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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", ultraportable
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>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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ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
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First for X230!
>>55524311
Can you do that??
>>55524311
Sent this in other thread but I'll move it here.
I heard the T460s doesn't have great battery life and you can get both with pretty much the same features.
I'm in the market for a new laptop and Thinkpads have come to my attention, specifically the T420.
How are the heat and noise production on a T420, assuming I'll have Windows 7 running with about 10-15 tabs open in my browser, watch some YouTube videos, write documents in Word and occasionally watch some chink cartoons?
Also, what kind of battery life can I expect if I replace the battery with a completely new original 70++ 9-cell battery?
>>55524336
Why would I suggest it if it wasn't possible?
>>55524382
I just wasn't aware that was a thing. Not possible on any other laptop I know of, at least.
How does the 4th Gen X1 carbon compare to the latest dell xps 15?
>>55524400
Lots of ThinkPad shit is interchangeable.
>>55524400
Is this the first time you've been to /g/?
>>55524378
>heat
I use mine at a desk, but I've never noticed it getting hot, even after hours of use. On the other hand, I never have more than 3-5 tabs open, and I almost never watch videos.
>noise
I can't hear it unless there is no ambient noise (A/C, heat, etc.).
>battery life
I have extended battery and it has always lasted at least 8 hours of use, even if spread out across a few days. I also once used it intermittently for an entire month without charging it.
It isn't my chinese cartoons/shitpotsing device, but it should do everything you need.
I want to get a T460s and I'm just trying to decide if I should get the FHD screen or the WQHD screen. Any tips?
What's the battery life like on the T420 with a 6-cell and a 9-cell?
>>55525911
6 cell: 3 hours unless you severely dim the screen
9 cell: 5ish hours max
Mine is quad core though, probably slightly better on a dual core i5
>>55524378
Heat/noise: very little unless you're playing 4k video or gaming, then it sounds like a jet engine. Usually runs quietly otherwise.
Battery life: I've never pulled over 6 hours out of my 9 cell.
>>55524293
I assume at least a decent percentage of you go to or have gone to school, run gnu/linux, and own a thinkpad. I intend to purchase one for when school starts in august. I'm 23 so I might as well stand out even more from the 17 year olds with MacBook Tinys(tm). So I ask you /tpg/;
1. What software do you use aside from your favorite editor to take and manage notes? Do you feel that you internalize handwritten information more than typed?
2. I want a device with at least a FHD screen. I'm comfortable doing a screen repair but don't want to have to solder or anything else crazy. It seems that my best option would be a t520 or t530, but I'm afraid they'll be too big. I am open to other business laptops as well. Any suggestions?
I'll need acceptable battery life as I'll be using it for ~7 hours straight sometimes and may not always have access to an outlet. I'd also like to avoid carrying my charger if it's not necessary. I can afford a new t series from lenovo but don't want to waste the money if I don't have to. The most intensive thing I'll be doing is light virtualization, compiling, normal desktop workflow(shit posting). I'm also considering an i3/quad core celery if I can't find a thinkpad that fits the bill.
>>55527092
I meant a i3/celeron chromebook. Like the Acer chromebook 14 with an n3160 or the ASUS VivoBook E403SA-US21 with an n3700.
>>55527092
t450s with 72whr 6 cell
>>55527271
Is that the cheapest option in your opinion? at 600-1000 I'd probably just customize something from lenovo.
>>55527383
depends how much a new t460 would cost with epp discount
>>55524378
Internally, the T420 gets pretty toasty under load, with temps in the 80C range. Doesn't usually reach the exterior though. The hottest part on mine is almost always the area around the SATA bay due to the 7200rpm HDD in there. That'd be solved by an SSD, but the T420 is my least favorite Thinkpad, so I don't care enough to buy one for it.
HELLO I AM TRYING TO LOCATE THE CMOS BATTERY IN IBM THINKPAD R50 AS IT NEEDS REPLACING, CANT QUITE FIND IT DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE IT IS THANKS
>>55527763
back of the knee maybe
My thinkpad fan was running full blast pretty much 24/7 and then I had the idea of clearing out my 40 chrome tabs and now it's whisper quiet.
For the first time, I can actually hear the coil while of the CPU and the SSD.
Why is chrome so shit?
>>55527763
From the HMM. If it's not there, that'd be why you need to replace it.
>>55527763
round thing in yellow heashrink, two twisted wires coming out, one red, one white.
