/tpg/ ThinkPad General

>ips screen and t420 keyboard arrive tomorrow

My 430 is gonna be real comfy

>>62222998
I wanted to use my old X220 keyboard on my X230 but I killed it while taping over the pins. Scratched some of them off by accident. Gotta order a new keyboard or find a new connector cable.

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Last time dropping in about the stickies- dropping Thursday the 7th at 6PM EST on patch dynamics (google it).

>>62222998
I've seen a ton of those 420/430's on ebay. They still get bid up though.

>bought x201
>fast even with magnetic drive
>ready to throw away my acers and dells

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>>62222977
first for eGPU setup for £30 that works by default.

>>62222614
>M to U

Not much. Remember, you're effectively dropping down a performance tier there as well.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7200U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2520M/m153577vsm29

And obviously, a throttling 7200U would lose to a cooled 2520M. That kills a lot of modern chips.

>>62222649
The biggest issue you'll notice is lack of support for some instruction sets/hardware encoding. Not a big deal for now, but you might not have inbuilt support for the next meme video format and it'll be harder on your CPU.

Biggest difference by far is the iGPU.

I just bought a t420s with an i7 + nvidia gpu for $100. Did i fuck up?

>>62223028
how much will international shippong cost?

>>62223028
hope i'll manage to get one, very nice indeed

>>62223116
I'd say that's pretty good, in the UK just the i7 optimus motherboards are going for 100+

>>62223149
>shippong
shipping

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>>62222977
Reposting from last thread!

My W500 came yesterday, was listed as "Parts or not working" because it was BIOS locked. I installed Libreboot, and a T9600 and she's one bad machine! Loving that resolution compared to my X200, and the thing looks like it just came out of the box! Whatever it was used for before, it was very light.

I got her for $40, whatcha think?

>>62223116
battery or no?
The i7s seem to go for a premium
It sounds fair if nothing is broken

>>62223190
Is it 1920x1200?

any of you have experience with the yoga 460 or 260. I wanted it for the drawing but might just get a x220 and a surface 3

>>62222977
Is $220 for hp 2560p with i7, 4gb ram and new 120gb ssd a good deal? I have the opportunity to buy one and was thinking if it's worth it.

>>62223190
Post wallpaper.

What parts in the 500?

>>62223149
US
>Lettermail
Canada - 0.80
US - 1.00
Int - 2.00
>bubblemailer
Canada - 1.60
US - 2.00
Int - 4.00

For stickers I recommend the bubblemailer as it's much safer.

>>62223190
nice buttplug

>>62223231
Wow, that's not too bad. I was expecting something like $20 for shipping to Europe.

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>>62223254
Also you don't get hit by the customs jew.

>>62223273
customs on a sticker? how much is ti going to cost?

>>62223281
It's more of not having them open your shit up than anything else.
>how much is ti going to cost?
What are you asking about/

>>62223200
Unfortunately not, very hard to find those. I don't think I'll be getting one because the pixel density is a little too high for my taste... Though, if I find one for a good price I might jump on it. CCFL displays are usually pretty easy to spot imperfections on, though. Odds are it'll be trash after 10 years.


>>62223229
Uncertain the GPU it came with, since
this is Librebooted it doesn't even activate it at boot. I have a T9600 in it right now, waiting on a SSD and HDD caddy. Gonna be my main machine when I'm done!

And here:

https://lewd.pics/f/c9ec2b60/vaporwave_awoo.png

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>>62223253
thx

>>62223028
What are the dimensions of the sticker? I'm considering putting one on the corner under the graphics card grille on my case, and somewhere on my X301, perhaps over the lenovo bit.

>>62223357
>pixel density is a little too high for my taste
That's what I thought. A laptop is fine up to ~120PPI. I don't want to be dependent on scaling because Linux isn't good at it currently

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>>62223086
>GT 610

>>62223116
nice

>>62223397
Exactly my thoughts. It's a little bigger PPI than my X200 and it's very noticeable.

Potentially stupid question - any way to change fan speed in Windows on a t440p? SpeedFan doesn't even pick up that I have any.

>>62223028
What's your stock like? I'd like to buy five or six, but I don't want to be selfish and buy so many that other anons aren't able to get any.

>>62223611
I've heard you need a modded bios to do stuff like that. I'm not even sure they have that for a t440p though. You could try checking the thinkwiki

>>62223632
100 made and sold, I'll probably have a limit of 3 per customer.

>>62223682
Sounds reasonable to me, do you plan on making more in the future?
Thanks for what you do, btw

>>62223682
I hope that's enough, I really want one.

>>62223028
price tag?

>>62223700
If there's enough interest I'd be happy to restock.

>>62223759
3.50

>>62223780
please restock

>>62222998
>t430
>ips
nani

>>62222998
Where do you find the eDP bridge circuit?

>>62223973
There's an Alienware IPS panel you can buy to swap in. Non-standard search engines are your friend.

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>>62222977
First for X40 master race!
>no hardware backdoor
>super efficient processor
>best keyboard
>near-retina screen
>10+ hour battery life with wireless, 14 hours with it turned off (with new chink battery)
>no homosex trackpad
>no need to install transexual boot shit
>gigabit ethernet
>tiny and sexy
>proper aspect ratio
>internal roll cage to protect drive (no screen / lid cage but IDGAF)
>actual IBM logo
>no built in camera or mic, stymies CIA niggers
Why don't you own the finest laptop ever made?

