/tpg/ - Thinkpad General

>>61748762
but how?

>>61748801
Paint is very interesting

>>61748521
Just gonna repost from previous thread.

X230 user here.
I experience a lot of screen tearing on Linux even with Compton enabled. Does anyone know how to get rid of that? I'm using i3wm and MATE

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this kills thinkfags

New AMD Thinkpads incoming.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Confirmed-Lenovo-s-AMD-ThinkPads-A275-and-A475-are-based-on-the-X270-and-T470.240156.0.html

>>61748801
>take off all the plastic parts
>paint them white
>put them back on
>become gay
>???
>profit

>>61748833
>equivalent laptop is as good as other equivalent laptop
?

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T70
7
0

>>61748843
Ah shame, I thought it could be some chinese company selling thinkpad cases in different colors, can't be bothered to paint mine

>>61748840
Is raven ridge even out?

>>61748869
Q4 2017

>>61748854
>intel
Fuck that
G40 with desktop grade ryzen when?

>>61748762
i used to do this with ti83's in highschool and sell them with custom colors.

>>61748521
This picture make me realize that 16:9 really is a meme on laptops.

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Who else is comfy with their X40 here?

>>61748884
Neat
>>61748900
Also pretty neat

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is there an after market 360 hinge for the x220t?

>>61748827
this configuration works fine with me
https://pastebin.com/9Ztg1eh2

>>61748863
I just guessed. I have never seen anyone sell white parts

>>61748930
No.

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Should I be worried about this idle temp?

>>61748953
>he expects his hardware to run at room temp

>>61748953
no that is normal

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>Blurry dark pic
>No original charger (replacement)
>Clearly the "Unregistered Windows 7" text in the bottom right

My alarm bells are ringing.

>>61748953
that's one of the best ones I've seen

>>61749004
>>61749053
I didn't know if that was an average idle temp or not.

Yo guys, X230 is my endgame.

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>>61749286
but for some reason 4chan was too retarded to post photo
anyways, have any of you found your E N D G A M E ?

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>>61749300
>1366x768

>>61749357

what's wrong with it?

>>61749397
Save yourself a headache and don't argue with him

>>61749357
Well a higher resolution wouldn't give me more screen real estate at 12" because I'd have to upscale to match the size of 768p anyways and scaling renders Linux unusable currently.

>>61749397
>>61749423
don't feed the retard. no (You) for him

>>61749445

sorry, i'm a kind person
i like to feed the needy

>>61749397
not enough screen real estate, if have've ever worked with higher res screen you'd understand

>>61749493
>needing a high res on a shitposting machine
isshigy

Your IRC channel is boring af tbqh famalam

What's a reasonable price to pay for a T420 with an ssd, 8gb of ram, and w10 pro in good condition?

Need some advice regarding thermal paste or thermal pads for a x60s?

what would you recommend ?

thx !!!

>>61749493
see
>>61749423

At 12" there's no way how you could get more real estate without making text terribly small. The only thing a higher res would do for you is make the image sharper but with that you're sacrificing Linux compatibility.

>>61749628
don't forget that you'd have to use an even worse chinkpad than the x230 to get fhd. x240 up is pure dog shit

>>61749628
t430 with 1600x900 is the endgame

>>61749009
missing trackpoint?

>>61749673

Oh shit. Good spot.

Definitely giving this one a miss then.

Shit I need a laptop sharpish though

>>61749009
Can't even see the t420 where it's supposed to be. You're getting jewed.

>>61749657
It's the same PPI and I'm seriously considering getting one as a second laptop. btw I also own a desktop with 2x1080p screens connected. The X230 is just infinitely more comfy which is why it is my endgame.

>>61748833
The edge of the palmrrest is uncomfortable, as are the keys and touchpad buttons
The 3 function buttons are a joke, I don't get why they removes the volume buttons
The metal case gets dented quite easily
Otherwise pretty good, I like the rubber protector around the screen and the door at the bottom

are ultrabooks a meme?

>>61749673
looks like it

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>>61748833
>chiclet keyboard
>hp
Are you even trying?

My T430 is the best laptop I have ever owned. I think I will never buy another laptop.

>>61748833
>chicklet chinkboard
>no ultrabay
>no multiple hot swap batteries
>no thinklight
>no middle button for trackpoint
>gaudy silver
>HUGE bezel, bigger than a 10 year old t60
>has retarded bumps on palmrest for some idiot reason
>HP botnet

>>61749357
On a 12" screen it's practically retina resolution.

Tell me son, what is the ideal viewing distance for such a screen and what is the smallest angle your vision subtend at that distance?

Go back to China, you chink shill.

Should I wait for my ram upgrade to arrive before installing Arch?

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>>61748521
This brightness notification thing won't go away, Is the only way to make it disappear restarting?

