/tpg/ thinkpad general

First for actual previous thread
>>61637334

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>>61676366

>>61676366
Where do you buy similiar stickers but in a smaller version? Just a small enough to fit well on the palm rest of a T6x

I just recently bought a simple laptop for indie pixel games, browsing and streaming.

Here it is. Got it for $504 total with tax. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-silver/5823026.p?skuId=5823026

How'd I do.

Are any of the ThinkPad laptops suitable for video editing?

>>61677723
Amateur editing? Sure. T420 or later/more powerful in same gen with dedicated graphics.

Professional? Better have a more accurate monitor.

>>61676366
HEY FAG,

next time include a link in the old thread to the new one.

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Recently combined 2 thinkpad T420's. One was a base model but in mint condition. The other had much better specs, but was work and beat to shit. Anyhow, I swapped over the i7-2620m (2c/4t). Applied IC diamond thermal paste, properly reseated and tightened down the heatsink (X pattern until bottomed out)

Yet my CPU idles at 68-72C. Mid 90s under moderate load. Is it possible I added too much paste? (Size of a large pea) I'm used to desktop chips and graphics cards. Been a while since I re-pasted a laptop chip, so it's possible.

If all else fails, I'll break down both laptops AGAIN and steal the cooling assembly out of the old T420 because that one worked fine. Anything I may be missing that'd lead to high temps like this? Appreciate any help here /g/ents.

>>61677760
No

>>61677723
>>61677751

Modern Thinkpads have excellent screens.
And most importantly: matte.

A tricked out P71 is probably the best laptop for video editing money can buy.
But a more reasonably configured P50 or P51 is great too.

Macbook > Cuckpad

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>>61677979
(You)

>>61677796
Putting "too much" paste might increase the temps by a degree or two. Something else is the problem.

>>61678050
Then what on Earth could it be? I'm still going to double and triple check everything.

I also made sure to set Windows processor power management to active so the fan will ramp up.

>>61678117
That high idle temp makes me think the heatsink isn't making proper contact with the CPU. I would take it apart and re-apply the paste etc.

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>>61678192
Yea that's what I'm thinking as well. Ok, thanks for confirming my suspicions.

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>>61676366
Waiting for a new "-120" Hydis display, display bezel, palmrest, and Nip keyboard for my Librebooted X200! It'll be all shiny on the inside when it's all together!

All shipping from China, though. I'll be waiting a few weeks.

>>61677796
you also should spread the thermal paste over the whole die, since there is no heat spreader like on desktop CPU's

missing the corners of the die far outweigh the tiny bubbles you make from spreading it

Found a new-in-box W530 at work. Was told to make it disappear.

I7-3820QM
32GB DDR3
Quadro K1000M
1920x1080 LCD
180GB SSD (Replaced with a new-in-box 500GB Evo 840 Pro sitting next to it)
9 cell battery
2x 135W AC adapter
Docking station

Not sure what I'm going to use it for yet. Might start playing with docker containers, as my Surface Pro 2 (i5 4200u/8GB/250GB) is feeling resource constrained these days.

>>61677796
The core i3 version of the T420 has a smaller heatsink with aluminum fins instead of copper, so that may be the problem.

>>61678442
Hope you made sure of the exact model display you ordered, the chinks sent me a "compatible" one that was actually from AUO and definitely not IPS.

Later I bought the entire top screen assembly from a Gateway E-155 convertible and that was the right screen (but glossy, and I had to very carefully remove the digitizer).

>>61678484
I just put a small line of the same Diamond stuff he used on my x200, and it idles at ~35°C (40°C sitting on my lap). Didn't spread it or anything, and the heatsink is cool to the touch. If he put a proper amount, putting the heatsink on should flatten it out over the rest of the die.

>>61678484
I see. Ok I'll make sure to manually spread the paste. That's something I didn't do. I figured the contact surface of the sink would spread it for me. That's good info to know that it doesn't. Maybe that's my entire problem.

>>61678509
Thats a fucking awesome deal (free). Hell yea, make that laptop your daily use! Fully specced out W530 will run circles around your surface. Older CPU/GPU or not.

>>61678529
Really? I thought the heatsinks were all the same. This one is copper though I think.

>>61678529
I have the same "-100" display in my closet, I also had to remove the digitizer. I scratched it a little in that process, and the gloss is annoying as shit. They messaged me on Ali asking if my device had a touch sensor and I made it as blatant as possible that "I WANT THE ONE THAT ENDS IN 120! NO DIGITIZER, NO TOUCH PANEL, MATTE FINISH!". Hopefully they send the right one.

X260 for 400€, should I?
Intel Core i5, intel 6300U 2,5 GHZ
4GB DDR4-2133
DD 500GB
Screen 12,5in 1376x736 LCD
Intel HD Graphic 520
Intel 8260 (2x2AC) avec Bluetooth 4.1
Webcam HD 720p
USB 3
HDMI
Miniport
Ethernet
Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) Security Chip
Windows 10 Pro 64 bits

>>61678605
if you don't mind paying more money for more RAM and an SSD and being stuck with the 1366x768 display, then sure

>>61676707
HOW

>>61678575
there's at least 3 kinds of T420 heatsink
>3 heatpipes with GPU pad
>2 skinny heatpipes
>1 large flat heatpipe
but I'm not sure which of the last 2 is the better one.