Layer 8 a shit

>>62224104
Oh and:
>only costs $30 or so

>>62224099
ips screen hurts battery life a lot though

>>62224148
Oh? I hadn't considered that. Are there any other good options for the T420? I really just want a higher resolution, 1600x900 would be heaven compared to 1366x768

These laptops look ugly as fuck and are probably no where near as powerful as any other laptop out there

>>62224174
This is weak-kneed bait

>>62224171
On average an IPS display uses 15% more power.

>>62224171
There's a 1600x900 TN panel

>>62223028

what do the moon runes say? where does the qr code go?

>>62224260
To the website he owns.

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>>62224174
They aren't as powerful but they're more usable imo. Just saying

Where's a good place to get the Alienware screen for my T420? I'm looking for the AUO B140RTN02.1 but all the listings I can find just give me the "100% compatible part" bullshit. I'm in the UK too which probably doesn't help.

>>62224174
They have average to good specs for their respective time periods, they're rock solid, as modular as a laptop gets, they have the best keyboards on the market and their Linux support is first class. Not to mention, they have a trackpoint, the best mouse input method ever invented.

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Where my Cat-IBM-ThinkPad combo boys at?

>>62224099
Isn't that a TN 1600x900 one?

>>62224207

Assuming things on panel look are accurate, the alienware screen has like 50% higher power consumption compared to the tn factory t420 panel.

I'm the guy who is getting an alienware panel tomorrow so I can do some testing to see what actual battery life impact is. I don't think it'll be that huge though, its like 6 watts vs 4 at max brightness

>>62224364
Got a fucking $3,000 setup and every time you post yours I find myself mirin'. Something so dank about a setup like that.

>>62224174
>and are probably no where near as powerful as any other laptop out there

You can put an i7 in the t430 that is within a couple % perf of the current top of the line macbook pro with its ulv ii7

>>62224364

Get that high as fuck resolution ibm monitor

>>62224413
Wow, thanks a lot. I'm really glad you like it!

>>62224171
Actually the X40 is 1024x768 and at that screen size it's almost retina resolution.

It's a very very small laptop.

>>62224444
The T22x series? I'd kill for that. Looks fucking amazing.

>>62224174
that's a complicated way of saying you're gay anon

>>62224474

yeah, thats what they are. I remember trying to track one down about 7 years ago, nearly impossible unless you want to pay an arm and a leg

>>62224504
i saw one on ebay a while ago, i think it went for over $1500

Are the SeaGate 2.5" HDD's reliable or should I stick with WD? I need a 1TB for my X230

I'm very happy with my T440p, I bought it a few months ago, switched the touchpad for that of a T450, and put in a 1080p IPS.

All told, $300. Anyone else?

>>62224957
all my thinkpads are from the era before hardware back doors

>>62224796

hgst

who else here /yoga 11e/

>>62224104
Quite hard to find where I'm from.

>>62224099
The Alienware M14X screen that is compatible with T420 is a TN panel.

It's a very good TN panel though, almost IPS-like in many respects with pretty good viewing angles.

>>62224983
I'd love to use an older thinkpad, but I like having GLSL shaders, non-shitty web browsing, proper SSD support, and many other things.

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https://www.notebookcheck.net/ThinkPad-25-Retro-ThinkPad-will-be-based-on-the-ThinkPad-T470.246216.0.html
Is it over?

>>62225034
PAY SHIPPING

>>62225347

yes

>>62225347
I think the retro may have just been to appease the reactionaries, I don't know what else there is to expect out of it.

>>62225210
Web browsing works great, SSD works great, I can play OpenArena, etc.

It's not super speed but it's secure and much better than most newer computers.

>>62224207
also massive issues with xbacklight

>>62225511
A HP and Dell response, obviously.

T440S $275
>description says 4GB i5
>screenshots show 8GB i7

Should I take the risk? At worst, an okayish price for an i5, at best a really good price on an i7.

>>62225516
>SSD works great
nigga at what point do you think intel put in backdoors

>>62225535

yes, if you actually want a x40

>>62225511
they didn't listen to us, it won't sell

>>62224104
>X40
convince me that it's better than an x61

>>62225540
after the X40 era that's for sure

>>62225564
>no need for transexual bios
>no management engine
>better keyboard
>doesn't even turn on fan if you use TLP most of the time

>>62225559
You wanted them to send ThinkPad back to the 90s age to reinforce your view that the ThinkPad is an old dinosaur laptop. This is as much as you can expect.

>>62225582
No I just wanted a PC without a management engine and with a proper real keyboard, as well as having no space-wasting trackpad.

Instead Lenovo chinks decided it must be built on an existing chassis and have a multicolored logo.

>>62225576
>IMT
>embedded in all CPUs newer than 2006
fuuuuuuck I didn't even know about that

also
>better keyboard
is that true?

>>62222977
i've got 2 t60s to tinker with. should i install gentoo?

>>62225598
>IMT
yes it's true, there have been hundreds of threads here about it

>better keyboard
best ever in any laptop except the TiG4 Powerbooks, they were just as good

>>62225610
sourcemage

>>62225590
Actually some of the ThinkPad designers are still around from the IBM era.