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what's teh dankest thinkpod? need more keks in my lyfe
pic relatated, is me in all muh dankness

>>61750168
x200 for maximum /g/bp

>>61750149
same here. brightness bar always shows after starting from standby. my fix is to trigger any overlay that appears in the same place. for example when my brightness bar is stuck I press mute so the volume bar appears and makes the brightness bar disappear

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>>61748521
>pic unrelated
sup /tpg/
possibly picking up an x220 later on, 500gb hdd, 8gb ram. gonna clean it up a bit than throw arch linux and xfce on overnight. send post later when its all said and done.

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>>61750168
oh god

>>61750259
that's because his tummy is filled with goody horn skin from his feet and his massive dankness

can anyone rec me a specific cheap battery for my x201 that will get it at least 2 hours battery life? Rn the battery is completely dead, I can only use it plugged in, I just need something that gives me enough time to get through a lecture.

>>61750577
I got a new old stock 9 cell for 70 euros, not that cheap but it gets me through a day of uni. I guess for 2 hours a new old stock 6 cell would be enough.
I wouldn't bother with chink replica's, the one I got arrived completely drained but after using it for a year now it still has 96% of its original capacity.

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Should I bother trying to run Path of Exile on my t420 or nah? What settings are recommended, or will my shit just fry itself dead after a while?

>>61750577
>2 hours
jesus just get a chink 6 cell. a 3 cell might even be enough

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>>61750634

By the way.. Can someone tell me what this is? Artifacting, or something? I can't tell what type of graphical conflict this is with Jewtel HD 3000

1/2

>>61748953
What program are you running to access that screen?

Also, that's a very good idle temp.

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>>61750666

2/2

So I'm finally buying into this meme and getting an x200 because I'm autistic and muh freedoms or whatever, is there anything I should look out for in particular before pulling the trigger and ordering one?

>>61750637
>>61750626
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Superb-Choice-SP-IM2164LH-1E-6-cell-Laptop-Battery-for-IBM-ThinkPad-X200-X200s-X201-X201s/35740390?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=822&adid=22222222227024111631&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=52454377871&wl4=pla-84019260551&wl5=9028300&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=112343754&wl11=online&wl12=35740390&wl13=&veh=sem

alright guys I found this. It says it is for ibm x201s, but will it work with my lenovo x201?

>>61750700
no. On older models the batteries weren't compatible between regular and s-models

>>61747025

T430 i5 3320m 2.6ghz 8GB Ram 500GB HDD For 294.99 CAD or 232 USD

Is it worth it?

>>61749673
It's just a cap/

I've tried replacing the splash screen on my T420, but the utility didn't let me reflash the same (newest) version of the BIOS. Is there any way to replace the splash screen when I'm already on the newest version of the BIOS?

>>61750712
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/122063967623?_trkparms=pageci%253Aec8fd26e-79fb-11e7-9f24-74dbd1802e29%257Cparentrq%253Ab33f4f4c15d0aa47cd8e389ffffd2e02%257Ciid%253A1

The link

>>61750700
>>61750711
It'll work fine. X200/X201/X200s/X201s all take the same batteries. It's only the T-series where the slim variants have different batteries from the normal models.

>>61750634
>>61750666
>>61750680

Really, anyone? Don't make me resort to registering to PoE's forum just to ask and evaluate there with them /tpg/ pls

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>>61751443
>stop playing games

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I have defaced my x61s.

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>>61751602
You sure did.

>>61751602
>IBM logo on a *61
RARE

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Requesting a bit of help here getting a "new" laptop (used/old would be fine), preferable a thinkpad. Having a hard time browsing and getting a grip on all the thinkpads I can choose from.

Budget: Not more than $400, $350 would be nice though.
Location: USA, New Mexico?
Size: Somewhere around the T series size
Performance: 2.5 GHz dual core processor minimum, 4 GB ram minimum 8 GB preferred (DDR3), and 200 GB HDD storage minimum.
Other requirements: Relatively good battery life, probably 3-5 hours on load if possible. Upgradeable ram and storage. Good wireless card or upgradeable one. Durable. Running "current" indie games like NT and BOI would be nice. Running games like CS:GO would be great. It needs to be able to browse the internet and watch youtube well along with running matlab nicely. An eternet port would be amazing.

is it possible to replace internal battery in X260? I didn't even know they put dummy internals before bought this shit

>>61751803
W520

>>61751803
t440p
just get the cheapest one that doesn't look like shit, ignore cpu/display/ram/drives because they're all replaceable and upgradeable and it has a IPS FHD display option as well

Hi. I wanna buy a t530 and I have some questions.

1 - What the maximum support memory?
I read it was 16gb but in the lenovo site is 32gb.
Is this right?

2 - If I wanna upgrade the screen to 1920x1080 I just have to change the screen or something else?
Is there IPS to t530?

3 - I think this is very stupid question but I'll ask anyway.
Can I change the intel graphics 4000 to something better or only with egpu?

4 - Can I put a i7 7th generation or in a near future the 8th?


Thank you.

>>61752130
I forgot the lenovo link that say 32gb support
https://support.lenovo.com/br/pt/solutions/pd024683

>>61750677
That's speccy.