>>61678686
Can the one with 3 heatpipes be swapped into a T420 that has no dedicated GPU?

>>61678663
http://giocc.com/custom-bios-splash-screen-for-new-thinkpad-series.html

this?

>>61678729
can you post your splash screen

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>>61678663
;)

My battery is old as heck and most likely needs to be replaced. It only lasts about 40min

Would this be a cause for the fans being loud as fuck and always on?

>>61678804
no, temperatures cause that

but that could be a result of high cpu usage which would give worse battery life

https://youtu.be/czao5OcvlkA

How far back can you go and still watch x265 1080p anime?

>>61676707
Wow that looks like new, did you buy it new or refurbished? Hmm I'm thinking if getting another x220.
>tfw thinkpads are extra comfy

>>61678886
dock is locked

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40th for G40 guts

>>61678952
Someone with a YouTube account should tell him in a comment.

>>61676366
Do you have the images of this sticker plz

How well do laptops like the T420 manage some light gaming? Stuff like TF2 or other semi-old and unoptimized games. I dont mind using minimum settings.

>>61679166
TF2 and Source stuff is OK, Skyrim sort of runs on minimum settings, nothing newer is going to run unless you use some sort of insane eGPU setup

best place for new battery? desu

>>61679075
It's like $4 on stickermule
Support lain

>>61676707
neat setup

>>61676707
dumb frog booter

where can I find list with free wificards
need something to work with my t410

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getting my first thinkpad today. its a mint t420.

>>61676366
>tfw my a key and a few others on the left side of the kb have died on my t420
Fuck. Is this an easy fix or should I just buy an x201?

>>61679847
try reseating the cable, or just replacing the keyboard?

>>61679180
>tfw too dumb to hackintosh my t420
kill me

>>61679884
You can't follow a simple guide?

>>61679981
apparently not, what guide did you use and do you have a mac from which to source the files needed or did you VM it?

Anyone running Manjaro KDE on an X220? How is it?

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>>61679999
I have a mac to source them from, what do you need

>>61678874
hmm any ideas on how to get the temperature down on these things?

>>61680053
thanks but you gotta make a bootable usb using a mac which i'm unable to do, I tried doing it with VM but it didn't work ;__;
Wanna send me a bootable usb? :3

>>61680104
It does, you just need to lurk harder (that's how I did it myself)

>>61680120
i'm not trying that shit again, takes ages

>>61680103
yes, quit doing cpu intensive things

There are some X120E's on my local Craigslist for $35. Look to be in good condition based on the pictures. Too good to be true?

>>61680174
worthless

>>61680190
Even for just browsing and word processing?

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T42 memepad

>>61680156
>wants a solution
>gets one
nah that will take ages

What is the cheapest model? I just want a dirt cheap (second hand) one to play around with and use.

>>61680325
whatever you can find? look at local classifieds

>>61677500
Have you tried looking on redbubble? Anyway is it really worth showing everyone your weeb stickers?

What's a good ThinkPad for someone who has never owned a ThinkPad before but wants one?

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Just found an X220 randomly in my house, dont think it belongs to anybody.

Battery is out but I bought a charger. Did I do good /g/?

What do I do first after I wipe it? Should I finally install linux on something?

>>61680347
My first was an x220. I think it's pretty good

>>61680358
That model always seems so highly revered but why? Isn't it old and no longer being sold?

>>61680349
>Just found an X220 randomly in my house

Fuck, we have hobos in /tpg/

>>61680383
yeah, that's the point of thinkpad threads

getting secondhand business/enterprise class laptops for cheap

best one for vidya games?

>>61680432
Lenovo Legion
Predator Helios 300

Thinking about grabbing a modern Thinkpad from Lenovo's website while it's on sale. Any models I should be looking for? Anything I should be avoiding? And is TP's reputation for being durable and modular still applicable to the newer models? Mainly going to be using it for school so I want I to handle any accidental drops or anything like that.

>>61678721
I tried doing similar on the t520, and went through destroying my stock of fans/heatsinks. From my experiencing, the heatsink with gpu pad has a different fan connector than the ones without it.

As long as the connector or the same, should be fine.

>>61680592
As long as the connector are* the same, should be fine.

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>>61676366
>put stickers/tape over the branding
>push the stickers into the outlines of the branding

what fucking brainlet did this

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>>61680704
>desired reaction: acquired

>>61680592
>>61680609
Yea I figured as much. Thanks anon. I'll probably scavenge the assembly from the old Laptop on top of re-pasting the CPU again. Hopefully it fixes the problem. I'll check back when it's finished.

>>61680260

That lcd looks gorgeous! Is it superior to newer tp?

Which is easier to hackintosh - t420 or x220? I already bought the dell dw 1510 wifi card.. gettin ready.

