/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

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Is my t410 kill? I got the blue screen,so I did a full restore and now I get this. I don't much about computers. Should I just get a new hardrive?

>>61061828
At worst it looks like you need a new drive.

Does the Lenovo Digital Download Recovery Service also install drivers and shit, or only Windows?

sometimes my mouse starts moving randomly and swiping my finger across the fingerprint reader seems to stop it

what the fuck could be causing this?

Just got the top of the line i7 x220 for $120.
I'm going to flash to Coreboot and then throw in 16GB of 1866 RAM and a 1TB SSD. Thinking about adding an mSATA SSD as well, but since the mSATA slot only supports SATA II, I was wondering if it might be a good idea to then use the mSATA simply as a cache only drive. Or would I get better performance if I used the mSATA as the OS and the regular SSD as storage?

>>61061918
The TrackPoint does this from time to time in order to re-calibrate itself during heavy usage. Swiping your finger across the fingerprint reader doesn't do anything. It's almost certainly a coincidence as the re-calibration usually takes a couple of seconds.

got a thinkpad for school. trackpad is so shit makes me want to go back to my macbook

>>61062123
you probably got a thinkpad with a bad trackpad or bad cable, replace both. this will fix your problem, if not, then you just dont like it

Previous thread

>>61031265

Interested in this offer, never hagled before though.

T440
Intel Core I5 4300u (1,9 GHz - 2,9 GHz)
12 GB Ram
SSD 240 GB
Intel Core I5 4300u (1,9 GHz - 2,9 GHz)
1920x1080 anti glare.

What price should I be going for? What arguments should I use. Starting offer is 510€

>>61062526
does it include a Nvidia 730m?

>>61062526
forgot:
Nvidia Geforce 730M + Intel HD 4400

>>61062626
>>61062634
yes

>>61061801
Is anyone else strongly considering unironically getting the retro Thinkpad when it comes out?

I have a W520 and the eternal X220, and they're both on their way out in terms of age.

>>61062963
It depends on the price/rarity ratio
For all we know, they build 10,000 and charge $1200 each, then a year later they say "We were surprised at how popular they were. The T490 will now have the option of being customised with features from the Retro"

>>61062963
I'll definitely get it if it's a worthy upgrade. I have an x220 right now which basically meets all of my expectations, expect it's a little lacking when it comes to modern ports, slightly improved speeds and better graphics. As long as they keep it logical and don't include the unnecessary bullshit which so many other new devices seem to have these days, then ya I'll probably get it. I have a feeling it'll probably hold its value well too.

>>61062963

I already have the real retro ones, so no. This will be overpriced, not built to original standards and also not close to as good as the older ones.

>>61063095
Well Thinkpads already hold their value well, so a limited edition one could go up in value depending on how many are made

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owo what's this

>>61063137
What are you talking about, no they don't? Used ones are much cheaper than what they costed new.

>>61063202
for laptops they do

Maybe not the right thread, but does anyone know if the x220 is still being worked on for Libreboot support? There was some news about it a while back and minifree.org was even taking pre-orders for pre-flashed x220s which they assumed they might be able to ship out by the end of the year, but they've since removed the page and I haven't been able to find out anything else about it recently.

>>61063232
mailing list activity seems to indicate no

>>61063137
>Well Thinkpads already hold their value well
What are you talking about? Cheap Thinkpads on eBay is literally a meme.

>>61063211
I mean if you want a laptop that hold's it's value just buy a macbook, apple fans will buy it at whatever price.

Well, since this looks like the real bread I'll ask here:

>>61062984

>>61063388
OS sticker?
I'm not too sure. I'm not a huge fan of stickers

>>61062123
Why are you using the trackpad on a thinkpad. If it's shit you can always just disable it in the bios and use the trackpoint only.

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So I used to pick up my 540 by the top of the screen when moving (felt stable and safe), and I assumed tp's are sturdy. But after less than a year the plasic on the left side broke (including the srew-machinery that should hold both sides together). After some time the same happened on the right side. Now i'm changing the tape like weekly. Should I go for glue? Problem with that might be that I won't be able to install a new display if it brakes.

What do you use your thinkpad if not for games?

>>61063509
the nipple is less accurate

Has anyone tried overclocking their screen?

Thinking about getting a nvidia mobo for my t430 and I'm wondering what sort of hz it could run at. Some laptop displays seem to overclock like crazy.

>>61063569
>picking up laptops by the screen

kys

How much of an improvement is the K1000M over the NVS 5400M?

>>61063578
To write documents and spreadsheets, watch movies/videos in general, listen to music...

>>61063672
NEW THREAD:
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>>61062501
>>61062501
ABANDON THIS THREAD, GO TO:
>>61062501
>>61062501

>>61063717
Nice try, 2570p housefire faget

>>61063174
The other one was made over an hour later and is using the garbage OP from the last three threads that includes shilling HP bullshit.

Half the general couldn't even see those threads because they have HP tards filtered.

>>61063717
No thanks pajeet. Enjoy your garbage hour late shill thread.

>>61063717
WHY?

>>61063776
I used to be the regular op, gave up and now the 2570p shill took over. I'm sorry guys.

>>61063801
Same actually. This is my first OP in a long time, I quit browsing /tpg/ for a week since the shills took over. Saw the old thread was capped and the shill was asleep so I made one.

/g/ is fucking lazy.

>>61063788
because it was first.

