/TPG/ - ThinkPad General

First for LOVE.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-ns5f2dV4

Why Thinkpad don't make a newer version of this with Intel Gemini Lake?

is a t440p for 300 euros used, but A grade condition an ok price? going to use it for compsci.

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>>62119374

gib tutorial for frog boot ples

>>62119465
Which Display? I've seen some for like 200 € with the 1366x768 LCD

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>>62119483
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen

>>62119509
1366x768 indeed, but I'm planning on modding with a 1080p ips panel. I haven't found any for that cheap here in the Netherlands unfortunately. The alternatives like a t450 are more expensive as well.

Just ordered a t470 with 32gb ddr4, i7 7500u, 1080p, m.2 nvme ssd, how badly did i fuck up?

>>62119572
https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/d/lenovo-t440p-213179719/
Try this, If you have the guts to buy from Austria. (No warranty though).

>>62119588
>ulv shit
>soldered processor
into the trash

>>62119588
Yes, when you can get 4 cores

https://ark.intel.com/products/122589/Intel-Core-i7-8550U-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHz

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I'm planning on forsaking my desktop and buying a ThinkPad as my main computer for as long as it lasts (preferably W series).

Does anyone have experience with this kind of sentiment? I feel like everything that I do today on my desktop, I could do on a ThinkPad no problem.

>>62119733
Yes, i did that since i lost interest in videogames.

Get a docking station and plug your favorite memechanical keyboard and IPS monitor(s) to it.

Daily reminder that /g/ is full of virgins that are out of touch with reality and thus recommend buying used thinkpads off ebay.
Daily reminder that used thinkpads are cheap because they are literally worth shit.
Daily reminder that anyone would be far better off saving their money and actually buying at least a used MacBook.
Daily reminder that /g/ will recommend buying some shitty random Lenovo T9000, glorifying MUH UPGRADEBILITY MUH KEYBOARD MUH TOUCHPED whilst being fat ugly unemployed college drop out neckbeards themselves

Do yourself a favor and do NOT fall for the meme. I did and I regret it. The only light I can see in this mess is that my hot chubby Triple E tits blonde GF just sucked my dick :^)

>>62119659
>into the trash
But muh battery life

>>62119859
>>62119374

Owning a T431s, quite happy with it !
(Even if /g/ prefer old school thinkpad experience)

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>>62119374

SEXY

Asked before but anyone try the Ivy bridge cpu mod in the T420?

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>>62119901
Its one of the later T4xx series that can use a 11mm HDD/SSD & can do 1080p IPS.
They can be had cheap, they are super uncommon.

I've got an ancient thinkpad I got for free from a friend that has 512 Mb of ram installed. I don't have it at hand at the moment, but I remember it using windows xp and being unable to install a new OS on it. Is it a paperweight or could I turn it into something useful?

>>62119938

https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/5b8d6x/t420_now_works_with_ivybridge_cpu_here_are_the/

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can i upgrade the cpu in the latitude E6430?
if i can, what is the fastest cpu i can put in it?

brand new(in it's box) T460 6200U 256 Gb SSD for
>700 euro's.

good?

Is it still possible to get my dirty hands on a x320/x330 or all they do is now make x62s and t70s?

X61 - $150
- Core2 Duo @ 2.1 GHz
- 80 GB HDD
- 2GB RAM

Yes or No?

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>>62119374

Is the meme image accurate? Do T430 really come with problems that don't come with the T420? I can get either for the same price, the T430 comes with a better CPU but at the same time, if it doesn't detect network cards, would it be worth it...

>virginpads


all of my keks

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>>62120109
The X220. Partially because the X230 ha a BIOS password that I haven't bothered to break yet (although that scored me a $20 partial refund) but also because of software flashing being cheaper and more convenient.

>>62119374
>BIOS text still on

>>62120643
Who's this semen demon?

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Post your cute boots!

How do I change the boot image on my T60?

>>62120573
Not for $150, that's X220 price range.

>>62120924
WTF, I'm wrong. The price for that X61 is $80. Is that a good price for that machine?

I want to completely rid myself of nonfree software and the only thing preventing me are the wifi cards in my w520 and x220.
What are some good replacement cards that don't require nonfree firmware blobs?

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did anybody here do pic related to their x220 yet?

>>62120997
That's more reasonable. If you can work with those specs, it's a nice machine. And if you can't, you've got the option of the X62 motherboard to upgrade to.

>>62119464
>Why Thinkpad don't make a newer version of this with Intel Gemini Lake?
the tablet meme
the real question is, why don't they make a Thinkpad tablet? Not a hybrid, but an iPad Pro competitor

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>>62121163
I just ordered my X220 today with an extra 4GB of RAM and this is the next stop. I saw an order form somewhere from the thinkpad forums but the post was old. Where did you yours from?

>>62121163
what does it do?

>>62120311

To be precise, it's 7mm ssd and a 1600x900 14'' screen I own. I love it

>>62121392
Installs Gentoo on every computer running Windows in a radius of ten meters.

>>62121392
allows you to install a fhd panel on a x220 or x230 via the power of meme magic

>>62121473
efficient

>>62121496
i think i want that. where's the link?

>>62121333
haven't ordered anything yet just looked around for a 1080p mod since my screen is fucked

>>62121523
https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=122640

>>62121528
>>62121523
Yeah I just actually read the entire fucking post and it's still a thing. I'll probably order it tomorrow and I'll provide some updates I guess.