>>61752130
RAM depends on the CPU, some of the CPU's support 32GB and some 16GB. Also the T-series only have 2 memory slots, W-series has 4.

3. if you want to swap the motherboard, sure, but the Nvidia graphics weren't that great

4. depends on the CPU socket and chipset (no)

>>61752130
I don't have a T530 so no idea about the first two but no you can change the hd4000 because it's part of the processor, however you can upgrade the processor but only with processors that share the same type of socket.

>>61750687
bamp

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if you encounter someone calling himself "xsauc" or "james" immediately disregard and hide his posts. "James" aka "xsauc" is a mentally ill transgender pedophile who is very unpredictable and dangerous.

Thank you for your cooperation,
~GNU/Police

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I got a new job and they want to know what hardware they should order for me. The rest of the office uses either MBPs or Dell Xps 13s for the most part but I am not limited to these. They don't care if I install Linux so I was thinking an x270 with all the options, a dock, and a couple monitors.

Thoughts? Are the new thinkpads awful?

Is it a good choice to buy a thinkpad off of amazon? In a general sense.

>>61752762
latitude 7280

>>61753226
>latitude 7280
>no trackpoint
pls... pls stahp

>>61753226
Seems overpriced and the lack of track point kind of sucks. Any other suggestions?

>>61752762
They've been getting better since the **40 days, but they still have a long way to go.

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>have to choose between freefag t400 and powerful t430
Fucking shit, if I can't use libreboot there's fucking proprietary blobs in Coreboot. I don't care if it's less than 10kb I might as well just sell all my info and build a gaymen PC with Windows 10 because who the fuck knows what backdoors are in those blobs

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T430 and T420 owner reporting in.

>>61748840
I'm aiming for full upgrade of both desktop and laptop with 7nm Zen+. This sounds good.

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Dont talk to me or my wife's son ever again

Anyone here put Void Linux in their Thinkpad? Thoughts?

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Let's play a game /tpg/.

>>61754310
you forgot the fags who hackintosh their memepads

>>61754310
>core 2 duo
>not the glorious sandy bridge i5

Question for Trackpoint users, does the B key limiting downwards movement bother you? Is there a way to make the cursor move faster when im moving down?

>>61754367
>>61754381
Will be considering these for a 2.0

>>61754388
it's a strain gauge, so the nub has minimal travel. the keys cannot impede it.

>>61754421
>the keys cannot impede it.
Im pretty sure my B key does, if I move the cursor upwards or laterally it moves at the same speed in all 3 directions and the nub barely touches the keys, but when I move it down it's clearly touching the B key and it impedes it of going at the same speed. I have a T520 so im using the old non chiclet keyboard.

>>61754310
https://youtu.be/1K5jo9gk9LQ

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Thinkcentre general

>>61754477
If your trackpoint visibly moves enough to touch the key, you may have broken it.

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How is the NVS 5400M on T530/430? Does it overheat badly? Will the solder become brittle over time?

>>61754612
it won't kill itself like older nvidia parts, but it's extremely weak

>>61753839
should have bought a t520 and t530, enjoy your shit screen

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How many mAH are supposed to be in the 9-cell 70++ batteries?

I found this:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/6600mAh-New-Battery-for-Lenovo-Thinkpad-w530-L530-T430-T530-70-0A36302-9-cell-/112174413211?hash=item1a1e1db59b:g:L~MAAOSwEupZheR0 and it looks like it's genuine and legit, but it's only 6600mAH.

I've read around online and apparently it's supposed to be 7740mAH like this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-Genuine-Lenovo-ThinkPad-9C-Laptop-Battery-L410-L520-T420-T430-T530-W520-W530-/282011867458?hash=item41a9379942:g:o3MAAOSwKfVXF8S2

I ordered some stickers from redbubble but I don't know if I actually want to put them on my x220.

>>61748521
Thinkpad T570, why doesn't anyone celebrate this cultural milestone?

>>61754947
If you want to put things to express something on your laptop put a vinyl. A single one. Only one.

Stickerbombing looks like shit without exception, even more if you use the redbubble stickers with white borders.

>>61754937
I believe there is two manufacturers for the batteries, Samsung and Panasonic (or LG, or maybe there's three, I don't know). I think they rate their batteries at different voltages which can affect the mAh rating. But Lenovo holds them to a Wh standard, that being 94 Wh for the 9-cell batteries. Typically a brand new battery should have over 100% of the 94 Wh capacity.

Either way you can get it on Amazon for the same price and it's a lot easier to return items via Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Extended-Battery-0a36303-Originals/dp/B00LLT3ANI/

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Is the X220 with 6GB RAM a justified upgrade from my T400 with 3GB RAM? I'll just be using it to code, watch films, listen to music and watch porn at home and essentially the same at work when I'm not busy but without the porn.

>>61755103
>>61754937

only thing you will have with the fake ones is for the 30 or 40 series is it and newer the battery wont work unless its 100% genuine. but for the older models youll just find the battery decays quicker.

example I had genuine 9cell for x220 and after 50 cycles it had lost 3% capacity. i had a chinko 9cell that had lost 11% capacity after 23 cycles.