You are the kind of person who if they installed the old keyboard you would call it clunky, and if they installed the new keyboard you would say it's not "proper". Maybe you should fuck off to Macs.

>>62225008
aye aye

>>62225620
hmm never looked into it before but maybe i will mess with that on one of them

>>62225623
>You are the kind of person who if they installed the old keyboard you would call it clunky
No, I'm the kind of person who uses an X40 for the good keyboard and botnet-free design.

You're the kind of "person" who thinks it's OK to lie and mis-characterize people so that you can make a buck.

>>62225646
sourcemage is free of cia niggers by design

>>62225650
Then it must be that better means worse to you. The modern keyboard is better than the old one by objective standards. Perhaps an Apple will be more suited for a person like you.

>>62225685
>better means worse
No, bad keyboard means worse. I would have bought the thing if it didn't have a gigantic and now unneeded palm rest, and a proper keyboard, even if it was a gay-ass widescreen design instead of a proper NTSC format.

The new keyboards are widely complained about here, and if Lenovo expected to sell chinkshit chicklet boards to this image board's neckbeards, well, I'm keeping my X40.

Sorry Chang.

>>62225685
hey dude, let him enjoy his old laptop with a big clunky keyboard

>>62225685
Do you not know what objective means?

Where are ThinkPads designed these days?

Is it still mostly done out of Tokyo?

>>62225729
I don't think Lenovo should cater to the few people with idiosyncratic tastes just because they say so. That's more Apple, are you sure you aren't a Mac user in disguise?

>>62225746
People like him make the rest of us look bad.

>>62225779
Optimal actuation force, travel distance, layout...

>>62225890
>three subjective things
>objective
Wew

>>62225890
Why are you even in this thread? No one here is going to agree with you. Why not go back to r/ThinkPad

>>62225903
>physics is subjective

>>62225909
>projecting

>>62225924
>everyone types the exact same way
>everyone likes the shitty gap between keys

Stop replying to him.

>>62225937
>>everyone types the exact same way
>>everyone likes the shitty gap between keys
Yes, everyone has ten fingers including two thumbs last time I checked.

>>62225966
Last (You)

>>62225989
You don't have an actual argument do you?

>>62225998
Neither do you, you've said literally nothing. No proof, calling subjective differences in keyboard feeling objective improvements, generally just shitposting.

There you got me to reply again. Are you fucking happy? Fuck off.

>>62223682
100... fuck me, guessl I will get the next batch

>>62223780
M8 RESTOCK

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Silver ThinkPads

Yay or nay?

>>62226018
>No proof, calling subjective differences in keyboard feeling objective improvements, generally just shitposting.
I'm not going to take the time to explain basic physics to you. If you don't understand what fits in what then you really should fuck off to MacBooks

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>>62226059
sure

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Hey /tpg/, what's the average price:performance ratio when it comes to thinkpads? I know a lot of laptops tend to be overpriced.

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Can you set a thinkpad fingerprint reader to be your username, but not password?

/tpg/ I need advice
I'm pressed for time in getting a laptop for college. I can get an x250 for 459$ with
> i5-5300U, 2,3 - 2,9 GHz
> 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive + 16GB M.2 SSD (If I do get this I'll switch out the HDD for an SSD)
> 1366x768 IPS screen
no idea about battery yet but everything else seems to be in very good condition so I'm optimistic.

I was also looking into getting an x230 but finding a good deal on one that doesn't have a ded battery or is cheap enough to offset the cost of a new one is time consuming. Should I take the plunge on the x250?

>>62226246
Update: battery in good condition.

>>62224260
>>62224260
>私はそのインターネットジョーク
>あなたは理解しないだろう
I'm that internet joke, you probably wouldn't get it.
>の特性
This one is a bit odd. 特性 means "special feature," and の(pronounced "no" is primarily a possessive particle, yet there's nothing before it that it could be pointing to. So I think it's meant to be a bilingual pun, like "no special features." The maker of the sticker would have to confirm this for me though.

>>62226136
The current lowest cost quad core model is the T470p, the E series thinkpads with AMD A10 9600p are much cheaper

>>62225890
Literally everybody here when asked on the dozens of 'what would you want in a retro Thinkpad' threads asked for NTSC format, non-chicklet keyboard, serial port, and VGA.

The chinks ignored them and hoped to sell a literal multicolored logo. Low effort.

>>62226246
>>62226366
I think you're getting fleeced, you can get much better prices and no dead battery worries if you buy manufacturer refurbished ones.

>>62225746
>big clunky keyboard
Chicklet keyboards are, on average, wider than non-chicklet boards on the X series.

You don't even know anything about Thinkpads do you?

>>62225811
No, they're designed in Beijing to conform to Chinese military spying standards, for optimal data exfiltration from the west.

>>62226474
But it's all about the keyboard, isn't it? You got just that, so don't be a hypocrite.

>>62225966
Everybody likes real keyboards better than chicklet boards when polled or studied. This was established in the 1980s and the research has only proved it's true time and again.

Chicklet keyboards are cheaper to make though, and wipe-able for HPPA standards, so that's what Chink companies make.

>>62226084
>I don't have to prove I'm right about completely objective things because physics exists, shitlord.
See how stupid you sound? You should lead a struggle session of Scientologists.

