/tpg/: ThinkPad General

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Any options on HP elitebook 8560w?

>>62078645
First for superior xx30 series and xx30 owners who aren't brainlet that can use soic clips

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T450s > X220 > T420

>>62078665
It's good

Budget: 400 ausbux

want: quadcore, SSD

uses: linux machine

>>62078673
>ULV
>permanently locked down bios
>wifi card whitelist
>battery drm
OP image should be laughing at you not the xx30s

>>62078675
I find the keyboard and trackpoint really bad. But the screen is really good, and the 4/8 cpu is nice. But then again, it's not really portable (in my opinion)

>>62078687
>ULV
13 hours battery life

>>62078687
>permanently locked down bios
Not a problem

>>62078687
>wifi card whitelist
Problem why?

>>62078687
>battery drm
Poor? Knock-off batteries are usually worse anyway.

>>62078709
You're retarded. Enjoy being unable to install a new wifi card in the future when new standards will come out.

As for battery drm, it affects the usability of the laptop in the future, when you won't be able to get genuine batteries that are usable.

>>62078677
W520

>>62078709
>Not a problem
>>62078709
>Problem why?
kek

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I'm going to study compsci at uni, and need some advice. I currently have a pc(pic related) that is pretty capable. I'm going to keep it, but need a laptop. I was initially thinking of spending like 1000 for a dell inspiron, or dell xps. Then I thought maybe I can do gaming and heavy use on my desktop, and get a thinkpad for uni. Now I don't think I want something like a t420. I want something newer, yet with the same advantages that the t420 has over the modern overexpensive unreliable laptops. I like the modern look(the one after t430), and as I'm going to use it a lot, I don't think it's worth buying, for example, a t420 and have the cdrom and bulkiness as extra weight. Location is Netherlands, any recommendations?

>>62078789
>have the cdrom
Well ultrabay can fit other things as well, you can use it for an additional battery or to put another SSD or a hard disk in.

>>62078789
the computer you have doesn't' matter at all.

some of the best code i have ever written was on a macbook pro

>>62078789
X260

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>>62078749
>Wxxx
Hahahahahahahahaha

Compensating for something, little boy?

>>62078833
compensating for a lack of a proper display and quadcore you dumb weeabo

>>62078789
x series. You not need something more when you're studying CS.

This image confuses me, what the fuck is better about T420s compared to T430's (aside from dankness)? is this just a meme?

>>62078667
>>62078940
>a meme image makes me angry and confused
wew lads

>>>/lgbt/
>>>/mlp/
>>>/r9k/

How's x220? I can get that or t420 for similar price, about 40 eur more for t420.

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Have we reached a definitive answer to the x220 vs x230 argument

>>62078799
yeah that's pretty good. though that was an example, i don't like the bulkiness itself.

>>62078803
>>62078931
I see. but because it will be the main laptop I use, Im going to use it for general purposes, like media. so 1080p is nice as well. And for this, maybe a T is better than a X.

>>62078832
I don't know if I want a small screen, as I want to use it for media consumption as well. The 260 and 250 are >600 euros here, so I'm looking at the x240. Though maybe too small.

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https://flash.newegg.com/Product/9SIA5HA4AW3955

About to pull the trigger, am I overpaying?

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>>62079108
Not buy the x40, the trackpad is really really bad.

>>62079108
>I don't know if I want a small screen, as I want to use it for media consumption as well.
what about a T440p or a T450?

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Autism

>>62079202
At least this one isn't overpriced. When I was looking around on Allegro, I found listings with fidget spinners, but they were overpriced.

who here T520?
best thinkpad

>>62079108
Don't buy x240, I regret every money.
Thing that I dislike most are :

>trackpad is really weird and annoying

It needs time to accustom but why would you need that if you are going to spend more money

>very thin it feels like you can bend over and damage motherboard every seconds

>it is very hard to open it and if you are not careful you can break case plastic

I spend hours and hours with frustation to open it properly so I could put SSD.
I was fucking scared every moment that being clumsy, will break something.
When I finally opened it, I need to hassle with cable and shit and honestly I am scared that I fucked up or something these days.

>shitty processors compared to x230 and x220 processors.Even i7 version of x240 is very shit


good thing :
Battery life and it looks modern.


I put this shit on auction and waiting somebody to buy this shit so I can buy comfy x230 or t430

Should I get a C201 chromebook. been on a librebooted x200 for a while now but think extra processing power will be nice, dunno if I can do 2GB of ram though.

>>62079460
>chromebook
>16GB emmc storage
that's so sad it's not even funny anymore.

>>62078920
>Same processor as T series
>Gayass faggot design
>Screen size for gayass faggots
>pay more like a gayass bitchboy

>>62079579
find me a T520 with a 2820QM and similar display then

>Gayass faggot design
>Screen size for gayass faggots
they're identical really

Should I buy T470 / L470?

>>62078645
Should I have any security concerns in flashing a custom BIOS on my x220? I want to remove the WLAN whitelist

>>62079777
Yes

>>62079828
no

>>62080041
How come?

>>62080134
then dont do it fag

>>62079007
>he took for 4chin seriously
>facebook

I just realized I took apart an x61t and replaced the fan a few months ago with a pre-owned replacement part, but I never did apply thermal paste to the fan, where would I apply it and do I need to do that necessarily? It runs warm but not incredibly hot with the fan as is.

Been using my comfy x200 for about a year now and looking to add to the collection. Looking to a T60 or T61 thoughts?

>>62079109
A little.