>>61754589
Oh shit really? It's always been like this

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>>61755149

yepp, get a 9cell battery for it for maximum comfy mode.

>tfw you sit outside with your x220 and 9cell battery for 6 hours straight writing/watching videos without needing to charge it

>>61755192
>newer the battery wont work unless its 100% genuine
well shit time to buy a 9-cell from amazon to a freight forwarding service and then pay them another $100 to receive my battery

Found a T430 for $200, should I go for it?

>>61755393
no

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>>61748521
What is the best thinkpad that is useable for rendering?
It's for school, basically it needs to meet the following criteria: needs to have a graphics card, needs to be light (<6lbs), needs to be able to use 16 gbs of ram, battery life better than 5 hours, needs to have best keyboard.
I need to use windows 7 so libreboot or gentoo (lol) aren't options and I'm not gonna mess around with virtual machines because I need it to be guaranteed to work.

I was already thinking about getting a t420s with i7 2620m and Nvidia NVS 4200M because I understand there is no upgrading the processors on slim models. And before anyone says anything, I don't care that it has a shitty panel, I'll probably upgrade that later.
Any ideas?

>>61755605
if you're serious about rendering, you'll get the fastest quad-core unit you can afford

>>61755605
You need a desktop, you're retarded if you think it'd be worthwhile to get a Thinkpad for that use case.

Get Ryzen and then get a comfy Thinkpad to control it and watch anime on.

>>61755623
its only inventor lol
I also hate laptops without a track point or any other equivalent, they feel unusable to me and I definitely wont pay for one.

>>61755596
why not?

I'm quite happy with with my trusty T420, but my sister is shopping for a somewhat rugged new laptop before moving to Lebanon for a year. She sent me urls for some cheapo $200ish netbooks with rubberized case accents she was considering and I figured an X-Series would fit her needs and not be utter shit.

Budget: $200-$300USD
Location: USA, but relocating to Lebanon in a few weeks
Size: Portable/Travel-friendly, probably X-Series
Performance: Usual web browsing, work-related doc editing, and wants to watch "HD movies" (no fucking clue if she downloads BD rips or just streams stuff)
Other requirements: Have to receive it and be fairly certain the battery and charger are reliable within two weeks.

This is more a request for favorable ebay vendors and such that have a good track record. I told her to just get an X220 and order an additional battery and charger at the same time, just in case. Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. And no, I don't have any imouto nudes.

>>61755149
x220 is good anon, I upgraded from an x200, which is somewhat close to T400 in specs. Try to get one with an IPS screen if you can, I upgraded mine and now I have no complains about the x220.

Still, you can always put an SSD, up your RAM to 8GB and stick to the T400. The hardware is good enough for what you are doing today, and you can save some money this way.

>>61755605
Get a W520. You will never get >5 hours on a T420s, especially not with an i7 and NVS. The battery in the slim model is only a 6cell and the individual cells are lower capacity flat cells compared to the round ones used in normal Thinkpads.

>>61755644
It's not really viable to lug around a desktop with me to school but I do use one currently that does just fine. Also, I already have a t510 that I use but it's a little to heavy for me currently and I think I can get a better graphics card and processor in a smaller package which is why I was wondering what your opinion on the t420s was.

So here is my situation. After class I go to the library to work, in class we already have thinkstations that we use so I have that taken care of. When I go to the library there are macs available to use but since they don't have inventor installed and they are shitty old shit that doesn't run anything I need my own to use.

>>61755684
what do you think of the slice? I heard it gives it quite a few more hours and while it's not ideal to have a slim laptop with a massive tumor of a battery at least it isn't permanent.

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>>61752762
GETAC

>>61754388
>limiting downwards movement
wut?

Are there any X series ThinkPads past the X230 with dual socket RAM, or are they all fucked?

is there some way to install a FHD panel in a HD+ T520? I'm getting one for ~175€ (which is fucking amazing) in great condition. also, if I coreboot it would I still be able to use the Nvidia NVS4200M under windows 7 if I had to? I pretty much know already that nvidia sucks under linux

>>61755605
found a w541 with a i7, 16gb, ssd, k2100m, 9cell and warranty on ebay last year. dad was selling it for his daughter who 'needed' a mbp. only $800.

i use it daily for autocad and some rendering while at the office. gets a solid 6 hours on battery while doing light tasks.

>>61756075
I probably would go with that but it has the newer keyboard which I don't like. It's fairly petty but having the feel of an original ibm styled keyboard makes feels like it makes working easier.

>>61754546
I think the ThinkCentre line is actually kind of sexy.

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>>61756367

>>61756367
Real ThinkPads don't have this problem.

>>61756367
it was that or eye cancer ;-;

Just got a T540P for $210.
Rate my purchase.

>>61750192
>>61750149
Just go into task manager and end the process. The name should be fairly obvious.

im thinking of removing the whitelist on my t430. would these work http://www.ebay.com/itm/302219832025 and http://www.ebay.com/itm/302185793633 ?