If you can't find it, ask a woman where the trackpoint is.
>>55524378
Before you go and replace the battery, go to this website on that Thinkpad and see if you're eligible for a free battery replacement due to a recall
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/hf004122
If so, you just type in your address and they ship it to your door for free
Hey guys, I'm going to college this fall and I'm trying to find a good portable laptop. My budget is 100 dollars max. Right now I'm deciding between the Dell xps13, Asus zenbook, and the Thinkpad 13. ik u can customize the Thinkpad and zenbook. All I need is something that will last me through all of college (5 years), something portable, and something that can play overwatch
>>55528033
>play overwatch
You're not gonna make it bruh
>>55528033
Learn to fucking type properly you dumb kid
>>55528043
DukeNukem3D ended my grad skool career.
Good times, brah, good times.
>>55527927
thank u bro
What (newer) thinkpad is good for some light gaming
>>55528111
Thinkpads aren't really good for gaming, that's not their focus.
That didn't stop me from playing minecraft at 12FPS on my x200 for several months until the server I was on stopped accepting logins from pirated users.
>>55528111
Any of them? Intel's integrated grafix have been fairly decent starting from Ivy Bridge, and they've only gotten better since then.
>>55527963
thank u so much
>>55528138
>x200
>newer
>>55528140
I just had no clue about modern integrated graphics
the last laptop that had it was a core two duo toshiba
A couple of questions for you guys
For years, I have been looking for a laptop that is both as modular as a desktop, and able to take a beating.
I think I've finally found that in the Thinkpad, as I've just bought my first one (t430). However, prior to purchasing this, I was looking at new ones on lenovo's website, and they seem so much thinner and lighter.
Have they compromised quality & durability for the sake of following the thin/aesthetic meme that everyone is following?
Secondly, I just ordered a second one because why the fuck not. Like the one I have with me right now, it comes with W7 pro, but I have been delaying the switch to linux for some time.
Last time I used linux (2012) I had an issue where in every distro I installed, the laptop would not go into sleep/hibernate upon closing the display lid. The battery life also suffered under Linux in comparison to when I was on wangblows.
Have things changed since then?
Do thinkpads take Linux better than shit-tier consumer laptops?
So I have an opportunity to get an x230 for probably pretty cheap. Mainly because it has some problems.
The main problem is that it doesn't seem to power on. It's missing the power button, but you can still press the metal button on the board underneath. A couple months ago I tried an x220 keyboard, and it didn't power on then either.
Could this be an easy fix? Or is it really dead?
>>55528740
The power button is just part of the keyboard, if the bare metal button works then it should on a functioning keyboard too
>>55528740
>easy fix
Yes
What's the deal with the X62?
How do you make your Thinkpad battery last longer? Do you keep it charged most of the the time? Do you take the battery out while it's using AC power? Do you run the battery all the way to 0% before recharge?
Got a T460 for about 2 weeks.
When I received it I was impressed that the IPS has no backlight bleeding, today when looking at an image with black background I've started noticing some slight bleeding coming from the bottom left corner.
Is there something that could've caused the backlight bleed to develop or was I just blind the first time?
>>55528740
>>55528747
>>55528766
Sorry, I don't think I was clear. The x230 does not power on at all with either the original keyboard or an x220 keyboard.
Plug it in to power, push the power button, nothing happens.
T420 keyboard flex question:
There's quite a bit of flex in the left edge of my keyboard. The escape and Fn keys are okay, but the tab key, for example, flexes quite a bit.
Did I miss a tab the last time I reassembled my T420, or has this flex always been there and I just didn't notice?
(I already have a bit of folded cardboard under, I think, the right end of the keyboard, which solved the flex I had there)
Best Chinkpad for watching cartoons and playing eroge?
>>55530470
what does that mean? a big screen?
>>55530570
A decent looking screen and powerful enough to play 10 bit video
>>55525911
I got a 55++ in my t420. I can squeeze 4 and a half hours with internet connection and speakers on.
>>55527957
>browse /g/
>use Chrome
Needs to stop
>>55524293
mt t400 need a new battery :'(
whats the x220of elitebooks?
>>55531092
Check the wiki
I want to get a T450s for college, looking for good battery and portability for college. Going to be using it for programming and stuff. Am I going to get cucked by the 15W CPU?
Hey /tpg/, got a question for you.
