.. lol enjoy

>>60816447
>garbage
Doesn't give any reason

>>60818249
Yes he did, he said it's consumer tier.

>>60803290
wouldve been better if you took the pic with the front facing camera on the thinkpad

>>60818249
It's an overheating pile of shit with shit build quality
It has better price to performance because manufacturers usually skimp out on cooling, build quality and customer support
This goes for every low to mid consumer grade computer

>>60817075
>>60817089
>>60816021
Can you spoonfeed me a bit?
What kind of cooler do I have to swap in to put in a quad on my T430? Do I have to mod it?
Are you using coreboot to OC? Any problems with it?

What's a justifiable price for a x220 or x230?

>>60818549
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X230-12-5-Core-i7-3520M-2-9GHz-12GB-RAM-128GB-SSD-Win-7-Pro-/302344335172?hash=item4665206f44:g:viYAAOSwbiFZOg9P

Like how does this look?

>>60818578
Looks like a fair price to me.

>>60818628
It's not fishy or anything? I mean it's nearly perfect from what it looks like as far as the specs lottery goes.

i swapped out keyboard in my x230 and its awesome

>>60818578
Looks pretty good

>>60818646

The seller has 99% positive feedback from 909 transactions, and there's 30 people viewing it per hour. It probably got posted recently and someone's going to buy it soon.

People will also find better deals than that, and others will spend more for worse. Such is life on ebay

>>60818646
It is but ebay does have buyer protection doesn't it? You could order it check for bios password, computrace and cum under the keys.

>>60818443
dGPU cooler (no mods to the cooler).
No coreboot, but a custom vendor BIOS.
No problems, it effectively makes the processor 4.0GHz with a boost to 4.2GHz.

>>60818684
Thanks
One last question
I can't find dgpu cooler in eurocuckistan
What are chances of one from aliexpress being a chink knock off?

>>60818628
>>60818650
>>60818666
>>60818671
Well fuck guys, I go to buy it and as soon as I do it's sold.

>>60818707
Pretty low AFAIK, I think CPUs are the part that's mostly knocked off.

>>60818713
Cool thanks for the help

>>60818016
The comment I was talking about didn't have any likes genius
I was talking about the graphis in this comment >>60816021

>>60818712
Well shit. Maybe try looking up a model with no HDD

>>60818733
You were literally replying to this >>60817075
Why are you lying anon

>>60818733
You're a retard.

got a Thinkpad T420 from my job for free
Its missing a battery and sometimes the trackpoint starts moving on its own

Is it worth fixing?

>>60818874
The trackpoint thing happens sometimes don't really know why
If that's all it's really worth getting a new battery and using it as is

>>60818874
>>60818918

trackpoint drift is normal.
It's calibration happening before your eyes, fellas

http://www.ebay.com/itm/352007270697?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Just bought this, the keyboard looks kind of gross though in the pictures, is there any good ways to remove grease/oil and stuff from a keyboard? Also did I do good?

>>60819130
it's fine, that's just the camera

also I highly doubt this is a picture of the actual computer you bought
I never buy things on ebay unless they have real pictures and a picture of the BIOS.

>>60819130
That is literally a generic product shot my man.

>>60819148
>>60819189
T_T

>>60817075
T430 throttles even without quad core.
So enjoy your housefire, thinkfaggot. I hope you got house insurance.

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This is really fucking annoying. I don't know if I should ask here or /fglt/.
>x201t
>play video
>audio cuts out five minutes in
>close lid, open again, audio's back
>audio only plays for another minute
>repeat
It doesn't seem like a global timer for powered-on time, more like a thermal issue with the video playback. I can still get a beep, but at the same time as no sound elsewhere.
Please help.

>>60819210
I should add, the audio doesn't come back after the temps return to idle ~43C.

>>60819208
>same bait every thread
Mobile ivy only throttles if you've neglected to repaste in forever or if you're using a shitty acer
Aka It's time to buy a real computer Rajesh

>>60819210
it's a bug with linux no idea how to fix it
>>60819245
my t430 throttles even with fresh paste
yes the fan is working just fine, and yes I screwed it down properly

>>60819265
Mine idles at 55 ish with no fans and about 45 with the fans at low
Dual core? Quad core? Igpu? Dgpu?

