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If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
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", ultraportable
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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/DujvzEzU
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
>>55389632
First for X230!
Second for t420 with SSD
Third for X130e
>>55389999
Who's the lucky goy?
So I thought I had an overheating problem and shit battery for the thinkpad I just got, even replaced the thermal paste. Turns out it was some background service acting up and constantly using 30% of my CPU.
live and learn
Recently i bought a used T500. Put an SSD and Arch Linux with LXQT on it, it just fucking works!
Yesterday i was able to play around with the latest X1 Carbon, crazy machine!
>>55390244
What CPU in T500? Any good for multi-tab youtube, for example?
>>55390657
The Core 2 Duo T9600 is a cheap 2.8GHz dual core that's really good, but a T9900 3.06GHz is available and that's as good as it gets for Penryn.
How about Dell Latitude E7450 vs ThinkPad T450? I just want 16GB RAM laptop for running Linux. E7450 only have 1 HDD slot, no OCD like ThinkPad.
>>55389790
>mfw waiting for my x230 arrive
X200 here - my screen's backlight died, I've been using a separate screen for a while now.
How can I make the separate screen the default one for everything (including from boot..)?
>bought a used t430s
>put ubuntu on it
>literally the best laptop I've ever owned
I slapped a 128GB SSD in it and it BTFO of basically any other laptop I've ever owned (for min. 1/3 of the price)
Thanks /g/.
>have a t420 w/ dock that meets all my laptop needs
>always an urge to get a x220 cause kawaii.
I would barely have a use or a purpose for it except for the tablet version. Having it would be sweet while working on the car to display pdfs and twisting it in any given direction.
>>55390834
Check BIOS settings. I think there is one that does exactly that.
>>55391531
shit that's not going to be easy without backlights
Thanks for the idea tho
>>55391575
Sure it'll be a bit of a pain in the dick, but you only have to do it once, so grab a flashlight, and prepare to squint.
chinkpad addict reportan'
>>55389943
The exact model i plan on buying ! I can choose between a cheaper 1 Tb HDD and a 500 Gb SSD, which one should i go for ?
>>55391795
Go for the SSD
>>55390996
just pull the trigger faggot
you'll have 10 by the end of the year regardless
Hey guys
What's the percentage of 1366 x 768 and 1600 x 900 resolutions for T430s? I know that most of the t420s' are higher res. Is it the same with t430s?
Got a great deal on this EliteBook 8460p, going to be swapping in a Samsung Evo 850 SSD and some more RAM this morning.
>>55391666
Slightly jelly. How bad is the screen flex? I'll probably pick up a model like yours in about 5 years if it's quality.
I've been considering upgrading to a mSATA on my X230. Is there anything I should take into account and are there some recommended brands? Is mSATA affected by the whitelist which restricts WiFi cards on the half size slot?
>Takes up the WWAN slot (full mini card)
>3Gbps maximum supported speed
>>55392844
x230 w/256GB Samsung 850 Evo mSATA here.
It just werks. No BIOS fuckery required.
>>55392296
Help me out anons. Is 1600x900 worth it?
>>55392296
Are you talking about the slim variants or the regular models? Slim variants should be overwhelmingly 1600x900, though apparently there are 1366x768 models out there. The panel is shit either way though, you'll want to do the 1080p IPS mod for the slim models or the Alienware panel swap for the normal ones regardless of which stock panel you get.
>>55385062
How do I open the lid portion?
Do I need to open up the entire screen bezel?
>>55393300
>entire screen bezel
Mang, there's only two screws. The bezel is just snapped on everywhere else.
>>55393321
Thanks senpai
How do I open those screw hole covers, with a knife?
>>55391598
>>55391531
Worked!
Had to make a darkroom to see anything but now it works, thanks!
>>55393420
That's what I use.
Today I went full retard.
I was angry because my t520 was performing very badly. It was slow as fk.
Turns out the CPU clock speed was kept at minimum because I was using the laptop on AC without battery and the supply was too low in power for boosted clock speeds.
Now it is so much faster oh my gawd
>>55393432
Thanks, I'll try it out when I have some time and haven't had any alcohol yet
I got the Series 3 Advanced dock a little while back and it works great... in windows. In Arch, it won't detect any of the monitors hooked to the dock. Do I need the Nvidia drivers to see external monitors? T430 here.
Anyone here have an x100/120e memepad? I recently got one and there's something that is really pissing me off, I have to put a lot of pressure on the middle button of the ultranav keys (the one you use for scrolling) for it to work. I tried disassemblying the keyboard and found the actual conductive pad inside a small rubber housing.
Before I cut it to gain access and clean it is there anything I can do before? Like soaking that part in alcohol?
>>55393069
ONLY the 1600x900 is worth it, unless you plan to replace the 1366x768 with a screen from Alienware m14r2 or some newer ThinkPad whose name I don't remember. A new screen would be about $60.