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Fuck with hdd and wiped it but now trying to install mint.iso and it wont read dvd or I cant remember what I did. pls help t420

>>61748521
just spent ~500 on a t440s and a 256gb m.2 2242 ssd.

i have a problem

>>61757173
Reset BIOS.

Somewhat related:
I've been interested in getting an older PC (could be a laptop), one that runs windows XP, for the sake of having a place to play old vidya, especially for when my nieces and nephews visit. Where would I go about looking for one? It wouldn't be hooked up to any sort of network.

>>61757496
How old of vidya?

Hello, boys. Should I buy x240? How keyboard of it is compared to "classic" keyboard from x220/200/60/etc?

>>61757496
maybe try this

https://youtu.be/GPJGVbdXgrs

My t61 is arriving in the next few days. It's gonna be my comfy PC for posting when I'm in bed (dw I have a laptop coolerpad + stand which will suit the setup well)

any stuff I should get for it too? Any particular accessories?

It's running windows 7 32 bit which I think I'll keep

>>61757552
As in windows XP era, stuff like Warcraft III.

does windows xp still work for lots of shit? I've been out of the loop for ages - I really don't seem to like windows 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or whatever teh fuck.

A thinkpad with xp sounds comfy as fuck to me

>>61757661
no security updates

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I just found out that some of these green trackpoint caps existed but the guy who made them doesn't sell them anymore.
If anyone has one that is in good shape that they would like to part with I will buy one if it is reasonable. Name your price.

>>61757661
its basically the lowest of the low hanging fruit. middle schoolers are probably writing malware for vulnerabilities that will never be patched.

>>61757740

Why not mold your own? Wont cost anymore than $20 to make 50 of them.

>>61757760
If you could link me to a video on how to do that I would love that.
I've thought about it but it sounded out of my league. Is it simple enough? I'm willing to put effort into it.

>>61757661
I would just go for windows 7 if you're seeking usability, it's not as dumb as windows 10 or 8

You guys are awesome. I appreciate the info about xp and stuff a lot.

I just bought a t520. It's my first thinkpad. What should I expect/first thing I should do?

>>61757997
Get the cum out of the keyboard.

what do you think about the t440p

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>>61758156
I don't think about it at all. Anything besides T400-430 is irrelevant.

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>>61748762

>>61758156
Best of the worst line of thinkpads
>>61758595
(you)

>>61758706
You mean worst of the best line, right?

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>>61758726
Okay now you're just baiting

>>61758706
>>61758726
so either way it's bad?
I'm so confused

>>61758156
Good overall. The fhd ips display alone makes it good, the awful touchpad is fixable by replacing it but sadly the keyboard layout a shit.

>>61758787
Basically this >>61758805

>>61757638
depends on what you're using it for

>>61758758
>Home/end where capsloc should be
>Large ctrl
>No fn
>That touch row of things that could have dedicated or fn buttons, bad idea before Apple had it
>Backspace and delete sharing a row
>Shift having an indicator light, presumably because it doubles as capsloc somehow
What the fuck am I looking at?

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXCLDRI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wCTHzb7D80GJC
Or
https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-t400/
?

>>61756815
or just press mute which is literally one press of a button

Sometimes my T60 doesn't boot when the battery is plugged in. The CD drive keeps on spinning after I turned the laptop on; the screen stays black. Any help?

>>61758858
The worst modern thinkpad

Can the X41 boot from USB?

About to get a T540p with SSD and 8GB of RAM what am I for?

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>>61758866
>Up to 3.3 Ghz Processor

>>61758758
That kb layout is worse than cold toast.

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I've jacked off my x60s last night. How bad am I into autism?

>>61759273
depends... how did you do it?

msata ssd with hdd in its place, or regular ssd with hdd in caddy? pls halp

>>61759783
msata ssd is slower than regulaar sata ssd
I have both. sata for OS and msata for mass storage

Alright, since Raven Ridge Thinkpads are coming out either end of this year or beginning of next I need a temporary laptop while I wait.

I'm deciding between T430, T440 or T450s. I'd like a 1080p screen or 1600x900 at the very least. Don't play video games and don't run demanding tasks (watching videos, listening to music, word processing and ebook reading).

I also don't want it to look like an old piece of shit because there are some qt3.14 in my class and I don't want to look like a poorfag loser in front of them.

>>61759874
ok but isnt the same because t420 has only sata2

>>61759927
If you care about impressing girls so much nothing besides a MacBook Pro will impress them. There is no difference between a T400 and a T470 to them.

>>61760020
I didn't say I want to impress them, I said I didn't want to look like a poorfag, there's a difference. I don't want a thick laptop with the battery sticking out the back and a shit screen.

>>61760071
Then get a T400 with Libreboot.

>>61759236
3.1 all core turbo anon

>>61759927

>I also don't want it to look like an old piece of shit because there are some qt3.14 in my class and I don't want to look like a poorfag loser in front of them.