>>62226136
If you pay over $100 including a new Chinese battery you got ripped off.

For a small two person bunker.
How many ThinkPad's do we need?

>>62226513
It's about keyboard, aspect ratio, lack of botnet, lack of whitelist, roll cage, and so on.

The idiot slopes at Lenovo think making a multi-color logo is what will appeal to Thinkpad fans who currently purchase older Thinkpads. They were deluded by whichever Jews work for them.

My advice to Lenovo, fire all Jews and listen to /g/ exclusively when making decisions about how to appeal to us.

Chinese people can't figure out how to market upscale items, they lost that talent with the Cultural Revolution. It's why they slavishly buy "designer" western goods produced in Viet Nam.

Sad!

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What the fuck is this stuff stuck to the top of the Thinkpad?

>>62226500
I only care about the case like a normal person.

>>62226591
Probably some retard stuck a label on ThinkPad with non-plastic safe adhesive tape.

>>62226591
looks like adhesive residue, you can remove it with a solvent like lighter fluid, but obviously be careful with it, and read up on what's safe to use on the plastic used for the ThinkPad's case

>>62226591
That laptop had a stargate atlantis sticker on it. Had to be water proof.

>>62222977
That's not a ThinkPad.

Where is the best place to sell a x200? I have one in my possession that I do not need anymore.

>>62226713
how much bb?

>>62223028
I can't have this in public

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>get a i5-3320m x230t for $120
>install mSATA SSD and 2TB HDD
>load up with emulators, old games, and TV shows/movies
>now have a comfy portable media device/shitposting machine
wish i had done this years ago

>>62226713
If you're in big city, Craigslist or whatever your local equivalent is.

If you aren't, eBay. Say you only ship to PayPal verified addresses and only accept bids from people with significant purchase history.

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>>62224207
>>62224171
>>62224148
>>62224099
I bought the alienware panel from https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/screen-part-number/LP140WD2(TL)(B1)/

I've been mildly disappointed with it and I have heard that this website does not sell genuine panels, merely panels that have identical specs. Have I been had? Should i scour ebay for a genuine alienware panel?

>>62226591
That's where the Apple sticker goes.

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>>62224104
Dat thin bezel...

>>62226621
Then you should fuck off and go to Reddit.

>>62224230
>>62224395
Link to this TN panel?

>>62226886
Yeah, you're doing circuit analysis putting logic probes everywhere on your ThinkPad PCBs to check for backdoors, are you?

>>62226784
download hwinfo and post the output of the "display" or "monitor" tab

>>62226895
these models should be gud >>62217714 beware of "compatible screens" tho

>>62226907
Okay, here it is below. Is it meant to be an AUO brand monitor?

30: None 00.0: 10002 LCD Monitor
[Created at monitor.125]
Unique ID: rdCR.I5BJqSs+JtC
Parent ID: _Znp.L_qGQ0CawLB
Hardware Class: monitor
Model: "AUO LCD Monitor"
Vendor: AUO "AUO"
Device: eisa 0x203e
Resolution: 1600x900@60Hz
Size: 309x174 mm
Year of Manufacture: 2009
Week of Manufacture: 33
Detailed Timings #0:
Resolution: 1600x900
Horizontal: 1600 1664 1706 2606 (+64 +106 +1006) -hsync
Vertical: 900 903 906 920 (+3 +6 +20) -vsync
Frequencies: 144.00 MHz, 55.26 kHz, 60.06 Hz
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #22 (VGA compatible controller)

>>62226987
you sure that's hwinfo or aida64? can't see the exact display model anywhere

Hey, dumb question, what's a good way to get the best battery life on an X220?

Are there any other differences between T520 and T420 apart from screen size, if I don't want to upgrade to Extreme Edition CPUs?

>>62226898
>not knowing about the secret post-911 laws which gave manufacturers 5 years to implement universal backdoors

>>62227046
linux+tlp and turn your brightness down

>>62227082
So, every computer sold in the U.S. has hardware backdoor, so every computer is an NSA listening device.

Why am I supposed to dislike ThinkPad or care more about the internals of the ThinkPad because of this when it affects every fucking laptop, not just ThinkPads?

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It's finally here. I'm so excited!

>>62223224
god no

t. 2570p for $105

>>62227010
Yeah that is definitely the entry from hwinfo. For whatever reason, it lists the exact display model for my external Benq monitor but not the monitor installed on my laptop that I purchased from that website.

Is the x230 with the i7 worth the extra money? It looks like it's about as fast as the i5-7200U.

>want X220 but with 1080p

save us Thinkpad Retro

>>62224104
How did we go from bezel like that to what we have now

>>62227387
a. The thinkpad retro won't be a 12" laptop
b. The price will be nowhere near an x230. Or x240 or x250 or x260.

>>62226739
Pussy

>>62225347
Why would you want anything else? The T470 chassis is perfect.

Anyway, should I sell my XPS 15 for one of these? I don't particularly enjoy the short battery life is all and the slightly smaller profile would be enjoyable.

>>62227089
Which distro would you recommend?
Can I still use all of the special functions for the F keys in Linux?

>>62227410
do you know the closest thing to an X220 with 1080p would be? asus zenbook looks close

>>62227443
Depends on how much you would like to spend

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>>62227443
how about an X220 with 1080p?

https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=122640

>>62227459
all i need is a terminal and a web browser, don't even need a DE. an i3 would be enough.