>>55393691
Just buy a new keyboard, shit's cheap.
yoga 11e, core m 5y10c and 4gigs of ram, 128GB SSD, very nice preformance with ubuntu gnome ;-) replaced tablet and laptop.
>>55393266
>>55393752
So its shit either way, thanks anons
How is your ThinkCat doing today, anon ?
>>55394215
>tfw you will never have a cat because you will constantly feel guilty for leaving it alone in the house for the majority of the time
at least I have pictures of cats
>>55394215
>>55394386
You people are sick.
>>55394410
sick indeed
![WP_20160505_06_12_49_Raw__4k[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nYR3NxP.jpg "WP_20160505_06_12_49_Raw__4k[1].jpg")
>>55394386
Awww. Here's another picture for you.
>>55394410
The sickest.
>>55394445
>>55394493
Get your filthy creatures out of here.
>>55394493
Beautiful beast. Thanks anon
>>55394386
Cats sleep during the day. Kitty will be napping while you are at work. He will be waking up when you come from work.
>>55394493
>>55394445
>>55394386
>>55394215
>2016
>not uprading to ThinkDoge
new features:
>enhanced emotion transmission (up to 10 new emotions!)
>eye tracking feature
>more power
>increased security
>hybrid sleep function and stand by
>can fetch stuff
plebs
How is the screen on a T420?
I'm looking to buy one for multimedia purposes.
Also will it play my 10 bit cartoons?
>>55394870
It's the worst. Get a T420s so you can upgrade it to 1080p IPS or a T520 if you want a stock panel that doesn't suck.
>>55394929
tfw I bought a t520 with HD+ but when it arrived it turned out to be a shitty 756
Anybody else with a t450s? Can I actually put 2 SSD's on it or not? So far it's not too clear.
And here we go again:
http://www.winbeta.org/news/zero-day-exploit-bypasses-windows-security-features-affects-lenovo-thinkpads
>>55395363
>Running windows
ISHYGDDT
>>55389632
where can i buy x201s motherboards?
>>55395363
>
Just bought a T530 and Mini Dock Plus Series 3.
i5 2520m
8gb
500gb HD (going to swap for a 256 ssd currently in my borked crapbook pro)
Nvidia NVS 5400M
1600x900
Extended battery
All told with dock for $280. How'd I do?
>>55395363
>The only slightly positive in all of this is that, in order to attack a machine, you need physical access to it, as the UEFI can only be accessed physically, and would require a USB flash drive.
>you need physical access
It's literally fucking nothing.
So the middle mouse button on my x220 broke off and can't be reattached. It's just sitting on there unsecure, so I have to be super careful when I scroll with the trackpoint.
Is there somewhere I can buy just a replacement button? Or do I have to buy a full keyboard?
>>55396172
I had a button that kept popping off. I just used a little dab of superglue on the clips for the key. I assume the middle scroll button is the same.
If it works, great. If not, you didn't lose anything. Keyboard replacement is your only other option.
After messaging the seller back and forth turns out that t430s I was eyeing was actually a t431s. Dodged a fucking bullet right there.
Does anyone know anything about smartcards?
I was hoping to get the express card slot reader working in my Thinkpad (gemalto) but I think I might have bought the wrong cards (SLE4442 Secure Memory) as I can not get them to be read. For some reason, opensc keeps throwing an unresponsive card error.
What are the right type of smartcards to buy if you want to program them yourself? The documentation on these standards is pretty obscure
Thanks in advance to anyone with input
>>55390184
Windows update service
Yeah, remove it from startup, no harm done until it starts when you use the updater.
Lots of people have this problem.
can anyone tell me if there is a difference between the t460 and the t460s keyboards?
i am going to buy a t460 or a t460s soon and the keyboard is the most important thing for me. read in some reviews that the t460 has a deeper key travel and that the keys of the t460s feel "stiff" and not as smooth as the keys of other newer thinkpad keyboards. other reviews say that they have identical keyboards. can anybody help me out? thanks a lot!
Tried to fix wobbly hinges on my T400 today.
After reassembling the display it wouldn't turn on at all (the power does).
When I removed the display frame and adjusted it it turned on again normally.
After I put the display frame back on the computer would power on on power cord (I don't have a battery yet) for a moment and then shut down with a popping sound from indicator light bar on display next to lenovo logo.
I have to reseat the power cord on laptop to have it display the power plug light again.
Have I fucked up my laptop?
>>55399568
I'm assuming you took the display bezel off and unplugged the inverter power cable. If so, it's possible you blew the backlight fuse plugging in the power cable backwards to the inverter since it's 2-prong and fits both ways.
Might have nothing to do with it. Try the button trick. Unplug power, push power button for 1 sec 10 times, on 10th, hold for 30 seconds. Plug AC cord back in and try to boot normally.
>tfw my desktop is there gathering dust since i got a docked t420 + monitor setup
I don't game anymore and this is comfy.
The T420 meme is pretty gud, thanks /g/ee.