I recently bought an x220 and I'd like to get Xubuntu on it, but it won't boot from any of the USB drives that I've got. It straight up won't recognize 3 of them as an option in the boot menu, and 1 of them shows up but it doesn't work. When I choose the one that does show up, it looks like it attempts to boot from it and then goes straight back to the select device menu. I've tried both FAT32 and NTFS on all of them. I'm using RUFUS to make the bootable disk.
Any thoughts? What works for your x220?
>>55531231
For just programming? No. Programming that you do for school won't be extremely resource intensive. You could get by with a lesser machine if you wanted to.
For other stuff, it depends on the stuff.
Looking to buy a laptop for college as well as general usage at home
I come from a poorfag family of 6 and we literally only have one desktop pc in the house and one unusable laptop
Looking for decent battery life and a somewhat decent screen
Suggestions?
>>55531259
There's an option in the BIOS for booting off USB at startup
>>55531292
X220
Is the X230T's slice battery the same as the X220's?
>>55531292
x220 with IPS screen
>>55531308
Yes. I have tried disabling it and then reneabling it. Same dealio.
>>55531259
check in bios for "uefi or legacy boot"
>>55531308
>>55531550
>>55531259
Figured it out. I had UEFI/Legacy set to both. By changing it to just legacy it worked fine.
Any notable differences between the X220 and X230?
>>55531719
You'll notice a difference of 10, I'm pretty sure.
>>55531550
>Same dealio.
I like you. I'm glad you solved your problem. Enjoy Xubuntu's it's fairly nice.
>>55524293
Just wanted to ask, how difficult would it for someone with a bit of experience to upgrade the CPU on a T420?
>>55531756
Do you know how to use a screwdriver and reapply thermal paste?
>>55531770
Yes, I do.
>>55531756
Just open it up, take it out, and drop a new one inside. Barely 10 minutes right there.
>>55531783
Well then you shouldn't have any problems then.
Make sure to dust out your machine while you're in there.
>>55531770
>>55531801
Thanks, mates.
>>55531814
You'll likely need a 90w charger to get the best of your upgrade. Also a fire-extinguisher.
>>55531833
I'll keep that in mind.
Do new thinkpads have that bios security issue?
>>55532010
what issue?
>>55524293
>tfw eyeing decked out W520 on auction
>1h later some faggot bought it at the BIN price of $410
Which one of you niggers did this
>>55531756
Not him but i'm interested in this too. If i want to get a quad core for the t420 which one should i get? 2720qm, 2630qm or 2670qm? will a 90w dock work?
I'm willing to risk the housefire.
>>55532010
>buying a new thinkpad
>>55531719
X230 is mildly faster, has mildly better battery, has noticeably better (25%-50%) better iGPU, has more USB3 ports, at the cost of a worse keyboard layout (that can be replaced with an X220 keyboard)
>>55532171
2720qm has VPro and VT-d which would be very handy if you fuck with VMs
I need help familia's. My T420 dual boot (W7/Ubuntu) refuses to boot. It'll power up, the backlights will illuminate briefly, flicker, then turn on again and it'll remain that way indefinitely. No bios splash screen, no GRUB bootloader, no Ubuntu login, no Windows login; nothing.
>>55532326
Is your RAM seated right?
Have you tried running off charger only? (no battery)
>>55532326
Did you try turning it off and on
>>55532280
does the backlit keyboard work with the replacement tho?
>>55532376
No, but, X230 still has the overhead DankLight™ that can still light up your keyboard
Honestly the keyboard isn't terrible, it's just the layout that bugs people, if you haven't used the older style keyboard you'll probably be none the wiser
>>55532376
>glow in the dark keys make me type faster
Get a rMPB, they're in black now
>>55532171
>>55531756
Do you really want to do it anons?
A new CPU would cost more than the thinkpad itself, unless you happen to have spares laying around
You gain, what, a couple tenths of GHz of improvement? For $200+ dollarydoos? Is it really that noticeable?
Fug I can't decide if I should get a T420 or X220
T420
>perfect screen size
>900p res screen
but
>shitty TN panel
X220
>IPS
but
>768p
>screen might be a bit too small
Are there any other differences, such as battery life/heat/noise production, that will make it easier to choose
I'll probably spend most time shitposting and watching anime and movies on it
Help me decide, /tpg/
>>55528033
>play overwatch
I reccomend a republic of gamers or alien ware computer to keep your gaming at its peak performance
You can't game with gamer gear my man
>>55532450
The wiki has all this info
>>55532450
Get the T520
>more screen size
>best TN panel instead of worst TN panel
>>55532436
>get T420 w/ cheap 2.3ghz
>upgrade to an i7 or something
???
