Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
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Is there anything suspicious I should look for in a second hand x230 other than the usual BIOS lock/supervisor password? Any reason I should also wait longer til I just bite the bullet on a £150 one for sale right now?
Ethan Flores
why not how
Christian Garcia
How extreme is X230's wifi card whitelisting?
Does it allow any Intel card or only the ones it shipped with?
For example will an Intel 3160 (wifi + BT) work? And would it use the Wifi antennas for bluetooth as well?
John Reyes
?
Bentley Turner
T430 has chiclet keys and no top row T420 does not
Justin Evans
>Don't use isopropyl you'll dissolve some of the plasticizer in the ABS of the caseing degrading it a bit. What should I clean with?
Cooper Ross
I know it is rude to ask like this in thread made for thinkpads fanboys, but still WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT THINKPADS?
I mainly see you are using outdated hardware. Why not just build desktop? Or if you need mobility, why not get something smaller and newer?
What is so magical about bulky outdated hardware? Pararel ports? That clit on keyboard? Heck its keyboard doesnt even have numpad.
Logan Gonzalez
wish I had a parallel port actually....
Isaiah White
>why not get something smaller and newer? Something smaller and newer isn't $150 and usually has worse build quality
The clit is nice too, but the above reason is the top one for me
Adrian Brooks
I dont know about build quality, i dont throw them around and every ~2 years simply buy new one (or more like get new one from my company).
And if you cant spent more than 150$ on your hobby (or job related items), imho you are doing something wrong.
>and i bet you all would be ok with desktop + random chink phone with vpn and ssh combo
Carter Cooper
My x220 tablet came today
Benjamin Green
I'm sorry
Hunter Anderson
t430 is fine despite the layout
Elijah Hernandez
Always used isopropyl alcohol, no problems.
I know it can damage some plastics, but that's after a long period of time.
You should be fine.
Nicholas Cooper
Hey, my Bluetooth light is always on. Is this normal? Is the only way to stop it is from disabling it in the BIOS?
Zachary Morgan
It isn't so much that they are the top of the line - obviously not so anymore, it is 2017
but it is that you get a cheap sub-$200 laptop with good build quality, that has a 2nd gen i5 and 8gb of ram (assuming you are buying x220 or t420)
it does what it needs to, and still has more functionality than most new laptops today. serviceability is more important than you would think, it is the whole reason we are still able to even use them to begin with. don't you see how most people with consumer laptops are using something from within the last 2 years? they aren't built to last.
William Allen
Uh, have you tried the manual switch?
Adrian Green
from my experiences with W10 yes that's the only way, on W7 you just press fn+f5 (if you have the lenovo stuff installed) and turn off bluetooth and the indicator light also goes off
Joshua Allen
on w10 I had no trouble disabling bluetooth using fn+f5. x230 btw
Nolan Walker
my t430s came with a closed plastic cover for the hard drive bay (no way to remove it) so i removed it and it broke
how to i replace this with a superior solution than a broken plastic cover
and why the fuck did it come like that?
Gabriel Nelson
Any pics?
Nathan Clark
For me, it's:
>build quality, newer stuff feels like it's going to break at any second. >best keyboard on laptops, even chiclet is good compared to other keyboard laptops. >trackpoint is GOAT >Since businesses buy them in bulk, the market is usually full of business laptops in good condition >can be repaired, plenty of information on how to do it and wide availability of parts. >price, they tend to be cheap, I'd rather get an older business grade laptop than a cheap new shity consumer one.
Elijah Campbell
What switch? The only I ever came across is the WAN switch Guessing this doesn't work on Linux.
Eli Morgan
There's a manual switch that disables wifi and bluetooth.
On linux, I had to lurk the settings and disable it that way.
Sebastian Ross
If you have the money, do it.
Elijah Cooper
woops
Brody Ortiz
honestly the hardware has become better and better - the only thing they ruined was the keyboard and function keys. while Sup Forums wouldn't like to admit it, even taking apart new thinkpads is easier due to how everything is exposed at once now, but i don't know whether that makes the structural integrity weaker or not
didn't directly answer your question though. as other user posted, answer is yes. if you have the money to burn.
personally i would just recommend dropping the $400 to $500 on a T450 with 1600x900 at this moment though rather than buying new directly.
Angel Fisher
as u can see the place where it should be a screw is plastic
Kevin Stewart
Weird, never seen that. I' sorry, just get a new cover.
Sebastian Gutierrez
where tho
Jace Brown
whoa im a fucking brainlet it was a sticker
Ayden Ross
eBay, or look for local sellers selling parts. Otherwise just glue it.
Gabriel Butler
Kek.
Post pics
Kevin Rivera
hahahah fucking shit
Robert Price
it looked so fucking seamless and it was so difficult to take off (hard sticker) that i assumed it was hard plastic
Austin Phillips
Just grab one, shake it, make sure nothing moves inside it. Also if it has the ips display, beware of screen burn in.
Thomas Cooper
Buying new thinkpads is not a good investment since they have the business tax, imo. A second hand t450 would be a good option.
Jaxon Sanders
jesus christ user dont you know how to disassemble shit? >if it wont budge check for circle imprints or rubber feet >look up other people doing it to see if youre breaking it or not its not hard my man
Ayden Martinez
won't get the opportunity to grab it before I buy it (UK so only hope is eBay) but thanks for the IPS tip, I guess its fortunate that that is also a rarity here.
