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Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", lightweight
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap.
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet.
>Great durability: chassis uses a magnesium rollcage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels.
>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing in the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
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Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
New guides by xsauc:
http://www.dankpads.com
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/UtEixUJD
ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
https://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/
ThinkPad wallpaper collection:
https://imgur.com/a/NlepZ
Anyone know how one upgrades their T420 to 1080p FHD IPS?
>>53878735
>flexpad in the OP image
There are genuine cuckolds that use 1366x768 in twenty fucking sixteen.
You have no excuse in the current year, it's on par with watching your wife get creampied by a group of refugees and standing by idly as it happens.
>>53878997
What's ideal res for this year then? I'm at 1600x900 but I sure as hell cant get 1080p without following a guide made by chinks on the 51nb forums for my T420.
>>53879048
2880x1800
:^)
>>53878997
Again with this, why do you people obsess so much over pixels?
If we were all graphic designer, artist or someone who needs a detailed display it would make sense but in reality the extent most people here use their screens to is watching malaysian tapestry
Posted from a 17" 1366x768 TN display
>>53879119
>Apple
GTFO, this is a ThinkPad thread
>>53879130
Who needs more than 640x480 anyway
>>53879173
t. 16:9 cuck
>>53878997
700p is fine.
When is someone going to start selling a motherboard upgrade for the X220?
>>53878876
To quote sir Louis himself,
"THAT'S WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO, YOU MORON".
>>53879601
it's called the x260
>>53879779
you need to watch his video again, the chassis should flex but the keyboard should be solid you dumb fuck
>>53879601
Wasn't there an effort on that one Chinese forum linked to from here a while ago? Don't think it was for the X220 though.
>>53879809
X62.
>>53879780
How much is an X260 compared to my imaginary motherboard upgrade?
>>53879853
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ThinkPad-X61-8GB-RAM-256G-SSD-500G-HDD-OEM-Broadwell-i7-5600U-UNIQUE-X62-/301871694329
Given this is the price of the X62, then a lot fucking cheaper.
>>53879867
Still want one.
I would put it next to the Getac x500 Server
>>53879923
If it's anything like the T50, it's fucking unusable.
>>53879935
If i had fuck you amounts of money i really wouldn't care.
>>53879957
>screen brightness always jammed to max
>certain key combinations instantly trigger a shut down
>I wouldn't care
>>53876367
So I found some SATA R Express adaptors on eBay for my model, but different listings have different 4 letter codes at the end of their titles.
This mean anything or is the code for something completely different and I can just buy any I want?
>>53879867
That would be the perfect computer. If it were < $1500 I would probably save for it.
Really stuck, I work in SMB IT maintenance so I am on the road a lot visiting clients troubleshooting networks etc. I am currently using an x201 dualbooted with wangblows 10 and lubuntu. I like the little thing but it has a problem with batteries, I've had 2 now and often it displays critical battery when I know it has charge because as soon as I plug the charger in it then boots and shows more than 30% charge. Anyway, that is beside the point.
I've been looking into getting the t420, the only thing that puts me off is the god awful screen, even on the 900p model, I'm looking for anecdotal experience here, is it that bad? I also looked at the x1 carbon 1st gen but that has no rj45 so that is pretty much a no no. I'd prefer something 14"-15.6" but preferably 14",
Where is the best bang for the buck in the £300 and below? I will not use 768p. Any ideas?
Does anyone have any experience running OS X on the X220? I'm curious whether the clitmouse is functional, along with other stuff like wifi and sound and the battery meter.
Is probably run something open source, but the option would be nice.
>>53879867
X230 i7 motherboard $150. Chink adapter kit $20.
>>53879130
>why do people obsess over the fucking thing that they will have to look at for extended periods of time
Hmmmm I wonder why, Anon?
>>53879867
JUST BUY A FUCKING MACBOOK YOU RETARDED NECKBEARD LOOK AT THAT THING!