>>55399193
same travel, variances in oem
What are steps I can take with my x220t to increase battery life
how many hours do you get with the x220
>>55400023
>nupad
>Windows
>garbage keyboard
only good thing in that picture is the dog
A friend gave me his T450s when he graduated in May. What should I do with it?
[spoiler]I know this isn't the Thinkpad keyboard we all know and love, but FUCK is it an improvement over any non-ThinkPad[/spoiler]
I need some help picking which laptop to buy(will mainly be used for programming in CS classes and maybe watch a movie, no gaming).
Option 1: x230 ,8gb ram, 180gb SSD , IPS Price, ~370 USD
Option 2: T530 , 8gb ram , 300gb unspecified (assume HDD) and an unspecified screen type which I can't tell off of images :/ Price: ~355 USD .
I know this isnt much to go on but I hope I can get some clearity. Not sure if you are allowed to post links in these boards either.
>>55400557
Can you ask the machine type numbers that are below the battery? Especially for the T530
>>55400557
Message the guy for model numbers, plug it into Lenovo's site
>>55400553
HD or FHD screen? Discrete or iGPU?
No matter the screen, keep it.
With a $700 budget, what would be recommended ThinkPads to look up?
>>55401009
x200
>>55401009
Used T450s if you want something new.
Or get a X220/230 and it's dock.
>>55401009
If your budget is that high you might as well get something that's not a Thinkpad.
Is there anything (thinkpad/latitiude/elitebook/precision) within $200 of the T420 that's got a fuckload more gpu power?
I'm looking to get one and there doesn't seem to be anything remotely better until you get to $500+ W series and such
>>55401130
A t420 and a 200 dollar gpu
Are the newer X2__ models (not carbon) inferior to the X220 in ways other than chiclet & keyboard layout?
>>55401186
From X240 and on they only have one RAM slot.
>>55401303
Ah, ok thanks very much!
I've heard the x260 (x250?) has an utterly disappointing screen that's worse than its specs suggest, any idea of how true this is?
>>55401775
Sure. Be prepared to buy a new battery.
Should one purchase a thinkpad while unemployed?
Time's always wrong on my T520. Changing the time doesn't stick. Why?
>>55402163
It's a good investment for a neet
Is a default T420 good enough to experiment with linux and learn programming with? It seems kinda old and when I use my sisters old ass laptop its so goddamn slow you can barely browse the internet, but it's a toshiba and full of a bunch of useless bloat
Why is the thinklight in the x61 such shit?
the one on my t430 rocks...
when will there be a thinkpad with a good GPU? (T or X series)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/04/lenovo_scrambling_to_get_a_fix_for_bios_vuln/
>Thinkpad owners BTFO
>>55402388
>needs physical access
>UEFI
>Windows 10
Sure is a good day to not be a fucking pleb.
>>55402189
im pretty happy with my t420
>>55402503
Did you have to upgrade it?
>>55402540
I put another 4gb stick of ram (total 8gb) and a 128gb ssd, its solid now. I use it for visual studio and html.
>>55402560
Nice, I will get an ssd soon for my x201
Just picked up an x220 Tablet w/o an HDD for $140 CAD, which is a pretty good deal, and I threw some more RAM in taking it up to 8gb, as well as an SSD, and the thing flies. Are there any other upgrades I can do to make it better?
>>55402710
Wallpaper? And that depends on what the laptop is for.
>>55402710
I swapped my main drive for a ssd and got a hdd caddy to replace the disk drive. I use the disk drive for a backup / media disk and the ssd as a boot/programs disk.
>>55389632
Hey guys, I asked in the Friendly GNU/Linux thread but no one has answered, so I figured I'd ask here.
Me and a relative both own T420 thinkpads. His is acting up, and we think it might be his hard drive. So I offered him to try booting off of my HDD to see if everything ran well or if his stuttering problems persisted.
But when we tried booting his laptop off of my HDD (plugged into his original HDD's slot), the boot select screen would just keep popping up instantly instead of booting into the drive's Debian installation. I was under the impression that Linux installations could be booted from from pretty much any computer, interchangeably.
Why might this be happening? And how can I get it to boot off of my HDD?
If it matters, both computers are using UEFI.
>>55402163
If you're concerned about future prospects of having to pare down to one device and/or be on the move, a laptop in general is a good choice. And of laptops, a thinkpad or other business-class device will be more durable.
>>55403003
hi, i'm not a thinkpad user but i guess you should check how your drive is identified on the other computer and how the reference is written on the fstab or the grub config file. It's just a hunch but if you're not using UUIDs maybe your devices has a different letter, for example instead of being sda is sdb. Also i don't know if on the other computer it generates the same UUID in case you're using UUIDs.
To respond your question, yes, for me changing hard drives has worked flawlessly most of the time, that's why it's a bit strange for me to hear it's not working for you.