I got a T420 and I'm confused about the fan noise it's generating. I had another 420 in the past and the fans made barely any noise, this one sounds like they're constantly spinning at high speed. My temps are at 40 celsius or ~100f so should it really be this loud

>>62080382
Did you take off the heatsink/heat pipes for the CPU? The copper shit connecting the mobo and the fan. If not, you don't need to apply thermal paste, as it goes between the CPU and the heatsink.

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>15-in IPS screen with a resolution of 1400x1050
>i7-7700HQ CPU
>up to 32 GB DDR4 RAM
>all in a T60 chassis

THANK YOU, BASED CHINA
FUTURE SUPERPOWER

>>62080463
Fan's probably going. Replace it, and see if the problem persists.

ITT:
>3rd worlders

Actual white men just buy a new MacBook Pro.

>>62080508
Excuse me what?

Are the chinks finally making replacement mainboards for older stinkpads?

>>62080529
Nah, not compatible with my uni's software.

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What ThinkPad(s) do you use regularly?

>>62080555
What? Boot camp exists.

>>62080611
P40 Yoga, because I'm >>62080555 and the wacom stuff was needed. I talked myself out of an X220 or X230 tablet because I didn't know it was a thing on those platforms.

I also have a T410 at home for hobby shit

>>62080635
But it doesn't have wacom touch and gestures and such. Plus, it's an unserviceable piece of shit that barely functions beyond a browserbox

>>62080539
Yes. They are also selling them with the modified chassis for the new I/O ports.

>>62080611
None, because they're the worst locked down hardware you can buy.

>>62080692
Where? I've tried googling it, and nada. Spoonfeed me.

>>62080497
I'm pretty sure I did do that, but the old part may have already had thermal paste if that was the case, I don't know.

>>62079109
Yes. I'm looking into these now. There's a couple t440p's used (2years old) here going for 300euro. I can buy that amd upgrade to ips 1080, maybe ssd amd cpu later. Would that be a good idea?

There's also a t450 going for 450euro(used).

>>62080855
If temps aren't shit, don't worry about it.

Does anyone know if x220 and x230 have the same nipple? x230 nipple feels different but that might just be because it is newer...

Budget: 2500 NOK

Want: , SSD, IPS, prefferably quad core

Uses: student machine, also some gaymen

Dont mind if its used

How's X1 Carbon? Is it overpriced? Can I get the same performance from previous models?

>>62080970
>Norway
If you can find one, an X220 with an i7. It's a 2c/4t model, but 4 core, IPS and SSD are impossible to find together for 2500 crowns

>>62081009
X1c is a poor choice. Get something else.

>>62080970
pretty much described the t440p there, except for the gaymen part

>>62081065
Any recommendation?

>>62081009
W520 with an eGPU will cost less and perform as well if not better.

>>62080970
how much is that in non-monopoly money?

>>62079959
Which one, though?

>>62081272
About $320 US.

Is there something wrong with the IPS panels for the x220/x230? I was thinking about getting one but if they have issues I don't mind the standard TN panel.

>>62081425
They're fine. Normal IPS panels, AFAIK

>>62081432
I kept hearing they have some kind of burn-in issue, something to do with eye strain or something so I was curious.

>>62081438
Only thing I can find is backlight bleed.

>>62081425
way better than regular panels tho

Where do I find a genuine X300 battery? Should I buy if the location is China on ebay? Location irrelevant, I always pay heaps for shipping

has anyone here used a libreboot service on ebay?

>Lenovo X131e

Found one on craigslist for 150 bucks, I have been looking for a small laptop, is it a good buy or no? I looked at recommended list in OP, but no mention of it.

>>62081935
150 bones for a USED chromebook?
No.

Go on Ebay and get a T410 or something for the same price and enjoy a good laptop.

>>62078645
The XX30 series is ok.
The battery life on the XX40 series is nice.
I have 5 T420 machines and don't use them much anymore.
>>62079146
It's ok once you configure the driver settings. Not really useful for much more than surfing /g/ in bed though.
>>62079202
Didn't know these went for that much, I have two I'm not even using.
>>62079295
I have a W530, it's pretty ok.
>>62080611
I use my W530 probably the most. The T420 might be second.

thoughts on t450?

>>62080763
Not op, but looked it up. Look up T70 and x62 thinkpads. It is a group in china who basically sell their own motherboards with souped up specs with the option of chasis and other shit. They go around 800-1000 dollaroos though so noone here will buy one.

>>62080611
x220

>>62082238
gay ultrabook thing with shitty soldered ulv processor

What /g/ take on the x240?

Any replacement suggestion? currently using T410 (with lot of extra battery) and it's start to showing it's age.
Budget: 500-600 USD.
Job: Wild life macro photographer.
Or should i wait for raven ridge?

>>62082414
xx40 line were just garbage.

>>62082467
fully loaded t440p

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>Spoiled by widescreen 1080 screens
>Can't go back to 4:3
I am sad

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I got a thinkpad that came pre-installed with Windows 10. Going to get rid of it, but something I noticed is that whenever I press the mic muting button, it won't light up. It should have that orange light when it's turned off, just like the sound button. So is Windows 10 really that much of a spyware trap that it just won't let you turn the mic off at all? Or maybe the light is just broken

>>62082663
The light is probably broken. Try it before boot or in the bios.

Will an i7-940xm work in a T410? I asked the question two threads ago and got no response. I just need to know if it is too much of a nuclear reactor to work.

Is the Alienware still the best panel for a T420?

How do I get these chinamen to send me the exact panel instead of inferior "100% compatible" version?