>>62227470
>tfw shit at soldering

>>62227470
No one wants to do this garbage.

>>62227477
Chrombook and install linux on it.

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>>62223028
>patch dynamics
>tons of /pol/ shit
Fuck that

>>62223028
>memes
>の特性

What is this garbage lmao why would anyone buy this.

Is an upgrade to 8GB ram on an x230 that noticeable if you just web browse.

>>62227531
are you running out of memory or not

>>62227436
I have Linux Mint Mate
it's pretty good for beginners. Fast and saves battery life. The function keys don't work that well but once I learn how to keymap I'll be able to fix that. It wont be that hard but I'm just lazy.

>>62227406
lenovo

Is there any real way to fix image persistence on an old x230 LCD? I tried one of those meme flashing colour youtube videos but didn't see to do anything.

The persistence goes away pretty quickly but it's still annoying.

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Fucking jp thinkpad prices.

>>62226084
You actually do have to prove the shit you day, that's how burden of proof works. Too bad you're just a retarded baitposter.

>>62227436
I'm on CloverOS (just Gentoo basically)
All my function keys worked out of the box.

>>62227490
(You)

>>62227491
Here's a pity reply. You clearly need it.

>>62227737
Replace the screen.

I've got a T420 that I love, but the battery life is atrocious... What should it be like with a new battery? I'm getting like two hours tops right now and it kills my soul.

>>62228150
I have a slightly used battery and am getting an estimated 5 hours on wifi with linux mint mate

What is better overall the T520 or T420?

>>62227406
everything got shittier when they moved production to china

it's so sad

>>62226235
no

>>62226560
as many as you can grab

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>>62227105
It only affects the newer, and significantly shittier, Thinkpads.

>>62228150
Check the Wh.

>>62227491
We're going to deplatform you libtards on every board you know.

Guys,

I wanna buy used t410 with intel i7 ... should I do it or choose x220 with i5 ?

Younger brother's looking into getting working with Source Filmmaker/Blender and I've been eyeing an T440 (minimal wear) w/ 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD, and the Gen 4 i7 for $280.

Should it be suitable? Do I pull the trigger?

>>62228408
mobile dual core i7s are just slightly higher clocked i5s so it's the same shit

I'd go ecks 220

>>62228432
>t440
shit

either go x240 for portability or t440p for performance

>>62228452
Oh fuck, that's right. Thanks, anon.

thinking about getting the x220

should i get the i5 2410m or the i5 2520m?

>>62228439
k thanks my nigga

>>62228567
Doesn't matter your eyes can't see past 2.9 ghz anyway

>>62228567
X series have soldered CPUs, so get the better one, since you could only change it with a new motherboard.

>>62224104
512 MB of ram.
beyond corelet

Fuck off

is my x220t resistant against water spills?

>>62224104
>>62225598
What Linux distro should I use to make an X40T at least somewhat usable?

>>62228795
Should be, the keyboard has drainage holes AFAIK

>>62228725
Up to 2GB of RAM
CPU fast enough for today's basics

why is the 1080p x230 mod not easier to do reeeee

>>62229145
Mainly because the X230 uses LVDS for its internal display

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Reply to me if your getting the sticker and how many? (Limit 3 per person), pic very related

>>62229238
I'm hoping to get 2.

>>62222998
big chance the screen will flicker

>>62223433
It's the only spare I had on hand

>>62224099
LP140WD2 (TL)(G1) matte is hard to find

>>62229238
3

>>62224957
Tbh I've been eyeballing that upgrade path myself. How do you find the portability and battery?

I've got an x220 at the moment but I need something more robust with more screen real estate for productivity.

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>>62229018
pls respong

>>62229403
Windows10

Is 1366 x 768 not as garbage as I think it is? I'm shocked newer Thinkpads like the x260 even have such a resolution as an option.

>>62229403
lubuntu/xubuntu

>>62229445
The resolution is somewhat OK for a 12" screen because you can't get more screen real estate out of something that small anyways. However, today it's more like a super cheap option for kike companies that buy laptops in truck loads for their employees.

5 years ago it was the only option for X series laptops but of course on a current gen computer it's just far from modern. That doesn't make the older X series models any less usable though. A 1080p screen that small requires scaling so in some way it's limiting the user. Linux fucks up scaling pretty bad.

>>62229453
From my experience, Lubuntu is way better when it comes to memory use. 512MB should be sufficient.

>>62229403
If you can, max out the RAM (I think you can put in a 2GB stick) and install Lubuntu 32bit.

>>62229403
arch with xfce DE

>>62229662
Don't you mean Debian with LXDE?

62224174
not even going to dignify that with a (faggot)

you reek of estrogen overload extragay bay area blogger buttsex, desperation to be relevant, and the deep unspeakable guilt of being such a fucking filthy pleb that when not even being a massive faggot could get them to stop loving you, your plebdom made them chase you out of town with tar and feathers.

>>62226591
i was looking at the same auction the other day.

What's /tpg/'s opinion on the Dell Latitude Dell Latitude 3340?

I was thinking of getting it for 560 dollarydoos because it's one of the rare thinkpad-like laptops avaidable in my country's webshops.
Is it as optimized for students as advertised?