In the most extreme case try to chroot to your system installed in the hard drive from a live media (i don't know if debian has one) and try to update the grub configuration and check your fstab.
Hope this helps a bit.
>>55403135
also yes, UEFI can be a PITA most of the time.
>>55402844
Tablet doesn't seem to have a disc drive
>>55402819
I plan on using it for most of what I use my Desktop, which is school work, Adobe CS, browsing memes, and watching videos. Also some light games but nothing that can't be played on the integrated GPU.
I noticed I have an empty ExpressCard slot so I plan on putting one of those USB cards in, only thing I'm wondering about is how I can improve my battery life.
>>55403157
I would say Thinkpad power manager or reducing the processor power but that's sacrificing power for battery life. Installing a linux distro might give you more hours than windows.
>>55403232
Is there any way I can tell if my battery is dying? I get 3-ish hours with the slice battery thing, so it might just be a bad battery.
>>55403266
Install tlp
Speaking of batteries, what ThinkPad has the best battery life?
>>55403266
This>>55403297
And knowing how long the battery is supposed to last. For me, my 9-cell is supposed to be 8-9 Hours but I get a good 7 with the right settings.
So the X220 doesn't have a touchscreen with digitizer or rotating screen, but the buyers guide writes that as a condition of the product line
Would I prefer this over a T420?
>>55403310
X230 with 9cell + slice battery pulls over 20 hours
>>55403232
Up until win 8/10, I'd say Windows was more optimized for power because of competent driver devs.
I dual-booted my x230 for a short while and until I turned it off, the CPU went fucking nuts during idle because by DEFAULT there's some dumbass indexing/"""optimization""" (on a bare, new install) scheduled task that goes on in the background. Just steadily running down my battery life and running temps up unnecessarily.
Now I get about the same battery between Debian (with TLP) and my previously decucked Win8.
>>55403519
I have 7 and ubuntu mate and mate gives me about an hour more than windows but you're right about that. I might change distros soon to see if any battery life changes.
>>55403350
There's two versions of the X220. The standard X220(the one you posted) and a tablet version called X220 Tablet(X220t). the only problem with the tablets are their short battery life and the lack of accuracy at the edges.
>>55403661
The reason to prefer the x220 is their IPS display, however some sellers don't say if the screen is indeed an IPS panel. You have to ask them if the laptop uses IPS, and if they "don't know what you're talking about", ask them to look the screen from different angles and checking if the colors change.
>>55390184
Did the same thing as soon as I got my T420 when I used it for the first time. It would sit around 60-70°C even with new paste, but it was just Windows Update on 7 being a shit.
Is hwtools the best place to get a e gpu dock?
>>55402183
Aging CMOS battery, perhaps?
>>55390184
>>55397731
>>55403842
>Tarnishing your holy instrument of thinking and padding with the nastiness of Windows
If you were parents and your laptop was your child, you'd be reported to child services for abuse and your child sent to foster care
>>55403877
To be fair I have Fedora 24 installed as well which I use the most.
>>55403661
How the tablet's battery compare to the normal x220?
>>55403661
>>55403692
Thanks yall, I'm contacting the seller.
>>55395626
Literally where and where are you from?
>>55401009
new ones with the discount code. x series.
The right arrow key on my dad's T420 isn't working. Apparently it never did since I bought it used like a year ago, and he didn't notice until now.
How can I diagnose it? Is it likely just a keyboard failure or could it be deeper than that?
All the other keys work.
>>55403877
Gimme a parametric eq for Linux that works and I'll switch.
>>55404458
>Give me
If you really cared you could just google it yourself you know. I got a bunch of solutions by just looking up "parametric equalizer linux". You're not kidding anyone, you're still not switching out of laziness
>>55391666
Bestchink checking in.
>>55404458
>/g/fglt you faggot
I'll tell you what they won't - we don't want some some incel that won't even do a cursory search joining the master race.
Im having some problems with scrolling with the touchpad in linux. I think it happens when I switch from trackpoint scrolling to the touchpad. What it does is if I try to scroll down it will will jump up at least one page if not all the way to the top.
What could be causing this? Has anybody else had this problem?
Here is what im using for middle mouse button scrolling
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint#xorg.conf.d
>>55400557
T530.
>>55400996
FHD IPS screen. Integrated graphics, because Lenovo apparently decided that only Europe deserves discretes.
>>55400553
THROW IT AWAY
The keyboard will DESTROY your /g/ hipster street cred!!!
>>55403877
need to play my porn games for language learning
Has anyone ever bought from the Lenovo US outlet?
Experiences?
>>55389995
Nigger faggot
>>55391795
Go for the HDD and then switch to a SSD yourself for less money
Why does /g/ condone the likes of T420 all of a sudden? A few years ago anything newer than a T61 was "pure trash" and "not a real ThinkPad" even tho the T61 is Lenovo, not IBM.
Is this just an excuse for poverty?
