>tfw no x270 with i7-7Y75 yet will it ever be a thing ? only shit I'd buy tight now and I need a new laptop
Kevin Martin
Don't forget:
If you want to hardmod, X230/T430 is objectively better.
If you like the new style but want to keep the trackpad and can swap it out, T440p is objectively better, T440 is better for dual core.
X240 is kinda shit unless you really want more battery.
Bentley Campbell
What's are the easiest and best versions to get of the T and X series that have full HD 1080?
Elijah Collins
Reposting
Getting real fucking tired of lugging around my T540p every day and want to get a 14 incher like the T470. Is now a good time to upgrade?
Lucas Cooper
I dont know, what was that retro thinkpad they were going to release, is that a meme
Camden Williams
Yeah, I'm kind of waiting on that, but I also have an overseas trip coming up and I'd really like to have a smaller laptop by then.
Wyatt Price
I've been lurking on reddit and some other forums and the general consensus is that it won't be announced (if it ever does) until the 25th anniversary which isn't until June or November
Hudson Gomez
Is this good?
Jeremiah Adams
that would be very good for a T61
but would be very bad for an X260
Hudson White
what hard mods for the x230 are you suggesting?
Kevin Smith
X230 has the keyboard and wlan flash mod (which also enables advanced bios settings), everything else is already superior.
Xavier Cook
I'm on an x230 with a 9 cell battery.
Xavier Fisher
What is this wlan flash mod? Google has nothing.
Asher Richardson
The reason memers keep recommending the x220/t420 over the t430 is the keyboard and that you can install an ac network card with softmodding (no taking the laptop apart).
If you're not lazy / a moron, you can take the laptop apart and use hardware to achieve these things and end up with a better system.
Parker James
I currently have a fully loaded T460P......Is the T470P worth the upgrade? Costs about the same as my 460 when I used the perks code.
Would I notice much improvement with the faster SSD in the 470?
Luis Edwards
Can I libreboot T440? Does it come with Intel Remote Management Engine?
Juan Bell
What's an ac network card?
Asher Cruz
probably not
Blake Watson
you should be able to get near 10 hours at idle
Adrian Turner
Why not use a different OP once in a while? It's fun.
Isaac Long
No, but I think that's extreme cherry picking. How many people in this thread run libreboot for reasons other than to meme?
For libreboot, currently you can't use x220/t420 either. You're stuck with x200/t400.
James Reyes
Isn't it around 20 hours?
Charles Baker
To add on, coreboot runs on x230 and t430s (not t430 oddly).
You can remove the same amount of Intel ME from either generation (disabled but manifest/sig still exists - ie non functional but "still there" if you're going to be autistic).
Luke Diaz
What's standard procedure when you see another thinkpad user in the wild?
Mason Morris
touch dicks and kiss tenderly
Isaac Martin
a wifi card that has a higher speed only useful if you do lots of file transfers on your internal network or have gigabit internet
Lucas Phillips
massage their testes
Bentley Foster
that would be a bit generous for a 5 year old battery
Jason Cook
what should I go for >T520 >T530 with T520 keyboard
Jose Moore
My X220 keyboard's lights aren't working (the power button, caps lock, mute etc) but can still be used, anyone know of this issue, it's driving me mad
It'll be my first ThinkPad and plan to install Linux on it
Jaxon Campbell
T530 with T520 keyboard
Nathaniel Carter
what's the best way to clean the trackpoint? i was thinking soap and water (after removing it, of course)
Jack Robinson
what OS?
neither for those prices
Brody Thomas
Cop
Matthew Johnson
I mean it does come with one year warranty
Would I feel better buying one for cheap without some sort gurantee it won't shut the bed in a month
Christian Foster
> Cop Which one?
William Lopez
I have new T420, I say new because it is mint condition. CPU temperature is ~40C when coding, ~45 when on web and 50-55 when watching video. Given that it is 32nm CPU(2520) is that good?
Check the wiki. For an X220 you should only be paying up to $250 dollars for any model. I personally bought a low specc'd, but good condition thinkpad and I'm going to upgrade everything (Ram, hdd->ssd, monitor) when I get the money and time.
Nathaniel Thomas
That's Canada prices. I paid 400 for my x230
Bentley Wright
...
