Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook). ---- 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 ---- 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. ---- Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide: ktgee.net/tpg
Do most thinkpads suffer from very dim displays? My X60t is barely visible on its brightest. Don't remember it being this dim when I put it into storage. Was thinking of getting a X201t as an upgrade.
Isaiah Lewis
>if i post it every thread somebody might answer
Justin Mitchell
which is the best linux distro to dualboot on a thinkpad t520? I am very new to linux and am only transfering due to w10 concerns. I am not a nerd and will need some time to adapt so don't hate pls.
anyone?
Lincoln Ward
win 7
Daniel Torres
Microsoft BOB
Camden Sullivan
nah, you see, I want to switch to a linux distro.
In my future work I might heavily rely on this OS so I might as well start ahead of my colleague competitors.
I will use w10 with all normie stuff on one boot and linux with all "le 1337 h4XX0r" stuff on the linux distro.
A colleague suggested linux mint. is it any good?
Wyatt Hernandez
I can't afford this right now, but this looks like a pretty solid deal if anyone is interested in a Nvidia T420.
My x61t is a bit dim compared to my x220t Both at max brightness, x220t on the left, x61t right
Ayden Johnson
for the guy from previous thread: sorry, went to sleep lenovo - 9.17.10.3347 intel - 9.17.10.4229
Ethan Cruz
That is a hella difference. Might actually consider getting that x201t. I I had the screen replaced anyways so don't know it that might be the problem. Thanks for sharing that photo.
Nathaniel Phillips
The old ones do because they're CCFL backlit. They started switching to LED backlights sometime around the --00 generation.
I know I'm definitely in the minority but I actually prefer the CCFL backlights. I spend 11 hours a day working under harsh LED lights, last thing I want when I get home is to be blasted with more of that out of the one thing that brings me some amount of enjoyment in life.
Jaxon Garcia
Use f.lux, it really helps.
Nicholas Hill
Is there any advantage having the Nvidia NVS 5400M over the Intel HD 4000 on the T430 for light gaming? Let's say Portal 2 and stuff like that.
Bentley Hill
CCFL and LED backlights ALL lose brightness over time
Henry Scott
Performance will be slightly better. I doubt it's worth the additional heat and reduced battery life, though.
Cooper Hughes
Battery life is not a concern, but I can't say the same about heat, will it be running a lot hotter?
At the moment I have a T61, that I had to buy on a budget, now I have a little more money and I'm looking at T430/T420 laptops, and I ask this because I like to play not-to-modern games, maybe the most modern would be GTA IV. Would the T420 be able to handle it, or the T430 would be a better option?
Thomas Johnson
is it worth it to buy a t60 for $50 for shitposting and anime
Nathaniel Edwards
What TrackPoint caps fit for an Elitebook 2570p?
Noah Adams
Makes sense. i had it since 2007 so it did dim harshly.
Anthony Young
I am Like I said, I have a T61, and I can confirm that it's enough for Sup Forums browsing. It can get a bit on my nerves when I'm trying to load flash content or browse facebook, but simple websites and videos play just fine. For 50$ go for it.
Ethan Kelly
thanks for your input
Nolan Gomez
Bought a """"refurbished T420"""" that turned out to be a L440 from Groupon, should I return and get a T420 instead?
Jaxon Williams
what the fuck do you think? Why would you let someone pull shit like that?
Luis Green
yes
Colton Ward
Just wanted to know what the difference was, I still have a week and a half and I didn't spend that much so I'll probably start the return process soon.
Parker Smith
T420 is at the bottom of the high tier. L440 is at the bottom of the bottom tier. A budget "Thinkpad" from the worst generation of Thinkpads. Get your money back.
Juan Adams
Alright thanks, are eBay and Amazon more trustworthy sites to buy them from?
Benjamin Walker
Not sure about Amazon, but ebay will side with you and get you your money back if anything is not as listed. Make sure you buy one that has real photos and not just stock images, those are never a good sign.
Juan Smith
Why aren't you maxing out games with your thinkpad RIGHT NOW?
Brayden Allen
Name my new T420 plz
Nicholas Young
anyone have a t440p with one of the quad core i7s? what are the temps like?
Henry Gomez
Because I'm saving for a thinkstation D30 with the dual e5-2670 meme.
Leo White
Memepad
Eli Barnes
Of course. This was just an alternative to SharpKeys. It also works anywhere, in case you bought a not-ThinkPad for some reason.
Ian Bell
how far back do i have to go for a thinkpad with a non-backdoored cpu that respects my privacies
Lucas Brooks
you can shitpost, but using for anything other than 4channel is pretty painful. just save up a bit more money and get an x201/t410. I mean haswell is pretty nice. too bad it's an L series that are cheapo. >maxing out games >laptop cpu even with my old 4670k I was struggling to play some games without the cpu running at 60-100% and that thing was super overclocked
Jason Gomez
>cpu >game bottleneck No. You might lose 5 or so fps, just that.