>profit
I'm doing this for the future, anon. I'm using this as a uni machine now since I'm going to community college.
>>55528033
>My budget is 100 dollars max.
You aren't gonna be able to get anything near any of those three senpai, unless you typo'd and meant 1000
>>55532471
>upgrade to an i7 or something
That i7 or something is going to cost $125+
>>55532471
>spend money
>spend more money
>you're a fucking idiot
>no profit at all
Suck me off
Are x230 cpus soldered or socketed? I have a shitty Inspiron 17R with an i7 sitting in it I could transplant, or is an i5-3320M 2.6Ghz not gonna be really that slow?
>>55532509
x series is soldered
>>55532509
Soldered, senpai
T series is socketed though
>>55532495
>sell it later to another uni student in need
>no profit
You really are retarded aren't you?
![00F0F_gVpJMm55mpf_1200x900[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Ke298Vj.jpg "00F0F_gVpJMm55mpf_1200x900[1].jpg")
>>55532523
>>55532537
Rats.
Am I gonna be disappointed in 2.6GHz i5-3320M? There's a local seller selling an X230 with that and 8GB RAM and 500GB spinning rust drive for $180, seems like a nice deal otherwise
>>55532544
>sell it for more because I use an aftermarket cpu
You're not getting ~400 dolars back out of it, ever
>>55532544
>implying another uni student is going to pay $350+ for such a dinosaur laptop regardless of whether it has an i7 or not when you can buy one with an i7 already on ebay for $200
>>55532554
Nigga that CPU is plenty fast
>>55532554
$180 is nice, they go for around $200-400 on the ebay
>>55532554
Looks solid. Judging by the angle that looks to be the IPS screen.
>>55532554
>Am I gonna be disappointed in 2.6GHz i5-3320M
Why would you be?
>>55532629
I don't know, it's just the lowest cpu spec for it is all, there's a 2.8GHz and a 3.0Ghz i7 for it otherwise
>>55532643
Nigga that just means more battery life
>>55532613
I dunno nigga that looks a little washed out
>>55532694
Here is my T420 from the same angle and it is all kinds of inverted, I'm very sure that's an ips
>>55532785
>that crooked as fuck sticker
I'm sorry for that feel bro.
>>55532785
>that sticker
REEEEEEEEEEE
>>55532809
>>55532838
>can't peel it off because it will just leave a crooked clean spot instead
I guess that's the trade for getting this thing nearly mint for $150
I'm a pleb with a 1366x768 T420.
Tomorrow i'll be getting the HD+ cable and a HD+ screen, what should i expect?
>viewing angles will still be shit
i know about that but anything else?
>>55532899
Don't rip the cable.
>>55532899
Your viewing angles will be less shit if you get an Alienware M14x panel instead, it's fully compatible
>>55532349
>I would assume so
>no, not yet. Will try now.
>>55532899
I see that the t420 is still a great deal but fuck I cannot deal with a bad and low res screen. The screen is the most important of the laptop, followed by the keyboard and then the tackpad.
I want a thinkpad pretty badly as pic related is my main machine. But the t530 weighs almost 6 fucking pounds. The t4x0s line is more acceptable at 3.7-4 but those displays mane. I guess that it's PPI is probably higher than my 23" at 1080p with the 1600x900 display but this monitor cost me $130 in 2011.
>>55532914
I ordered the Innolux N140FGE-LA2 Rev. C2 because it was Matte, the M14x it's the LG LP140WD2 (TL)(G1) if i remember correctly and it's Glossy.
According to panelook.com the Innolux has slightly better viewing angles than the crap AUO that i'm using though.
>>55532910
Wait what, is the cable too fragile or something?
>>55532914
Not the same guy but I stepped on my T420's screen (I'm an uncoordinated retard) can you provide any proof? a (very) quick google search revealed someone asking with no answer.
>>55528687
Meh, build quality isn't as robust as it is.
Feels a bit less rigid but I mean T430/T460 are a lot lot lot less ridged than a R61.
Oddly I found gaming performance on my T440p lackluster than a T430... Strange I know.