In the end, what's the consensus on the best MWS laptops?
Factoring in price, power and mobility (The M in MWS, something most people forget about) I'd say probably the m7150 (bit cheaper than the 7710) for >$1000, with the m4800 owning the <$1000 tier.
HMs' to the Zbook15G2 (still too expensive for specs) and the P50 (Lelnovo display)
>>53880184
hackintosh sucks, but i used a thinkpad wired keyboard with an imac for a while and the clit mouse worked very well.
>>53880475
>zbook price
Then get a discount.
I've read through the guides in hopes to find a laptop that can deliver:
- Cheap
- Good screen
- 12" or less
is it that hard? I don't need it to be powerful, it's for shitposting in bed and watching shit
Should I just go full normienet and get MacBook Air 11"? Seems like the only fucking option, even if it's not cheap.
The battery of my T60p is totally rekd and only lasts 20 minutes or so on full charge.
However, I'll have to take it to college soon to do programming, and there is no permanent power source.
Which battery should I get? Any recommended model, capacity, style?
The original battery I had died withing 2 month. Then I bought a cheap 7800mAh replacement, but it died even faster. After a month it said the battery had to be exchanged, and it can only hold 30% of original charge. It also went from 100% to 0% in 10 minutes or so.
Have I just been buying shit batteries or is my Thinkpad just faulty and destroy the batteries?
Amazon.de only
>>53878997
No need to upgrade my x220t, I don't use it as my main computer, so screen resolution doesn't matter as much
If it was my main computer I would replace it with a w520
>>53880196
What chink adapter kit?
>>53880636
It depends on what you mean by good. If you don't mind 1366x768 but a decent-ish panel (if it's the IPS panel), then the X220 and X230 are up your alleyway. Hope the extra 12mm doesn't bother you
I'm not sure what the resolution of the fagbook air is nowadays. I thought the 11.6" air was still a 1366x768 TN panel anyway - so the IPS X220/X230 would arguably have a somewhat better panel. In that case though if you're going to bend over to the anorexic and possibly ULV end of town, might as well consider an X240 or something
>>53880767 here
What do you guys think of pic related?
8800mAh 12-cell.
However, it also goes downwards and has rubber feet at the bottom, angling the keyboard slighty.
I have no problem with the angling, I'd prefer it even, but don't you think it's too heavy or bulky? Is it overkill for just 2 hours of programming a day?
>>53880954
I'm talking about both resolution and panel
Now that I finally have some time off I finally got around to docking my t400, even got a little crazy and set my phone up as a wireless keyboard/mouse/vlc remote. I usually keep the laptop out of sight so I don't have to see a mess of cords.
Feels great man
Is there any guide for hackintosh on a t420?
>>53880767
>>53880999
You know what, just fill out this survey, guys:
>Your battery capacity/cell#:
>Your battery runtime:
>How important is bulkiness of battery to you?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Dell-Latitude-E6440-E6540-97Wh-9-Cell-Battery-71R31-5DN1K-05DN1K-GCJ48-/161998475275?hash=item25b7dc900b:g:gxYAAOSwxp9W249O
good buy, /g/entlemen?
About to buy a refurbished Thinkpad and I can get a T430 really cheap. Should I do it?
>>53881837
Yeah? It's a good laptop
>>53880954
>blacked
Why if I press the ThinkVantage button during boot it takes me to windows recovery instead of BIOS?
I also have the original recovery partition, is it somehow related to this? If I remove the partition will ThinkVantage during boot take me to BIOS?
>>53883114
>not pressing f1
I installed Win7 on my T400 last night and the mute button doesn't work. I installed the hotkey drivers and the volume buttons work. I Googled around and found that this was a common problem, but found no solution.
So, is there a way to fix this?
What's a good cheap docking station for my t420?
>>53883973
4337
Got a T420 with a 160GB SSD, pretty happy with it but I would be tight on space if I decide to carry my music collection with me.