>>62082922
Go over to China and threaten them physically to sell you the right panel.

Picked up my X240 meme a day or two ago. So far so good, the clickpad is pretty damn shit and I'm kinda triggered by the FN button being where the left CTRL should be in my opinion (leftmost corner on the bottom) but otherwise it feels nice.

>>62081425
>>62081438
non-permanent burn-in, at least on my x230t. Starts just 25 seconds after trying this: https://marco.org/rmbp-irtest.html. But I got used to it. My 2570p LCD looks pretty bad next to it.

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$360
Will use for giving presentations/document editing at work and browsing /g/ on the couch. Already have a good desktop for any heavy computing. Looking for something portable, not sure if 12" is too small though. Good buy?

>>62082940
You can switch FN and CTRL in BIOS
>>62082963
Go for it. Most "small" notebooks nowadays are around 11-13" so yeah

>>62082963
also is this WXGA screen IPS?

>>62082865
Yes it will work but it'll be housefire because >55w tdp on a t410. T510 and W510 could run it fine because of the better coolers.

>>62082922
Use something like aliexpress where if what you get is 0.01% different from what you ordered you get a full refund.

>>62082981
All the tablet screens are IPS, watch out for backlight bleed.

>>62082980
>>62082999
It's sounding good, I might pull the trigger on it. Seller has them in bulk so I dont think I can check backlight bleed before I buy. Is it an issue that can make the machine unusable? my 2007 macbookpro has some backlight bleed and it doesn't bother me that much as it only shows when the screen is black

>>62083047
Backlight bleed is not something that can brick a laptop, it's just light shining through the gap between the lcd and housing and making the corners lighter than the center.

>>62083080
Doesn't sound so bad unless lenovo's screens get it way worse than my macbook. Thanks anon

Guys I'm adding a HDD for storage to my T430. What size caddy and HDD do I need to buy?

I'm going to pick up a T420 with 160gb ssd and 8gb ram for 180 yuro's tomorrow. How good of a buy is it and what do I need to watch out for beyond what the sticky says? Ad looks legit and I've exchanged quite a few apps with the seller and he seems cool

>>62083121
Have fun with your X220t.

>>62083080
>Backlight bleed is not something that can brick a laptop
Entirely subjective, for me a 14" or bigger laptop with a 1366x768 screen is effectively bricked and unusable until a screen replacement with higher resolution arrives.

>>62083193
>for me a 14" or larger with a 1366x768p screen is unusable
Except it's still entirely usable, you just don't want to use it.

>>62083193
it's a 12 inch laptop, but is 768 going to be too gimped for document editing? I'm pretty used to 1080 or larger at this point

Thoughts on T430?

>>62083276
That's why i said "for me".

>>62083291
It'll look fine on a 12" screen, on 14" and higher it's a piece of shit.

How should I dispose of my X220? I've already removed the ram and ssd drives.

>>62083421
send it to me, [email protected]

>>62078645

Fuck, I have x230i. Why is it the thinkpadlet?

>>62083434
its not, you're okay don't worry.

>>62083334
make sure you buy on with a 1600x screen. easy to find on ebay

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Would this be fixable with a scratch repair kit or something like that?

>>62082029
comparing a t410 to a x131e is like comparing an old Toyota truck to a fucking BMW i3

It's hard to say, you might be able to get it out with plastic polish but considering that A) it's a matte finish and B) polishing plastic requires a fair amount of pressure, you might end up doing more damage than you fix.

>>62084187
oops, meant for >>62083530

Turns out my W500 might have a bad RAM slot. Should I even bother to try fixing it? Also, what models support DDR3L? Apparently, mine doesn't.

>>62084616
ddr3l should work on both ddr3 and ddr3l slots.
ddr3 only works on ddr3 slots.

>>62082963
How is the 6-cell battery on these things? Is it worth getting the X220 instead just for the 9-cell? Looking at the battery slice but they are discontinued and running 120-200 for the ones that are left

>>62084735
I see. I guess it's just the brand or model that's the problem. Odd. I thought Crucial sticks were compatible.

Thinkpads have really ruined laptops for me. Whenever I have to use somebody else's machine I just feel crippled without the clit. Haven't had a chance to try a Macbook, maybe the touchpad is alright on those

>>62083530

Done this before. Just grab a micro fibre cloth, damp it and then rub along the scratch firmly. Eventually the white mark comes off. You will be left with a very faint scratch (hopefully(.

>>62085143
just get a mouse or some shit man
mouse > clit > trackpad

>>62085975
Sure, I'm using a mouse right now. I mean in situations where it's just the laptop

>W520 just arrived in the mail a couple days ago
>Install Ubuntu
>watch youtube video
>Computer totally freezes, audio on the video loops 1/4 second continuously
>have to hold down power to force shut down and get it to stop

Well /g/, how fucked am I?

>>62086014
Ubuntu is a piece of shit that crashes by itself.

Which smallest ThinkPad is the best out there? No budget.

>>62086044
x61 for comfy 4:3
x220/x230 for widescreen IPS
x220t/x230t for drawing penises

the 11" ones aren't worth it because of ultrashit processors

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what is the CUTEST thinkpad out there which i can still obtain?
so far
the x200 seems pre-tty cute~

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MY ELITEBOOK IS SHOCKING ME
FUCK I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE

>>62086004
well then you're fucked, just try to get a little used to trackpads

just take some mouse with you all the time, as if it were your home keys, I usually carry my intellimouse around with me

>>62086140
yea, X200 is by far the most comfy one
comfy 800:1280, 5:8 is so good, slice battery is nice too
especially after adding in some good USB 3.0 ExpressCard 54 adapter, then it's usuable for almost all tasks

>>62086245
What the fuck did you to to get it to shock you?