>>55530726
60% of the people who browse dankpads use chrome and 40% use Windows I think.
Please make your own edgy ThinkPad thread
>>55532914
>Alienware M14x panel
How fucking shit, they're only $50.
I'm >>55533010
Brb ordering the first t420s I see on ebay.
>>55531092
Dunno if there wasn't an IPS model, dunno if tablet is IPS, kek
>>55532010
Yes.
I think nearly all 2012 and later laptop have that UEFI/bios problem.
>>55533130
If you're getting a t420s you're better off saving up and doing the RMSMajestic 1080p eDP IPS mod
>>55533130
>basing panel quality on price alone
kek
>>55532130
Doesn't it go away if you bid on it?
>>55532450
T431s w/ trackpad and fhd IPS swap
>>55532544
>my laptop won't depreciate in value at all if I keep it stock
>>55532554
That's all u need unless it's your primary PC (no desktop)
>>55533166
I don't know if he has any more kits left.
I bought one and didn't use it until 6 months later
>>55533198
Why a T431s over a T440? No removeable battery? Come on man, what's its singular redeeming feature?
>a tripfag
Oh, figures
>>55533052
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD3M-Zk5q9E
It's still TN, but it's a much better TN, you don't go full white from tilting down at least
>>55533032
Just get a matte screen protector, then it'll magically be non-Glossy
You get 65/65/55/55 viewing angles instead of 45/45/20/45
I'm sorry but I'm an idiot. I have an x230 and it has an Intel HD 4000 for graphics. I play alot of retroarch and I am not very tech oriented. Will the Vulkan improvements in retroarch aid me in any way?
Ordered an MX200 SSD for my X220
Did I dun goof or is this a good SATA III SSD?
>>55533123
>cross dressing tripfag supports google and mircosoft
>>55533322
Now i feel dumb, didn't know anti-glare protectors existed separately.
As i said i ordered it already, tomorrow arrives.
>>55533123
>calls someone else edgy about thinkpads
>suggests a T431s
What thinkpad would hold up similarly to an XPS 13? In terms of portability, performance, and battery life.
>>55533270
I meant the fact it fits in the t420
>>55533476
x260
>>55532995
Fucking christ, it's not working. What do /g/?
Does anyone else remap the Fn key?
Keep hitting it instead of Ctrl
>>55533402
is there a better thread I should be asking this question?
Is technically Thinkpad related
>>55533668
you can swap them in the BIOS
>>55533668
you can do that in the bios iirc
>>55532914
>>55533322
>>55533032
Best screen is still the X1 Carbon screen, famalams, by far
It's just annoying to do because you need to find the right cable
But it's 70/70/60/60 fucking display angles man, that's worlds better
G-guys, please help me. T420 still won't boot even after removing the battery and booting while plugged in. Think I'm going to cry tbqh.
What are the two keys next to the up arrow?
>>55534060
It's for ThinkPads with a smartcard credit card reader. You can store them and then cycle through them when you need to pay online with specific cards.
>>55534177
Forgot pic
>>55534060
browser back/forward
>>55534060
It's back/forward for browsers.
>>55534005
unplug the CMOS battery for a few minutes
reseat the CPU
check your USB ports aren't bent and touching a contact on the motherboard
just got pic related a few days ago and am loving it. what kind of upgrades can I do?? i mean i really want to max it out as much as possible spec wise. RAM is already upgraded to 8GB but I'd love to max it out, depending on what that is. it's 1600x900 but idk what kind of display it has. very curious about the details (TN, IPS, etc) so if anyone knows, i'd appreciate it. is there a way to get replacement keys for the dock? also have a T400 with a missing HDD cover and a missing thinkpad sticker internally, do you guys know a certain place i could order those from? thanks /tpg/
>>55534493
forgot to mention it has a 160gb SSD in it already.
>>55534493
>>55534507
and it's actually the 4243-AZ6. i'm retarded and having trouble finding the info about it.
>>55534493
Definitely get the 1080p FHD display. It's light years ahead of the 1600x900 one in terms of colors and viewing angles
>>55534493
>what kind of upgrades can I do??
16gb ram, tn fhd screen iirc, dunno what else.
Aliexpress has plenty of parts.
>>55534587
>>55534493
Also, all displays for T520 are TN only.