>>55406289
>anything newer than a T61 was "pure trash"
What kinda /g/ are you browsing? I have never seen someone bitch about a core 2 duo thinkpad when it was new.
>>55400775
>>55400809
>>55405198
Confirmed to be a HDD and a TFT screen
Should I still go with the T530 over the X230??
where to buy hard to find thinkpad parts?
ebay doesnt have what im looking for
>>55406165
What?
>>55406503
Personally I'd prefer the X230 since it is nicer to carry around and already has an SSD and IPS panel. Resolution might be a problem in some applications though especially if you'd like to run some IDE without external display.
>>55406289
The best quality/performance/price ThinkPad generation changes from time to time.
>>55404842
I haven't touched my Xorg.conf in years and the middle button TrackPoint scrolling just werks.
>>55391666
>tfw fell for the 64 GiB RAM meme
also holy devilish trips
Need help.
Bought a T420s 1 year ago and when I try to boot windows (from its ide non-ssd drive) the loading freezes 90% of the time. Reinstalled etc. but this still keeps happening. I have to spend 15 minutes trying to start my laptop, and I only hibernate it afterwards (which works well). Any idea what illness is there?
>>55408305
Have you checked for defective ram?
If not check with memtest86.
>>55408351
What's strange is if it starts once (after 10 hangs) everything is fine, and if I hibernate it then it always starts.
But once my battery drops below critical or I have to restart it, it's freeze-hell again.
I'm looking at the Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 14 from bestbuy. Anyone have any experience with this laptop? It's for college and I need a dGPU and the Wacom Digitizer should be great for notes.
>>55408429
>i need a dgpu
why
What's the newest Thinkpad Tablet PC that has good Linux support?
I want to be able to switch between portrait and landscape mode and take notes. Don't care about pressure sensitivity or multitouch.
Lads
I'm stuck between 3 laptops, to buy.
A ThinkPad T440 (£240), a Dell Latitude E7440 (£269), and a HP Elitebook 820 G2 (£239)
They're all in fine condition.
T440 needs a backlit keyboard, an SSD, and a 1080p screen.
E7440 needs only an SSD and 4 more GB of RAM
and the 820 G2 needs a backlit keyboard, and a 1080p screen.
This is killing me, help.
>>55409158
I'd favor the Latitude over the Elitebook over the Thinkpad, between those three models. The T440 is one of the worst Thinkpads ever made and with the additional parts you need for it, it would end up being the most expensive of the three, so it's definitely out of the question. Coming down to the Latitude or Elitebook, the Latitude has a middle trackpoint button and it looks like the keys aren't chiclet. Getting an SSD and 4GB of RAM are no trouble at all, whereas you could be paying quite a bit or waiting some time for a backlit keyboard and 1080p screen for that Elitebook.
>>55409262
Thanks for the input, and I've just remembered I already have a 240GB SSD I can use it in, and probably have another 4GB DIMM somewhere.
So yeah the E7440 is probably the best bet. And also warranty until 2018.
>>55408718
>take notes
>Don't care about pressure sensitivity
>>55409354
Isn't that a luxury feature? Whats the functional advantage of pressure sensitivity for note taking?
Just bought a T430, it came with 8gb, a 128gb ssd, the i5 3320, 1366x768 screen.
Is the performance boost from replacing thermal paste and cpu worth it?
I don't know if I should just get a new SSD and call it a day, or if I should go all out and put in a 1600x900 panel and an i7 as well.
>>55409385
Replacing thermal paste is a smart thing to do. Dualcore i7s aren't worthwhile and the T430 wasn't designed to take a quadcore. Stock screen is garbage either way, do the Alienware panel swap if you want something better. You'll also have to pick up an HD+ LCD cable if you want the higher resolution.
where can I get replacement screws for my thinkpad?
>>55409733
Ebay
Does anyone have a problem with their Thinkpad not engaging the appropriate power management settings when they close the lid?
>>55409509
Thanks for the advice friend, I may very well do that.
I have a limited understanding of this, I've built my own PC and all but have never taken apart a laptop.
What type of screen should I be looking for?
Is this a good substitute?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-OEM-Alienware-M14x-R2-1600x900-900p-LCD-Screen-P-N-3NPR6-LG-LP140WD2-/221779627278?hash=item33a3188d0e:g:vs4AAOSwKrhVXqxF
All I want is for it to be HD+ (1600x900), and be matte anti-glare.
Also what is this talk of the lcd hd+ cable?
please spoonfeed
>>55404115
Ebay and Freedomland
>>55409793
I believe that's the correct screen you want. Since your model came with 1366x768, you don't have the right cable for a 1600x900 panel. Check Lenovo's support page for the FRU of the cable you need.
>>55393469
why did you have the battery out?
don't tell me you're one of those autisms that think that having the battery in when the computer plugged in is going to instantly ruin it
How is the T500? Can get one quite cheap. Also are there any checks worth doing besides what's in the buyers guide?