>>62085075
It might be the speed of the stick. It says to use 1066MHz ram on the site. Even my T410 won't take 1600MHz ram because the processor wasn't designed to take it.

>>62086345
>1280x800
>not glorious 1440x900
>calling it 5:8 instead of its proper name, 16:10 masterrace
Triple nigger.

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I thought you guys hated leddit.

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How many batteries do you lads have? How many of those are genuine? I have two aftermarket chink ones and they perform pretty well so far.

Also what is the best thinkpad that has no trackpad? Currently have an x200T and I love it but I'd like something more powerful later on or possibly as a full on desktop replacement.

>>62086245
lol
there's probably supposed to be a grounding attached to the metal body somewhere that's not connected

>>62086718
I don't understand what the benefit of using reddit is, if they're just going to use the same obnoxious meme speak. The layout is horrible

>>62086723
>Four, all Chinese fakes.
They werk fine and i can't get an original one even if i wanted to anyway.

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i just got mine yesterday. its great.
i also got it with the 1600x1200 screen.
sadly the 7700HQ board had a problem so i had to go for the 7300HQ

>>62086345
>>62086567
the 900p screen is ulmost unobtainable, I'm just about to install either windows 7 or windows 10 enterprise on mine

>>62082339
I'll buy a T70 right now if I can find a direct link

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>>62086836
It's weird to see a t60 chassis that's scratched all over

>>62086901
A 1440x900 screen is certainly obtainable. Especially if you get a good laptop, like the T410

Is this listing for a refurbished x230 any good? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-X230-12-5-INTEL-CORE-I5-3230M-2-60GHZ-8GB-128Gb-WINDOWS-10-PRO-/222499822453?hash=item33ce05db75:g:ml0AAOSw42JZC8lT

It seems to be the top result when searching for an x230.

>>62086981
I'm talking about the 12.1" version, where it achieves a ppi almost as high as a 15.6" WUXGA

So does anyone know what's happening with the Thinkpad Retro? It's supposed to come out in October but I can't find any info about it.

>>62079295
i have 3 t520
happy with them

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>>62078645
Thinkpad Yoga S1 for $250 to take notes, do /ic/ shit, and general school use.
i5-4300u/8gb o ram, no locked bios, no scratches on screen, and no hard drive but I can supply that myself. Charger and caddy included.
Yea or nay?

>buy a thinkpad, they said
>Sell MacBook Air and use the money to buy a T440s
>get memed so fucking hard I want to kys myself.

Seriously, This has been one of the worst decision of my life. why the FUCK would anyone prefer this shitty laptop to a MacBook?

>>62087724
>I sold my laptop that was working perfectly fine to buy another

You literally only have yourself to blame

>>62087724
>didn't do any research and bought one of the shittiest T-series Thinkpads ever made
dumb macfag

>>62087767
Well, it was 1080p vs 720p and 256GB SSD/12GB Ram vs 64 GB SSD/4GB RAM.

I thought I could install debian on this laptop, which I could, even wifi worked (with iwl-wifi from the non-free repo) but the whole experience still sucked fucking dick.

>dat tearing when moving windows
>dat tearing when watching a video
>dat shitty audio lag when watching jewtube
>dat touchpad randomly clicking when my palm rests on it despite tinkering with the synaptics config file for 2 hours (pro tipp: Not necessary on either macOS or Windows)
>dat flimsy fucking keyboard

I eventually resigned and reinstalled Windows 10 (without the lenovo crapware) and put Linsux in a virtual machine. I hate Apple as much as the next /g/oy but goddammit Linux has no drivers and Windows is just a pain in the ass.


This experience reminded me of why I switched to mac in the first place. I will never listen to /g/ again.

>>62086718
>those chinese batteries are so bad!!

meanwhile in two years:
>all genuine batteries are shit and nobody makes them anymore pls gibs me chinese batteries!!

fuck.... I just bought a new thinkpad even though I got my first one a month ago.

>>62088030

its an addiction. its autism

my dmg so far:
x201, x220, x230
t420, t430, t440p
t520

>>62088200
Mine so far is just a P50, W530, and T420. I think I might buy a lot of T420's to fuck with.

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Where did I go wrong?

Sorry, my camera is 50hz and the screen is 60hz

>>62088200
Yeah the allure is very appealing. I have a thing for the tablets. Currently have an x200 and now have an i7 x220 tablet.

i just got 2 free x201s from work, no HDD. What can I do to upgrade them?

Also (offtopic), I have a dell optiplex 980 with an i7 860. Can I upgrade the PSU and graphics card to play gaymes?

>>62082980
>You can switch FN and CTRL in BIOS
Thanks!

tfw comfy X220 posting from bed

>>62088284
Never mind, you have to use Gif files

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It arrived!
i gotta say it is a really impressive machine.

The battery is a 57wh that only lasts 2 hours it seems but that and charger are on a update path anyway with the new CPU.

question to you anons, since i will prob get rid of this weird german/danish (i think) k/b can i swap the upper part of the thinkpad with one which has a fingerprint sensor?

>>62088505
The keyboard is danish. You should swap the Æ and O keys to get the superior Norwegian keyboard.

>>62088200
I hear you. I got a T420 for nostalgia reasons, based on what I researched (I used a 600e when i was a kid, for DOOM, duke3d etc) and as soon as I used that trackpoint I was hooked again. Have bought a T420, X220, P70, and T430.

