/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

Previous thread: IRC: #/tpg/ on irc.rizon.net

Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
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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", 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:
ktgee.net/tpg

New guides by xsauc:
dankpads.com

EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
pastebin.com/DujvzEzU

ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki

ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
lenovoservicetraining.com/

ThinkPad wallpaper collection:
imgur.com/a/NlepZ

Other urls found in this thread:

thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi
tim.id.au/laptops/apple/powerbook/pbg4.pdf
twitter.com/SFWRedditVideos

first for chromebooks

second for babbys first T420 in the mail

third for babbys first x220 in the mail

new toaster coming in the mail tomorrow

My X220 arrived today and im haveing problems with it.
The Laptop just wont shut off. After 10 seconds of looking like it did it will turn on by itself.
What can be causing this?

Got mine about a month ago user. 8gb RAM version?

could be a stuck power button, could be set to restart on power loss in the BIOS, could be a problem with the embedded controller firmware. I would start by flashing the latest BIOS, and once that's done go in there and load the default settings.

BIOS has a setting that automatically turns the computer on if it's plugged into AC. See if that's checked.

Two other very unlikely scenerios are it could be a stuck power button or it could be receiving hibernate power-on signals?

i got the 4gb version, the price was good compared to the other listings i found. I may elect to upgrade components later if i feel it needs it. Quite excited to finally have a Thinkpad though tbqh