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
>tfw gf wants me to help her buy a Thinkpad to replace her old trash
I've brought the meme to real world interaction
Alexander Jenkins
>Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook). Get rid of this!
Eli James
Dock guys here. So, I was thinking about getting a dock but am worried about the position of the fan. The thing on the left side of the dock seems to be blocking ventilation.
Benjamin Martin
Where can I get a list of "whitelisted" Wifi cards I can use on my Thinkpad? It sounds risky to flash BIOs.
Tyler Wood
>The thing on the left side of the dock seems to be blocking ventilation. It does nothing of the sort.
Dylan Miller
It absolutely partially blocks the fan. I don't have any issues with it normally but when I play CSGO I take it off the dock.
Runs maybe 2 degrees warmer on the dock under normal conditions though, definitely worth the functionality still. No doubt lenovo fucked it up though.
Oliver Richardson
What is the cheapest thinkpad one should get?
John Turner
x201 master race!
My Nipponese keyboard is in the US so I should get it soon!!
Ian Thompson
Can someone recommend an SSD for my T60?
Hunter Smith
I recently bought a new battery for my T410 and I now get five to six hours instead of a mere 1 hour.
What are some tricks to keeping that number high? I haven't owned a laptop in a while and when I did I just used it at home. This thinkpad is both a plaything for me and a work computer for college and personal projects.
Noah Perez
Which model is t420 of dell/hp alternatives? And say if you got them instead of t420 how much are you losing?
I am asking for future reference, because I might have to buy them or some new one instead.
Connor Price
I've been in a similar situation too, user.
Anyone know where I can get s T420s and a T420 black skin for cheap? There are some on eBay but overpriced.
Luis Gonzalez
Thoughts on the thinkpad 13?
Was considering the version with 1080p + 256ssd.
Lincoln Sullivan
1 in the pink, 2 in the Think eh my dude?
Jonathan Evans
>SSD >In a T60 You will be limited to SATA I which 1.5Gb/s which is dogshit. Build a Frankenpad if you have the 15" 4:3 model
If you need the SSD, any will do, and will serve well in case you upgraded your laptop.
Ayden Sanchez
850 evo or whatever you fits your budget
Aiden Carter
You again? I didn't reply in the last thread, but you should stop being so fucking obnoxious. Don't care about the other laptops? Make a rude remark at whoever's talking about them and move on, just like the rest of us.
ADATA SP550. If it were a T61 you could use a real HDD.
Jordan Taylor
>Real HDD Real SSD.
Wyatt Cooper
>evo >buying tlc drives >ever
Bentley Anderson
Virtually useless. The x220 screen is the perfect resolution and this would just be much easier to crack
Parker Baker
What exactly is the mod? Is it a mod to an x220 or x301?
Nathan Torres
screen and bezel mod for the x220
Blake Edwards
There's a $70 T520 on eBay. No hdd etc
Will my t420 hdd caddy, ram, batteries, dock, i7, all work on a t520? Might be a convenient upgrade.
Dylan Edwards
What's a cheap ThinkPad, no need of a big screen, gonna use external VGA, preferably i5 in order to use Sap netweaver
Wyatt Phillips
X201
Grayson Wood
Does any 1.8 inch msata work well with the X220 or X230 or are there specific brands that should be avoided due to firmware issues etc? I was thinking of getting a Toshiba or Mircon one
Joseph Adams
X220
Elijah Wood
>tfw gf replaced me with a black magnesium rollcaged dildo with a thinkpad logo
Jaxson Roberts
>tfw I reviewed her new dildo in /csg/
Dominic Brown
>Will my t420 hdd caddy, ram, batteries, dock, i7, all work on a t520? Yes. Not entirely sure about the batteries, I -think- they're the same, but everything else is definitely compatible.
Christopher Murphy
Nobody?
Ayden Davis
No one wants to see your dumb picture as the OP you should have used the picture from last thread OP, idiot.