>>62088563
Fuck, why does 4chan support Æ but not O (the key next to the Æ key in the picture)

>>62088200
Mine started out innocently with a T420. Now I have the following.
1*W530
2*X230
5*T420
1*X201
1*T450
1*A30
4*T440s
I've given away two T420 and one T440s.

>>62088551
>Not using Swiss keyboard layout

X200 or x220 tablet? I want to fuck around with the drawing for notes and watch Anime in tablet mode when I can. I don't do much else.

I found a x220 tablet for 125 with an i5 and 320 gb hdd,
and an x200 tablet for 60 and I could get the hard drive and caddy for about 15 dollars more, 4gb ram for both

>>62088595
I should note, I've only ever bought one and it was used. The rest I got from work.

I am thinking of buying that retro one coming out soon.

>>62088200
T420 and x61t, wanna get another I think

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maybe someone here can giveme some advice
i just replaced my old lenovo c200 keyboard, it works fine but the keys have diferent markings (pirc related top one is the original) is there some way to make stikers or something that looks nice? (cant swap keys they are diferent)

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT


Do *NOT* fall for the thinkpad meme, brehs.

>You are *not* a hacker for using a thinkpad
>They are *not* good hardware
>You will *not* get a good deal buying a used thinkpad off ebay. There's a reason why they're so cheap, it's because no one wants them. And there's a reason for that, too.


Do yourself a favor and do not fall for the thinkpad meme.

>>62088614
I have an x200 tablet and just bought an x220 tablet a few minutes ago lol.

I bought the x200t with everything in it. An HDD will be good enough to check out the system but getting an SSD is pretty much essential if you want the most out of your system, that's obvious. The x200, on Ubuntu at least, is pretty responsive. It can watch youtube videos perfectly fine, though the screen is a limiting factor in terms of quality but I honestly don't notice. The screen is small enough that it doesn't really bother me.

Then pen was pretty much the reason I bought the tablet version. I will say the pen is pretty neat and useful but the technology is a little basic. It requires a certain amount of pressure that makes it feel like you're losing a certain amount of sensitivity. That being said, it's very program dependant and some will handle the sensitivity better. I think the pen works better under windows but I'm not 100% on that. I sometimes write simple notes with Xournal and I'm more than satisfied with the pen.

The portrait mode is so awesome. it becomes really nice when you want to position the screen for writing notes or viewing PDFs. Plus like you said, watching media is nice because you can swivel the screen to whatever position you want.

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anyone know how to convert a .bmp to a .mod? All the search results are about minecraft and not bios splashscreens reeeeeeeeee

>>62088614
I have an x230t but in tablet mode it's clunky so I'm not sure it's the best way to watch anime or anything. Depends on your body position and how you can rest it.

>>62080508
WHERE BUY????

>>62086948
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFFHJnlP5oITwFJGAIUaZj0ndVULMS_p4JnpbP3OITV75HdA/viewform?c=0&w=1

Post results.

>>62088779
Kek I already have a computer I can do this with (Fujitsu it) , but I just want a thinkpad to do it with mostly.

>>62088677
So what should we fall for?
I see no other option then buying a 2011 macbook now.
Thanks for the public service anon

>>62088799
Shouldn't be a problem then if you can handle Fujitsu thick

Is it posible to remove the keys on the newer keyboards? I tried to remove one key off my T530´s keyboard, but it feels like it going to break off

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>>62080463
my typical t420 cpu temperature is 600C, is this ok?
Changed thermal paste couple month ago.

>>62086718
>>>>>MEME ARROWS LOL
why even do it when they don't actually represent anything anymore? Especially on a website that doesn't even make a distinction between the two formats.
tl;dr reddit steals shit as usual

>>62088696
fix the corner and i'll make it gif 4u fgt

>>62088840
>60 C

>>62087724
>apple user
>being a retard
its old but it checks out

>>62088840
>600C
Yeah pretty normal.

Joking aside no it's not okay, i had around 55c with my i7 2640m T420 but it had the fan turned off.

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>>62088855
i need a .mod, not a .gif

What's the best ChinkPad that is SDD only, without pig disgusting HDD?

Looking for something silent, thin and cool (cool as in not hot)

>>62088882
Just install your own SSD.

>>62088880
Oh i thought you were making a custom BIOS logo to flash on a ThinkPad, usually gif just werks for that.

Can I use the X230 keyboard on an X220?

>>62088677
really makes me think

>>62088840
this is idle? I'm getting 38-42c idle on my t420 with i7 2640m.

>>62088882
Buy with no HDD, then install your own
Or buy the latest models
>inb4 muh underpowered piece of shit hurrrrrrrrrr
They're designed to last, m8

>>62088903
why would you want to do that? also i think there are complications

>>62088893
really? Do you have a guide or some shit? But id happily accept a gif

>>62088913
Because I don't have an X220 palmrest.

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>>62088908
Well, not completely idle, i typically got vim, chromium and mpv running. Nothing too heavy, but this temps bothers me a little.

>>62088914
Sadly needs to be 640x480 and under 30kb so this was the best quality i could get under those restrictions, maybe by lowering the amount of colors in the original image it'd end better. my.mixtape.moe/ydjigc.gif

Which model is it? Usually you need to put the gif as "logo.gif" on the same folder where your flashable BIOS is, then run winuptp.exe or whatever it's called.