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bought used w510 for $180. good or bad? pic unrelated

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>>62226059
Eh
Thought it was a macbook so not really personally but a bit of color wouldn't hurt right?

>>62223116
pretty good
i have the same machine, it's great

>>62229238
I'd like one, maybe two

>>62223190
>buttplug
How does it feel to be a freak of nature, neither man nor woman?

>>62229238
Just one. I've only got one Thinkpad.

>>62225347
I'm cool with it if it becomes a new line or if they just replace the keyboard completely and make it the T480

If it's really going to be a shitty special edition I'm never going to buy a Thinkpad again.

>>62224364
>le comfy retro cat meme
We have another gay, lads

>>62228010
Very similar to Australian prices, maybe even better. Feels bad man.

>>62229238
I'd buy five just to save them for future computers.

>>62230294
At least Japan has used Panasonic Let's Notes for cheap.

Too bad they are always an ugly silver.

>>62227298
Can someone pls answer this

What is ratio of initial cost to cost spent on upgrades that is acceptable before it starts to get absurd

>>62223190
Can you share the wall ? It's really W95 ?

>>62224364
R u italianon?

How can i change the bios boot logo ?

>>62230457
General list of reasonable upgrades, in no particular order.

>SSD
>1080 screen, or the highest you can get otherwise
>more RAM
>New/bigger battery
>swapping a dual core for a quad core

Cool things to stick in my laptops expresscard port?

>>62230629
OK, let me put it in a particular order.

>SSD
>RAM
>battery
>screen upgrade
>CPU

These are my priorities. I'd choose RAM over SSD if the RAM was really shit.

>>62230652
I'd agree with that.

I've run down that list now on my T440P and it's like a new machine now.

>spare 840 Evo in drive bay
>came with 8GB
>bought a new 9cell to replace the drained 6cell
>came with the 1080p IPS
>lucked out with a cheap 4810MQ and threw that in

dGPU heatsink on the way and then I'm done, but the SSD was the biggest difference by far.

Want to get a t510 but have an ulta wide monitor, will the displayport to hdmi cable support 2560x1080?

>>62223028
>wanting to rep any part of 4chan IRL with a direct reference to a board

It's bad enough when it's a damn meme. You disgust me to the core, all of you.

I read that knockoff batteries rarely have their advertised capacity, but is it worth getting them if they are cheaper than lower capacity lenovo ones? In other words, is it better to spend less money to get a knockoff 9 cell or spend more money and get a first party 6 cell?

>>62223190
I fucking love my w500, is yours wuxga? mine is, iirc it's something like 140 ppi, similar to my x201s

On a scale from 1 to /b/, how autistic is it to put stickers on your Thinkpad?
I dig the plain look, but I liked stickers every since.

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>>62230924
Why would it be more or less autistic than any other laptop?

Like all of them, depends on what stickers and the amount I guess.

>>62230847
There's a knockoff 12 cell battery that should be an equivalent of legit 9 cell battery while still cheaper.

>>62229238
Probably get 2

>>62230957
Right
I spend a lot of time at a hackerspace closeby, they always have a shitton of techy stickers around.
Actually why not, at least it'll be individual.

Unrelated: This is my first Thinkpad, and I love it to bits, after fucking around with Asus, HP, PB, Acer and Apple, this is the only reliable laptop I have ever used. Gdi Lenovo.

>>62229238
How much is shipping to japan

>>62231023
$2 (cheap shipping) or $4 (safe shipping)

>>62230560
Posted it here: >>62223357

>>62230902
Nah... Was tempted to upgrade to the 1920x1200 option, but the PPI is already so small. I would have scaling issues in OpenBox that I don't want to tackle.

Also sad to realize the only options for this device are CCFL backlighting. The bottom left and right corners being darker irks me a bit, but at least if it ever gets too dim it's an easy replacement.

still hoping for a proper T420 FHD upgrade kit

Will this fit in the DVD bay of my T420?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DOL05OC/ref=psdc_1254762011_t3_B00DCM91WQ

>>62231383
Get a 2.5 caddy and I see no reason why it shouldn't.

For replace the screen of the T420 i need to disassemble the keyboard or just the plastic around the screen?

>>62231134
It's OpenBox ?

>>62226721
Idk how much they go for, but it's pretty much in good condition, with the Core2Duo, 4gb ram.

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>>62231543
Oh sorry, yep it is. Just a really custom theme and lxpanel!

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>>62231823
>RAM: 3698MiB
you... you're gonna upgrade that right?

>>62231943
Oh yeah. Parts are in the mail, have a lot of things coming to put in this. I've already upgraded the processor.

Though, I don't really need more than 4GBs for my workload, 8GB is the max so I might as well max it out.

>>62225924
He's right.

Any keyboard without a 7-row keyboard on products branded "ThinkPad" are fucking chinkpads and they're shit.

Nobody here is going to agree with you.

>>62229238
Getting one, just one, probably won't actually put it on unless i'm feeling very cheeky

>>62227687
>>62228066
Might give those a shot.
What's a good alternative for Microsoft Office? Also, I don't have driver disks or a recovery disk for my X220, where's a good place to look for those ISOs?

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should i buy an x240 for opengl programming, taking notes and listening to music?