Dylan Cox
look nigger, how did you fucking mount these dell speakers under your monitor? I got the same speakers and my thinkvision monitor doesn't have clips for it, not mentioning power socket ;_;
is this a good buy if I just want to install manjaro so I can learn linux
Jonathan Martinez
No info on generation of i5?
Zachary Walker
I just stuck it on with some 3M command strips and duct tape :^)
Jackson Diaz
X200 or X200s? I'd like a roll cage and I don't care about WWAN.
Levi Turner
Are the lenovo batteries on amazon good? Lots of bad reviews,people complaining that they went from 6 hours to 2-1.5 in 7 months.
Brandon Lewis
HP Elitebook 2710p 250€ 128gb ssd 8gb ram
Colton Mitchell
More details of the SSD?
Ethan Gutierrez
Post that OP wallpaper. I haven't seen it in years.
Jacob Gray
Feels great to be a part of the master race.
Liam Sanchez
>spyware 10 >master race ayy lmao
Michael Harris
Which part of this is master race ?
Bentley White
I'm looking at the same one right now. Only issue I'm worrying about is the wifi adapter. I think it's the thinkpad trash one instead of intel. Should be easy to replace though.
Andrew Kelly
>w10 >Kingston ssd >50Hz monitor
Carson Jones
>kingston hyperx savage MLC >best kingston ssd on the market 14 inch screen + quad core + dGPU
Jacob Robinson
>150:1 contrast ratio >housefire CPU in a laptop that isn't meant to keep it cool >sorry excuse for a dGPU that's barely faster than an iGPU what did he mean by this
Sebastian Russell
>barely faster than an iGPU It can actually handle GTA V at high settings and stable 30FPS. >housefire CPU Less overheat than T440p CPU >150:1 Like I give a shit. Kys
Wyatt Thompson
Whats the thinkpad with the best screen for reading? or just overall best screen
Andrew Ross
>stable 30FPS >30FPS In other words it can't run it.
Juan Gutierrez
>housefire CPU in a laptop that isn't meant to keep it cool Not him but everyone said the same for the t420, then my t420 quad core runs with almost the same temps as the i5.
Fucking magic man.
Easton Clark
Yes, the magic of repasting.
Juan Davis
Yeah, especially when both were repasted.
Anthony Murphy
Thinkpad X1 Carbon 2016 edition
Eli Smith
What are the pros and cons of cloning your operating system and files from a HDD to an ssd? Is it better to just do a full reinstall onto the ssd and just reformat the HDD?
Aaron Young
Defrag then clone to SSD
If you're not having any issues other than boot time, a clean install vs cloning is indiscernible
Luke Bell
I got myself the e560 did i fuck up ?
Jose Russell
The only issue is boot time, plus I don't trust the hard drive since it came with the computer, the ssd on the other hand is brand new.
Sebastian Torres
Just clone it then, fast dirty easy
Nathan Butler
>X320 It took me a minute of googling to realize that this doesn't exist and then I looked at the picture and noticed it was modded.
How?
Adrian Lopez
I don't have to do any platter aligning or stuff like that? I read somewhere that you need to do that when cloning from HDD to sdd.
Lincoln White
not op but i reverse google searched. like you should have.
i bought a t420 a while ago, the only problemi'm having is that the when to two fingerscrolling down when i lift up my fingers it shoots up, do i have a bad touchpad? the ebay seller had perfect reviews so i doubt he was trying to jew me
Kayden Scott
very well
Elijah Martinez
Just got an X230 and did a clean install of Windows 7. The Laptop was reconditioned, so there was Windows 7 on it, but without proper drivers or Lenovo software.
What now? I've never done a clean Windows install before - I'm used to Mac OS X and Linux which just werk.
How do I know what I need to install? Does Windows figure out its own drivers, or do I need to manually install everything relevant from the Lenovo support website?
And what is security like these days - recommended antivirus, etc?