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>after buying and selling various ThinkPads, I've finally settled on keeping my X200 tablet and upgraded T430
>tfw both have shitty screens and already spent too much on the T430 to justify buying an IPS or X1 panel

I guess I'll have to live with it.

>>61678442
>keyboard
Where'd you buy the keyboard from?
What other places sell keyboards besides eBay?
Looking for a T450p.

>>61680949
>T450p
did such a thing ever exist?

>>61681071
Sorry, typo. Meant T540p

I just love my T400.
Bad thing its that it doesnt run any games besides CS 1.6, openarena etc...

>>61681143
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/tpad-fru-kr

open parts list for T540p, find keyboard FRU you want, google the FRU number, you can find other sellers and specifically what you want on Ebay

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Well /g/ I found a good condition X61 on ebay
>4GB Ram
>T9300 2.5Ghz cpu
>120GB SSD
>2 batteries
>"2 fans inside"
I currently own an X201 and I'm hoping the X61 can do everything i do on my X201, would be fun to carry it around instead.
I've read that the X61s has longer battery life due to slower cpu, is there any way to underclock/overclock the T9300 on the go, and is the X61 still good enough to be a daily driver?

>>61680814
It is a regular T42 TN panel (There are superior 15" IPS T42's). I cleaned my panel to perfection and Arch scales very well on low rez panels, also I installed Truetype fonts (vector) and hi rez wallpaper.

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>>61681200
Nice dubs & thank you for the tip.

>>61680842
Should be nearly the same except if you have a dedicated graphics on the t420. If you want a guide that spoon feeds you everything, the x220 is a good choice.

>>61680949
Not this guy, but china man.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Orig-for-IBM-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X200-X200S-X200T-X201-X201i-X201S-X201-Tablet-Keyboard-JPN/32774766978.html

>>61681352
Thanks, but I can't find the FRUs I need on any of the sites listed in the /csg/ sticky.

>>61676366
Hi anons.
I was planning to get a new(used) thinkpad.
My budget is around ~700 eurobucks.
It has to be a quadcore because I need it for running multiple VMs in class (yes it's windows server)
Any recommendations?

>>61681213
Also, I think older thinkpads have somewhat better panels. The aspect ratio (4:3) make them look very beautiful when running a modern OS. Newer thinkpads have a 16:9 aspect ratio and models with a TN panel have quite bad viewing angles (also in my pic you can see in the right top corner the image is breaking up - thats a typial TN panel). Try to look for thinkpads with an IPS panel and 4:3 or 16:10 aspect ratios with resolutions like 1920x1200 (16:10), 1680x1050 (16:10), 1400x1050 (4:3/5:4) and 1600x1200 (4:3/5:4). Best visuals are achieved on thinkpads that are running a dedicated graphics card (AMD 9600, AMD FIRE GL, and even older Nvida NVS (these are problematic)) And most of all - install a modern OS. How to achieve best visuals on newer thinkpads, I don't know, guess the same receipe as above works for them, too.

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>>61680349
I wish I could randomly find X220s in my house.

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>>61678971
103th to complete with you G40 with a HP NX9010

>>61676366
Are you going to put more stickers on? This looks cyberpunk as fuck as is, it's the perfect form

i like my t420

>>61678940

I bought it second hand, but the original user had barely used it, only 40 cycles on the battery.

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>tfw no thinkwaifu

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Hey /tpg/. Anon here from before who was bitching about high idle/load temps in his T420/i7-2620m.

I repasted the CPU. Used a little less IC Diamond this time around and spread it. Barely. IC Diamond spreads like plastic. Before I was seeing 68-72C on cold boot and idle. Then 95C+ while running simple CPU benches such as cinebench.

Now I'm seeing 39-42C idle and pic related is prime95 Blend test for 25 or so minutes. Cinebench peaks CPU at 75C now. 20C to 25C drop across the board is pretty decent right?

>>61681484
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/43y6632_03.pdf

Page 192 of the pdf

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I'm interested of buying a ThinkPad t420 or t520 and I'm wondering can I buy a Intel i7 2720qm and put it into the t420 OR t520 and buy a IPS panel for either one of them

Where can I buy the IPS panel anyway?

>>61677796
>make a mobile i3
>call it an i7
Oy vey.

>>61684329
You can swap it into the t520 no problem. The issue with the t420 is the heatsink isn't meant to handle quad core. You could try it as long as you aren't going to the danger zone.

Alternatively, you can flash a t420 with coreboot and run a ivy bridge 35W i7 in it. Not sure how well supported the t420 is, I had bad experience with t520 and coreboot but they may had just been the board.

If you are into gaming and windows tho you might as well get a t520. You can then find a a w520 quadro 2000M motherboard for $100 bucks on ebay and then have a bad ass machine. Or if you want to suffer you can try to make it work with Linux, but lol nvidia.

Thinkpads have gone to shit.

At my company our choices are Thinkpad or a MBP.

Everytime I am up for a new laptop I always went Thinkpad, but now not so much.

