x230 for CS freshmen in the fall a good choice?

>>61211425
>>>/g/tpg

>>61211425
>shit keyboard
>no 3rd party battery because locked down
>no unlocked bios

>>61211463
>buy an x220 palmrest/keyboard from ebay
>reflash the bios
>reflash the bios

>>61211522
>The xx30 Series of ThinkPads (X230/T430/W530) and up introduced new Intel security features that make it impossible to flash the BIOS using software. You must use hardware flashing methods to modify these laptop BIOSes. All you need is a BIOS mod, an SPI Flasher (Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black, Bus Pirate) and a Pomona 5250 Solderless SOIC-8 Clip.
>all this shit for +8fps in manchild videogames instead of just getting a X220 from a refurb with 2 years warranty
lmaoing hard right now to be honest

>>61211656
>hurr durr i'm a fucking retard
https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec

>>61211722
>still no fully unlocked bios
you tried.

>>61211852
>>shit keyboard
>>no 3rd party battery because locked down
The main purpose of this software is to patch the EC on xx30 series thinkpads
to make the classic 7-row keyboards work. There are also patches included to disable the authentic battery validation check.
The main purpose of this software is to patch the EC on xx30 series thinkpads
to make the classic 7-row keyboards work. There are also patches included to disable the authentic battery validation check.
The main purpose of this software is to patch the EC on xx30 series thinkpads
to make the classic 7-row keyboards work. There are also patches included to disable the authentic battery validation check.

>>61211852
>what is coreboot

lel

why would I want to reflash bios?

>>61211463
>>61211656
LMAO pajeet is too retarded to do baby /g/ tier shit

Just get an second or third gen X1 carbon, bro. Well worth the little bit of extra cash.

>>61211872
who the fuck is so poor they cant buy genuine batteries?

Go for it, you can't go wrong with a Thinkpad.

>>61211891
>installing trannyware

>>61212154
xx30 users

>>61212023
yea fuck the warranty.
retard.

>>61212154
by "genuine" they mean the batteries that come with the x230 only
unlocking it lets you use your x220 battery. maybe x200 too idk

>>61212279
>trannyware
that's libreboot you retard

>>61212279
>warranty
>on a 2nd hand laptop from 2011

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Might be the incorrect thread, but does anyone know which thinkpad (That's older not the carbon) has a 1920x1080 res?

>>61212353
i might be wrong but i'm not sure any do (without hardware mods)
i have a first gen x1 carbon and even that still has a 1600x900 screen
there are t420 and t520 variants with 1600x900 if you care. at 14/15in it's not that noticeable although those screens are shit