>>62119374
how do i do dat lmao

I am new to thinkpads in general and I want one just for regular use and under 80$.
Is there an option?

>>62121711
T60, T61, T400
X60, X61, X200 if you want something smaller

>>62119733
I did this. Currently typing from my
>ThinkPad X220
connected to an UltraBase with a 500GB HDD instead of the disc drive. Don't need it, never have. This all is connected via a KVM switch to a mech keyboard (meme lvls, right) and mouse. The monitor is plugged directly into the Ultrabase.

My desktop is sitting on the other side of the monitor, with the same KVM switch and a DVI cable running to the other port in my monitor.

Quite happy with this setup, gives me everything I need and I got the dock for approx 10$ (mind you, Yuropoor prices suck ass).

It's the best work setup for me. Before, I had to cloud sync my Windows desktop to the Debian laptop, but now it's all on the lappy toppy and Windaz is only there for gaming.

>bonus: Got a charging cradle for my Nexus 5X and I type SMS on it via Remote keyboard. Living the dream.

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>>62119374

>>62119859
Nice blog post faget, now GTFO.

>>62122164
>MUH VIRGINITY


the post.

>>62120643
The benefit of a T430 is better CPU power, battery life, & GPU at the cost of being mostly limited to OEM batteries and the 6 row keyboard layout, which is negligible if you're new to ThinkPads.

>>62121466
Sweet.
You can swap the trackpad but I've had trouble with middle scroll and two finger touch on windows. It just werks on linux.

>>62122104
I want to do this to my X220, but I feel too dumb for it. The manual takes too much into account and I'm afraid I'll brick my only work laptop. How safe is it?

Running debian 9 btw

>>62122224

I just used the official BIOS update tool under windows, its quite safe.

You could always backup the EPROM chip if you have the right equipment.

What is the best and cheapest subnotebook thinkpad model by far?

>>62122247
>feel too stupid
>someone tells me to backup the EPROM chip

Made me giggle. OK, thanks! I'll give it a shot. Would the BIOS update tool work under wine?

>>62122274

I really don't know, and I personally wouldn't risk it.

>>62122265
Subnotebook? I haven't encountered that term yet. But if you mean small, I think the X220 is quite cheap. Thank fuck I live right next to a company selling OEM batteries for it.

>>62119733
I did this too after losing interest in gaming. It's great being able to take your primary workstation with you.

>>62122290
Checking wikipedia every now and then helps in this regard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnotebook

Yeah i heard the x220 is supposed to be decent, might look for a prior (but still roughly similar) model though to save even more dosh

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>>62119859
I imagine there is more than one of you spamming this constantly
why so mad tho?

>>62122539
For price/performance, you're really not going to do better than the X220. The X201 is a little cheaper but the performance difference is not so small.

>>62122539
>in this regard
Read that "in this, retard" and I have to say I do feel retarded. I recall it being called a 'netbook' one or two times, although not the X220.

>>62122289
Welp. At least I changed my grub loader to picture in OP's bios image.

>>62119733
Not a bad option if your desktop is shitty. Get an ultrabase and you'll be able to always be on the go by just undocking your Thinkpad when you go to work and docking it when you get home to get a desktop in seconds.

I personally have a rather powerful desktop so I wouldn't do it, but if you run a toaster getting an x220 or a t420 with an ultrabase is a great option for upgrading cheaply.

>>62122104
Nigga I want that rug.

>>62122210

Thanks for the info, man. Are there any other disadvantages specific to the T430? I heard the Intel N6300 PCI network adapter might cause problems and need to be replaced?

>>62122875

https://rugmerchant.co.uk/think-rugs-noble-house-nh480-rugs-grey-colbalt

I have a X220T, the left click button for the track point isn't working anymore

Any way to salvage this or would I have to buy a new keyboard?

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So I'm a new to linux, I installed mint mate just yesterday. Obviously one of the first things to do is set up the mouse and in my instance that's the trackpoint. Problem is the software packaged with the os doesn't work for the trackpoint. What can I do about this? Anyone have any ideas? I can't find anything on the internet that actually solves this.

>>62122897
The only issue i had on my T430s is the SD card slot doesnt like to read my 64GB card and sometimes a USB port won't work, but I think these are OS issues.

that wifi card is $8 if its an issue, quick replacement.

Oh yeah I guess there is the screen looking ugly.
M14x & 900p LVDS cable and you are good.

>>62120903
>tfw changed my bios logo for the third time today
Looking now for an image to replace the UEFI logo, my autism demands a custom one.

>>62122913
>think rug
I'd kiss you right now, you silly git

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>>62119374

FUCK YOU BASTARDS, JUST TELL ME WHAT THINKPAD IS BEST FOR ALL THE UPGRADE SHIT

>>62123193
t70

>>62122202
>i have no life and no lover so i shitpost all day
the post

HOW THE FUCK DO I FIX MY THINKPAD MOUSE BUTTONS

Do I have to buy a new keyboard? This appears to be a fairly common issue, looking at Lenovo forums for the x220t, so surely there's some solution

if I took it out and put it back in could it possibly work again, anyone know the reason the mouse buttons stop working in the first place?

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x230orx240 or a t430s

Just for browsing and battery life. Want to get the x but I think they would be too small of a screen.

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>>62119374
Anyone have the desktop in pic related from the old thread?
It's really comfy, I want it.