But, the 1600x900 TN panel is total utter shit, while the 1920x1080 TN panel for it is one of the best TN panels ever made
>>55534601
can i source that for a reasonable price? thanks for letting me know
>>55534609
You can probably get one for like $80
>>55534493
sort of just want to have every accessory and best components for this thing because i'm pretty much in love so please excuse my autism
Hottest temperature your Thinkpad has ever reached?
>>55534767
97c while runnig a stress test.
i7-2620m in a t420
it idles in the low 40s so im not concered about repasting.
>>55524293
managed to get a T440 for 300€
good?
>>55534523
>4243-AZ6
http://tp.krelay.de/index.php?type=4243-AZ6
>>55534998
thanks, very handy.
So, I've been looking up on various panels to replace the Shit T420 one
The obvious choice is the LP140WD2-TLE2, which is the X1 Carbon screen boasting 70/70/60/60 viewing angles, though it's $100 and the connector is on the wrong side
But; I'm seeing there is a panel called LP140WD2-TLHA that is not listed on panelook.com, yet is around $50 on most sites, has the connector on the correct side, and according to one aliexpress seller has 85/85/85/85 viewing angle
Can't find a datasheet on this one or even what laptops use it. If it's true, it would be the best viewing angles for TN, both better and cheaper than the X1 Carbon panel. Too good to be true?
But, I have a lot of extra money so I think I'll take one for the team and buy it and see if it's the real deal.
If so, it might become the best candidate for LVDS/TN screen upgrades for T420/T430
Wish me luck senpai. Will post within the next week or so how it is.
>>55533681
>>55533685
thanks
![csm_Latitude_5440_Blickw_522dcaf572[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/pE8qmrd.jpg "csm_Latitude_5440_Blickw_522dcaf572[1].jpg")
>>55535201
Nevermind, turns out it's from Dell Latitude E5440/E6440/E6430, and doesn't look very promising
so I cleaned my 420 and assemble it back but the latch is now fucking with me, how to fix that shit
>>55533198
>Doesn't it go away if you bid on it
Unless it's over the BIN price. It had another 24 hours to go and it was sitting on around $210. Yes I salty as fuck because it's a FHD quad core with 2000M gpu
bought an i5 ips x220 4gb with 250gb 750 evo
cost me £150 ($200) but just noticed it's got a hot pixel in the centre of the screen
i left one of those fixers on overnight with no luck
d-did i get a good deal?
>>55535860
Better return that shit
>>55536024
bought it in person, just want to ease the buyer's remorse
I'll probably upgrade in the future anyway
>>55535860
You got cucked m8
What's the best Thinkpad to use as an anime machine
>>55524293
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=43820633263&toSite=main
Is this a good deal?
Modded i7 x220 with FHD for ~380$
>>55536242
And by the way, I will probably need to pay another 20=>30$ for escrow service
I can get a brand new (unsealed, NOS) T420 for £375 ... Worth it /tpg/?
>i5
>4gb
>320gb
>1366x768
>>55536242
>taobao
What the fuck are you doing
>>55536274
The only place that sell x220 FHD convert kit is that shop
A lot of people get convert kit from him so I just kinda go with it
>>55536271
Way over budget for average specs and garbage screen.
Unless you're afraid the previous owner used his device with cheeto fingers or fapped over it, there's nothing wrong with buying used. Otherwise the only thing going for it is possible warranty but if it's gone there's simply no good reason to do it
>when you get paid on the 15th so you have to wait a week before you have the money to just maybe get a reserve edition x61s off Craigslist although someone has probably already bought it and it's several states away so you would have to trust a friend to pick it up and ship it to you anyways.
>>55536382
Yeah, that's the thing I fucking hate buying used laptops. I've been burnt more than once, and I'm a bit OCD.
So it's this, a new Thinkpad 13, or fork out £630 for a new T460... I'm really too skint for the latter, so really this (with SSD upgrade) or a Thinkpad 13?
waht are you waiting for?
>>55536140
>>55536024
yeah I might just return it actually
apparently the x230 screen doesn't have the ghosting issues either so should i just get that instead?
>>55536424
If you're buying new, just buy a new T/X/W/P chinkpad instead of old, devalued models.