Considering replacing the DVD reader with a HDD. Will this increase the temp and/or battery usage much?
if I plan to use an extermal monitor with my laptop, should I go for the x220 for better mobility? or are there factors in the t420 I may have overlooked other than bigger battery and possibly better specs?
>>53881210
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/285678-lenovo-thinkpad-t420-with-uefi-only/
>>53880028
Bump.
Would a T540p with
Intel(R) Core i3-4000m 2.40 GHz x2
8GB RAM
500GB 7200rpm HDD
Intel HD4600 Graphics
15.6 FHD matte screen
USB 3.0 x2, mini DP, Wifi, WWAN, Bluetooth.
3h battery life
Win 8.1 Pro
12 months warranty(probably in that store)
Be a good deal for 390 euros ?
I've noticed my T420's CD tray is extremely sensitive. Sometimes it'll just open like some sort of premature ejaculator at the slightest pressure applied to the bottom right corner of the hand rest, or something grazing the tray's side.
Is there any way to fix this, other than removing the CD tray completely?
>>53885520
Tape
>>53880291
Yeah but if all your looking at is anime/text then having a 4K screen might not be worth it
>>53878735
I just ordered an IPS display for my Libre x200. I wish that it was possible to install a higher res screen. I would love a 1920x1200 screen, but there are probably a lot of things that make that very difficult in hardware and software.
>>53883780
You could install GNU/Linux. That should fix it.
What would be the best Linux distro for a Thinkpad T420? Has an i7, 1600x900 screen and 8gb of RAM.
>>53886358
Whichever one has the features that look most attractive to you.
>>53881375
>buying used batteries
Would you buy used condoms as well?
>>53886757
Sounds kind of hot desu.
>>53886358
i7 2640/8GB/900p/nvidia fag here
I'm on mint right now.
Comfy as fuck.
>>53886358
I dual boot Mint / Manjaro
just use your fav distro
>>53886757
I mean it's better than paying 200 bucks to Dell or buying chink shit that will lose its capacity in 6 months
>>53880181
Sounds like your best bet would be a W520. It only comes in a 15.6in screen size, but there is a 1080p model. Size is similar to a T520. It has a huge powerblock though, might be a pain to carry around. Should be able to find one in good condition in that price range if you consider using auctions on ebay.
>>53886358
Elementry OS/Windows here. EOS might be to restrictive for some, but it reaches my needs and looks clean/comfy as fuck.
>>53880767
Since it's a T60, you could buy the new 16850 cells and replace them in your original battery
>>53884178
>Will this increase the temp and/or battery usage much?
Won't really increase temps, it would increase battery usage a bit depending on the APM settings in your HDD and on how much you use it
>>53885520
No, it's a retarded design defect, but I found that upgrading the firmware of the CD drive helps a lot
>tfw core 2 duos at work
>>53886244
Good luck. Post pics.
After doing a T601F I wanted to do an IPS swapped x200 with an x201 mobo but couldn't justify the cost to myself.
>>53886757
Used batteries with known design/charged/cycle stats are better than chinkshit. Anon's link just gives design capacity though, so it should be avoided.
>>53887592
Core 2 is the shit, maybe I'm a curmudgeon, but even after I switch my portables to Sandy Bridge, I'll still hold onto these bastards, using them for stuff.
>>53883562
The message says to press the ThinkVantage button
The T500 is comfy as fuck
>>53886358
The have the same specs except for an i5 2520M and use Arch Linux. Everything is working fine.
I'm trying to connect to my WiFi with my t30, but it won't let me connect with my password that I setup for my WiFi. It'll only let me put in a 5 character password, and my real password is 12. I'm running xfce 4.8
>>53888380
>It'll only let me put in a 5 character password
>proceeds to enter 12 characters
What?
>>53888380
Do you have the wrong encryption type set?
>>53888431
it'll only connect when i have 5 characters entered, i mean.