Co-workers are saying their new T4x0 keys are falling off, several people have talked about how they are over heating.

:/ Will Lenovo ever wake up and start making a quality product again?

>>61684631
When did they ever? It was all IBM and Lenovo transitioned away from it.

>>61678774
The ー is supposed to be vertical if you're writing vertically, idiot.

Is there a way to have a fully working x220 keyboard in a x230? I can only find partial compatibility solutions.

>>61684620
Yeah I like the idea of buying motherboard with the quadro but at the same time I'm not interested of turn a ThinkPad into a gaming machine even though I like gaming on the PC.

I mean there is a way by using a pcie 16X to expresscard then buying a 1050 TI but I want a laptop for mostly just Shitposting and homework assignments.

>I know I can do that on a fagbook pro but I'm not gay

>>61681322
You got the link to the x220 guide, anon?

Are modern Thinkpads worth it? I just want a IPS 1080p screen.

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>>61685167

http://x220.mcdonnelltech.com/

First result on Google

>>61685317

I saw that, thought there was other sources. Nonetheless thanks anon.

>>61685394
>I saw that
uh-huh

Can a x220 drive 3 monitors (including the laptop one)? I googled it but find contradictory answers.

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is the western digital 250gb ssd enough space for my laptop? bls respond

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Got an older T series Thinkpad from the early 2000s, would Tiny Core or Puppy Linux make it usable for the modern web, or at least shitposting? It was a great machine, and I hate to see it go unused.

>>61685451
no, the Intel HD 3000 max is 2 monitors, max resolution being 2560x1600

>>61685464
it might be or might not, how much space are you using right now?

>>61685464
You're probably trolling but in the case you're not the answer is that it depends on what you want to do with it. It's more than enough for any base OS and pretty much any program you would ever want but you will struggle if you want to store any data or modern game.

>>61685529
>memepad
>gaymen
Ebin

>>61676366
huh?

>>61684329
Yes the 2720qm is the special point before shit goes into housefire mode imo. Also no, you can't use an IPS panel on them unless you do the fhd mod but iirc it's only being sold for the s variant.

t. fgt who used a 2720qm eGPU t420 as main computer for like a year

>>61685508
Thanks for your answer. Can a x230 (HD 4000) drive 3 monitor then? And if so is there any way to put a HD 4000 in a x220? I heard that coreboot supports Ivy Bridge on x220.

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>>61676707
You fucking northamericans getting thinkpads and great chairs for the cheap while I have to live in this cesspool.
Life's a piece of shit.

>>61680120
got any hints on how to get the install screen to show up instead of just the beachball on sierra using the http://x220.mcdonnelltech.com/ method.

>>61685529
>>61685508
around 150 but will I need more if I wanna collect some animu?

>>61685559
not him but the x220 has a soldered cpu
the T and W series have a replaceable cpu so you could with a t420/520/w520 and coreboot

>>61676366
where do I buy my modular Ryzen upgrade kit™ for this slow piece of unusable shit?

>>61685559
yes X230 / HD 4000 can do 3 monitors BUT I think the third one has to either be the built-in display or through the VGA on the dock. I think, not sure, can't test it.

serious question, why thinkpad? I ignore these threads all the time because i assumed they were retarded troll shit but i'm starting to think people are serious about fucking thinkpads.

bonus question: opinions on the nubin? i personally miss them

>>61685782
because everything else is inferior

>>61685695
>>61685756
Thank you both for your answers.
So if I understood well a stock T420 can only drive 2 monitors but I can install coreboot on it and upgrade the cpu to an Ivy Bridge and it will be able to drive 3. Is that it?

>>61685830
fair enough, still seems unconvincing. My grandma was a sys admin and had like 8 fucking thinkpads lying around her house. I saw her one time resting a thinkpad on several other thinkpads so the one in use was higher up. All I can remember about them was that they were slow as shit and I hated them, which is why I want to know why people would still be using them

>>61685782
Because they are all autistic

>>61685882
well the thinkpad brand is still being manufactured today with modern specs and everything

there isn't just one thinkpad

>>61685973
really? I thought that shit was gone forever. Does it still have the nubin?

>>61686140
yes

It's the L430 any good?

>>61676366

Why isn't longer in the list the 8460p? Isn't it good anymore? I'm planning on buying one in order to replace my T420.

>>61686188
oh lawdy

>>61686192
Not as good as the T430, still not as bad as an edge.

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>>61679180
what a great photograph. I saved it. I'm going to look at it again sometime. I'm not being sarcastic.

>>61676366
What's the cheapest small (x series) thinkpad that can run League of Legends ? I don't care about settings as long as the game can run in the monitors resolution without dropping below ~30fps
The recommended/minimum specs are outdated, so I'm asking here.

>inb4 hurr assfaggots
I know, but all of my friends play, and its fun to hang out at one another's dorm and play games

>>61686787
T420 can run CSGO on minimum settings, so an x220 should be able to run lol just fine.