>>62122943
>Problem is the software packaged with the os doesn't work
That's part of the Linux experience(tm).

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>>62123308
I think this is the one.

>>62123369
YES
Thanks m9

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>>62119374

What would be a solid option for general youtube/browsing and battery life.

>>62121163
>>62121496
Fookin neato. I don't suppose it works with any touch screen panels so I could convert an x220 tablet, eh?

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>>62123234

I appreciate the help but 1.2k FUCK ME

>>62123193
t420, you can pay triple the value of the laptop in upgrades only

it's fun

First for retard-level question.

Is there a list of models that can have their keyboards replaced with the old version, or is it just all of them? I still haven't decided what model I want, because I want somewhat new hardware, but the new keyboard is aids.

>>62123532
oh and t430 too

>>62123540
only *30 series as far as i know

How does the W500 stack up against the W510?

I'm seeing a noticeable difference in price, which isn't too much of a concern but being poor college fag, it is something that is a deciding factor.

The 510 at a glance, is clearly beefier. 16GB Ram as opposed to 8GB, 250GB SSD, CPUs clock in far better on the 510 hands down.

These are my primary concerns as I need a Workbook for my CAD and Solid Desk work, but I've never used Autocad or SD on a laptop, only work stations and my Gaming Rig, so I don't exactly know how either runs on a Laptop let alone a Thinkpad, but in the end, I just need something that I know will run either smooth as butter, with as little stutter as possible

I know Autocad should be more than fine seeing as it can practically run on a toaster, but Solidworks is memory intensive as far as I know.

>>62123193
>butterdog

>>62123550
Thanks lad, looks like I'm getting an x230 then.

>>62123259
when you ask a question post a picture. You get more replies
and no I don't know how to help you

>>62123540
Anything past the --30 generation is electrically incompatible due to the removal of physical volume controls. T431s/T430u might also be? They're sort of weird inbetween designs. If the keyboard doesn't have the volume controls and mute buttons with LEDs, you won't be able to replace it. Anything from a series besides T, W, or X2 is also probably incompatible.

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>>62123656

>>62123342
or you could tell me what to fix using the terminal
I'm not retarded, it's mint and it comes with shit tons of preloaded crap so most of it is bound to not work.

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Please help anons, I bought a x200 tablet for 75 and I kinda wanted an x220 as well. I've been searching for hours today for a good deal on them on ebay. Let me off Mr bone's wild ride

>>62123702
>stevejobsstern.jpg
>stop buying thinkpads

problem solved

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>>62123532
>>62123550

Know what I gotta go with then

>>62123741
dude dankpad lmao

>>62123702
wow
first time I've seen an image I made posted by someone else. what an honor.

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>>62123741
I like the guy with the fedora in that picture

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>>62123753

weed lmao

Why isn't this /g/ approved yet?
http://www.eluktronics.com/w650kk1

>>62123826
Call me when I can kill someone with it.

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>>62123826
Dropped

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>>62123299
pls respond

>>62123875
the x240 has a 15w ulv processor for muh battery and a FHD screen, touchpad swap is mandatory though

>>62120890
>>62120643
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yiiy-B1ix8

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>>62123900
Thanks brother

>>62123299
>>62123875
T430s gets the worst battery life of the three by far, having the most power-hungry configuration on top of a lower-capacity 6cell battery at best. X230 is more /tpg/ approved, X240 might edge it out in battery life only. X230 performs better and doesn't require a touchpad swap just to make it even remotely usable.

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>>62123961
Nice, nice. Is the smaller screen an eye sore or is the 1.5 inch difference negligible.

>>62124034
I never had an issue with the smaller screen. The important thing is that the X230 and X240 have IPS options, while the T430s' stock panel is a really low-quality TN. Even if it is bigger and higher-resolution compared to the X230, it's much worse to look at because of the poor viewing angles and colors.

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>>62124050
Excellent so the x230 or x240 is it. I appreciate your help.

>>62124093
pretty much 768p and better performance or FHD with lower performance, better battery life and mandatory touchpad swap

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>>62124118
A screen with better resolution would be nice but my current laptop is the same resolution. If I don't like it I can just return it. Thanks again.

>>62123741
lol that guy in the background super excited to be on TV.

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Should i even bother upgrading my RAM from 1600MHz to 2133MHz? Assuming it's supported will this benefit my Thinkpad iGPU at all?

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>>62124483
Tanya is not for lewd.

>>62124483
Ram speed means jack shit in terms of performance. Don't waste your money.

>>62124483
>>62124536
Why did /a/utists shill this anime so hard? It's unbearable.

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>>62124555
It's good though.

>>62124551
Oh alright, thought i could squeeze some extra 5 fps or something.

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>>62124600
My objectively superior taste in chinese cartoons begs to differ.

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>>62124628
I bet

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>>62119374

Just got this today. How did I do?

>>62124644
420/10

nuke spyware10 asap though

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>>62124644

One more, got it for general web development, really good shape. Battery is great actually, but heard they can be really expensive to replace. Any outstanding issues with the 420 I should be aware of?

>>62124727
>>>62124644
>Any outstanding issues with the 420 I should be aware of?
the screen is a massive piece of shit

do the alienware mod asap

>>62124644
how much u pay?

Should I get an x200s or an x220?

x200s is what I used to have, and I need the replacement to be similarly compact.