>>62089001
that looks good, ill show you how it works out when i apply it, thanks mang

>>62088465
soon

>>62089041
did not work, i dont think gif works

>>62089233
Which model do you have? were you asked about a custom logo when opening winuptp.exe?

>>62078665
Pros:
Good keyboard
you can find ones with a 4c/8t cpu
Discrete graphics
Metal construction

Cons:
Shitty trackpoint
1600*900 display
less portable

>>62080508
>future

>2015+2
>buying pajeetpads

>>62086836
>>62086968
I though the point of getting the older t series books was for the non-botnet processor, not because of the 4:3 screen.

Just bought a T420 with dual SSD and an alienware screen implanted into it

What linux distro should i install? Looking at AntergOS

I think my trackpoint just broke today.
It's been drifting sharply on it's own occasionally to right upper corner even if I'm not using it, I've disabled it for now.
How fucked is it probably teepeegee?

>>62088801
Zbook meme

>>62088801
Do not buy the 2011 macbook pro 15. I had one and it was an absolute throttlebook at least get a 2012 if you want one

>>62088677
>brehs
Opinion discarded

>>62089246
its a T420, the winuptp.exe is called 83uj30us.exe and i read it only works with .mod files

>>62089437
83uj30us is just the packaged bios, it'll extract to c:/drivers/flash or something, there's the winuptp.exe and you need to put the gif inside that folder. The flasher should detect the logo and ask you if you want to replace the logo.

>>62089470
It works now! Thanks dude!

>>62089697
Told ya gifs just werk fgt, you're welcome.

Also to remove the message and keep the bios logo clean at the start there's an option in the "boot" tab of the bios settings, don't remember exactly what it was called though.

>>62087689
>yoga
If you're a girl (male)

i have a x220 and the battery is recognized and charges but it will not run without ac do i need to buy a new battery or is it somthing else?

Is the t470 fingerprint reader ever getting a linux driver? the project on github hasn't been updated in 3 months now.
That and the 100% fan speed on wake up bug are the two things stopping me from doing a full disk arch install.

>>62082663
>Windows 10 mic mute light
Pretty sure it's a windows thing because when I used discord on ubuntu, the mic mute + light worked fine. Once I installed Win10 for some gaymen, it doesn't do anything.

Can we talk about Panasonic's Toughbook here?

They're not as cheap, but they pack a punch.

>>62089850
Yeah probably seeing as eight chan's version of tpg is thinkpads and toughbooks.

best way to get the adhesive off of the touchpad?

>>62078645
The pic makes no sense
T430/X230 are more efficient than T420/X220

Just as linux capable too

>>62089880
Replace touchpad sticker with new one
Yep, it's just a sticker

>>62082477
Not so
t440p is nice

>still has extendo battery out the back
>still has socketed cpu
>barely if at all throttles quad core cpus
>great battery life
>great screen options

Only thing I dont like is no expresscard -> no eGPU

will the t510 take 16gb of ram if i put a 920xm in it

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>>62078645
Weird niche laptop lurker here.

Anything akin to the toughbook series but with an AMD CPU?
Looking for a CPU that I can force ECC on in the linux kernel using an AMD iMC.

Are used HP ProBooks cheaper than equivalent ThinkPads?

What are some ProBook models to look for on ebay?

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I'm trying to clean out my X220, but the MOBO won't come out. I think it's getting stuck on the VGA port, what do?

>>62090198
Untwist those screw holders on the VGA port then take it out.

>>62090227
I was hoping that wasn't it, guess I'll see if I have the tool.

>>62090184
Probooks aren't equivalent to Thinkpads. Elitebooks are, and may or may not be cheaper depending on the model and your location. They have pros and cons compared to Thinkpads, generally having inferior screens and input devices but superior upgradeability in the same form factor. For instance, the 2570p has a socketed CPU that you can upgrade to a quad core as well as a swappable disc drive, while the X230 has an IPS screen and the better Thinkpad keyboard and trackpoint.

>>62090238
It's easy with a pair of pliers, just make sure to get a good grip.

>>62079079
>the new keyboard is shit

therefore x220 is superior.

>>62090142
pls respond ):

>>62090335
I used some tweezers, thanks for the help!

>>62090479
no as far as i know, it maxes at 8gb (2x4gb).

>>62090508
lame, thx

>>62078645
Good thing I main a T430s and have spare T430s.
>mfw typing on a pixel

>>62079498
Better than getting one of those $250 Windows 10 basic laptops w/ emmc

>>62079828
>hey guys, I need advice on a custom bios
>im just curious if there are any security concerns
>i'm not going to say what custom bios I am going to use
>and i'm not going to say where that custom bios is going to come from
>I expect you to know exactly which one I'm talking about and if it is good or not
>and I want to know if it would be good for my operating system, that I expect you to know as well

Take it to /sqt/ next time.

>>62080539
Yeah there has been some mobos out for awhile.
Haslel T4x, Skylake (i think) X6x, now whatever kuck lake T6x.

>>62080611
Starting to use the T420s, haven't touch the T430s in awhile.

I need to fix up my Helix, shit runs hot.

>>62090451
You can use an X220 keyboard in an X230.

>tfw no ThinkPad with GTX 1050 Ti

>>62090660
thank god
/v/tards a shit

>>62090685
>not training your DNN on the go

>>62078645
Has anyone made third party ThinkPad docks? I want a different dock for the X220T that has a bunch of DisplayPort instead of one of every kind of video port.