>>61686945
Thanks anon

>>61686787
Unfortunately, in recent years MOBAs like DOTA and LoL have become more taxing. You will be able to play on an X220 or T420 with all settings set to low at around 30fps with dips during team fights. If you want better performance look at the **40 series or consider a cheap eGPU.

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Got my first thinkpad today.

t420
i5 2540-m
Quadro NVS 4200m
120GB SSD
320 HDD (optibay)
8GB Ram
1600x900 screen

It's barely been used. The guy I bought it from bought it and never wound up using it because he hated the screen (he was switching from a retina macbook). Got it for $60.

>>61687129
Fuck that's a good deal. Nice one anon
>>61687129

>>61678509
I just bought one of these but with a K2000M. It's going to be my main workstation laptop for programming for at least a few years

>>61686787
Get an X230, with 8GB of RAM and an SSD. You should be OK

>>61680172
all I do is go online mostly 4chan and youtube ._.

I bought a yoga14. Did i fuck up?

why do you people like thinkpads so much to warrant a general?

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>>61676366
>stickers
you aint got nothing on me boy

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Am I cool yet.

>>61687591
Autism

>>61687641
>lenovo
not yet

>>61678729
>have to reinstall windows to change it
fug

T420 with i72620m, 6gb ram, w10 for 260$
Rx460 + gdc for 150
Full hd bezeless monitor for 90
500w power supply for gpu for 35
Beat that motherfucker

>>61687810
>w10
all your shit went fubar

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>>61687641

>>61687129
I've found that the gpu is practically useless
>marginally better render times in blender
>noticeably more fps in some games but still low
>updated drivers are hard to find if you're not looking properly

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>>61687821
>tfw running 10 right now
don't be silly though, it's LTSB

>>61687862
clean your cum off the trackpad you freak

>>61687901
why does everyone think it's that?
that's just the sticker peeling from my thumbs resting on it

>>61687915
remove the sticker then, it looks better without the sticker imo

also
>ltsb
still gay botnet with awful inconsistent UI

>>61687852
the only games I will ever play on this are visual novels. mostly going to use it for browsing the web, programming, and anime.

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>>61687862
>putting windows let alone windows 10 on a freedompad
why do people like you do this

>>61687960
>muh gaymes
my other thinkpad (x220t) runs arch

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what's the cheapest thinkpad or dell approved by /tpg/ if I'm going to program, navigate the web and learn GNU/Linux? pls, multiply the price for at least 5 times because that is how much it will cost in my 3rd world country

>>61688092
MacBook Pro baby

>>61688092
t420/x220 if you want to play with linux and macos
t400/x200 if you want to go full freedom
t61/x61 if you want 4:3

>>61688101
kek

>>61688125
thx

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I picked up a T430 for $180 and I've been using it as a work PC. I finally realize how great the ThinkPad meme is.

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>keycaps worn to a mirror finish
Can any of you even compete with this?

>>61688263
that's oil and grease not a mirror

>>61676707
>boner.jpg

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>>61688273
BTFO?

>>61658557 here.

What GNU/Linux is suitable for an x60s? I'm unironically considering Gentoo.

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>>61676366
Should I get it? it would be about a 2 hour round to get it.

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>>61676366
Why is Fujitsu so expensive? I really love some of their designs but their 13" laptops are lower specced and higher priced than even MacBook Pros.
Anyway;
I have a 13.3" 1080p ultraportable 2-1 dell with an i3, 8ggs of rams, and an SSD in it. Really for $550 with upgrades it is a fucking wonderful machine as far as consumer laptops go but I seem to have really underestimated how much screen space I need.
I hate doing any kind of work on it and it causes me to waste an endless amount of time that I could be productive in waiting to get home to my desktop and mechanical keyboard.
I want to go up a screen size to about 15" but retain some portability as I carry it with me ~10 hours a day.
Don't care about GPU, intel u series is sufficient, 1080p or better is a must, 5-6 hour battery with a light desktop load(chrome, spotify, slack, etc).
Which models should I look at on ebay? Open to hp, lenovo, dell, etc.

>>61685605

British actually, where are you from?

Someone red pill me on the t520

>>61676366
anyone got the photos of the asses?

>>61685502
without a cpumodel and or laptop name there is little to nothing say but it would most likely be slow for modern browsing

>>61687960
>t420
>freedompad
you're thinking wrong a t420 isnt free at all

>>61688830
the t530 or w520 exists

Can you take this dork back please

>>>/o/17648082

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>>61688263
>labeled keys
step it up

>>61689323

How did you do that?

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>>61687641
>>61687641
>>61687641
/r/ wallpaper desu.

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>>61687862
I want this wallpaper.

>>61676707
What model is that?

>>61689493

X201t

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I'm a dumbass and left my StinkPad T510 charger under a pillow. It made the sound like I unplugged it, but it was still plugged in. The charger was super hot, too hot to even touch. Are they broken forever once they overheat or can you fix them?

>>61689333
remove the keys one by one, sandpaper them and proceed to add coats of paint

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>>61689533
Ayy it started working again.

I guess they have some kind of overheat protection and it's still safe to use?