>>55409793
>All I want is for it to be HD+ (1600x900), and be matte anti-glare.
But according to the listing that you posted that screen is Glossy.
>Also what is this talk of the lcd hd+ cable
You need a HD+ cable to use a HD+ screen.
Anyone dealt with any of these websites?:
http://www.thinkpad-parts.com
http://acsparts.com
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com
http://www.renewcomputer.com/
>>55410111
>>55409927
Okay, I get it now, search for manufacturer serial, find compatible screen, get the cable
Only thing now, is when I search here, most of these listings don't state whether they are glossy or matte
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=alienware+1600x900+screen&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=93p5685&_sacat=0
Is this the reason you guys use laptop hardware stores?
Can someone recommend me an upgrade path from my X200s? It just seems to take too much CPU power to watch videos and use certain websites, causing it to run hot. I have manual speed control to keep temps reasonable, but then it is very loud. Requirements are:
1 - Resolution of at least 1440x900.
2 - Screen size of 12.5" or less
3 - CPU that is cooler running than a Core2
>>55410361
The Alienware one (LG LP-140WD2TLG1) is Glossy, see panelook.com/LP140WD2-TLG1_LG Display_14.0_LCM_overview_17530.html
For my T420 i bought a Innolux N140FGE-LA2 Rev C2 screen because i wanted a matte screen too, see panelook.com/N140FGE-LA2_Innolux_14.0_LCM_overview_20841.html
>>55410408
X201s if you can find one, X240 with X250 trackpad swap if you can't
>>55410556
Thanks
>X201s if you can find one
Cant even find an X201s mainboard to upgrade my X200s
>X240 with X250 trackpad swap if you can't
Why the trackpad swap? My X200s doesnt even have a trackpad, I use a wireless mouse 99% of the time
>>55410601
X201s is quite rare, it's no surprise that you can't find any. You generally have to spend weeks or even months hunting for such rare Thinkpads.
The X240 has no physical trackpoint buttons because Lelnovo is fucking retarded. They got so much backlash for it that they brought the physical buttons back in the X250, but as part of the trackpad rather than the keyboard as it was in the --30 generation and prior. You can swap that trackpad back into the X240 to make it a usable computer again.
>>55410694
That does sound like the trackpad is lame, but I dont think it would bother me so much as even on the go I bring my wireless mouse.
What does look like it would bother is that it seems to be unfriendly to take apart, same for the X250.
Are there a reasonably simple 1600x900+ screen swaps for the X220 or X230?
I wish I bought an X201s mainboard when they were readily available less than a year ago.
>>55402214
If you're intrepid, you can replace the LED with a brighter one.
Hi, what thinkpads are good to install free as in freedom distros on them and support libreboot?
>>55404249
Just buy another keyboard.
$10-30 on eBay.
>>55402214
is it amber or white? I personally like the amber ones a lot, but I can understand some people hating them
If it is white, it is probably an early generation of white LED. Early gen white LEDs lost brightness very fast.
>>55411090
X60, X200, T400
>>55410880
>Are there a reasonably simple 1600x900+ screen swaps for the X220 or X230?
negative
>>55406503
You can always swap the screen yourself later. There's just 6 screws.
>>55411090
you should ask where you can learn to read first
>>55406605
Amazon has parts as well. Another option is to get a broken model and use it for it's bits.
>>55411109
Thanks.
>>55411090
https://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/
You should also consider coreboot instead of libreboot
https://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards
>>55409789
Check and see if your magnet is physically present.
>>55411258
>You should also consider coreboot instead of libreboot
No you shouldn't
Coreboot has proprietary blobs
>>55411112
Ive been researching this, but have not yet found exactly why swaps dont work. Can you enlighten me?
>>55411299
>Coreboot has proprietary blobs
Not necessarily
>>55400557
>I need some help picking which laptop to buy(will mainly be used for programming in CS classes and maybe watch a movie, no gaming).
Buy whatever has the best screen available.
Hard drive is irrelevant, since you're going to put in a SSD unless you're literally retarded.
>>55411286
Interesting, when I place a magnet near the sensor acpi_listen picks it up:$ sudo acpi_listen
button/lid LID close
button/lid LID open
So at least the sensor isn't fucked, what part would I need in order to replace the magnet (guessing palm rest)?
>>55411393
The speaker pod contains the magnet. You can glue one in there yourself if you have one powerful enough, or just replace the speakers.
I'm getting awful Wifi performance on my T420. It has the Centrino Advanced-N 6205. My router is a Netgear WNDR4300 running dd-wrt v24-sp2.
The thinkpad is down in my garage. I recently switched both the router and my Thinkpad to auto-select (turbo 20/40, 2.4 vs 5 GHz, whatever I could find). I often have three out of five bars signal showing, but it will occasionally drop down to one or two.
Sometimes I'll wake the laptop up and sites will load great, then suddenly stop working. I'll do a ping and get dropped packets, or response times in the 1,000+ millisecond range.