>>62124745

i7, $315

>>62123486
x220/x230

>>62123702
https://www.porterelectronics.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x220-2-3ghz-i5/

One day sale. X220 for $146 (shipping is like 6 bucks), supposedly in Grade A condition. I just picked one up myself earlier. Gonna do the 1080p mod once it comes in.

>>62124802
that better have came with a lot of ram and a big ssd

>>62124825
That sale's been up for weeks.

>>62124844
Ah thankfully its at least not a bad deal at all

>>62124644
>>62124727
Are you going to install another OS? Or are you fine with W10?

>>62124878
Be careful anon, I cancelled mine and when I checked to make sure I had my refund I realized they had charged me $170.

>>62124826
8gb ddr3, 320 hdd, but I have an SSD for it. Did I overpay?

>>62124744
alienware mod? explain please!

>>62124825
I've seen better on eBay. My goal is one that's around 100, 110 max
I want it with a battery and at least 4 gb ram in good condition. The only problem is I can find ones that have 4 gb ram in good condition, but they don't have batteries or hdd caddies, and by the time you order those it's like 130.
I found one for 115, but that's pushing it.
I'm mostly trying to justify canceling the x200 tablet order by getting something that isn't much more expensive, but I can't guarantee the seller will cancel the tablet order.

Is the x200 that much different in performance than the x220? That's the main reason I wanted the x220 and because of the meme of having both t420 and x220

>>62124925
see >>62111995 and >>62114878

>>62124884

I have W10 on my main PC, 7 on an old HP, and Linux on my shit heap. Recommend another OS for this 420?

Unrelated, but what do you do to deal with the heat. It's fucking hot and humid and I want to kill myself.

Will this affect my future ThinkPad?

>>62125110
no
think pads can handle humidity

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>>62125120
I wish I was a ThinkPad.

>>62125129
everyone hates humidity
and just judging by how people treat their laptops here I wouldn't want to be a thinkpad just saying
>that picture of the guy cumming on the laptop

>>62124911
By about $150.

>>62125153
>not giving your thinkpad your cummies for being such a good laptop

>>62125352
I do that by cleaning it
honestly I don't understand how ejaculating on it is a good idea, you would probably stain it. :V

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Any chance I can fix my T420 lock by just gluing similarly shaped plastic to it?

>>62125557
maybe
but super glue wont work
There's gotta be some other non corrosive glue

is libreboot worth it on an x200 or not.

best cooling options for a t510? putting a quad-core in here and want it to run as cool as possible

or is the stock cooler really enough? it seems pretty efficient but it's just a dual core in here right now

I need a "new" laptop and looking on eBay the price on used/refurb ThinkPads is right. The only thing is most seem to need upgrades. Is a ThinkPad going to be something I should buy cheap and upgrade or spend a bit more up front?

>>62125950
Fuck off, suck my dick, and die. In that order.

>>62125950
you can get a breddy powerful thinkpad for like 200 dollars if you really feel like spending that much up front

>>62125983
i'll suck ur dick instead (;

>>62125950
Will do, all mighty master of knowledge

Thinkpad T400 - $80

Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P8700
500 GB HDD
4GB RAM
Extended Battery

yes?

>>62126029
no buy a mac

>>62126029
No. I want a SSD for that price.

>>62126006
I saw some in that range that looked like they would be what I need in a laptop, I got a bit more research to do though. Gotta make sure my Chinese cartoons and retro vidya all work well enough to give >>62135950 an aneurysm

>>62126068
Whoops I meant
>>62126006

>>62125950
Buy cheap and upgrade. The thing they'll rip you off the most on is the SSD or OS.

>>62126029
Yes.

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>>62124930
why no likey tablet?

>>62126113
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!

>>62126113
Just wondering whether I'll get good enough performance on Linux with the tablet functions for my Asian sand drawings and just general fuckery, but not as much as my desktop or my t420.

I just need to switch out the hard drives though, because my x61 has a bigger hard drive than this 60 gb one with the x200 I'm waiting for.

>>62126113
Very nice anon.

>>62124930
The difference in performance will be pretty noticeable IMO. But slower laptops have a comfyness to them, and I am a fan of the X200 keyboard over the X220.
Get an X201T if you can IMO, same design but i5 performance.

>>62126153
Already bought it, but it'll work for 720p video streaming on Linux (probably mint with mate) right?

>>62126113
Can you actually write on it as if it were a paper notebook or does it always come of a big ass crayola drawings?

>>62126190
It should be fine, I had a T60 w/ a 1.86GHz T2300 and it did ok with youtube at 720p.

Some guy returned a 8470p because it couldn't stream games lol.

>>62126214
Yeah, I have an x61t so I can check streaming on there and that should give me my answer.

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>>62126123
But...

>>62126143
I'd say that it's a nice tablet computer overall. The lack of a trackpad is something I LOVE about this model. The size is big enough to get a nice large canvas but small enough that you can hold it in your arm and draw on it. Or lay it on the table and hover over it like paper. The only thing is that the pressure sensitivity is not all that great. Because the technology is a little old, I feel like I have to press hard enough that I feel like I'm losing the ability to draw softly.

If you've ever used any drawing tablet, you can get light strokes with minimal pressure. But depending on what programs you use or what you're drawing, you can get away with a lot. Also make sure you get the drivers for it.

>>62126153
thank you. Also good advice!