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My dad was throwing out some "old junk" and he gave me his Thinkpad 345c. It works and runs Windows 3.1, anything I should do with it?

>>61689690
freaking amazing sad about the low quality picture

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Are there any ways to improve my x201 in graphical performance? Or is 64mb of VRAM all I get? I know IGPU is shit wiith first gen i5 but still... Yesterday I installed newest Intel HD drivers and tried to play Gothic 3, well it's not as good as I expected it to run.

>>61689690

Assemble a shrine for Richard Sapper

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>>61689732
Here's a higher quality picture, screen looks bad but the flash on my camera makes it look a lot worse than it is.

thoughts on the t61 as a comfy laptop?

>>61689964
what caused that?

>>61680260
>not running Windows 3.11
retard alert!!!

>>61690041
nerve gas

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I've achieved maximum comfy.

Left is my Libreboot T400, center is my Core2 Quad desktop which is under the desk (sometimes I connect the monitor and keyboard to my T400) and on the right is my R60.

Rate.

>>61690041
Im not the original poster but it looks like some dragon slashed it

>>61690101
i can't believe you had the nerve to say that to me

>>61690103
>libreboot t400
nice recommended over a librebooted x200?

>>61690103
Yep. Now you're watching Chinese cartoons like a businessman.

>>61690114
Hardware is the same except dgpu. X200 feeels more solid

>>61690114
Only if you want a bigger display and a trackpad. It's a pretty great laptop.

>>61690120
Haha, I don't watch anime.

I kind of want in on the meme but I would just leave it in my house since they're much heavier than my chinese mac-shaped celeron thing and most of the affordable ones I've seen for sale have been from education so they have permanently locked bioses

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Who still /t60/ here?

>>61690041
Honestly I think years of storage the keyboard list have rubbed up against it. Its only the very outer layer of the screen, as the colours and such arent messed up at all.

>>61689690
Install a minimal Linux and get comfy with SDF.org.

Or install FreeDOS on it and do the same.

>>61690157
Is it just a separate protective layer? Could it be replaced, or is it part of the screen?

>>61690192
It could possibly be replaced, as I think it is a protective layer. But as I said the screen works fine so I'm not going to bother.

>>61690157
>Belron

>>61684788
Who tf cares dumb weeb lmao

>>61676366
I have a choice between PRECISION M6700 and W530
which guys would you recommend?
M6700
>7-3720QM
>nVIDIA QUADRO K3000M
>8GB
w530
>i7-3740QM
>NVIDIA® QUADRO® K1000M
>16GB ram
Both are priced 600/700 EUR

Should I buy a used T400 with 2GB RAM and a 160GB HDD for 75€?

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This plastic thing just dropped of my t430 chinkpad
What is it
Do i need it?

>>61690534
Thats your hard drive. You need to put it back in.

>>61676707
is that you
amiga senpai

>>61690590
No I figured it out it's the plastic thingy that goes over docking station connector

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Is it worth getting an x220 if I'm british and wont get the great deals like americans?

>>61690660
Depends on price. How good/bad a deal we talking?

Anybody with an X220 here do the IPS mod?

Would you say it was worth it?

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>>61690152
Me(me)

>>61690699
I don't have one currently but I browse ebay and gumtree a lot looking for anything and the only deals I've considered getting tend to have a P&P cost of £30.

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I got a elitepad 9470m for free from where i work. Are they considered good?

>>61688378
I'm doing the exact same thing for a t60 this morning.

>>61680174
>>61680190
Can anyone confirm this? Not even worth getting 2 for $50? They've got hard drives and w10 pro installed.
Not even good enough to use as a couch shitposting machine?

>>61691405
>3rd gen ULC Intel CPU
It's shit and slow. You're also limited to a 1366x768 on a 14 inch laptop, which is terrible.

The folio is fine otherwise. Not worth it though.

>>61691596
They're worth the $35 for one machine, not $50 for two.
They're only useful for light stuff.

>>61676366
I want to get a Thinkpad to use Libreboot with. Which is best and easiest to acquire?

>>61691596
there's nothing special or "thinkpad" about them, they're just an ordinary shitty laptop

>>61689690
Play DOS games

>>61691779
How much of an improvement would a T400 be? Not looking to spend more than $100

>>61690628

OwO

>>61687129

That is really good deal! i got a t420 for $63 w/ 4 ghz and no ssd/hdd, but in excellent condition. but yours takes the cake.

>>61687476

yes you did.

>>61679180
crikey I hope your fan isn't on

Hey guys, my T420 battery life is pretty bad, 2-3 hours. Is there any way I can increase this? Thoughts on Chinese batteries?

>>61693156
depends what you're doing and the condition of the battery

>>61690766

switching out for a ips is easy! but if you want a FHD ips then it'll be much more work.

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Okay guys, I have a little problem with my t420 with whitelisted BIOS
When I press thinkvantage on boot it says: "entering setup blah blah" and then normally proceeds to grub
Also when I want to boot hackintosh image with clover or other shit no matter what type of boot (legacy/efi) it just won't. There's only blinking underscore.
I've read that it could be my mbr fucked up but honestly I don't know and I'm to lazy to format everything

>>61693302
You're trying to get into the BIOS? Try pressing F2 instead, or F10, or Delete

>>61679180
who the fuck are you? did you ask permission to post my pict here?