>>53888432
i probably do, but every other type i try to use it doesn't let me connect. i think i have to find out exactly what type of wifi i have and enter it in to xubuntu
i'm a newfag, sorry
>>53885520
lol, i had exactly the same problem in my T430, I made a service technician to replace it(onsite warranty is based).
Is your drive like the pic?
>>53879867
Why would people buy this instead of a couple of souped up x220's?
>>53888380
>t30 wifi
probably supports wep only
>>53888602
because:
>le ebin "IBM > lelnovo" maymay
>>53888602
It has a standard aspect ratio screen, which I would prefer to widescreen on a laptop, and it has excellent build quality. If it were cheaper I would strongly consider getting it. Apparently their target price for the standalone motherboard was ~$400. If I could get one for that price I would definitely do it, as I already have a few x61s right now.
>>53880196
There's no way to adapt those, you need a custom made one
Is $250 USD a good price for a refurbished T420 i5-2520M 4GB? Or should I look around more?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LENOVO-THINKPAD-X220-LAPTOP-INTEL-CORE-i7-2-8GHZ-320GB-4GB-RAM-WEBCAM-/272190838468
This is overpriced, right?
Considering the added price of increasing the ram and adding a small SSD.
>>53888811
you can get one for less
>>53888717
>and it has excellent build quality
Yeah, before it had a motherboard designed and built by Chinese engineers in their spare time.
>>53888811
That's how much I paid for mine except it had 8GB of RAM and a 900p screen.
So I dropped my T420 on the sidewalk while it was in my bag, while I was waiting for the bus
It's fine, as I guessed, but the piece that controls the locking mechanism on the Ultrabay got knocked out of place, and I can't do anything to get it to fit right
How do I fix this?
>>53888910
>--20 generation "build quality"
i lel everytime
>>53888925
Lol sure, lets see how to Nu thinkpads would have held up.
>>53888925
I've dropped it before in worse places and it's been fine
It is weaker than the others, but it's still pretty tough
>tfw there will never be an IBM Thinkpad again
how is the x220's cpu? can it handle win10+chrome+google docs well?
if so, i'd honestly just get that over the x230
>>53888950
About the same since they use the same type of construction.
>>53888963
And what makes you think IBM made better machines?
>>53889057
Experience
Just received my thinkpad p40 yoga, AMA
>>53889044
Ok, so don't single out old thinkpads.
>>53889057
Not him, but I grew up using Thinkpads my dad would hand me down, and for a kid that wanted to play games and wasn't necessarily above sabotaging a work-oriented computer to justify buying a gaming computer, IBM Thinkpads were obnoxiously resilient. I've used Lenovo Thinkpads as well and they're just not as good.
>>53889084
>>53889115
>600 series battery failures
>T2x RAM slot failures
>T4x GPU cracking
Yeah, great build quality.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-X220-Intel-Core-i5-2-5GHz-8GB-320GB-HDD-/162017198026?hash=item25b8fa3fca:g:xqkAAOSwJQdW8~h~
alright, should i pull the trigger guys?
this will be my first thinkpad. i'm going to be using it for school mainly, so writing essays, doing homework, and browsing the web, but i want to use win10, and google drive (so i can access my papers anywhere, and on the school computers as well if need be)
would this be a good buy for me?
>>53889129
>newer thinkpads
>chiclet keyboards
I needn't say any more
>>53888811
Depends on if you're US or not.
If you're US, lurk moar.
>>53889192
I'd do it, crack is barely noticeable based on the pictures.
I'd recommend going heavy on the buyer's guide and making sure it's exactly what you want though.
>>53885771
heh
>>53888600
Yes, pretty much
>>53887525
Hm, I guess I'll try that
thanks guys
How much does a T420's battery usually last when new?
I'm getting about ~4-3 hours of usage out of mine depending on load/screen brightness
>>53889527
I should mention, I obviously bought it used
>>53889527
my 90% 6 cell gets about that much
>>53889527
use hwmon to check the design capacity vs actual capacity
Whats your guys opinions on the p50? Seems like a pretty good mobile workstation.