>>62126194
I use Xournal for that. It comes out decently enough. Xournal can give you a few templates to work with, like college rule, grid paper, or blank, and you can draw, right, highlight anything you'd like. Plus you can move around anything you write after the fact and place it where you want it.

Then when you're all done you can keep it in the Xournal format or export it as a PDF. And you can annotate existing PDF files if you want and export that as a new PDF. I'll upload an example of what that might look like.

>>62126296
im allowed to say FUCK because im 18 now DIP POOPY!!!

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>>62126194
here's how it might look like if you were using it. I drew all of that with my right hand but held the pen with the left hand. I'd say with a bit of practice, you can write decently well on it and use it as a notebook. Not as easy and simple as paper but much more flexible and powerful if you work at it.

>>62126337
Lol, getting older isn't always that fun. Congrats though!

>>62125921
please respond

i want to rice this machine out as much as possible

>>62126296
>>62126461
That does look nice. I'm definitely tempted.

>>62126461
Do you have any noticeable performance problems?
I found a guy on Craigslist willing to preinstall W7, W10, or Ubuntu on one of these. It has an i5, 128gb SSD, and 8gb of RAM. I was thinking of asking him to load W7 with a 32gb Ubuntu partition.
In particular I was wondering how well Xournal works. I was looking to switch from paper notetaking to Onenote, and while I'm sure Xournal is going to run faster, I think the pen functionality should be comparable. Is palm rejection good? Should I buy one of those drawing gloves to stop my hand from sticking to the screen?

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>>62120903
>>62119374
this is my current bios flash
(T520 multiboot hackintosh)

god, I love this machine, only thing that could make it better would be improved battery life.. an hd screen would be nice too... a processor upgrade would be neat... I could always max out the RAM.. why am I so autistic and why are these computers so fun?

>>62126585
Most X200 and X201 had multitouch optional, so it wouldn't even register your hand, only the Wacom pen.

I think multitouch became standard on the X220 and on.

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>>62126499
Yeah man it's a nice computer. But just think about what your needs are and how much expandability you want in your laptop. The x200 tablet only has SATA II, and can only hold one HDD/SSD as it has no CD/DVD drive. But you can get the dock, which I have, and add an extra hard drive in that.

>>62126585
When I got it it had an HDD with win7 fresh on it. It had all of the lenovo drivers and even a backup partition for all of the software. I think it was the original from the factory. Well it was a bit sluggish by today's standards but the software all worked well. Even the included Microsoft Journal worked very well with the pen.

Right now my x200 Tablet has a Core 2 Duo clocked at 1.86 Ghz. When just normal web browsing(like 4-6 tabs open for me;no youtube or streaming sites) it's still blazing. I can watch 720p videos just fine as the screen is 1280x800. It's a 16:10 so I don't know if you're into that or not. All text is sharp to me and that's what I mostly wanted this computer for: typing and writing. I write a lot in emacs and the text is nice and clear. Also the x200 tablet does not have a touch screen. Only the included pen can write on the screen so you don't have to worry about palm rejection.

But from time to time I do use ffmpeg to convert video files or audio files and sometimes recode files. Doing audio conversion is fine, depending on the project. Video is where it starts to slow down a bit, especially if the file is big. Actually using Audacity to edit a file was no problem. I edited a 16 minute file, did noise reduction and a few other edits and exporting .wav or .flac files was only a few seconds.

Overall if you want a light machine that can do most basic everyday tasks and also some light content creation, this is great. Any very heavy CPU tasks might make this a not so great choice. The x220T has a better screen for drawing on I've heard, more pressure levels on the pen plus a touch screen.

>>62126650
>only thing that could make it better would be improved battery life.. an hd screen would be nice too... a processor upgrade would be neat...
If you don't have a 9-cell, get one.
Stick a 1080p screen in there.
Upgrade the CPU.

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>ITT

W510 w/ dock for $220 a good deal?
1080p screen, 4GB RAM, CD/DVD drive included, battery, 500 GB HDD with power adapter too.

>>62127237
Just get a MacBook Air for that price.

>>62127252
Ew. I want to do work, not look like I'm doing work.

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>>62126980
>still being a butthurt macfag

>>62127237
Look up which adapter is being supplied with, the W510 is a beast, and it will beg for the 135W one

>>62127317
It comes with a 90W brick. I think that should probably be enough. I have a 65W from some of my X series Thinkpads but I cant imagine that would be enough.

Also I'm realizing that docks aren't that expensive. But it would be cool to have once I actually get the computer. I use my Ultrabase dock all the time.

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>>62127338

>>62127375
Fudge. But is that with a battery attached or without? The pictures in the one I was looking at was powered on but I think it was running off the battery. It should be able to charge the battery if the computer is off well enough at 90W yeah? Worst comes to worst I'll just buy a 135 adapter too.

>>62127403
That's with a battery attached (a small one though).
No idea how ell the 90W supplies energy, I've just fixed my up and had no chance to fuck around with it.

>>62120903
How do you do that ? Can you share the picture ?

>>62119572
waarom ga je niet gewoon voor een t430/530 of een w serie

There is a Thinkpad T530 with
>Intel Core i5-3310M 2.60 Ghz
>4GB DDR3
>500GB HDD

being sold for 250 euros.
Should i go for it?

>>62127859
No way too expensive

>>62121600
I have done the google form for the preorder couple of days, havent received instructions on paying the reservation fee yet.

Next up is deciding should i get a 12.5" fhd panel or a 13.3" fhd panel (would require fucking around with the bezel).