>>61688824
Argentina.
At least I'm w...

Gotta put Manjaro KDE on this X220, I have 8GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD

Do you think swap is really necessary?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0725B6L99/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1501690178&sr=8-2&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=Ac773
Anyone know how I would hook this up? I'd like to get the bplus but it's over twice the price

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>>61693857
I, too, and below 90 IQ

>>61693412
I know, it only bothers me why it isn't working

>>61677723
all of them

>>61693937
I dealt with one ThinkPad that was brand new straight from the factory and despite the boot up splash screen saying press the ThinkVantage key it actually just brought you to the recovery thing. Pressing F2 actually brought you into the BIOS.

Later on I wiped and reinstalled everything minus the recovery stuff and then the Thinkvantage key brought me into the BIOS.

Maybe the issue is related, idk

>>61679320
h'haaaaaaaaa

>>61676366
I had to heavily retouch that QR code in GIMP before I could read it
wasn't worth it

Just bought one from craigslist this morning and I've learned that Cub OS sucks

>>61694234
This is in reference to
>>61690152

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Just got my t430 today, prettty excited, but the temps seem a little out of the ordinary. When running anything slightly demanding (downloading files or playing youtube videos in 1080p) the temps will spike up to 70-76 on the cpu and as high as 79 on the socket. is this normal?

>>61694276
yes those temps are normal, do a stress test and see if the cpu starts throttling, that would not be normal

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>>61694276
just a picture to show the temps I was talking about

What are some fun vidya games that run well on an X220?

I've already played through half life and Deus Ex

>>61694318
Alright I'll start running a stress test and see what happens with that

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>>61689418

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>>61694276
>>61694327
>>61694318
>>61694350
It only throttled less than 10 mhz, but on the bright side I can boil some water with my motherboard now. Are these temps really okay? They seem like suicide for the components

>>61694443
they are built to do that and it'll shut off if it gets to 'dangerous' temperatures
high temps increase wear but that's natural

>>61694443
make sure you run cpu and gpu stress test
my t430 throttles to its minimum clock speed (1.2ghz) when I stress the cpu and gpu
retarded thing throttles worse than any mac I've tested

>>61694516
that's not normal, the heatsink and fan should be able to handle it

>>61694634
it doesn't
I've re thermal pasted about 5 times, and I've tried 2 different heatsinks
it's just chinkpad design

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/sys/d/lenovo-thinkpad-x220-notebook/6234565867.html

Is this worth it? I just ordered a x220 and might use this just for the IPS display/spare parts

>>61694443
after stress testing, nothing throttled so im guessing it's all good, thanks for the help

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>tfw cannot get rid of the urge to buy more thinkpads and start a collection

>>61694683
it does
I'm guessing you didn't replace the thermal pad on the chipset or you tried putting thermal paste on it instead, you aren't supposed to do that, you need to replace it with a thermal pad of proper thickness

>>61694783
very few parts are compatible between the tablet and non-tablet

>>61694871
the main heatsink isn't connected to the chipset, only the cpu and gpu
and both of those use thermal paste
the gpu doesn't throttle, it's just the cpu that throttles

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>>61694851
>xx30
>classic keyboard

Is 71 -76 degrees Celsius a normal temperature for thinkpads??

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>>61676366
>be me
>20
>college dropout
>poorfag
>like thinkpads
>not bad at the computers
>possibly ass-burgers

>find shitty stripped-down T420s on eBay
>buy shitty stripped-down T420s on eBay for $42

>get thinkpad
>no screen, well this was unexpected, but they included the battery so I actually saved money

>throw some ram and a hard-drive in there, hook it up to VGA
>mfw it works
>use thinkpad for a few days
>order screen
>screen comes in mail
>tear whole machine apart
>hook up the screen
>put the whole machine back together
>startup
>can faintly see thinkpad logo, but the screen is so dim as to be unuseable
>no backlight
>fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
>figure it must be bad screen
>call seller
>nah meng, es el worko I promiso meng
>fuck
>do a bit of research
>find out that there's a backlight power fuse on the mobo that blows out for like no reason
>hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