None of my other devices seem to have any trouble. A Nexus tablet, Nexus phone, a Microsoft phone (what a POS), etc. Just the Thinkpad.
I'm running Windows 8.1. inb4 any Linux suggestion, no thanks, not on this machine.
Is crucial a decent brand for RAM? I'm upgrading my x220 to 16gb.
>>55411461
2.4 is going to penetrate walls much better than 5ghz.
>>55411495
It's fine.
>>55411461
Well you could liveboot Linux and see if the problem persists. This will tell you if its a hardware or software problem.
Also, FYI, 2.4GHz is better at penetrating walls
>>55411417
Thanks, I'm going to try using some magnetic tape for the time being and move "replace speakers" to the top of my list of upgrades
Thinkpad noob here, looking to replace my 2011 13" Macbook pro
Why are there almost no reviews/videos about the T460p?
Seems like a perfect choice for me
>high dpi screen
>14"
>actual quad core CPU
>it's a thinkpad
am I doing something wrong?
>>55411730
housefire-tier
go big or go home
>>55411730
>Why are there almost no reviews/videos about the T460p?
Probably because of this:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2466715
>The T460p casing is basically a slightly thicker T460. They put in CPUs rated for 45W TDP, but locked them at 35W. This means huge performance losses compared to other units that don't throttle their CPUs' TDPs. As a result, people buying these will get less performance than they expect. And even with the throttling, this thing still gets blazing hot, reaching well over 90*C at the processor thermal sensor.
>I could have forgiven the weird keyboard layout and switch from normal to scissor keys, since by the last generation they seem to have hammered out decent travel. But this...between the artificially limited performance, deliberately subpar casing and cooling, and comparative flimsiness of the case compared to, oh, my almost 9 year old T500...Lenovo's on my s***-list.
So, bad keyboard and sub-par performance for the published spec.
>>55411730
That is NOT a thinkpad. The redesign imo is complete crap. Get a classic design one like a normal /g/ user.
>>55411790
>go big or go home
the problem isn't even that they're heavier (I wouldn't mind, I often carry multiple 5lbs textbooks, so 1lb more or less on the laptop doesn't matter)
BUT with these big laptops it is really uncomfortable to type when the edge rests against your wrist.
It's the same with my desktop keyboard (which is pretty "high", too) but here I can just use a wrist rest, I can't carry that shit with my laptop all the time tho
>>55411794
ok thanks
my macbook also does 90C ;^) but it's uncomfortable if your hands get warm so I agree, it'd be better to get something with better cooling
So how is the P50?
>>55411316
You asked if there were any easy swaps, so the answer is no. There's just no direct drop-in correctly-sized display and the graphics output for the internal display isn't made for higher resolutions.
It *can* be done if you read moon runes and are handy with soldering very small things and you don't mind losing the displayport and you can source or DIY the cables and converter parts and slightly mod the lid to accept the one close-to-correctly sized 1080p display. I remember reading some Worst Korean did it.
>>55411879
>using the smiley with a carat nose
>>55411928
Yes well I was hoping there was an easy swap. But I think an X220/X230 with screen swap is my best option, even if it is difficult. I have soldered electronics professionally for a decade, so that is no problem there. Do you know where I can find more info?
>>55412177
http://forum.51nb.com/thread-1539466-1-4.html
>>55411879
I hear the Xeon P50 is pretty nice.
Is a T400 for 90 yuros a good deal? The battery is defective and the keyboard layout is scandinavian, but they send stickers for german layout.
I guess you could get a battery for 30 bucks, so it shouldn't be a big deal.
I want to run linux on it. Not sure which distribution.
Should i spend a few more schekels on a T420?
>>55412760
t420 man
>>55389632
Serious Question -- I'm trying t figure out why Lenovo can't seem to offer a 300-nit FHD on all their models.
The T460s has a 250-nit and I was pretty sure the T450s had a 300-nit.
Do they have a problem with IPS panel supply?
>>55408305
>>55408351
>>55408410
OK, turns out the Lenovo drivers are not optimized for Windows 8.1
I installed Windows 10 and everything works now
What's the cheapest option with
* 12.5 - 14 inch screen
* full hd ips
* 6+ hours of battery of normal use
>>55406153
I bought from them before. My college gave me a hefty discount there, so I splurged out and got all the little optional bells and whistles. Signed for the package a week later. There's not much to say about their service, but that's a good thing.
I'm thinking of getting a dock for my T430, but I don't like the fact that the CPU vents would be partially blocked by it. How big of an issue is this?
>>55401463
I'm on an X260 right now. It's fine. I went with the 1080p IPS Non-Touch screen. Don't get the 1366x768 base screen. It looks like ass.
>>55413827
As long as you repaste the CPU/GPU and keep the cooler clean it will be fine. My T420 with the NVS4200 running games doesn't get hot when on the dock.