>>55536558
Don't have the money
>>55536575
If you can't trust your gut buying used then you're out of luck m8. In 5 years you'll see a T450 going by that price used
What about one of these bad boys for 470 usd. Intel Core i5-3437U 1,9 GHz 2,4 GHz
8 GB DDR3 internminne
14" led skjerm 1600x900 pix (god kombinasjon)
Intel Grapics 4000
Intel Advanced N 6235 Wireless
Intel nettverkskort GB
180 GB SSD harddisk
Led baklyst tastatur
Webcam
HD Lydkort
Fingeravtrykksleser
Tilkobling for dokkingstasjon
USB 3.0
Displayport mini (overgang til HDMI koster ca 200)
VGA
Original Lader
keep in mind i live in norway so you can easily add 100uad to every price
>>55536242
this seems expensive since I think I overpaid for my x220 i7 ips with a brand new mx200 that cost me $155 including shipping
>>55536807
Why are Chinkpads so goddamn cheap in Freedomland
>>55536689
Yeah - fuck it, I'm going for the T420. I love the old keyboards and ease of maintenance, and it's pretty rare to find a new old thinkpad. Maybe I'll do the Alienware screen mod at some point, but desu, I'm not really that bothered by 1366x768 screens.
>>55536926
>but desu
WTF? I typed desu, but when it posted it had changed to desu?
>>55536941
lol so typing t/b/h now creates a desu?
>>55536941
>>55536951
lurk moar newfag
>>55536709
stop
so my t420s' keyboard is fucked up. some keys use a wrong function, while some don't work at all. typing this with the on-screen keyboard
>>55536709
I got one for 220 in mint condition on ebay a month ago
>>55536975
I've been here for over 5 years, never had this happen before. Also, I'm not an anime fag so I have no fucking clue what desu even means.
>>55537609
You're not fooling anyone, Reddit.
>>55537609
it's actually a relatively new thing
How common are ghosting issues on X220 Thinkpads with IPS displays?
>>55537339
Order a new keyboard via ebay, it should run you at most $15-$30
Also on a side note: are there specific brands of 15" FHD screens for T520/W520 or will any FHD panel with the listed FRU suffice?
>>55538231
depends on the screen revision, so I would say more common than you'd like them to be
Is the X220 a good choice if I want a cheap laptop to use whilst working in the lab or travelling?
Just found an old IBM Thinkpad R40e that I have from school (had it in like 2003? Not sure.). I am able to access the Administrator account, but when I open Internet Explorer it only allows me to access MSN and MSN search, but it says "This page cannot be displayed" for any other page.
Any idea what I can do? I tried to boot from an Ubuntu live CD but it won't boot from it.
Looking to buy an X220 and found a seller
Would you say pic is an IPS display?
I already sent an email but still no response
Another pic
>oh, I don't need the keys for my dock, I'd rather save $5
does botnet(windows) 10 works without problems on t420h
Just received my Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Is this the true Thinkpad experience?
T440 375€ I5 4th gen y n
>>55539466
if you can deal with no trackpoint physical buttons then go for it
>>55539368
But why
>>55537609
its been like this for over a year I think my sweet child of summer
tb h
fa m
cuc k
are all filtered
I'm getting this weird problem with my X220. Sometimes if I hit the middle button it takes me back to a previous page or if I hit it while I'm typing something then it pastes some random text. The text is always from a page I've recently seen but I never copy anything so I'm not sure why it chooses that particular text. Like this, here's what it's copied now:
>Persian/Iranian Traditional. Found via a blog; shit bitrate but considering the music sounds so ancient, it doesn't matters so much.
>"The qanun/kanoon is a descendant of the old Egyptian harp, and it's played since the 10th century in the Arabic world."
I was just in a /mu/ sharethread and for some reason it picked up someone's post that I hovered over. Any idea on how to stop this? I'm running Mint if that's any help, and if the problem is with the OS and not my ThinkPad I'll just repost in the /stg/.
>>55539134
>those curtains
does he live with his nan?
>>55539584
x220 and was using mint myself yesterday
had weird issues too but make sure you're not accidentally touching the trackpad
I eventually just disabled mine because the pointer would often go nuts and jump to the bottom
>>55539633
I disabled the trackpad when I first got it so I know it's not that
Are HP OmniBooks welcome too? AFAIK they were the old business line from HP. Yesterday I got an xt1000s (the s stands for shit CPU, as it is the Celeron version) and I have a couple of questions:
>It currently has a 1,33GHz Tualatin Celeron, the only CPU I can upgrade to is a Tualatin P3 running at the same speed. Would I benefit from the extra 256KB of L2 cache? Right now it's running quite well.