>>60818707
Make sure you don't get the one with a Delta fan. I have it and with a i7-3740QM it overheats horribly. Apparently the Toshiba one is better, but louder.

>>60819308
Is that the one with the narrow cut out? Or does it say on the fans

>>60819326
Yep, that's the one. The delta one has enormous cutouts, but that's just to keep it quiet.

>use a trackpoint for a couple days constantly then try to use my normal mouse on my desktop and it feels weird and almost have a weird muscle memory sensation that I'm moving my cursor with a trackpoint even though I'm obviously using a mouse
What the fuck have you done to me /g/. I should've listened to my parents when they said not to listen to /g/.

>>60819331
Interesting. I have the delta one on my igpu heatsink and my 3630qm did not like it much (throttled down to 2.9 and constantly at 99c)
I thought the delta ones were the better ones that everyone wanted

>>60819302
stop lying, you butthurt t430 fag. In every single thread you're being told by t430 users it throttles even on dual core cpu. Deal with it and stop baiting people into buying this shitty sublaptop.

>>60819373
They're way quieter, but don't spin as fast. I'm waiting for my Toshiba fan to arrive, it'll be interesting to see if it works better.

>>60819391
There's 2 different heatsink variants, and there's 2 different fans that could be in a T430. This is why some people get different results.

>>60819302
dualcore dgpu
If I turn off the dgpu it only throttles a little bit under load
but with the dgpu on it goes all the way down to 1.2ghz
It's basically a 2012 retina macbook pro in the way it throttles

>>60819413
dGPU heatsink does not fix the overheating issue. dGPU heatpipe from it is not even connected directly to CPU heatsink, so it makes zero difference in temperatures.

We had a few threads without that Hewlel faggot sperging out. Who invited him back?

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>>60819433
>it is not even connected directly to CPU heatsink, so it makes zero difference in

Probably bait, but in case you are retarded and don't know physics, the copper will dissipate throughout itself and since the other copper pipe is connected to the entire unit (and halfway up the other pipe), it will reach the other pipe.

Heatsink with more mass = better dissipation, and since that extra heatsink isn't being set on fire by the GPU, it has a significantly better capacity to hold heat compared to one without it.

>>60819650
More Mass = Higher capacity. When the capacity is reached, then you throttle.

If you were to mill out a small solid block of copper, then welded it to the bottom of the second pipe, you would increase its' capacity to hold heat even more, despite it not touching the CPU. Why the fuck do you think there are copper fins to each side of the fan?.

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>>60819391
well anon you got me out of bed
nice bait
here is four instances of intel burn test along side with phantom pain
>>60819422
dude honestly I dont know

>>60819800
fake

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>>60819800
>>60819391
and here it is without the autism

>>60819853
shit is fake af bruh you aint foolin nobody

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>>60819846
heres another (you)

>>60819391
>>60819846
>>60819865
(You)

>spouts nonsense
>rejects evidence
>moves goalposts

kys

>>60819879
>>60819883
bruh please swear on your TIMBS you're not fuckin with me

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>>60819865
go cry into your T420

>>60819892
actually im gay thank you stop

>>60819892
That's the NEETbook retard most likely.

>>60796815

new bread

>>60819912

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>>60819897
nigga fuck you I was in cuddling with my trap bf and youre spouting some bs about the T430 and I literally left my bed to bench this shit
>>60819918
read the speccy you tard

>>60819937
are you retarded too?

>>60819937
timestamp with your cock on the trackpoint or it's fake

>>60819948
Yes. Can't you tell by the watch? Fucking autist
>>60819957
I'm going back to bed man
My man is waiting for my hot ass

>>60819265
are you sure? I should add, headphones still work.

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>>60796885
>Ultimate /g/ meme thinkpad
>He used the fucking widescreen t60 model for the meme

>>60817528
what battery do you have in it, do you plan on getting an eGPU?