>>53889931
Shit.
>>53889931
Modern version of the W series. I personally wouldn't need the hardware upgrade though, T420 is all I need for now.
>>53889931
>yet another thing i woud do if i had a fuckton of money, buy laptops just to review them
How much real battery time are folks getting with a 9cell + slice 9 cell?
I know it depends on a lot of factors, but I'm just curious about averages.
When I do sudo shutdown keep getting stuck on this part.
Help? X220
I just bought this for 40$ and am very happy with it.
I tried to install both ubuntu and Lubuntu on it but it continually freezes at this screen.
Any ideas?
>>53891744
Check your bios to make sure you're not running some strange intel setting that doesn't play nice with linux.
Also, >google
>>53891736
install Gentoo
>>53890182
Getting maybe 4-5 hours on a t410 with an 80% 9-cell. I haven't really cared enough to do any optimizations.
>>53891800
Thanks man I'll try that now.
I did a bunch of googling. Only oculd find one person with this problem and he said he put a CD in to fix it, which didn't work for me.
Also found similar but different problems and tried their solutions as well.
I wouldn't bring my shitty 40$ laptop problems to bother you guys unless I had no one else to go.
pic unrelated but is a guy that looks like an older/better looking me.
>>53891847
It's on fucking gentoo you retard, can't you see it's openRC
>>53891915
>he fell for the gentoo meme
>>53889508
>yes, pretty much
I ended replacing the ODD for the HDD caddy, because the replacement drive they sent me was the same model as the one that failed.
>>53891915
Delete and install it again. Only then can you become an ascended being.
>>53886270
I'm dual-booting and I'd like it to work in Windows.
>>53878735
could anyone help me get my t60 x1300 drivers set up? I think I fucked it up trying to get it to work
lspci just shows that intel integrated shit
>>53891964
where can you get this for an x220?
>>53892126
Are you sure yours came with a dedicated GPU?
>>53892153
You can't. Get a mSATA drive if you want a second drive.
>>53892153
you can't, but if you have the ultrabase(dock) you can fit a 9.5mm caddy
I just got an X201, but the battery latch is missing. Is there any way to remove the battery without it?
Hey guys, I'm getting a little tired of my 9 year old Pentium T2330, was checking around on craigslist, and found an X220 Tablet, i7, 8gb ram, 240gb ssd, for $250. Do I jump on that?
Also found a X220, i5, 4gb ram, 120gb ssd, for 150.
I gotta say, really want the tablet one, how is the touch stuff supported with linux? more specifically arch/gentoo? Thinking mostly along the lines of drawing stuff, I have no need for touch to work literally any where else. What do you think?
>>53892549
Try using a pen or some other latch like device in substitution of a latch.
>>53892647
Get that i5, it'll still kick ass compared to your old Pentium.
>>53892647
Damn if they are in mint condition I would try and negotiate a lower price, if you can't do that then buy it. It really depends on the condition though.
>>53885398
No one can help out?
>>53892668
Don't get the T540p, the touchpad is absolute trash.
>>53892350
If you're going that far why not get a USB hard drive instead?
>>53892668
What are laptops with similar specs going for in your country?
>>53892689
Who uses the touchpad on a thinkpad?
>>53892706
>40 series
Unless you want to mod it you're fucked.
>>53892706
Everyone? The touchpad is one giant button on the x40 series models. It's shit.