>>62128033
Also, there are these fullhd kits available:
https://world.taobao.com/item/553863861510.htm

Seems like they come with some sort of sata adapter to get sata from the docking port?

Wonder what to get

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Waddup my ni/g/gas, my T450 won't poweron. What should I do?

>>62123497
it works

>>62126029
Go for it

should i buy r40e? there are really no real reasons for me to buy it besides the fact it's ~20€

>>62128460
and also 340 for 30€

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>>62126980
>lol Mom look I am a trol!

>>62128311
Charge the battery

I get about 4 hours on a used 70+ 6 cell Lenovo battery that I received with my T430.

If I buy a new, genuine Lenovo battery of the same size. What kind of battery time can I expect?

what a normal cpu temp for x230t?

>>62123961
>Nice, nice. Is the smaller screen an eye sore or is the 1.5 inch difference negligible.
I went from 14 inch eMachine to X220. No problem adjusting.

someones selling a t450 in mint condition with 8gb ram and 120gb ssd for 300 euros.. Don't know the resolution. I'm going to see how it is in, what should I look for?

For europoors, bunch of i5 4gb x220s that came out of lease for ~€93 each
http://allegro.pl/i6915369763.html

>>62129883
>no english translation
>pic of x230
no thanks

>>62129719
Physical damage
Locked bios
The screen res

>>62129883
>blindly trusting the poles
No thanks I'm good

>Had Thinkpad for an hour
>Already covered with fingerprints
looks like I ate fried chicken on it

>>62130646
Which one do you have? The newer covers are much worse with this than, say, a T60p.

>>62121114
anyone

>>62130683
T460

I don't know which buy between T420 and T430, and between x220 and x230...

If i update the bios of the T420 he accept battery, ac adapter etc ? Or the update block ?

Budget: £300-£400 ($400-$500)
Location: UK
Size: Not Important, big or small
Performance: Play 2010 games, Rendering, Photoshop, etc. 8GB ram+
Other requirements: Whatever I can get

Need it as a temporary station for moving into a flat-share

>>62126650
How do do you that ?

>>62127403
I'm back.
Win 7 User Experience rates the CPU (Q820) 5.5 with 90W 7.1 with 135W.
There is a huge difference, even though Winshit is not really the best benchmark for it.

>>62126296
How do you do that ? With an app ?

>>62131012
wat

the t420 lets you shove anything back there just like your waifu, the t430 is the one that doesn't but you can still mindbreak her with EC flashing. Same with the Xs.

>>62128637
pls respond

>>62126143
You have buy one x200 with a 60gb hard drive ?

>>62131119
>60 gb
So T420 is better than T430 ?
And for x220 vs x230 ?

Did anyone replace their T420/T430 panel with the panel from alienware m14x? How good is it? Is it worth it? I'm using 768p now.

>>62131167
It depends on if you are willing to do the kino keyboard mod and all the firmware/ec flashes. Yes, the 430/230 gets marginally better performance, RAM upgradability and some other improvements, but the keyboard is ass and the whole battery DRM is a bit of a PitA

>>62131296
See >>62124948 for screen tips

>>62131319
Ram upgrade, which ?

>>62131319
I like the chiclet keyboard on the T430. It is the first one of its kind I have ever owned. In the store I've tried the Sony vaio, macbook pro, asus zenbook, and their keyboards are garbage compared to the T430 kb.

>>62129883
>>62130007
This. A pic of a wrong model makes this listing look fishy.

>>62131319
xx20 series can handle an ivy bridge with modded BIOS, so it's just like replacing the keyboard. Also, what's with the whole RAM thing? Is the max ram amount higher or something?

>>62131410
Get a non-chiclet keyboard (like a T410's) and type on it. It's kino as fuck.

>>62131477
Sandy Bridge accepts less max ram iirc

>>62131410
I agree with you. Have an x61, t420 and t440p here and i prefer the 440p keyboard.

The stock t440p touchpad is cancer i agree but nothing a simple mod can't fix.

>>62131477
>>62131511
Both t420 and t430 accept up to 2x8gb sticks you memelords.

>>62131345
Fuck. What if I order it using alienware part number, can they still send me the '''compatible''' screen? I have no idea how to get it now.

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plz do not steal my new meme

>>62131761
No idea. I'd buy the exact screen model between those two mentioned, the AUO one seems better though.

If I just wanna do school work and simple office stuff what would be the best recs?

>>62131761
I've been worrying about the same thing, so far I have found every listing for these screens warns they will send out a """"compatible"""" screen if they don't have the stock in, but I assume they never have the originals and just work off these other monitors. I don't mind too much as long as the screen is still matching quality but I have no idea..

>>62131816
>>62132022
I am quite worried because 6 months ago I already tried to "upgrade" my screen. What I got in the mail was the worst screen in my life. Indeed, it was 900p and compatible, but the colors were green-ish, so I installed my 768p panel back and sent this monster back to the seller.

Does anyone have the custom BIOS 1.43 for X220?

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>>62126878
I've been looking at the 70++ but I can't find a solid answer for how much battery life it'll give me.
I think I'll just go to 1600x900 for the screen, anything is better than 1366x768.
As for the CPU, I'm not sure if I'll need to upgrade the heatsink, it only has an i5 2520m atm and a 10w higher quad core cpu might be forced to throttle..
>>62131057
do what?