>>61695628
>take apart machine
>holyfuck this fucking board
>so many god-damned components
>never soldered before
>never fixed a mobo before
>figure I'll probably fry it but it's worth the risk
>remove mobo from case
>get multimeter
>start hunting for fuses
>about four hours in, find fuse F7
>continuity test fails
>we have our man
>holy fuck this bitch is tiny
>like if you took a penny and looked at the back
>you know, the lincoln memorial, you could fit two, on little lincoln back there
>so fucking small
>right fucking in between two little capacitors
>just as fucking small
>no room to work
>never soldered
>have Cerebral Palsy so hands are shaky as a motherfucker
>fuck it
>take the leads out of the multimeter, have dad hang onto them, put black one on one fuse post
>put red one on the other
>sparks
>screen lights up
>hands shake
>cook capacitor
>wellshit
>lost USB 3.0 power rail
>just the power rail
>motherfucker still works with flashdrives, just no usb hdd
>I was booting off of one of those
>oh well
>say I'm gonna have to short it
>dad says I'm fucking crazy
>he's right, but I don't care

accidentally knocked an entire glass of water on my x230 and didn't even sweat it

based memepad

I have an x220 Tablet with a missing keyboard and touchpad (and other random plastic bezel parts around those areas). I'm looking for replacement parts but I'm assuming parts for the tablet variant are rarer and more expensive than parts for the regular x220. Which parts are compatible between the two units. The keyboard itself is from what I can gather, but what about the touchpad and other casing/bezel stuff?

>>61695848
none of it

>>61694851

that urge to buy more thinkpad is strong... i have/had over like 12 thinkpads already!

>>61695835
turn it off, take the battery out, pour near 100% alcohol in it so it clears out leftover water to prevent shorts save the mobo dont make the same mistake as I did

Does anyone know if t430s with i5-3320M and 8GB is enough for programming in Unity / visual studio. If it's not, what else can i buy at this price

It looks like I got my T420 with the newest BIOS already installed. I should be still able to reflash it with a new splash screen, right?

>>61696230
it should be but the "s" models have sucky batteries

>>61696165
It's been like 12 hours and I just kept using it. It never shut itself down and seems fine.

>>61696317
More precisely?
Do you have experience with memepads + unity ?

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>>61695786
>Lenovo uses some kind of hyper-chink super-solder
>Internet says the shit doesn't melt even with the heat of a thousand stallmans
>figure I can just drip some solder on top of the thing, bridge the pins and we'll be good to go
>get ready to solder
>holy fucking shit I can't fucking solder
>dad's like eighty
>done pretty much everything at one point in his life
>carpenter
>mechanic
>electrician
>knows more about solder than me
>doesn't know shit about computers
>basically blind
>knows what a fucking fuse is though
>try to show him where it needs to go
>fucking it up
>soldering the nearby caps
>fuckthis
>I locate my testicles
>solder the fucking thing myself
>it's nearly perfect
>hook up display
>screen comes on
>usb ports still don't boot to hdd
>oh well .jpg
>back of the screen get's kinda warm
>think it might be overcharged
>worried about catching dick on fire
>go on /g/
>ask those fucking neckbears
>be here
>write this

pic related, it's the solder
I'm fucking proud of that shit
am I gonna die /g/?

>>61678605
no

Is there a desktop/server equivalent to thinkpads? I mean in terms of quality/price ratio.

>>61696826
Build your own.

>>61696900
The point was to have something that cost less than the sum of its parts.

>>61696826
anything a business would buy thats at least 3 years old

>>61696943
dell servers are pretty cheap if you get them a few years old.

I live in a city while the primary population are white, 30 percent of the citizens are Asian.
Majority of the Asians I see at the library use thinkpads from the X and T series.
What's up with that?

do the yoga models count as thinkpads?
I reeally want the the 11e model as a new laptop.

>>61697326
>does product line a count as product line b
Holy fuck you're retarded.

The T420 I purchased from eBay just arrived in the mail, but I just realised that I lost my precision screwdriver set at some point when I was moving. Can't get another set for two days. I find myself aftaid to even turn the damn thing on without taking it apart first. For all I know the thermal paste was never changed and it hasn't ever been cleaned once. What is the actual likelihood that I'm going to damage the laptop using it for two days while uncertain as to its condition? I can't tell if I'm being reasonable or unhealthily paranoid.

>>61697702
All modern computers shut down when they heat up too much. It's nothing to worry about.

>>61696427

keep it up anon... you're doing great!

>>61697917
Unsure if sarcasm, you're up to speed, the system boots, it runs, one spot on the back of the LCD gets a little warm after a while, not sure if that's normal or if the solder might be transferring too much power

Should I scrap the board and buy a new one? They're like $20, on the other hand I have one that works mounted in the case

What do?

>>61697949

Should be fine as long as you use electronic solder.

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thinkpad spotted in the wild.

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thinkpad spotted in the wild. pic2

>>61694033
Well, dunno
I took out my 2 discs and it hasn't helped

>>61698221
Yeah I used electronic solder

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Trying to make this upgrade in my Thinkstation E30 with the stock psu.

The lenovo website says only the P300 series is compatible.

Its drawing the same amount of power as my 600 and has the same connection type, with low profile design.

Shouldnt this work?

I am ready to pull the trigger on a T430 with:
- Intel Core i5 3320M 2.6GHz
- 4GB RAM
- 400gb HHD

Should I do it?

>>61689964
>that screen
what a shame

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>>61688344
>>61688344
>>61688344
Please fellows, respond.
Has /tpg/ never experienced an old x60?

>>61695870
Not even the palm rest and touchpad? That's disappointing

Is there anyway to switch between the AMD graphics and the Intel graphics without having the power gauge on my taskbar?