Previous thread: ---- 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 SERIES if you want the Real Business Experience™
Recommended IBM models: X60, X61, T60, T61, 860, Transnote, PC110
Recommended old models: X200, W500
Recommended modern models: X220 - 12", 768x1366, cheap and light T420 - 14", 900x1600, easy to obtain, ideal size, socketed CPU, Ivy Bridge installable after Coreboot flash T520 - 15", 1080p, Quadcore-CPUs W520 - 15", 1080p, Desktop Replacement, 32GB RAM possible, USB 3.0
Last good models: X230 - 12", USB 3.0, IPS option avaiable, classic keyboard installable T440p - 14", last ThinkPad to have replacable CPUs, 1080p IPS displays avaiable ---- Why ThinkPad? >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
OP here. I didn't even include the title fuck i'm retarded
Noah Rodriguez
the T-grow up
Hudson Taylor
So what do grown ups do for fun?
Jeremiah Wright
grown up stuff
Mason Kelly
dumb frogposter
Julian Lopez
nice fucking job
Jordan Morgan
show us the splash screen user
James Stewart
same as
Cooper Stewart
Getting a second t420 for the gf
That's all
Fuck you
Noah Price
You've been here foerever man, we know you don't have a gf. no need to larp user
Daniel Wright
>lefty
Bentley Perry
I installed Libreboot on my T500. After reassembling, I have 8 leftover screws and half of the screws I did use aren't fully screwed in because I have shitty manual screwdrivers. Also, I replaced the Wi-Fi card and now I can't get Wi-Fi unless I'm sat within 10 feet of my router. Fuck my life.
Tyler Ortiz
>falling for the freetard trannyboot meme shit lmao f4m
Matthew Nguyen
>manual screwdrivers
Wow
Ayden Murphy
>no subject Rolling on the ground right now, m8.
Carson Carter
I bought a dock and lost that thingie that goes in the middle that lowers the smaller platform (the hole)
What do now
Luis Jackson
cry
Mason Jenkins
Redpill me on the x230t got a spicy deal on one
Tyler Cook
P51 master race.
Jordan Lewis
>exploited firmware
Julian Morales
Is rubbing alcohol dangerous for cleaning the X230 lid? I know its bad for the screen but what about the screen lid? My thinkpad's feeling really dirty and germy as of late.
Aiden Ramirez
Touchscreen and pen support at the expense of durability compared to the regular X230.
Matthew Rodriguez
Is there any way to make x240 touchpad less shitty? Sometimes it's not sensitive enough sometimes too sensitive
Dominic Powell
It's fine I use it all the time on my T420 cover
Christian Hughes
>holding the thiccpad with only 2 fingers by its edge Damn that frog be strong
Julian Wood
i use diluted isopropyl for the screen havent noticed anything yet also, anyone else notice that t440p battery life is garbage?
Ryder Bailey
Who here is going to get the Thinkpad 25? Are you still gonna keep your old thinkpad?
Landon Ortiz
h-how much is it?
Christian Gonzalez
>I think it will be price not too expensive because its based on the thinkpad t470 with just the old style thinkpad keyboard.
Thinkpad t470 is going somewhere $750 right now so I think it will be marked up by maybe at best $200 more
Lincoln Johnson
I've never had a thinkpad but i want one. And I was looking at the t420 do I need to upgrade anything when I get it, if so what do you guys recommend
Caleb Ross
T420 can be a great but its depends on your taste of what you like in a laptop
Jayden Martinez
Generally speaking thinkpads come-as is fine. You might want to replace the screen later down the road but the base screen is 'good enough' to not need that immediately. Of course, if your specific model comes with 100gb of space or 2gb of ram, that'll be something you want to upgrade.
Jason Gomez
If it is reasonably priced and not a limited run, I will prioritize the Thinkpad 25 as my new potential upgrade.
Matthew Hill
I need a laptop that >is cheap (can be bought used) >has good battery life
Ideally something under $500. I know most used thinkpads are under that, but I'm not so sure about their battery lives. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Jonathan Watson
X230 with a 9-cell battery.
William Gonzalez
X220 with a 9 cell battery is perfect user,
can get an average 12 hours on it
Thomas Gutierrez
these >$500 budget also get the battery slice >$
Andrew Fisher
Any way to use my thinkpad as the keyboard for my desktop?
Jacob Flores
thanks a lot for the advice guys. I found a couple of people near me selling these on craigslist and I just shot them emails asking about the battery.
Since I've never bought a computer used before like this, what should I be looking for when I pick up the laptop? I assume I should be able to test it out really quickly before ultimately deciding on purchasing it.
Blake Sanchez
DAILY REMINDER For portable purpouses, nothing beats the x240 and his underpowered CPU. You all a bunch of nigger for denying this. >Inb4 touchpad mod Fuck you. The Touchpad works fine.
Brayden Rogers
>what should I be looking for when I pick up the laptop? first, the usual exterior quality check (are there any hairline cracks? do the screen latches function well? any deep scratches on the rubber lcd cover? is the battery officially from Lenovo? etc.)
Second, boot up the thinkpad, then go into BIOS by pressing the Blue horizontal ThinkVantage button Check if supervisor password or other passwords are enabled. Check if Computrace software is permanently activated (You will see a pink messagebox when loaidng the BIOS options if it is)
If supervisor password or any type of password is enabled, and the seller does not know them, don't buy. If computrace is permanently activated, call tech support during the meet-up. tech support can verify quickly if the thinkpad is stolen or just lease-expired. If it is the latter case, you MAY buy, but know that you WILL have to call back tech support to disable computrace
what else?