>>55413254
buy an x240 or t440p and put a touchpad with buttons and a 1080p screen in. i did it with the x240 and ended up spending around $450 total (i got the i7 model and a dock as well).
alternatively you could get the t420s and upgrade it to fhd when RMSMajestic gets some more kits in
>>55414092
>repaste the CPU/GPU
I'm too computer illiterate to do that. I know it's a simple procedure, but I'm really worried that I would fuck something up. I'd rather not open up the machine ever...Sorry to dissapoint you, /g/ :'(
>>55414115
With the service manual it takes twenty minutes at most. Just follow the steps and reverse those steps when done. These are easy machines to work on.
Whats a good 16 gb kit for a T430?
>>55414210
Find RAM on amazon that meets the voltage and speed specifications. Find it in 8GB sticks, order two.
>>55414210
go on ebay and type in "2x8gb ddr3 sodimm", put the filter on buy it now + lowest prices first and buy the first one
How about the alternative brand of thinkpad's battery? I buy this or I spend more money in a original one?
There also are the BAJ and DJW batteries.
>>55414386
Always get original
>>55414210
>CT2946704
>CT2K8G3S160BM
>CT2KIT102464BF160B
Part numbers for Crucial 16GB (2x8GB) kits for ThinkPads, MacBooks and generics respectively but they're all the same except for the part number. Works with xx20 and xx30 series.
>>55414397
But why? More hours? The GOPET have good reviews
>>55414703
You know what you are getting when you buy an OEM one.
For something as important as a battery, there's no point in compromising
Will the value of OG Chinkpads and Chikpad docking stations increase in value at some point in the future. They're not producing any more of the good, old fashioned stuff that we have a meme fetish for, and the finite supply that is in existence is just getting more and more used...Should I horde memepads and memepad accessories ????
>mfw I buy memepads
>>55414755
there were too many of them produced for them to be a worthwhile investment
only rare models and accessories are worth hoarding
>>55414386
I'm using some offbrand that had some weird pictures online, but when the actual battery arrived it looked like a genuine one.
Maybe it's a really good counterfeit, but is there any way to check if a battery is legit?
Is it possible to connect a docked Thinkpad to a KMV switch with just one wire? I want to be able to pop the Thinkpad into the docking station and then instantly switch between it and my desktop.
pic related
>>55414904
Are you the same retard from the other thread? Just attach it to your VGA/HDMI. That's literally what KVM switch is for jackass.
>>55414937
You writing was ambiguous. I am pretty tech-illiterate...The VGA port is just for the monitor as far as I know. The KVM switch works via USB. I want to be able to just connect the dock to the KVM switch with a USB...do the same with the desktop...and then connect the monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the KVM switch.
>>55414904
It doesn't matter where you source your display as long as you have a compatible KVM switch with proper ports
What is the best OS for thinkpads (or in my case t530)?
>>55415037
Ohhhh...so you're saying the docking station is redundant? I could just connect the laptop directly to the KVM switch without the dock??
If so, I feel like an idiot for not realizing this sooner lol
>>55415002
Kvm switches work by displaying one image and using all the same peripherals. Some can use kust the HDMI to do it while others use a separate usb cable.
>>55415092
yes, why would you need a dock when the laptop is already capable of outputting a display with a built in port?
I'm looking for a new laptop for work (spreadsheets, 2D autocad), is the t460 a solid choice?
Is their ssd worth it or should get one myself?
>>55415132
>>55415159
I guess I just didn't realize that video, keyboard, audio, and mouse data could all pass through a single USB wire....Please excuse my massive technological ignorance...I had assumed that the dock would somehow "integrate" all that data before it passed through the USB wire...
So, basically, it's gonna work like pic related. That makes sense. Thank you.
Does it need to be USB 3.0 ?
>>55415179
Aftermarket SSD is usually cheaper
>>55411730
Wait so you have to press the fn key to use the function keys? I knew the new keyboard layout was bad but I didn't realize they had went full retard.
>>55415221
Also, I just realized that this makes docking stations sort of obsolete....why would you need a big clumsy docking station when you can just as easily get the same result by plugging in a single USB cable? Is the docking station an antiquated technology?
>>55415386
No it doesn't
can an x220 with an i5 run photoshop cc reasonably well?
>>55415482
I run photoshop on my x220t with kvm really well
>>55415515
kvm? is that the qemu virtualization thing? If it is then it should be fine directly in windows I suppose.
>>55415480
Explain.
Why would you go through the trouble of docking your laptop in a big, bulky station when you can simply plug it into a small device like the KVM switch. if you eliminate the second computer, the KVM switch is basically just a really compact docking station...plugging in a single USB is easier than locking in your entire laptop base to a big monstrosity.
>>55415575
>Bulky
Yeah, nah.
You drop the laptop into the dock, just werks
>>55415762
eh, i'd rather not take up that much precious space on my desk when i could just plug the laptop into a device the size of a deck of cards with a single USB wire