Guys, I bought a replacement keyboard for my T440s and both shift keys do not work.

Did I do something wrong or is my keyboard DoA?

>>62229238
1. (One.)

What brand should I go for to upgrade ram on my t430? Also should I go for 4 or 8 more gigs? I have 4

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>>62225347

FUCK

So Anon wasn't lying, did anyone screencap that guy who said he worked for Lenovo and said the Retro Thinkpad prototype they have was an E470? He also said the Retro Thinkpad will have ULV processor :/

>>62232244
LibreOffice.

>>62225576
>no need for a free software bios

>>62225890
> hates chicklet keyboards
> Macs have chicklet keyboards
> obv a Mac user
What the fuck is wrong with you? Literally everybody here fucking hates the new keyboards (and new chinkpads) with a passion. The ones who don't have never used the old keyboards.

The old dinosaurs are sexy as fuck, too.

>>62232662
My first Thinkpad was a T40 and honestly, the only reason why I don't like the new keyboard is because it lacks a 7th row.
I don't mind the chiclet keys or the typing experience though. It still feels more or less the same.

Where to buy battery for x220?

if lelnovo are going to fuck it up with the poor quality t470 chassis why don't they just release a classic replacement keyboard for the t470 instead?

>>62229238
What sort of usage rights do you have for this? Did you make the image? I'd buy one of the foil ones but what about printing our own? I work with a vinyl printer at work so I'd love to make some

>>62231134
Honestly, go for the wuxga, the scaling can come later. It really is a beautiful display, I think my model is a flexview one but I'm not too sure because the viewing angles are pretty good but I don't really have a frame of reference. Also, get the advance dock, it works out of the box adding eGPU functionality especially with the cheap pcie via USB 3.0 extensions for miners. I'm also going to slap an x9100 in it because they cost nothing here

Will a X200 palmrest fit a X220 if i remove the trackpad?

>>62232916
Nope, the x200 and x201 are narrower than the x220 and x230

>>62231134
>>62232898
Also, I'm almost certain that all of the w500s come with the firegl v5700 as shown >>62223086 (my post)

Does anyone know what date code to look for for a nVidia t61p?
Is 08/02 good?

I just spilled coffee on my thinkpad. Lel still typing on it to post this.

>>62233091
Spill some water on it now, wash that shit off

>>62230652
I swapped most of the same parts, in addition t440p can take 2133 ram so its maxed out there on my machine, got one of the rare m2 2242 drives as my boot, with 2 2tb Seagate sshd's. Battery life takes a hit with the spinning drives on of course, but then I don't usually need more than one on unless I'm docked anyway

Happy with the T460 keyboard
Can't say it's worse than the T60 one.

>>62233156
The layout certainly is but the action feels pretty much the same and the shape of the keys shouldn't matter.

are Thinkpad x220s solid machines?

>>62231823
What is your bottom bar ?

>>62233278
The best.

>>62233278
>>62233334
Not the best but they're still rock solid. X60 are the best.

Where is best to buy? I used to get one from cedarpc every couple years, but that place closed down. in US

>>62233278
>>62233375

thank you lads for your input

>>62222977
trying to replace this old 11v battery in muh x220. Are amazon batteries reputable?

I want to cry.
I see perfect T420 on ebay, with HD+ screen, with Linux (which probably means that it is sold by enthusiast), for just 120$ with free US shipping and 60$ shipping to my country...
But I already have good laptop that I use daily, and I don't have much time to tinker with second; I can't really spend money on it since I am saving them; and for some bullshit reason, PayPal doesn't approve my payments on ebay, and they even can't tell me the reason why!

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>>62232831
>>62232299
>>62232103
>>62230300
>>62230966
>>62230300
>>62230260
>>62230236
>>62229303
>>62229253
I'm not the guy who makes them however he said there was a limited quantity although he would restock of the was a high enough demand so i was curious on how many people planned to get it, i hope he sees this though bc and this helps him
>>62223028
Did all these help any? <3

>>62233568
brain fart, meant 9-cell

>>62233109
It's all clean now.

>>62230006
Which countries military is this i own one of those jackets and have wanted to know for years

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Have had my 1920x1080 i7 w530 for a few weeks now. best $360 i've ever spent

How worth it is it to go from the it 2420m + igpu to the i7 2640m + dgpu? It's about £100 for the motherboard for the t420s, possibly looking at an egpu setup too but I'd prefer it to be all in the laptop for ease of transport

>>62233984
I'm getting a w520 in about a week. Do you run only windows or linux too?

>>62234019
Waiting (impatiently) for a drive caddy to add storage, I want to do a tri-boot with win, linux and osx

does anyone know how to reconfigure the click pad on thinkpads for ubuntu/xubuntu? its always had weird double click with left, pasting with middle behavior since i switched over from windows

Does anyone know where I can buy a x270 with bitcoin in Canada?

What does /tpg/ think of the X230 ?

>>62234043
Nice, I want to put three drives in my thinkpad too. report back when you do get your tri-boot set up. I'd like to see how it goes

>>62234043
Might I ask why you need to fucking tri boot

got my first memepad today boys, newish x220 with lenovo 6-cell and charger for £75, pretty proud of that deal. lovely to use so far although the win 10 it came with is throwing a hissyfit over activation.

does arch play well with all the extra bits it comes with?