>>53892689
But is the touchpad the only disadvantage? I can life without it, if the rest is very good
>>53892692
Laptops or just electronics in general tend to be quite expensive and I wouldn't want used non-thinkpad as most laptops are a pain to service, and service is pretty much mandatory if you buy used
My father bought Lenovo Edge E50-80 "Thinkpad" (in quotations of course, it's plasticy consumer tier laptop) and it has 16 GB of RAM, i7-5500U, some AMD 2GB GPU and FHD screen and he paid 630 euros, which was a very good price, but it's still a lot of money for me, there's no clitmouse and the keyboard feels fucking terrible because it bends in the middle while typing. Haven't had the chance to open it up though
Just picked up this core i7-2640M T420 with 9 cell battery for $200, really nice considering the ebay description said it came with a 6 cell and I was gonna drop the money on a 9 cell. S, N, L, and O keys are a little worn off but it doesnt bother me that much
>>53893636
Are the speaker grills clean tho
>>53893649
Yep, looks clean to me
>>53893636
2640 masterrace
Welcome aboard bro
>>53878997
>2016
>having a wife
>not having a waifu
Any reason apart from shitty touchpad why Tx40(more particularly T540p) series would be a bad buy?
>>53894783
>No dvd players
>Literal consumer garbage, with beefed up durabilty
>>53889092
How many drive bays does the thing have?
Any mSATA or M.2?
Finally, how long does your battery last?
This is the machine I plan on getting very soon for college. The workstation tier innards and Wacom Digitizer are very appealing to me for the work I plan on doing and to satisfy my artistic side.
So I got a usff m8p lenovo desktop, which requires a 130w external power supply. From what I've read a laptop power supply should work for the desktop as well, the question is where can I get one relatively cheap?
>>53895433
Meant m58p
>>53889092
Heat? How well does it take load? How good is the pen feature? As goosd as SP3/4?
My Dell m6600
>i7 2.40 Ghz
>nvidia quadro 3000
has terrible performance in games i have 1 fps drops when playing new Vegas and I can't find the reason!.
I cleaned and change the thermal paste I just finished installed win 10 and updated all the graphics to date and speccy show normal temps, and also disabled somethings in the bios
This thing have some dell spell and I can't deal with this shit anymore
>>53895366
>workstation tier innards
It's a Yoga 460 with ISV drivers.
>>53895852
Sounds like a power management issue.
>>53895874
Can you be a little more specific? I can't find anything unusual
>>53895940
I presume you're using a 230W PSU right? Precisions are really picky about which PSUs are attached, my M4800 will throttle down unless I use a 180W PSU.
Also, try setting the power plan to 'high performance'.
>>53895874
>It's a Yoga 460 with ISV drivers.
Quadro is Quadro, and it's my only hope to curb both my college work and art in a single device at the moment.
If you have a better recommendation for me, I'd love to hear it.
>>53896032
Do you actually need the ISV drivers?
I'm currently a CS student, a year to go. I need a new laptop. There's two requirements that are hard to align. I want a laptop that I can take out when I'm biking places. Which I can write a paper on or do some coding for hours outside. But I also do machine learnig and deep learning. Nvidia would really come in handy, my old laptop only has a GeForce GT 555M.
Should I get the student deal 460, no Nvidia, or the 460p which is 500€ but has Nvidia.
>>53896694
500 more I mean. 900 to 1400€
>>53896694
Get the Nvidia, you can disable your dedicated graphics when you don't need the power and save battery, a very cool feature in this modern age with graphics on cpu.
What power adapter do you need for a ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3 (75Y5732)? There is one for some 20 yurobux near me but without a powerbrick. Do you need to power both the laptop and the dock or just the dock with the brick I already have?
Why every one here talks about thinkpad
It seems like an average laptop with a bad design
What's the best laptop period you can get for £600?
>>53892689
>>53885398
I use one myself, if you don't mind it being bulky as fuck it's decent. Touchpad is indeed shit but it's pretty easy to replace yourself.
can I be honorary thinkpad?
>>53896838
They're solidly built with great keyboards.
>>53881172
I have that same heater. It sucks ass.
>>53896838
Just the fact that you label a business class laptop as an average laptop with bad design leads me to believe you're incredibly misinformed.
>>53896838
its a meme
doesnt mean its good
God damn X220 is so good its not even believable
I just got this X220T and want to install Linux on it because Windows 10 is shit.