>>62132118
I'll shill for a screen seller on Aliexpress, I've bought two screens from him and he always sends the model i asked for. Of course before buying the screen i ask him if he's got that exact model on stock.

>>62132216
fug forgot the link aliexpress.com/store/1125050

>>62121500
>efficient
>10m

>>62123702
You will never get off the wild ride

>>62126041
Fuck you.
>>62126044
A 128GB SSD costs that much brand new.

>>62126029
Go for it

Is it possible to run T470p 7700HQ without the nvidia card (removing it is ok)?

>>62132914
No, ThinkVantage reports you to FBI if you do that.

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>>62126870
>P40 Yogafag here

>>62133029
>i7-m
MQ or go home

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>>62133078
Why even live?

>>62133141
The Chrome icon is Ungoogled Chromium, dunno why it defaults to standard chrome icon though.

Bought a couple T420s's locally for $30 a piece. Noticing some browning on one of the screens and some fan whine. Overall really fucking satisfied with this machine running Arch (meme'n). I've seen an IPS mod for these, but the FHDs seem to be just drop and go. What should I go with? Running a nice IPS widescreen on my desktop so I know what those look like and I love them, do FHD panels even compare?

>>62133225
First,
>You did better than me, who paid $30 for a T410.
Second,
>If you're used to the non-FHD panels then go the non-FHD IPS route. If not, I think there's mod panels out there for a FHD IPS panel.

>>62133225
>I've seen an IPS mod for these, but the FHDs seem to be just drop and go
Isn't that the same mod?

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>>62131074
Wow, that is definitely a big difference. All of these hours later and I'm still on the fence. Thank you for letting me know your experience!

>>62131081
I'm sure there is an app for that. All I did was take a screenshot of my screen and draw over it with GIMP.

>>62133029
Whoa. that's like an upgrade of my x200T in practically every way. I'm getting an x220T in a few days. That at least hast an i7, IPS touchscreen but it's 16:9.

>>62133357

https://world.taobao.com/item/520044762973.htm?fromSite=main

This is the panel I've been told to buy on Reddit. Would this be worth a fuck?

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I have a T430s that has been perfect for four years, but out of nowhere this morning the display totally shat the bed. It started looking like pic related, and then began going completely black and flashing that distorted image. I'm 95% on it being an issue with the screen itself bacause my external monitor is working fine and taking screenshots both of the screens look totally normal. What can i do? Is it just a connection that jostled loose or am I going to have to try to replace the entire display?

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>>62133563
>Don't get a P40 Yoga.

What's the cheapest ThinkPad?

>>62132154
pls help

>>62133790
X60 or T60

>>62133810
I'll try and find those on eBay. I've been wanting to get one soon.

>>62132372
by foss standards it's pretty efficient (;

>>62133810
>x60
>100-110$
>t60
>110-120$

Welp, it's bad here.

I wanted to get a surface book for uni for drawing but i think its a bit pricey so thinking of getting a surface pro 4 and a thinkpad, can i get one with decent specs for around £600

>>62133863
where are you? in the US you can get a t420 without a hdd for about 80 bucks

>>62133873
Get an X220 tablet or X230 tablet with an i7. Then save the rest of the money for a rainy day,

>>62133873
just get a dedicated drawing tablet. If you're going to be in one place most of the time it's more convinient and costs waaaay less. I have a Huion 1060 + and it's pretty awesome. Just get a really good Thinkpad and a dedicated tablet. Your wallet will thank you.

>>62133900
Do you know what the pressure sensitivity is like

>>62133920
I have a graphics tablet but i would much prefer to be able to draw directly onto a page feels a lot more natural. The money is a student loan so i don't care what i'm spending

>>62133955
>The money is a student loan so i don't care
americans.jpg

>>62133988
I'm not american desu, students loans in the uk are stupid so i don't really care what i spend the money on as i'm living at home for the first year

>>62133955
Pressure sensitivity
Decent.

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what do

>>62134073
Get the right file, flash your BIOS and install gentoo

>>62134089
That's https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Solved-X220-v1-42-Modified-BIOS and I'm on an X220, that is the correct file.

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>>62133766
ayy

>>62133955
Well I still think you could do better than a surface. How important is drawing for you? Are you like an art student or something? If so, I'd just go full blast and get a dedicated drawing computer rather than a Surface or even a thinkpad. I swear I'm not a Huion shill, I just like the stuff they make
>https://www.amazon.com/Huion-KAMVAS-Drawing-Pressure-Sensitivity/dp/B072N2C2PB/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1503941523&sr=8-5&keywords=huion

^ It's probably worth that much in all honesty. Wacom is nice but overpriced. Unless you're really that loyal, the Huion will probably serve you well.

Also I'm about to get an x220T so I'll let you know how it does with drawing if you're still hanging around.

>>62134073
>>62134100
help

ok, people where can i find a fingerprint reader for a Thinkpad T540P?
can't seem to find it.
04X5548 this is the FRU

>>62134089
Can't install gentoo without flash bios ?

Why do you use modified bios for T420/x220 ? Can't install Linux, Gentoo... without this ?

>>62134738
you don't have to modify the bios but it's nice to libreboot your machine

>>62134755
why?

>>62134738
It's usually just to get rid of the whitelisting of components. Libreboot is something else.

>>62120437
it's soldered.

>>62134772
why not? you like freedom, don't you anon?