>having to rely on your laptop to pick up girls
Anon you're gonna die alone anyway with that attitude

>>61759927
You are going to look like literally everyone else. If you want to be remembered(having some personality), having a laptop that stands out might be a better bet.

als je in drente woont

t400 en t60 gratis af te halen wees er snel bij

check marktplaats voot informatie en contact met de verkoper

>>61761074
Is Dutch worth learning if I want to move there and become a freelance programmer who habitually smokes pot and fucks hookers?

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Is 40€ bad price for a pristine X40?

>>61761151
No, everyone speaks English. Plus, Dutch is fucking retarded (and so are the people).

>>61761240
But what about the poosy?

>>61761240
dutch is a well constructed logical language actually

>>61761151
not really a majority speaks english and if they dont they are considered to be retarded. you learn english at the age of 10/11 or I did atleast

>>61761320
girls are sluts man they dont care if youre english or dutch if they want sex theyd go for it

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>>61761240
actually why do you say the people are retarded?

Hi /tpg/ , i am in need of some help.

I currently have a acer e3-111, very nice laptop, light a reasonably powerfull for it size and can run almost any linux distro that i throw in it. But, i dont like taking it to college with me, as i live in a 3th world hellhole and fear getting robbed in the way to college, and it will be almost impossible replacing it, because there is none in the new or used market. So, i am thinking getting a t42(i am a poorfag with other priorities for my money) for light use, mostly getting word like jobs done and occasionally a slide presentation. I would put the max 2gb of ram and a 60gb ssd, ditch the w7 that it comes with and put a light linux distro, just so i dont push the pentium M to the limit too often.

The offers in my country, for a used one with mediocre hdd and ram, or none of those at all, rovers around 80$ to 120$, and getting a t410( that is the next, 40$ more expensive thinkpad model available) is out of question either for cash or size.

Ps:i didnt search for it, but, is there a dockstation for it or that exist only for newer models?

Hi /tpg/, I'm planning to upgrade my current T500 to a T520.
Will my T500's RAM be usable in a T520? After some search I found out T500's RAM runs at 1.5V but I'm not sure whether T520's RAM runs at 1.5v or 1.35v.

>>61762280
yes

>>61749445
>>61749423

Maybe not with xfce, but cinnamon scales fine. 1080p would make fonts look much nicer too.

If a thinkpad has a BIOS password and you know the BIOS password, can you remove the password somewhere in the settings?

If not, do you need the password every time you want to install a new OS?

What does the password even stop you doing?

>>61762585
yes you can remove it if you know the password...
it stops you from changing any settings in the BIOS, you can still enter the BIOS without it, just not change anything

Any trustworthy refurb/used retailers that ship to EU? Ebay's failing me and I want something under 200 Euros

Alright you convinced me to pull the trigger on an eBay refurb.

Now, do I go T420 or T430? They're almost the same price.

I don't like the look of the shitty chiclet keyboard with the T430 but reviewers say its not so bad? The layout looks shit too though...

>>61762691
walmart.

>>61756718
That seems extremely good...specs?

Which thinkpads play my 2hus without lag?

my x220 wont boot.. the beeps indicated something wrong with the RAM, ive tried 3 different sets of RAM, made sure they were inserted properly but no dice

>>61762777
shit, customs and excise will eat me alive. anything EU based, preferably?

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>>61757997
Install Gentoo.

But actually:
>if temps are shit replace thermal paste
>CLEAN IT
>consider upgrading ram and/or HDD to SSD if applicable

idk that's the usual, pretty easy stuff to do immediately after getting a Thinkpad. Enjoy anon.

>>61762995
use only 1 stick of RAM and try both slots

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>>61762967
These are the requirements for the most recent game...a T43 could fucking play it

>>61763010
here you are my friend

https://www.importpc.cz/notebooky/workstation/lenovo.html

>>61755721
You can't. Decent graphics cards require desktops or big fat laptops.

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>>61756386
>>61756409
>>61756549
>>61756367

>>61760071
Lol whatever faggot

>>61763114
my elitebook can't play them smoothly. They are a lot harder than you'd think, especially when there is a lot of little girl balls on the screen.

>>61759783
msata SSD's are quite expensive if I remember correctly.
As long as you can live with not having the CD drive in all the time, (it's 2017 afterall) I recommend using a Sata Bay

>>61748833
>using a trackpad
>ever
>especially on hp shit hardware
nice meme

The battery light for my X61t started blinking. Is there any fix for this or is it just new battery time?

>>61764826
depends what color it is blinking and what the battery charge is

I set function+f6 to enable/disable the webcam but now I want to return the hotkey to go to the cam settings like it was by default. any ideas how?

I can get a dualcore W530 for about 240€, should I go for it?
Its pretty used tho

>>61757661
XP's still fine for most uses. You can trick MS into giving you updates, look up the point of sale registry hack.

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>>61750168
X40, finest laptop ever made.