Jonathan White
yes, i've never seen one like this before though it looked like the plastic around it and also was seamless, it just looked like a part of the plastic :OOOO
Grayson Moore
get a new one off ebay
Michael Hall
ok dear
Michael Gray
Can anyone redpill me on the hp 2760p?
I'm looking for a tablet-laptop and really really prefer the aspect ratio on that one to the 16:9 on the thinkpads.
William Bennett
i want backlit keys
t420 keyboard doesnt have em
and fuck that thinklight
Adam Lewis
>and fuck that thinklight Fuck you lad
Aaron Scott
no battery grip like the thinkpad tablets, also it doesn't seem to have an hdmi or displayport port which is weird
Leo Adams
What's an ultraportable with a IPS display that doesn't suck
Tyler Barnes
x250
Luis Ross
Is it worth it to get a t43p in the current year?
What about the x300/x301?
Xavier Ross
Can anyone tell me if the x230 igpu can support this?
Why the fuck are there 2 /tpg/ threads, can't you guys just have one fucking thread?
Sebastian Reyes
I want to use my X220 for university, my only problem right now is the fan it's loud and seems to go off constantly. Any solutions for linux?
Michael Allen
>any solutions for linux unironically, your problem.
You can try to set cpu to a max of 99% using tlp IIRC, that will prevent higher temperatures.
Also, you can try undervolting.
Daniel Richardson
I have a Thinkpad R51 What can i do to have a better perfomance ?
Oliver Mitchell
get a newer machine.
Sorry but you can'd do much.
Does it accept a SSD?
Justin Martin
Reposting from old thread.
A key broke, can I glue it back?
Carson Green
Could've sworn someone recommend some fan controlling software on linux a couple hundred threads back that worked well on this anons machine. Guess I better start lookin
Isaiah Torres
Maybe. I've seen some sources say the HD4000 can do 4k at 30hz via DisplayPort.
And that monitor does not have a DisplayPort port, so you would have to use a DP -> HDMI cable and I'm not sure if that would play kindly.
Brandon Evans
I could buy a new one, but a love it. >Does it accept a SSD? Mmm yeaah.. but ide
Austin Foster
There's stuff like speedfan on windows, I guess there's something for linux.
Try to remember the thread and search the archive.
Anyway, the key is to control temperature so your fan isn't too loud.
Reapply the thermal paste too.
Robert Barnes
You could try some second had cheap ssd, even tho sequential speeds will be gimped, ramdon should make it somewhat snappy.
Oliver Walker
There's Thinkpad Fan Control, but that's for Windows. You could try running it under wine, but I don't know if it would work. I wouldn't expect it to. Google around for thinkpad fan control, I think the thinkwiki has something on it.
David Johnson
Fuck, apparently after some research,, it is limited to 30hz, I don't plan on gayming so it shouldn't be an issu, but it'd be nice if it did 4k at 60hz.
Purchase request template: Budget: $100 CAD Location: Canada Size: Doesn't matter Performance: Needs to be able to browse internet well Other requirements: Literally none
Blake Robinson
kek
Elijah Gomez
Lmao
Jackson Ross
How much is that in normal money?
Asher Smith
idk like 75 bucks i think
Alexander Wilson
lurk kijiji and craigslist until a good deal pops up
if you're lucky you could find a T420 or X220 for that price
Nathan Sullivan
thanks senpai
Andrew White
X200 or t400 if you need one right now.
Otherwise do this.
Michael Gomez
cheap xx20 series
Alexander Diaz
Budget: Doesn't matter Location: USA, doesn't really matter Size: Doesn't matter Performance: Top of the line. I'm looking to get a thinkpad that either comes with or can have an i7 installed. Or something close to it or better. I'm looking for something strictly performance based. RAM doesn't matter as much to me, though DDR3 or DDR4 would be nice. 4-32 GB would be fine. Knowing a model number for the CPU if I have to replace it would be nice; like an i5-2520M for example. Other requirements: Doesn't have the new shitty keyboard, unless it's one that can be replaced.
TL;DR: I just want to know what Lenovo laptops have the highest computing power. That's basically all I'm interested in.
Ryan Nelson
The other thread was created like an hour after this one.
Caleb Carter
what about T42?
Nathan Ramirez
Something like the p series.
P71.
Aiden Reyes
Too old for web browsing, sites nowadays are bloated as fuck.
Jaxson Perry
Maybe for extremely basic web browsing but js heavy sites and video higher than 480p is a no go. It's an old-ass machine.
Justin Rogers
k thanks
Connor Lewis
X60 t60p if really poor.
Evan Mitchell
fuck no I broke off the windows key unintentionally when I was disassembling it for cleaning (which is an improvement imo) and there isn't any good way to get it back. You can buy individual keys online for 5 dollars a piece or you can buy an entire new keyboard and either replace the whole thing and use the old one as spare keys or vice versa.
Samuel Morales
Would any of you happen to know which of the following has the highest clock rate? I'm not all that familiar with the AMD, Xeon, or Celeron CPUs. I know clock rate isn't the best way to measure performance, but I'm just looking for a rougher estimate right now.