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What are these metal plates for? I know that they connect to the dock but what are they used for?

>>62134793
Libreboot is a bios ?
And with this we can use any hardware ?
On T420, T430, x220 x230 ?
How to flash for T420/x220, boot on img ?

>>62134998
So if the laptop is twisted while docked, it doesnt just shear off at the connector

What's Best thinkpad for battery life with a 1080p screen. Preferably be able to buy cheap and upgrade

>>62134998
>>62135154
and 4 pins, looks like standard USB?

Just got a t450 in perfect condition. After 30 minutes, I flipped it open and it doesnt go on. The power button led was pulsing, but the nothing showed on display. I tried resetting with power button with battery/adapter and also without. After emergency reset the led from the back the led stops, and it still doesnt boot up.

not thinkpad but would this be a good buy if i just need to take notes and do general schoolwork?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIABT161Y5353#close

>>62135369
W530

>>62135589
After 30 minutes of what? Leaving it in the box, letting it charge, had it on while idle?

Batteries are probably dead.
Charge it for 6+ hours and see if it turns on.

>>62133612
From the looks of it, maybe it got loose.
I'd say remove the keyboard and reattach the LCD ribbon cable.
If that doesn't work, remove the LCD and reseat that cable.
If it still persists, it might be the LCD or mobo.

I had a strange issue on the T420s w/ nVidia GPU. It would think my display was a projector display, really strange. I didn't figure out why but maybe yours might have some issue too like that?

>>62135425
they arent connected to anything, at least on my 410

>>62135689
30 minutes of using it, then i kept opening and closing it bc i was cleaning it a bit. Couple minutes later i opened it and that was when it didnt work. I tried removing internal battery cable and cmos and re attaching now but that also didnt work.

Why do i need to charge it for 6+ hours for it to turn on?

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Did I get a good deal?

It's got no ram or hdd but afaik it has the battery. It powers on to bios and the ram and caddies and hdd are probably like 30 dollars anyway.

>>62135595
Why don't you just buy an x230? It's probably better and definitely cheaper. If you want to go full meme I guess the x220 costs even less.

whats the consensus on replacement batteries for a T420? whats a good brand?

>>62136353
why not get OEM ones? they aren't much more expensive than chink shit

>>62136438
because the factory ones are chinkshit too and 2 chinkshits are better than 1

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I made a paper for the T540P since i couldn't find it on the net, can you guys add it to the imgur album?


Also, paid laptop 300 and the upgrades would cost me even more than the lappy itself, intel cpus are too pricey,it's a laptop haswell chip for fuck's sake!

>>62136124
if it doesn't have bedbugs, sure, don't forget to buy a t9600 cpu and libreboot it

>tfw you want to buy a thinkpad but you know it's just a shitty meme

>>62136630
i would really like one for the T510 if someone's autistic enough to make one for me

>>62136719
Well, the vast majority of posts I've read was positive about ThinkPads. Maybe you just had a bad experience with an used one, but that doesn't mean every single machine is bad.

>>62136809
eeeeeeeeehm, service manual link and preferred resolution?

i will help ya, you guys convinced me to buy a meme and it is worth it

>>62136945
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/63y0536.pdf i think this is what you're looking for? my res is 1366x768

bless you anon

>>62136719
I just use my T430 for playing twitch videos while using my main PC setup, but soon i'm going to be travelling and thats when it'll be more than a shitposting video machine, it does great with Photoshop and Adobe Premiere and I can get some great games of Factorio done too

>>62136719
honestly get a t420 for <$100 and upgrade it over time

it's fun, satisfying and you get a breddy good laptop in the end

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>>62136996
>1366x768
how is this?
I hope i positioned it to your liking (don't ask me to move it again pliz, GIMP and Inkscape choke on a FX and 16 gigs of ram with the template (which is 16k)

>>62136719
the whole selling point of the meme is that they're cheap while being decently reliable and well built, they excel in areas like dev work but if you want to do anything heavy on the ageing processors, like browsing modern websites using modern browsers, then you're not really going to have a good time on a <$100 used laptop
doesn't even have to be thinkpads, it applies to other business orientated laptop manufacturers like hp and dell, old apple laptops would be fine but they usually retain a bunch of resale value so they're not nearly as attractive in the same price point

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Any tips?
It's a x220 egpu with external monitor.

>>62137538
My X220 browses modern websites perfectly with Waterfox, and I get ~11 hours of battery life on Windows 7.

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>>62119374
X200 or X61?

Both with Core2 Duo (X61 2GHz, X200 2.4GHz), 2GB RAM & 80 GB HDD

X61 = $80 USD
X200 = $95 USD

What would you buy and why?
Anyone had (or has) both and help me to choose one of these two?

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>>62136996
>my res is 1366x768
Pleb.

>>62138448

X61 is cuter, but the X200 will be more usable.

>>62138448
Sorry, the CPU on the X200 run at 2.1 GHz

>>62138643
I was thinking that the X61 with some upgrades must be a cute retro and more "powerful" machine. But IDK if the keyboard on the X61 will feel more cramped

> Actually shitposting from a T420

>>62120524
>dual core
>700 euros

No.

>>62136124
Only problem with this is that it is apparently located in Britain, but it's being shipped using China international post free shipping, and will take at least a month to get here, probably a month and a half or more

>>62138703
>> Actually shitposting from a T420
Also, I don't have big hands, so I was re-thinking that shouldn't be a problem.