>>62234140
fun, mostly
i dev in windows and linux, been considering an osx port of my chat application, but really, it's just for fun.

What is a good small machine that has power to be used in a dock but small enough with decent battery to be used on the go?

I'm looking for a ~13-15 inch machine that I can use in a dock with multiple monitors for programming/work but also be able to take with me and use away from the desk, when I'm doing onsite work or just jerking it on the couch.

~$250 or so would be ideal.

Is this possible with a thinkpad?

>>62234344
X220 or X230

>>62234252
Probably
Check arch wiki
I think they have entries for thinkpads

>>62234089
It's good but better with a classic keyboard

>>62234344
X220 since X230 are slightly more expensive, and you still need to find dock.

>>62234017
Drop the i7 and it's pretty okay
You'll be maxed out on the cpu for some titles like gta 5 though regardless of the ((((i7))))

>>62233984
Your wallpaper is kind of ugly my dude

>>62234377

Keyboard put aside, is there another difference between the X220 and the X230 ?

/g/ seems to dislike the X230...

>>62233574
;-;

>>62234426
Intel hasn't created anything new since Sandy Bridge, so CPU performance difference isn't noticeable. I guess, if you really don't care about keyboard, X230 is good as they have USB 3.0 (unlike X220 who only have them for i7 versions)

>>62234426
Well some meme Queens will tell you that you that needing hardware to flash your bios for Intel me and high speed ram and other stuff is really bad because they're too incompetent to read instructions

They're too dumb to realize having a igpu that doubles the one in the X220 is a better investment than being able to flash your bios without a 5 dollar cable

>>62234499
It's the igpu
Autists get very trigger when you mention fun or games to them

>>62222977
Hi /g/entlemen,

I have a thinkpad X220 with 2 batteries I bought (first I bought a 6-cell, then after that I bought a 9-cell). I would love to find a way to get both charged at once, without having to swap the batteries. Is there a way to do that? Is anyone home-charging their batteries?

this isn't really covered in the buyers guide so please no bully, but if money is not an issue what's the best newer model i can get that doesn't have any spooky stuff or bloatware on it? sorry for being a newfag

>>62234586
It's easier for you to learn to reinstall your OS then to find non-bloated models, my dude.

>>62234518

Thanks
And in term of security and backdoors, what is the difference between X220 and X230 ?

>>62234586
>bloatware
This is not a phone, it's really easy to reinstall the OS and find what you need. If you want to go straight into the deep end, I personally went with debian CLI install and went from there.

>CLI means command line interface, no windows

For starters, go with Ubuntu. My laptop boots in 20 secs flat.

>>62234632
None. The X200 has an older processor (Core 2 Duo), which doesn't have the Intel Management system. The X220 and X230 do. The IMS can send info home, but libreboot is working on that. After that, it may be as secure as the X200.

>>62234586
It's okay my dude

Here are my recommendations
T470 - best all rounder with and it gets great battery with the extended one
X270 - it lacks thunderbolt but it's as good as a T470
Both of these install Linux pretty well due to not having a dgpu

T470p - if you need more resolution and a dgpu this is your lightest option
P51 - this is your small 15.6 workstation, honestly the biggest you should carry if you move a lot
P71 - this is the big boy and the most powerful thinkpad Lenovo offers as of now.

>>62234672
>>62234604
Also reinstalling your os, whether it's windows or Linux is a must

>>62234705

Does Libreboot work on the X230 ?

>>62234632
They're pretty much the same
You can install coreboot and neutralize Intel management engine though if you want
As I said it's a bit harder since you need to do it with hardware but not too hard for anyone competent

>>62234732
No and it won't for a good while

>>62234732
Nope, but you may have success with coreboot

>>62233284
Lxpanel

>>62232898
>>62232957
The 1920x1200 displays are all the same judging from the service parts list. Also, can't use a quad core CPU because of Libreboot. The internal ATI GPU is also unusable, because it requires a non-free firmware blob at boot. External GPUs might be possible in my case because of Nouveau, but I don't plan on gaming on this either lol. I'm tempted but at the same time, I'm not running Windows and it would be difficult to make my theme scale how I'd want on it.

They don't all come with a FireGL GPU, they also can have a lesser GPU. I'm assuming since mine didn't come with the 1920x1200 display that it's the Radeon HD 3650. I can't really check since the hardware isn't initialized...

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:W500

>>62234749

Good news !
Thanks all

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I'm getting an X300 for free next week. Is it powerful enough for Windows 7 and YouTube videos?
Anything else to take care of? That model seems strange to me.

>>62229238
two

>>62229238
Are you going to keep them stocked or is this a one time thing? Gonna buy just one for now, but I'd like to be able to buy more down the road if possible.

>>62233860
Switzerland
Alpenflauge
Lucky for you the stuff is super cheap and amazing quality. I know you can get a full set of the stuff from this one surplus website for under 30 usd. (but reviews are all over the place)

>>62230841
k

>>62234499
the USB 3.0 on the 20 series is done through a shitty controller, it has nowhere near the performance of actual USB 3.0

Is it possible to remove the password lock from a locked T420 bios?

>>62235126
T420s*

>>62234752
that sucks, although, the advance dock requires no extra drivers other than those of the GPU, so I'm sure you could find some freetard drivers