Ian Morgan
I gained almost 20 fps in gta 5 going from my oced 4670k to a similarly clocked i7 4790k so yeah, there's a huge difference in the real world (not sterile benchmark land)
Juan Watson
I've been reading the buying guides and whatnot about getting an x220. The guides I found had varying prices for one, bottoming between 150 and 300. Searching on ebay brings up dozens in the 150 range.
Any verdict on a reasonable(neither the bottom nor the top) x220 price?
Levi Johnson
CPU is definitely a game bottleneck, though it's more about threads than single core performance these days. My T601F+Advanced Dock setup chokes like a bitch in Metal Gear Rising even on the lowest possible settings. My W520 has a weaker GPU and it handles the game just fine at 1080p. Most other games perform very similarly between the two laptops, it's just a few cases where two threads is simply not enough.
Kevin Williams
That seems odd.
Jeremiah Turner
expect to pay between 200 and 250 for most x220s obviously the $200 ones will be bottom of the line x220s, and the ones for ~$250 will be the higher end ones. what's usually the best deal is to get one without ram or hard drive for $100, then buy new ram and a 256 gig ssd for ~$100-150 more and have a killer thinkpad. that's because you are used to looking at benchmarks online where they kill all background tasks. they don't have anything (like a youtube video or skype) in the background.
Jayden Scott
47th for one day fhd 430s. I need to be more brave
Colton Bennett
Does anyone have a genuine 9 cell battery for T420? For how long can it go?
Adam Reyes
8 hours of light use. brand spanking new 70++
Jason Ortiz
I had a brand new one for my t410 I got about 10 hours of doing light work (taking notes) and like 6 hours of browsing the internet. then about 3 hours under decent load (heavy multi tasking when I forgot to plug in charger)
Chase Nelson
How can I find the screen resolution of a thinkpad with the product ID?
Throw it out the window. Congrats, bios password gone.
Noah Gutierrez
...
Ryan Mitchell
This kills the thinkpad.
Isaac Flores
Who comfy at work here :^)
Xavier Cook
It's literally impossible to damage electronics using a method like that.
Asher Smith
>he uses a non square thinkpad
Juan Walker
>not using small taskbar buttons Nigger what are you doing
Lincoln Mitchell
Sorry bois work pc, its locked down to the shithouse
Nathan Allen
Can you boot from USB?
Jaxson Gomez
You can't even right click and get to the properties of the taskbar?
Logan Martinez
Tried to so I can image it and install Linux. But the BIOS is Locked down too unfortunately
Connor Sullivan
Goddamn, try this method and see if you can remove the password.
Angel Watson
>telling him to fuck around with a work laptop that's a nice way of getting him fired.
Lucas Thompson
>tfw waiting on my W520 and 2x 4337 docks
Andrew Hughes
If he's a valuable asset to the company he shouldn't get in too much shit for it.
Colton Howard
Yeh nah wouldn't risk it, thanks for the guide anyway sure it'll come in handy for some old thinkpads one day
Sebastian Perez
>tfw t420 is on its way
I wonder if it is as bad as getting meme'd into doing starting strength or reading infinite jest
Ryan Garcia
Where'd you order yours from? You can't trust Groupon apparently.
Grayson Perry
jewbay obviously
Eli Lee
nah, this is like doing a PPL from the get-go going strong for 6 months with no regrets
Jordan Thomas
I know, I was just pretending I knew what I was talking about.
Hudson Fisher
ebay. according to the guide i got it cheaper than the typical BIN price. And this one had a better CPU than typiically found
Sebastian Gray
what's the best thinkpad i can get for $600 or less?
Samuel Murphy
ebay and/or craigslist/local craigslist alternative
Jaxon James
>can afford $600 >buying thinkpad
Thinkpads are only good because they're the only decent laptops you can get at such a dirt cheap price.
Landon Brooks
t440p with 1080p ips screen and i7-4900mq + ssd
Ethan Kelly
Don't forget the keyboard swap
Nicholas Ortiz
W520/W530
Can't keyboard swap on --40. Were you thinking of the trackpad swap?
Ryder Sanders
Yes, the trackpad swap. I wouldn't wish lelnovo's *40 series clickpad even on my worst enemy
Jeremiah Gonzalez
metal gear rising on a w520? really? what gpu? how many fps?
Ayden Allen
>doing a clean install of Windows 7 on my x220 >downloading and installing updates causes crazy hot temperatures and fan to go full speed
Is this normal
Carson Mitchell
Post comfy memepads.
Camden Wood
Quadro 1000m, didn't measure FPS exactly but it was playable at 1080p. Turned all the settings down though. Could likely pull 60FPS with a lower resolution, but I hate the blurriness of non-native resolutions on LCDs.
Gavin Murphy
Windows update would always use 80% of my cpu no matter what.