Parker Myers
also, check for dead pixels
Jordan Powell
Thank you user, that was incredibly informative.
Landon Clark
no problem user thinkpads are comfy everyone should own one
Logan Williams
i want to use a custom splash screen on x220 but it has a modded bios. would updating the bio reinstall the whitelist?
Jose Price
yes it'll re enable the memelist
you can use a custom bios logo with the modded bios though you dumb baka
Colton Myers
t420 owners, whats your battery life?
Luke Murphy
yeah i figured that out after i posted. sorry for being a baka
Josiah Sullivan
Reliable 7 hours on a 5 y.o Sanyo 9 cell, with only web browsing and programming. Watch 4 Youtube videos then suddenly its now 3 hours
Adrian Green
how do you flash a bios from linux?
Andrew Hall
that on windows or linux?
Easton Diaz
w-windows. no bulli
John Perez
no idea i don't use linux
Grayson Howard
probably easier to boot windows and use lenovos tools
John Flores
What's the difference between t520 and t420
Brody Clark
Is it really that bad to buy a brand new thibkpad (T470) with 20% off.
Kayden Lee
opinion on i7-2820QM in t420
Lucas Ortiz
Yeah but I don't really see the point. There's better brand new laptops out there. The ThinkPad appeal to me is the old models are relatively powerful and cheap because they were mass produced. Also great keyboards and workability both of which you lose in newest models
Eli Jenkins
>There's better brand new laptops out there so what would you recommend as efficient, durable desktop replacement?
Daniel Richardson
> desktop replacement W series with a quad core i7 and ExperssCard.
Justin Howard
why would i need ExpressCard
Christopher Foster
For an external GPU. Also don't forget a dock.
Easton Scott
why would i need a dock
Justin Gomez
Look it up for yourself, maybe you don't need it. Dock means more ports.
Jaxon Brooks
i know, but i can connect my monitor, mouse and keyboard in built-in ports if i want to, never really needed more than 4 usb ports, so i think im good without it
Gavin Davis
upgrading to the i7 that is
Zachary Taylor
Given that I don't like old keyboard that much, why should I buy old W series with obsolete CPU and GPU if I can have P51? Maybe it's more expensive, but at least I don't have to buy new ram, disc and external card
Gabriel Morgan
What would you recommend as a laptop then mainly used for university work and watching movies.
Jayden Butler
Do you have a dedicated gpu in that?
Tyler Wright
>can get an average 12 hours on it absolute fucking horseshit
Mason Sanders
Was it worth the price? Are you happy with it? What do you use it for? How long time it lasts on battery?
Justin Moore
Housefire Stick with ivy bridge i5
Eli Hall
Just bought myself a T520 as my first laptop. Am I even allowed to download the drivers without LSB?
Anthony James
W530 or T440p? What do?
Justin Clark
Ignore this. I'm fucking dumb.
Jace Williams
just get an x220 lmao hook it up to a monitor/tv screen for movies
Austin Lewis
Should I get a 9 cell battery for my x230 off Lenovo's website for $160 AUD, or spend $85 on a Genuine one off eBay.
i'd like a Sup Forums recommended thinkpad with a Mini Display output (since i already have the adapter to HDMI)
or in the same regard, which would you guys recommend with an HDMI port?
Ryder Gonzalez
Wanted to mention, Thinkpads with unknown supervisor passwords can be some of the best bargains.
Short the BIOS chip in the right spot when you power on, no password just hit enter and your in. Its like hotwiring a car.
Got a pristine i5 T431S for $120 US that way.
On a side note, I'm considering desoldering my X230's and T431S CPU's and replacing them with quadcore ones. Anyone have any experience with this? I've only seen it done to x230 and not T431S or other.
Ian Jackson
no laptop is good for gaming, just get a desktop if you want to play games
Sebastian Rivera
get a DP to HDMI adapter since most have dual mode DP(I know that the X220 and T420 do at the very least)
Josiah Lewis
t440p
Mason Gutierrez
>Thinkpad 25 Already own a e460 and a x220 i dont know if i can afford another one, i dont really need or have a use for it but boy do i want it
Kayden Davis
precisely the options i'm biting my nails for. I'm a sucker for the classic keyboard ever since my t40
Owen Robinson
m8 it says genuine in the title and in their images.
Thomas Sanders
I got the t540p a year ago and it works great. I'm not really a Sup Forumsuy though so maybe somebody else has better advice. It has vga out and miniDP. (so no hdmi). And some sort of hybrid HD4600/geforce 730m 1g graphic card.
Anthony Price
I have a T430 with a SATA SSD in the main storage slot.
I want to install a 32GB mSATA SSD to use as cache for a SATA HDD installed in the UltraBay, on Windows 10.
How do I do this? Anything I should know? Does it work on Windows 10?
Jackson Myers
too late already ordered
Alexander Russell
Why not get a larger SSD for the OS and certain programs and just use the slower disk for storage?
Jace Brown
RIP
Brody Moore
I already have an SSD for the OS. I will soon buy a large HDD for storage. If having an mSATA cache helps improve the speed of the storage HDD, why not?