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>>62081009
I wouldn't get one if you want to do something more intensive than photoshop w/ 4 layers on images bigger than 16MB
But I only had an X1C3 for 4 months and used an X1C2 for a quick week

>>62081425
there were some ghosting issues AFAIK
DIdn't bother me

>>62081935
If it was in mint condition with an SSD and at least 4GB ram... maybe.
You can get them for maybe $120 in very good condition via eBay.

>>62082238
IPS upgrade real easy.
Gud battery life
Non fucked touchpad

>>62082575
ChromeBook Pixel 3:2 master race reporting in

>>62086245
Thats awesome anon, I'm surprised that hasn't happened to me with the luck i get with HPs

>>62088595
A30 master race

>>62089850
Toughbooks are welcome

>>62090184
Probooks are more like L and E series ThinkPads... i.e the style not the durability.

>>62090660
It would be wild if they brought back the A or Z series ThinkPad, brought a GTX card and had put gud speakers in it.

A3x is literally the loudest thinkpad there is.
Mine likes to BSoD because its so good.

>>62079146

CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK CLACK
who in their right mind at Lenovo designed it and was thought it was fine? I have seen better trackpads on 200 dollar chromebooks or netbooks than the trackpad on the x40 series.

>>62079079
X220 is getting libreboot this year. X230 is not. I think that should settle it.

>>62080423
try for a T60 with 1600x1200 ips panel

>>62080508
Fuck that looks comfy. If only it somehow still had libreboot support.

>>62080611
X220T. I've got a T420 and T60p collecting dust.

>>62081769
Just do it yourself.

>>62090488
>>62090335
you can also stick a thin screwdriver into it and wedge it on an angle. ghetto method if you don't have anything to grip it on the outside

>>62082575
The only issue is that 4:3 isn't made anymore so they're all low res. It's the objectively better ratio.

>>62082663
you need all of lenovos bloatware installed for it to work in wangblows 10. typical two kike companies conspiring together

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>>62088200
T420
T61
Another T420 because I lost the first one

I wonder where it is now. It had some rare porn on it that I'l l probably never find again, I don't know why I didn't back it up when I had the chance. I hope whoever finds the laptop manages to break into it and enjoy my collection

So I thought my X230 would be my primary machine, but with my X220 not taking my ghetto SSD, as well as needing hardware flashing for everything and the X220 getting Libreboot this year, I'm confused again.

Which has better battery life?

>>62091077

stay with x220

>>62086293
>I usually carry my intellimouse around with me
in a bag or your pocket? is it a normal-sized mouse?

>>62086014
try i3 or maybe just a different distro, or at least just try to recreate your issue. you can check dmesg to see if there are any obvious error messages. maybe thermal throttling? could need new paste

>>62081735
I got a Chinese battery for my x300
15$ and about 3.5 hours of battery with linux
It doesn't fit perfectly and if you drop it hard it'll shut off sometimes
but it works good for the price there is no reason to buy a non-Chinese one :^)

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My X220 has a fucked up battery lock, can this be fixed or am I wasting my time opening it back up?

how do i use the EPP code? it declines my cards

>>62091230
You'll have to do a full breakdown to get to it...
Maybe jam some sort of tooth pick or metal inside there if you don't wanna?
Whatever you put in there, binding it to the latch would be tricky.

I don't think anyone would just sell that one piece, you'll most likely need to buy a whole bottom end if you need that.

>>62091328
It's just going to be a Hackintosh anyway, I'll glue the battery on for the Real™ Apple™ Experience™ of non-removable batteries.

Just kidding, I'll tape it.

>>62091396
I wanna see a real nigger rigged thinkpad with duct tape and electrical tape holding it together

ThinkPads got me over my fear of static shocking PC parts. I treat them like shit when I'm cleaning them and almost never ground myself, but they all still work great.

>>62089299
There was still Intel ME in the T60. You can put libreboot on it, I guess.

>>62088677
You can try to spread misinformation, but it's hard to argue with the libreboot hardware compatibility list.

>>62088686
>I think the pen works better under windows but I'm not 100% on that.
download thinkpad-scripts

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>>62090794
I watched one of your older videos where you put on the carbon fiber sticker on the cover of the thinkpad, and I tried it and I think it turned out alright, but how do you get the corners to not flake and peel off?

>>62091650
Sometimes I might wrap them at a 45 degree angle, so it would look off.
But at the edges they like to peel, so I would just cut the part that is peeling... at a 45 degree angle lol

I'm not at home so I don't have previously wrapped laptops. Maybe I make a vid of it?

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>>62087204
the price is high tho if you need a think pad now it's a good deal for free shipping.

source: bought from that seller and the pc is in good condition w/ official 9-cell but just received today

Will the x220 tablet work properly with coreboot? I know the non-tablet x220 works just fine with it, but there's next to nothing about the tablet variant. Is there any chance libreboot will ever support it?

I'm having a ton of heat issues with my x220, despite changing the thermal paste and thermal pad. What else can I do?

>>62078665
>Any options on HP elitebook 8560w?
A non-Lenovo with a trackpoint? Whut

http://www.ebay.com/itm/362079004208?_trksid=p2046732.m570.l5998&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI362079004208.N35.S1.R1.TR1#viTabs_0

Is this a good deal for an X230? What's the max I should bid on this?

>>62081425
Ghosting issues and non permanent burn in. It doesn't really bother me

did I done gud?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-x220t-4GB-Tablet-Notebook-Intel-Core-i7-2620M-2-70GHz/282616360969?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

>>62082963
>$360
I'm starting to regret buying parts and upgrading my x220 tablet myself. It cost almost as much and I could've broken it with my shitty luck

>>62092281
>upgrading my x220 tablet myself
but that's the fun part

>>62092244
Got x230t with 8gb ram and 300GB HDD for $110. It was the i5 model though, i7s often cost like 25-35% more. If you wanted to pay for the small performance boost over the i5 you did okay I guess.