Camden Adams
nice try faggot but that is X220
Ian Rogers
I paid better than that in Europe. Was it an auction or a buy now?
Justin Davis
Just a local computer shop.
Landon Mitchell
Ubuntu, and am running TLP
Levi Adams
T530 or T430? 530 has an option for a 1080p screen that isn't complete ass but I never see it mentioned here. Are there compatibility issues?
1080p W520 is an option but its a gen behind and it weighs a ton. I can't afford a 1080p W530.
Jaxon Butler
Are there any working TouchPad drivers for Windows 10? Both my T420 and W520 TouchPad needs to be rubbed aggressively after waking. It's almost as slow as a cold boot when resuming from sleep.
Carter Mitchell
You're going to lose 30 to 60% of it's value if you sell the T460p for a 3 to 10% performance increase of a 'better' laptop.
Are you going to ask this question when the T480p comes out?
T430 w/ M14x display!
William Jones
>T430 w/ M14x display Is it hard to do, or is it just plug in? I don't want to end up with a broken machine from day 1 user.
William Miller
Easy. You just need a 900p cable.
Jason Torres
The method on the wiki for the X1C screen looks not easy so unless it's different for the M14x one I'm not sure I'm interested
Gabriel Cruz
That is the single most cringe worthy picture I've seen in years
Nathan Jenkins
m14x panel is drop-in. no x1c-style modding needed
Sebastian Mitchell
Do I still have to buy another cable? It bothers me that I can't find a guide for this mod by searching, only peoples results.
Chase Rogers
Whats wrong with x240? Its not much more money than x230.
Mason Campbell
You need a T420/30 with a 900p display already installed if its 720p, then you need the cable.
Nevermind just get the T530
Daniel Jones
Well assuming I get one with a 1600x900 display stock it's drop in then? there are plenty of those on ebay
Matthew Harris
It's a drop in.
The cable swap is very easy if you're just going from HD to HD+. It's only the X1C/FHD mod that's a pain in the ass.
Parker Bennett
>TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FELLOW PASSENGERS >NECESSARY SECURITY PRECAUTION >TSA IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGE >WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION
Nicholas Reyes
Alright. I'll probably get a T430 then.
It's not that I'm obsessed with the thinkpad look or anything, but I looked into the HP Elitebooks and Dell Latitudes and see so many comments on poor build quality or things failing. The Dells look flatout walmart tier with the exception of the Precision line and I've been burned by one of their consumer grade laptops in the past.
Oliver Jackson
how does /tpg/ feel about the new X1C
Austin Ramirez
same shit in same form.
James Peterson
perk codes? I have a p50 but was considering upgrading to the p51 since the gpu is a lot more powerful but don't feel like dropping so much money on another computer so soon. How much are you saving with these perk codes?
Hudson Cruz
Still better than shittier shit in shittier form (which has been the norm for new chinkpads in the recent years).
Caleb Jones
My friend has an OEM 9 cell battery for his T60 but it's shot
How long should he keep it charging to kickstart it up again?
Owen Campbell
The GPU is not a lot more powerful, and unless you shit money or plan to sell your P50 to fund the new laptop this is a retard tier idea.
Cameron Taylor
Fuck
It seems my x230 has a bad charging circuit or something because I can't charge my battery. I've tried with 2 different replacements and one I had to return because it came with no charge.
The second one did but it's not charging at all despite saying 'plugged in, charging'
Apparently this is a pretty common issue for this shitbucket
Ethan Collins
Would anybody be interested in a full modification guide with pictures for the T430 and T440p?
The wiki seems sparse on certain processes/information and a lot of the same questions get repeated here. I've taken apart enough to know the layout of the machines by memory. I'm basically a ThinkPad autist this point.
Ethan Moore
>be american battery >get shot
Henry Parker
There's a 15% discount on thinkpads for the month of May with a perk code. I don't remember it off the top of my head.
Mason Ortiz
...
Blake Edwards
If youre gonna buy the 470p I could buy the 460p off of you
How much are you willing to sell for?
Ayden Taylor
Does anyone have a backup of the T/W500 whitelisted BIOS? The links are dead and I wanna get AC wifi.