What is a good distro for this?
>>53899358
OSX
S
X
>>53898596
>1366x768
>so good it's not even believable
>>53899358
Mint cinnamon
>>53899358
Xubuntu
>>53899579
>>53899594
Will the touchscreen still work?
>>53899358
>1366*768
>>53899628
It might take a bit of software fiddling to get it to work at first, but yes.
>>53899678
What have you done to make 4chan look like that?
>>53897696
What a sweet ass device. I wish they still made phones with keyboards. Missing it ever since I ditched my HTC Desire Z.
>>53900097
CSS
Would 190 euro be okay for a T410 i5? I'm poor but i need a laptop
what can i play with a w520/530?
>>53900567
the stinkwhistle
>>53900097
GNU and ricing, or as I've taken to calling it lately, faggotry plus autism.
I bought an E545 a while ago, it's pretty good, I guess, but is there an equivalent to this laptop with possibly better integrated/dedicated graphics as well a display without a horrible meme resolution? It doesn't feel very sturdy either :\
Whats the cheapest thinkpad I can buy that I can play games on? LIke a w520?
>>53900504
Seems a bit much compared to US prices, but not by that much. Does it come with a SSD, the higher-res screen, or an extended battery?
>>53900734
Literally any of them, faggot.
>hurr i want a car that can do car stuff, wat do?
>>53900705
>Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Read the OP anon.
>>53900797
like steam games with good fps on medium or low settings
>>53900966
Great, that gives me a range from Doom to Doom.
>>53900797
Higher res screen, 320GB HDD, no scratches, but no extended battery. EU prices are usually higher i think
My x220 came with the chicklet keyboard, what the fuck gives?
>>53901012
It should be fine. I like mine apart from the relatively bad screen and lack or mSATA support.
>>53901140
Post pics!
>>53901446
>>53901480
More of a clear shot.
What's a good and pretty cheap battery for my t420? Doesn't matter if it is bulky, just looking for long life
>>53885398
don't fall for the i3 meme. you can get a w520 or a dell m4600 for the same or less and they both have i7 and dedicated gpu. and fuck the warranty, they're not so hard to fix
>>53891744
With the t42 in particular you need to force PAE to get GNU/linux to install. The CPU in the t42 supports PAE, but reports as not supporting it, so you need to add a boot flag with newer distros. Use --forcepae.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE
I know this because I got a t42 for $10 from my university's surplus store a few years ago and installed GNU/Linux. Sadly it is not working anymore. I loved the build quality of that laptop.
>>53901530
does it have a mini display port on the side?
So the x220s CPU is soldered? If I wanted to upgrade, I'd have to replace the entire mobo? Is it worth upgrading from the i5 2520m to an i7?
>>53901480
i dont know why you deleted these.. but what the fuck??????
I just dropped my X200, the backlight broke.. Any experience on this? Are they replaceable, which one should I buy on ebay and how to access it?
By curiosity, which thinkpad has the best performance(/cpu) for its price (on ebay)?
Sorry I didn't see this thread.
Please help me over at
>>53902895
>>53902895
>>53902895
>>53902891
T420
>>53902865
Probably because we are going to make fun of him for browsing Reddit, specifically Donald Trump hugbox subreddits.
>>53896792
The same 90W that you use with the laptop, and no, you don't need to power both. The point of a dock is that you don't put any cords to the laptop itself.
>>53901538
>What's a good and pretty cheap battery
Doesn't exist, either you buy the genuine 9 cell for a lot of money, or a shitty "compatible" battery that will probably last a year max.
>>53902956
I just assumed they were joke tabs but he couldn't go to anything NSFW.
Off topic slightly:
Do you guys get odd looks when using one in public/are you viewed as weirdos?
>>53903466
i really dont think anyone cares. it's not that intense of a laptop. i honestly think people would laugh/cringe at a gayman alienware though
>>53903466
No who the fuck does that. Unless of course you're fat and ugly.