>>61063661
No it's not. You just need to practice. There was a comparison "study" between the two with a few hundred participants a while back. They're basically the same. Obviously it's nothing concrete but the difference between the two is negligible when you're comfortable with either.

>>61063842
it aint always about who cums first

>>61063842
You retarded son? The shill thread was an hour late.

>>61063578
What most people do with their laptops. Taking notes for studying, running GSN3 VM labs to do network tests, programming, watching videos, surfing the web, emulating machines with qemu/kvm, reading ebooks/pdfs, playing old dos games or emulating console games or playing new games with an eGPU... Is this even a real question?

>>61063931
Not him but real question here.

Where would I start looking for abandonware productivity software, including things like AS/400. Is there literally no way to learn that at home?

>>61063137

>Thinkpads already hold their value well

No, they're business laptops that get sold off every few years. That's why an X230 which cost £1,200 in 2013 costs £200 today. Dropping a grand in 3.5 years.

>>61063976
What are you trying to do? Things such as the AS/400 are IBM architecture and can theoretically be emulated with qemu as it can emulate a PPC, but even that isn't complete and of course, you'd have to do an incredible amount of manual work. Basically impossible but to be honest, I'm probably not the best person to ask.

>>61064138
They hold their value, not their cost.

>>61064155
Always been curious about as400 and would like to get into it, but not looking to buy a ppc server just to play and funsies and maybe become literate in something that is probably useless

>>61064175

>They hold their value, not their cost.

Do you have mental problems?

>>61064215
edgy

>>61064198
Check out the qemu documentation or post on the subreddit. I wish I could be more helpful but I don't really know much about the AS/400. Sorry

>>61063569
Is it just the bezel thats broken? Cant you get a new on on ebay?

Looking for a Thinkpad that

* is <= 150
* Supports libreboot
* Has decent battery life

Screen isn't that important and as long as it can play GBA games or simpler I'm fine. Thoughts?

>>61061828
It will run MUCH better with an inexpensive SSD instead of spinning rust.

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>this triggers thinkcunts

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>>61063569
Just buy parts on eBay. I dropped my thinkpad like 10 times and on the 10th, it broke for good. Rebuilt the thing for less than 100 buckarinos.

>>61064491
THINKFAGS BTFO

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>>61063174
>brave browser

>>61064244

>holding value and holding cost are different things

Are you actually fucking dumb?

Are there any non-thinkpad laptops in the X61 market-segment worth looking at? (i.e. 12" machines that can run XP and don't cost too much.)

>>61064453
What ssd's fit a t410

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>fall for the thinkpad meme
>get a i7, SSD and 1080p T510
>battery life is 10 minutes
>buy a new battery
>now 15 minutes
>louder when browsing chrome than my 1080Ti deskop is during gaming

I should have known not to listen to /g/.

>>61065557
does it have an nVidia gpu?
where did you get the (((new))) battery from

>>61065768
Yes it has NVS3100M.

Was bought here.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00Y29I85E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

>>61065853
make sure you're running on Intel graphics and not the nVidia GPU
https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/ht078706

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So, for whatever reason, my Bluetooth on my T420 automatically turns on when booting. Running Linux Ubuntu MATE 16.04. However even though the LEAD status light on the Thinkpads shows Bluetooth is on, Linux shows it's off. I have to turn it "on", then turn it off again to actually have the OS turn it off.

Is this a problem with the laptop or the OS?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-X200-12-Core-2-Duo-P8400-2-26GHz-8GB-60GB-Win-7-/172744058916?hash=item2838592824:g:TcwAAOSwT5xZTDJM

Is this an OK price for this?

>>61065557
If you're not willing to replace the thermal paste, then you shouldn't be buying an old laptop to begin with

>>61065869
w-won't that just make my CPU run hotter, and muh 1080p Youtube run worse?

Guess I'll try it though.

I can get an x230 with 8gb RAM and 240gb SSD, 250€.
Should I?

>>61065869
>>61066017
Actually, I don't even have the option, is there some kind of software I'd need to install to get the I-GPU to show up?

>>61066011
I'm so dumb, I had the whole thing open to clean it out and didn't even think to do this, it's like 7 years old too so will be well overdue.

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>>61066047
4gotpic

>>61066017
If you're watching youtube in HTML 5, it just uses the CPU
If you use Flash, it will use the GPU

>>61061801
Bump for real general. Fuck the idiot HP shill.

Does anyone know some good MASSIVE batteries I could use for my T430? Weight is not an issue, but I'm often away from a power outline for 8 hours and it'd be nice to not have to switch batteries. Any chink high capacity batteries perhaps?

>>61067430

No, 9-cell 94Wh is the highest.

However, you can get a slice battery that's another 94Wh if you need it. That's as good as you're gonna get, and is the combination with the highest capacity of any ThinkPad ever.

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I ordered the new X1 Carbon but after Rossman's new video I'm regretting not going P50

Which would you lads prefer? Typing from T520 now

>>61067567
T H I C C

They're two very different machines made for very different purposes. One is an ultrabook and the other is a full on workstation.

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>>61067580
I literally only got the Carbon because it's infinity screen would match my pic related

>>61067471
Bummer, 94Wh is what I already have and I can't find any larger.

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Oh shit lads, the EEP discount is 33% right now. I could get a P71 with the E3-1505M and the Quadro P3000 for only $2000. S-should I go for it?

>>61067635
Why not just get a slice? It's a second attachable battery. You said you don't care about weight or size.

>>61067685
If you got $2000, I don't see why not.

>>61064508
you still got 223 days of warranty left on that bitch