>What are some good li-ion cells to rebuild the battery? I have "rebuilt" it with some LG cells from an old Toshiba battery and they seem to be holding a charge, so it looks like the battery can be rebuilt with new cells no problem.
Also, I have to mention, the keyboard is fucking amazing. It has a really noticeable tactile bump to it. This comes from a T60/T61 user.
>>55539559
Speaking of summer children, I got my parents to start watching and stay interested in Game of Thrones. It was probably one of the proudest moments of my life.
>>55539488
it cost me 300 actually
>>55540033
>>55539559
Also forgot to mention cuck isn't filtered anymore, at least on /pol/.
Checking myself as well.
>>55540050
nice
I'm torn between the X1 Carbon and the T460s, any suggestions
I dropped my T42 off my bed and it wont boot anymore. Mourn with me
should i pull the trigger on an x240 ips 8gb i5 1.9 768p 128gb ssd with the t450 trackpad installed for £350?
>mfw the thought of having my gf get a clit hood piercing and then putting a trackpoint cap on the barbell turns me on immensely…
But to actually provide something useful:
>>55540171
I have the X1C, and its a nice machine and all that, but the front corner is way to sharp to work on it all day. I seriously think about using an external keyboard with it, or to invest in some armrest.
Sadly the T460s seems to be as edgy, so I'd "downgrade" to an T450s
the x220 i5 supports dual channel RAM. I know that even I get faster speed it will downgrade/down voltage but how do I find the best ram for the x220 because I want to max it out to 16GB
So, I basically removed the old Intel 6205 WiFi card and replaced it with 7260ac one. I got rid of the power hungry bluetooth 3.0 module and I'm using the BT 4.0 integrated into the wifi card.
I moved mSATA drive to the main SATA bay (via SATA>mSATA converter) and I installed WWAN card.
wifi and msata drives are extremely low powered, so I get around 13 hours of actual power life with standard non-IPS screen. RAM was also replaced with low-power DDR3L sticks.
The laptop is x220. Now I can move my desktop pc to the basement and use the wifi to stream gaymes directly into my laptop.
>>55540334
Get Kingston DDR3L 1866MHz sticks. Also remember to flash the BIOS with modified one (the one that unlocks 1600 and 1866MHz RAM freqs)
>>55539442
No.
What is the right type of smartcard to get if you want either WORM or multiple rewrite capabilities?
Already have a expresscard reader like pic related working on GNU/Linux
I'm confused about the different smartcard standards out there and the info online is obscure
>>55540696
forgot the image
What's the cheapest 1080p thinkpad?
>decide to do X1 Carbon screen swap mod for T420 because of the ass screen
>$110 for a panel that ships in any decent amount of time
Is it really worth $110 boyos? Especially for what is still just a TN panel? Any of you done this?
>>55541076
w500
>>55539506
>He will never know the joy of bdsm play with his thinkpad
It's about control, anon
>>55541099
Forgot to mention, looking for ~13 inch screen too
Is there any way to overclock the cpu on my T520?
>>55541186
No.
Ended up getting a W530/i7-3630QM/8gb RAM for free from a friend.
So far I'm very impressed with it's performance and durability, things a tank lol.
So /g/, how'd I do lol. And just curious because I can't find a straight answer.
How much do the W530's in an i7 go for?
>>55540200
F
RIP in peace
>>55541363
>gets free shit
>'how did I do /gee/
What to do you think
>>55541431
Oh I'm well aware, I'm just curious about what
this board thinks of them since I've never owned a Lenovo. Always bought Asus.
Heard some sketchy shit about them.
>>55541107
legiitmately kekd
3.5/4
>>55541512
>>55541107
sameshit
This is how pathetic you are.
Do you remember that feeling when you finally built your first PC?
I finally made it /g/, after years of waiting since I was 15, I'm finally here.
I thought about posting this in /bst/ but its a circlejerk, so just wanted to say thank you to all of you african-americans who have helped me learn /g/ along the way
Personal blog over
bought a t420 two weeks ago
first thinkpad andliking it so far
the only problem is the screen quality
any of you recommend a good screen replacement
i dont know much about screens but heard ips has better viweing angles than tn
lokking for 1080p
does any laptop screen that fits can be use on it?
>>55541530
>Le /g/ conspiracy theorist
>>55541562
>bentium
I think you need to find a job, aspie
>>55541572
All options are shit
Get a dock and a monitor
>>55541589
Stop being so autistic