Adam Jones
What adapter are you using for it?
Jason Lee
The ExpressCard version of the EXP GDC.
Isaac Price
Thanks, may get this and a rx 460-470.
Btw just found out some 460's don't have pin for a PSU and power off of the motherboard. I'm assuming this wouldn't work with a laptop?
Justin Bennett
Well you need to use an external PSU for the EXP GDC so i don't see why it wouldn't work.
Leo Foster
Bump. It's a stupid question maybe, but I can't seem to find an answer on Google.
Liam Bell
You're a better man than me. Tried to get my girl to do the same as well and she ended up with a Macbook Pro in spite of all my well-meant advice. Feels batman.
Logan Wilson
WHATS THE LATEST AMD THINKPAD T OR X? I keep asking this yet no answer. I have a x100e and I need more power for my 1080p furry SFM videos
Henry Taylor
>bought a T450s >tried playing some games >it's trash Will it be able to run CAM and CAD software or did I just waste my money on a meme machine?
Adrian Martinez
Basic components should work out of the box, with stock Windows drivers. Have a look on Lenovo website for their software.
I'd recommend Microsoft Security Essentials or Malwarebytes. Don't use Norton or McAfee.
Blake Cooper
>T450s >s >new thinkpads
lol
Connor Garcia
You bought the wrong thing for playing games, I'm not sure the thinkpad has ever been memed here as a gaming laptop. Sell it and buy a T420
Chase Anderson
Disturbing lack of IBM logos ITT
Nathaniel Watson
CAD runs fine on mine.
Cooper Young
What's the thinkpad model that you can turn the keyboard and use like a tablet with a touch screen?
Charles Reyes
Solidworks?
Xavier Gutierrez
Yoga
Mason Miller
What's the difference between that and the X220t?
Angel Reed
In other words it's a typical console experience. Seriously, kill yourself.
Jose Ramirez
Thanks. Normally run Linux, but want a working Windows install as well for Office and Matlab.
Levi Myers
Kinda. They're not really bad computers, they just aren't really ThinkPads.
Cameron Gonzalez
Ok well i will take the plunge and try it myself.
Joshua Diaz
can you post your wallpaper?
Ryder Campbell
9/10, nitpick on not having a glass of whisky and white IBM keyboard instead of the overpriced black keyboard so that everything is matching.
Charles Mitchell
Oh come on..
Parker Powell
sorry tired af. scrolled past it :/
Daniel Gray
Is it correct that only the X1 Carbon got 14" + 1080p and that the T430/440 only got 900p max.?
Owen Moore
>templeOS oh shit!
Anywho, what OS do you use? Lenovo Power manager has some advanced features under the battery tab and you can limit charging thesholds on your laptop. So in theory you can leave it plugged in and it won't overcharge the battery & go off of AC power
Batteries should be fine. T520 has the caddy placed on bottom, but you could use the rubber rails.
No idead about Kaby Lake ThinkPads if thats what you are asking. I've heard ThinkPads may skip a processor gen... idk
They are no different from the 3rd party ones on eBay. Also I wouldn't doubt those are dumbasses buying & reviewing them, who probably leaves the AC adapter plugged in 24/7 when not in use. Stick with anker, they have a reputable warranty (i personally just buy genuine refurb'd batteries on ebay when I find a 'deal')
>didn't get an IPS modded FHD display granted I can't upgrade my T430s to quadcore or dGPU.
Rigght and a $3000 18" Gaymen laptop DESTROYS it right?
I am guessing that someone from 51nb probably works at a place where they make those cables/display/motherboards and happens to get some experience from messing with motherboards.
I mean as long as you lookup the pinout for the screens, you can use them. Kinda like how a W500 can drive a 15" IPS T60 display.
Joseph Walker
I like my FapBook Pro with Rectal Display And my Tblazeit Also my Elitebook
What's your complaint? You don't appreciate a good business laptop?