What are the ways I can save battery life on a ThinkPad T420 running Arch Linux?
>>53903585
Configure tlp, lower brightness
>mfw just won X201 i5 with faulty motherboard on ebay for £4.65
>mfw Already have motherboard for it that cost £15
>>53902875
Is the answer somewhere obvious? I really feel like shit to break it like that
>>53880181
Full HD screen available for T420 think its like $40 + shipping. Really easy to fit
>>53903793
If it is the backlight you could go ahead and upgrade to an IPS screen. If it is the inverter then you would have to replace that.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/351605038825
>>53903808
Link for T420 FHD screen?
Thought it only worked for the T420s?Avoided it because of shit battery life.
>>53902637
you can replace the CPU... but you need a BGA rework station and the proper stencils.
>tfw almost bought a Cuckpad X220
>tfw when found an almost mint condition MacBook Pro 2012 with based retina display for 300 bucks
>tfw stuck Arch on it and riced that shit
Comfy as fuck. Stay cucked 768p fags
>>53905495
You lucked out.
I'm still waiting on my cuckpad x220 to come in
>>53905568
>>53905495
>You lucked out.
>macbook
>luck
>shitty keyboard
>no trackpoint
good "luck"
>>53905664
>Implying you can't refurbish, and flip it for over $600
>>53905664
>better screen
W-well that's it. That's all the rMBP has over a thinkpad
So yeah. Never mind. I also got my x220 for half that price
>>53905664
>imply you need a fucking trackpoint if your trackpad isn't tiny and shit
(Hint: it isn't)
>>53905687
>>53905686
>>53905664
>>53905568
>>53905495
Let's not forget that the new P70 has a 4k IPS screen that beats any apple "retina" screen.
>>53905705
>>imply you need a fucking trackpoint if your trackpad isn't tiny and shit
>not understanding the point of the trackpoint at all
>not understanding that the trackpad is smaller precisely to use the trackpoint and to make typing easier
Do you think bigger trackpads cost more or something?
>>53905705
>implying any trackpad is good
>>53905730
>P70 $1839
Better be 4k.
>>53903780
Anyone else ever suspect that the Thinkpad meme is partly propagated by people who buy broken ones for pennies, fix, and flip them on ebay for a profit?
>>53905730
Idk senpai I'm not as autistic as you over a nipple. The MacBook trackpad is based as fuck and beats a nipple everyday for me personally.
Also, P70 is ugly as fuck and costs over a thousand dollars. I got my comfy book for a fraction of that price. Keep trying to justify your buyers remorse, CuckPad user!
>>53905810
Anyone notice how retarded apple shills sound when they post? It's like they're not even trying
>>53905867
You should probably calm down, anon.
>>53905867
Your mother probably noticed how retarded you sounded in the wound whilst she drank copious amounts of alcohol, yet she didn't abort you Anon. Some people just don't care and you should calm the fuck down.
>>53905944
*womb
>>53905891
>>53905944
>resorting to samefagging
You're only digging yourself in deeper
>>53905810
>P70 is ugly as fuck
>the fagbook is beautiful
top kek
I love my Thinkpad.
>>53906099
Sure anon, pic related
>>53906155
Where did I say the Macbook was beautiful? I would honestly prefer it is a darker grey colour desu.
>>53906212
he got rekt.
>>53906212
>iPad
>>53906099
I don't agree with apple business practices. That doesn't mean we should sperg out relentlessly on their customers. People are people, some have preferences that differ from your own. It's ok.
>>53906236
>dancing around the point because you got REKT
(That is of course assuming that you're this faggot) >>53906099
>>53903828
Yeah but an ips screen would be at least 50-70€
You cant replace the backlight on the x200?
>>53880475
the fuck is in her mouth
>>53906360
It looks like a frozen fruit prop dick shaped thing I used to suck on as a kid.