>>61762718

I recently bought my first T420 and I wasn't sure I that I would like the old keyboard but oh man was I wrong. It's a pleasure to type on honestly.

>>61757661
I wouldn't use XP unless you have the Unofficial Service Pack installed or if you have POSReady 2009 instead of XP.

Is a T440P for ~$300 worth it? Can I connect an eGPU on it?

>>61766115
Or, if you have an XP COA, install the version of XP that matches the COA.

Has anyone here had a 13.3 screen mod done to the X230? Is it worth it? How about the keyboard mod?

>>61749009
"HDD Tools" icon in desktop. Hard drive is probably failing.

>>61756052
I'm guessing fucked then.

>>61748521
price for a clean t440s?

I have a 7-$800 budget for a laptop to go to college.

I occasionally play games (nothing too hardware demanding) but I also have a console so I don't need modern gaming-tier specs.

Obviously I need something to do regular college work on, as well as something that can let me torrent and hoard tons of animu/tokusatsu/whatever.

Will a T550 work fine?

>>61765270
Sounds good. Except for the "heavily used" part, atleast.

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Ok so I left my T420 on and plugged in on my desk before I went to work so I could download some shit while I was at work, and I won't be home for several hours

I'm really worried that my laptop is going to overheat and catch fire while I'm not at home, should I be concerned or am I worrying too much? Has anyone had experiences with their laptops catching fire?

>>61764955
It's normally green. It's blinking orange, the charge reads 99%, but if I unplug it, it shuts off and won't turn on.

>>61767336
lel i get something similar with my Chinese 9-cell battery, the icon is green for like 30 min then stays orange for the remaining 6 hrs

>>61767285
what the heck
computers are built to be turned on and do work, it's fine

>>61767285
Don't all modern processors automatically shut off if they get to 100C? Which is less than the melting point of most plastics and the ignition point of almost everything

Does anyone know if its damaging the battery, if i power an external keyboard and a mouse from my laptop, because it sucks more current than normal.
Its a lithium-polymer battery.
Should I just plug the power cable in, even if its fully charged?

>>61768000
batteries are meant to be used, you will not damage it...

>>61768056
Yes, but the fullcharge capacity will maybe go down.

>>61768074
using a battery causes wear to the battery, yes

Not a thinkpad, but what's /g/'s opinion in the Lenovo 510?

I've heard there's some problems with the display involving dead pixels / light bleeding, on top of it sort of being a nu-Lenovo laptop (not comfy keyboard) but it looks pretty good for the price

>>61768908
>Not a thinkpad, but
shit

>>61768925
D:

b-but it's an ideapad, which is uhhhhh kinda close!

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anyone have a WWAN card and use it? My X230 has one and I can't seem to get the GPS to work, only tested with Windows 10 and Windows Maps thing

the wireless settings just says "insert SIM", some sources say you need a SIM card (don't need to activate it) for the GPS to work and others say you don't need a SIM card

wat do
and what other software can I use a GPS for?

So I need to repaste my CPU if it idles at 60 ish and gets up to like 97 downloading updates and stuff right?

(thinkpad t420)

>>61769280
I wanted to get one but seemed somewhat redundant in the current year where every phone can do tethering.

>>61769326
Of course, you should be idling at around 45c and 50~55c if you have the fan turned off.

>>61769520
>Of course, you should be idling at around 45c and 50~55c if you have the fan turned off.

Thanks. Wonder if my fan is even working.
Ill order some paste. Hopefully I havent damaged the CPU too much

>>61769536
The fan turned off is merely an autism thing to achieve a silent memepad with an ssd and no fan, i do it with my t420 when temps are below 60c.

Also aside from repasting remember to remove and disassemble the cpu fan to clean it, the fan might be cluttered with shit inside.

What thinkpad would you all recommend to someone with an unlimited budget for one?

Just got a Dell Latitude E6430 8GB with SSD for £150.

What is tpg's opinion on them? It isn't as nice looking as the thinkpads but seems better value.

>>61769803
You're a delldo

>>61769777
x200
Install Libreboot and Parabola

>>61769777
A fully upgraded T70

I got a HDD in my ultrabay, and it wont show up under disk mangement or easus partion, should i change the jumpers?

how rare is the x200s? $185 cdn rare?

>>61770907
ps: got the 1440x900 screen and 2nd best c2d (sl9400 @ 1.86 ghz)

>>61769803
give more detail
cpu, ssd size, screen quality etc.

T420 on local shitlist for $150 with 12GB of RAM and an i5.

Pull the trigger or no? Might be able to get a deal considering the ad has been up for almost a month, and the guy still has it.

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X200 tablet and T430 owner reporting in.

>>61771338
yo bro I always wamted to ask you, what do you do with the x200t?

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>>61771404
>what do you do with the x200t?

I just use it as a normal laptop most of the time, for productivity and very light gaming (webm related). The tablet function got a lot of use in university, and I still occasionally use it as a tablet. I also take it with me if I'm travelling. The T430 is a relatively new addition, but I intend to keep it as a desktop replacement, so it stays put.