I think the speakers on my X230 are dead.

My x220 tablet has some dirt caked on the screen. Is rubbing alcohol a safe way to get it off? I don't want to mess it up permanently

are most of the ac adapters for Thinkpads universal? I just got a x200 tablet and I already have an x61 tablet charger and t420 charger, and they seem like they are the same. The x200 tablet does not come with a charger, but I can double up and get one later if needed.

>>62092299
Kinda. I think I fucked up with cleaning the heatsink though. See >>62092207

>>62092505
If it fits and the voltage is right, it could be fine. I can't say for sure though

>>62092391
But I still get that sweet keyboard that my x200T has. I'm so in love with that layout that I'm looking for the desktop keyboards to replace my current keyboard.

has anyone replaced their thinklights with brighter LEDs yet? i got my t510 in the mail today and the light seems kinda dim (at least dimmer than anticipated)

>>62078645
I just thought I'd ask a quick question in here. A few years ago I bought a used T420 with a discrete graphics card (Nvidia) and 16 gigs of ram on ebay for about 200 bux. It's been working great except for the battery which I don't really care for.

My question is, has anyone out there had any problems when disabling the onboard graphics card and optimus on the BIOS and running Linux?

I have Arch on my machine and was doing some OpenGL programming on it. Because of sine if the OpenGL stuff we were doing I needed to use proprietary Nvidia drivers with Nvidia's libgl (unfortunately, nouveau driver and bumblebee both use mesa's libgl). If I disabled the onboard card and optimus in the bios (as well as uninstalled/installed the relevant packages in my OS) then I had this problem where sometimes Arch would simply fail to boot. It would get partway there and then just stall on a black screen before even hitting the login screen (terminal, I wasn't even using a session manager to avoid complicating things). Other times it would just pause there for a moment and then continue booting like normal. I was never able to resolve it and for the entire time I was working on said project I basically dealt with a ton of hard reboots and fsck because I couldn't get it to boot correctly with any amount of consistency.

Since then I've gone back to bumblebee and have avoided graphics programming on my laptop. Recently I tried it again because I might do some Cuda stuff on it but again I ran into the same problem booting.

Any ideas or input would be highly appreciated. I honestly have no idea why it's doing that shit or how to fix it.

>>62092215
Any ideas? Would 250 be too much?

Should I buy lot of 6 t420's for $875 with no batteries?

>>62092730
that's like 145 dollars per computer so if they still have the ram in them i would

Am I supposed to be adding a thermal paste instead of paste?

Anyone here own a t420?

Thoughts on it? Any complaints?

How does it fair under Linux?

>>62092578
also, on the t510, i'm getting conflicting info regarding installing 16gb ram

is it really a chipset limitation? if it's a cpu limitation, would adding a i7-620M alleviate such an issue?

>>62092752
yes

>>62092769
i wish i wouldve gotten one instead desu

>>62092769
>Anyone here own a t420?
>on /tpg/
is this some sort of advanced bait or something

>>62092791
I'm asking because I wanna buy one, and I want to get a feel for it first.

Im poor has fuck, where i can get a cheap laptop with at least 4Gb of ram, i ve seen the X420 X200 and X220 but they still very expensive to me, i need keep saving? they are more expensive than USA price lol

>>62089976
X230 has battery DRM, and doesn't have coreboot/libreboot support. X220 is actually still not as good as X210 where you can actually disable Intel ME entirely.

>>62092779
Fug, I meant thermal pad instead of paste.

>>62091457
Ask and you shall receive
http://www.ebay.com/itm/192280617414
I may bid of this heap of shit.

how much of a meme would I be if I replaced my US keyboard with a Japanese keyboard on my thinkpad? I am actually learning Japanese...

>>62092779
pls respond someone has to know for sure

>>62092870
i might do that itd be aesthetic

>>62092870
I did that only because i got one cheap for $13 new but the Japanese layout is almost the same as my ISO-based native layout, except for five extra keys. Getting one when you're used to the ANSI layout might be very annoying in my opinion.

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>>62092880
that's true. The only thing is that some of the keys are laid out differently. Plus there are keys that almost no other keyboard has. The space bar is way smaller as is the backspace. I don't use the right shift so that's no big deal. Still, I don't know if I could adapt to that.

>>62092880
No you can't, only the W510 can.

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>>62092769
The dankpad is probably the most popular thinkpad, anon

>>62092964
only? i thought the t420 could as well. i can live with 8 anyways its nbd

>>62092950
the tiny spacebar would fuck me up way too hard unfortunately

>>62093007
i meant of the *10 family, all the *20s can run 16gb with the w520 being capable of 32 and so on

>>62093014
ohh i see thanks anon

really kickin myself for not getting a 420 instead but at least i can put a quad core i7 in it so not all is lost

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>>62081115
>eGPU
>On a W520
HAHAHAHAHA
[spoiler]Please let me know if you get it to work and how, because I can't figure it out for the life of me. Although I'm currently communicating with a guy who specializes in eGPUs and hopefully we can figure it out.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]I keep getting error 12.[/spoiler]

>>62079320
It was hard for you to open?
Nigga what?????
It's like 6 screws on bottom and the whole thing opens up, and one screw holding down the hard drive caddy...
I don't think computers are for you...

>>62080611
My one and only Thinkpad , the T61p