Daniel Nelson
Yes
Christian Wood
The P50's quadro gpu is pretty much a 1050 which is a big step up from the p50's m2000m quadro which was like a 960m.
Cooper Jones
assuming you meant the p51, you're sadly wrong. it's just a 965m vs a 960m. the difference is minimal and it still blows.
Jacob Baker
Use the /tpg/ countersign. If you get an incorrect response, deadly force is authorized since they're a normie/redditor.
Joshua Powell
wich distro for my x61
Eli Powell
I'm seriously wondering your opinions on x240, already made me ask twice.
David Gray
get a X260
Eli Hughes
>worse CPU performance than X230 >worse iGPU performance than X230 >1080p on a 12" screen is fucking retarded and so is scaling >unusable garbage non-physical clit buttons >volume control buttons removed for no reason >electrically incompatible with the X220 keyboard as a result, unlike X230 It's shit. Rock bottom among main series Thinkpads.
Easton Gonzalez
Why do you guys like the t420 and the x220 so much? What are their pros and cons compared to other models?
Landon Butler
they're the best thinkpads with a good keyboard out of the box the x230 and t430 are better, but you need to replace they keyboard with the older keyboard
Camden Wood
What is a well priced laptop, with a good keyboard for coding? I currently have the x220.
Adam Moore
an x220 :^)
Easton Taylor
P70
David Jackson
the battery life is shit. I get 3hrs on one charge, which is not enough for one day at work. I could bring the charger, but honestly, I just want a good, lightwight laptop, with good battery life, a good keyboard, and a good screen.
Isaac Edwards
>expects me to lug around a fucking 17in laptop with a shitlet keyboard
Adam Mitchell
either Lubuntu or Xubuntu.
Dominic Lopez
You can find decent priced p50 laptops these days. The 4k display models are still expensive though.
Carson Barnes
I'm looking for a non shitlet keyboard, but this looks nice.
Aiden Green
Okay I'll start a writeup sometime later this week.
I'll add T420 and the X series later down the road once I get my hands on some.
Currently, these are the mods I have that I'll do write ups on. Am I missing anything?
T440p/X240 - Good Trackpad - BIOS Flash (not necessary for AC WLAN cards but for Advanced Menu/Overclocking) - CPU Upgrade (T only) - Heatsink Upgrade (T only) - Screen/Cable Swap
Sadly it seems the T440p is the end of the road for CPU upgrades of any kind in ThinkPads. Everything after is BGA soldered...
Alexander Brown
I want to get a mid to high end linux laptop. I have T540p & W520 thinkpads and they are alright but I need something with better performance and an hdmi port that will work with projectors.
What's the best high-end laptop for running linux right now, anyone doing this who can give a recommendation?
John Peterson
The Galago Pro 13 by System 76
Angel Richardson
>less CPU performance but better efficiency >finally an IPS 1080p option on the X2xx series >clickpad disliked, but can be replaced with a $30 touchpad and PH001 philips screwdriver >volume control buttons removed because they are fucking retarded on a non-multimedia machine in 2017 >backlit keyboard and slightly smaller width on backspace and enter keys >removed the tablet variant for the x-series >single channel memory, one RAM soldiered on and 1 upgradable slot >Thinner machine now regarded as an ultrabook and not an ultraportable
The X240 has probably less performance than an X230, but still it is limited with its heat sink design anyways, so a i7 X230 was nothing to brag about compared to a quadcore i7 T430
Ultimately, i would get an X250 if it was $80 more than a X240
>I ended up getting an Acer Predator because it doesn't have a shitlet keyboard
Just putting it out there, laptops with DP and MiniDP support sound and you can always get a nifty little HDMI adapters for them.
Nathan Miller
I'm not looking for something huge, just something I can toss into my bag and go.
Noah Diaz
>The Galago Pro 13 Yeah, I've been considering the system76 laptops but want to see if I can get something used cheaper and make upgrades or if one of the recent thinkpads was a good target for linux so I could try to get one one ebay or craigslist. System76 may be the way to go though. I would definately want a 15 or 17 inch one though, and portability isn't really a big concern for me.
Chase Clark
> believe the classic thinkpad keyboard meme > buy x220 instead of x230 > discover vulkan is not supported for sandy bridge > totally fucked because I need to use vulkan thank you Sup Forums