>>61756052
Please respond.

>>61771624
I put my dick on the keyboard and then slam the lid down full force repeatedly. Of course I do this to test if the blood will flow out the bottom properly without damaging any components. To be absolutely sure I repeat that every other day.

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>>61772067

>>61767003
Most people here don't bother with he newer Thinkpads. There isn't anything wrong with the new stuff unless you hate their layouts. Go for it if you want.

>>61772295
oh I can imagine what he was thinking
>that guy over there didn't even put 10 jews in the oven today and now he wants to go on vacation

>>61768908
Do you mean the T510? I have one and it's alright. I would rather have something smaller though.

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>>61772395
Now what about the lady behind him with the soul crushing gaze? Also, you wouldn't happen to know anything about X series RAM slots, would you?

Are there any worthwhile screen mods for the x220? I'm not bothered by the screen at all, just curious.

Just got a t520 with a 250gb ssd and a 1080 screen for $160, did I get a good deal?

>>61772844
IPS panel, drop in replacement.

I found a x220 for 150AU is that a decent deal? I'm a Frist time ThinkPad purchaser so please excuse me this stupid question

I just took delivery of an L460 yesterday.
Had a T420 in the past and an X240 that crapped out on me. Apparently something to do with a weakness in the chassis that caused the motherboard to bend if you picked it up the wrong way. Couldn't do much about it because I bought it from a random man on the internet.
I was surviving on a diet of desktop, iPad and phone for about two months before I got around to ordering this one.
>that warm happy feeling once my fingers touched the keyboard
>decent screen, IPS and finally no more 1366 for me
>little bit bulky
>plastic isn't great, very obvious downgrade from T/X, but I'll probably survive

>>61772385
Oh, I see. How come? Is it just cuz the older ones are cheaper and have more popular layouts? Or are they also more durable and stuff?

>>61767003
15.6" is pretty damn big. A T4x0 will fit more neatly on a desk

>>61773050
>Couldn't do much about it because I bought it from a random man on the internet.

warranties follow the machine but it's probably too late for that now

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>>61748762
Polished Shamu Thinkpad.

>>61773191
t440 doesn't have what i'm looking for (full hd at min) but t460 would work. Are those good? I didn't see em on the thinkpad buying guide.

>>61773366
buy a t440p and upgrade the screen

>>61773448
Sounds like a plan. Thanks!

One more stupid newbie question for the night- can I do high bitrate/10bit 1080p playback on a t440p?

>>61773513
Sure, but you're still only ge\oing to get 8-bit output to the panel/vidout.

Anybody buy from arrow direct on ebay? I've been trying to find an X230 but prices seem kinda high for used models that could have dead screen pixels and other blemishes.

Is cbc-computing a good ebay seller? Found a t440p with an i7 core, 500gb hdd, and windows 7 pro preinstalled for ~$300. Should I do it?

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>>61773633

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Guys, where can I get a x270 with american keyboard in Europe?

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How is this for a T430 upgrade?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E91Z4/ref=twister_B01N2UT24F?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

What's the best place to get a replacement battery for a T400?

Mine no longer holds a charge. I only use it to shitpost from bed so it wouldn't be a huge deal but the battery icon flashes orange all the time and it is making me sperg out.

>>61774041
wrong size dude. this is the right one https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-HyperX-HX316LS9IBK2-16/dp/B00KQCOV5C/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502079398&sr=1-5&keywords=sodimm+ddr3

>>61774122
https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-t400-battery/

>>61774157
thanks brother

>>61773989
amazon

what os do y'all recomment to use for a t420? pls no memes

>>61774494
devuan
parabola w/ openrc
void linux
gentoo
fedora if youre a systemd fag

>>61774494
openbsd
9front
templeos

>>61774494
macos

lunix a shit

>>61774661
seconding this, hackintosh works great

>>61774494
MacOS, Windows 98 to 7, except Vista, or any Linux Distro you can figure out how to use.

>>61774776
>Windows 98-7
Why are you recommending the most vulnerable operating systems in existence?

I have a few thinkpads that I want to sell
Is it worth fixing them up or should I just sell them for parts if they have issues like not having a battery or having a bad keyboard?

>>61775225
Buy cheap Chinese parts and sell them slightly below refurbished value

>>61773354
If I had a spare thinkpad, I kind of want to do that.. Got any more pics?

>>61749724
I prefer my 2011 mbp's keyboard, I just like my x220's layout more.

What linux kernel options do I need to turn on to get the wifi options working properly on an x220?

Just bought an X60. Any recommendations on upgrades or mods for it? Runs a bit slow.

>>61775225
Which models? I'm interested if you do worldwide shipping.

>>61774276
What country?

>get ready to go to sleep
>put my X260 (bought it 2 weeks ago) on my desk and plug it in to charge
>trip on the wire
>it flies halfway across the room
>check it, only the plastic around the screen is a bit fucked
>Pop it back in
>As good as new

Should I worry about anything not working? It has an SSD. Also it fell flat on the bottom.