/tpg/ - Thinkpad General

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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 IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, and W/P 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
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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
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Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide:
ktgee.net/tpg

New guides by xsauc:
dankpads.com

ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki

ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
lenovoservicetraining.com/

ThinkPad wallpaper collection:
imgur.com/a/NlepZ

ThinkPad BIOS splash screen collection:
biosimage.booru.org/index.php

Other urls found in this thread:

ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-X230-Laptop-Fast-Core-i5-3320M-2-5Ghz-4GB-320GB-12-5-WINDOWS-10-/282684089623?hash=item41d148e517:g:PcoAAOSwstJZW5QL
ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-X230-Laptop-i5-2-60GHz-3rd-Gen-Windows-7-10-SSD-HDD-FREE-BAG-/182627998858?var=&hash=item2a857a1c8a:m:mm1ZaGLhng8-0hjyhanEu5A
pastebin.com/JVwVGVTW
world.taobao.com/item/552306449394.htm
twitter.com/SFWRedditGifs

got new t61 battery today, chink edition, and it doesnt work, just makes battery icon flash orange when i plug charger in, tried in multiple thinkpads i have and all did same

I'm thinking of buying t440s, because of 1080p IPS, then replacing trackpad from t450(s).
Or should I go for t450(s) maybe t460(s), any advantages, except they unfucked trackpad?

...

>boots to bios

T440p.

it's heavy and battery is not as good.

And in return you get non-trash CPU options.

What is the best thinkpad for gayming?

user don't fool youself, you don't need quad-core for watching pedo cartoons

I think I'm getting it guys

Wow, what an absolutely ebin retort. Mind if I use it in the future?

First for x201s is literally the best thinkpad.
close second is the w500 with the advanced dock. first trials show it works fine with my gt610, going to step it up to a 6950

Im considering getting a t420, found this one:
>dedicated nvidia graphics
>8gb ram
>i7

but it has no hard drive and its ~$200. i7+dedicated graphics is rare, but should I wait for a better one to come along? Also unsure of screen res

Reposting from the other thread because I'm retarded

T430 owner here
Is the classic keyboard mod worth it? Like are the switches better or is it just the layout?
Also what quad core HT CPU is the best for the money?

W500 fits in the Advanced Dock? Even my 15" T60 feels like it's too big for it.

Has anyone install osx on their thinkpad? How did it go?

>geinuely considering doing it

Sounds like a nightmare.

nope, not too big, it looks goofy sure but it fits

Ok. I just got a T430 in perfect condition. 500gb HDD and 8Gb RAM. I'll pick up an mSATA SSD soon. What can I do to make it truly mine? Stickers, bios image, also which distro? I'm thinking a nice Manjaro

Any good thinkpads where the fn key isn't where the ctrl key should be?

>Not swapping that in bios

>not just living with it and learning to love your thinkpad the way it is

So there isn't one?

use the discount boy

where is the discount btw?

my girlfriend bought me an e series because she thought it would be a nice surprise

how do I break it to her gently?

Can a seller setup the Intel AMT thing and then sell the Thinkpad and then later access your laptop wihout you knowing?

I think they used a x230t in the new Alien movie, can anyone confirm?

>768x1366
>900x1600
What is this figgotry?

>tfw no gf who gives me an e-series
I just want to love and be loved

Just do what I did and lower your standards, user. Morbidly obese gals need love, too. Besides, every woman is your waifu in the dark.

Help

the e in the lenovo logo on the lid fell off and the power port is loose

anything I can do to make it not so loose?

stop fucking it so much

I bought a t420 with dedicated graphics and I don't even use it for anything. Before you waste your money think about why you need it.

I can get a T430 with 120GB SSD, 8GB RAM and a i5 of currently unknown kind for like 190 dolleridoos
is this a good deal?

Good point, thanks. Guess I'm concerned about falling shy of some hardware requirements down the road. Was thinking mainly oriental animated television programs and years-old 3D gaymes (S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Metro, etc) as my max usage. Having a hard time finding good benchmarks.

yes

the screen sucks for anime though

My stuff is slowly coming in. Thinkpad should get here Friday.
No ETA on the charger :(

well you have good taste
I use linux so I don't really play games on it.

ibm branded and partial lenovo branding t61 widescreen with the horizontal sprakers next to full ibm branding t60

Doesn't sound that great desudesu.

ordered t70 board and wuxga for the t61 and led conversion kit for the backlight

side note, Thinkpads are probably slightly more expensive in my country than in the US.
I'll mainly use it for programming but need a bit more juice for other stuff as well

maybe a dumb question but
why does this X230
ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-X230-Laptop-Fast-Core-i5-3320M-2-5Ghz-4GB-320GB-12-5-WINDOWS-10-/282684089623?hash=item41d148e517:g:PcoAAOSwstJZW5QL
have a different keyboard to this X230
ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-X230-Laptop-i5-2-60GHz-3rd-Gen-Windows-7-10-SSD-HDD-FREE-BAG-/182627998858?var=&hash=item2a857a1c8a:m:mm1ZaGLhng8-0hjyhanEu5A

>ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-X230-Laptop-Fast-Core-i5-3320M-2-5Ghz-4GB-320GB-12-5-WINDOWS-10-/282684089623?hash=item41d148e517:g:PcoAAOSwstJZW5QL
cause that is a x220 in the picture, maybe its misslisted or wrong pic (read model on screen bezel)

While programming iOS apps the guy hit his keyboard in a fit of rage, breaking the keyboard in half, but remarkably doing no damage to the rest of the system. His mom was mad at him and sold it to a wayward hobo for approximately $50 in Whiskey. The hobo was robbed by a college student who stole the Thinkpad and replaced the keyboard. Finally when they actually saved enough for an iPad Pro, they sold the device on eBay.

My company has 50% off all thinkpad models since they buy on bulk, anyone got any suggestions on which one to buy?
I tend to work remotely witg servers and workstations, some networking, web development, and literally the only game I play is tabletop simulator. (even though its poorly optimized)

The 25th anniversary model.

Do they really increase the price over 50%?

nice meme
enjoy a 1.7k machine with parts a 1k macbook pro has

u still there user ill givfe it to you

wait give me the companies shit so i can get a heavily discounted thinkpad m8

i mean there were always a link on the OP does still work?

anyone have a list for t420 drivers? I recently installed win7 (clean) and nothing fucking works

just go to the lenovo website and download them.

it does but someonemust have changed the op and didn't put it in
fucking idiot

Take her for some hibachi or something on a day when the used T / X machine of your choice is coming in.

When you get home, install Linux for her and demonstrate why they’re better than the E. Give her one of them and return the E. Bad memory into a good one lad

you aren't getting a charger with the thinkpad?

who is this semen demon?

Nope, I'm just going to keep buying batteries.

which thinkpad does moot use?

i got a 1600x900 brand new T420 :)
took me a month to get though

Stop buying $5 computers on ebay

what is the piece of plastic that pops out the right side of my T410?

It has hexagon holes in the middle and says "TOP"

wow that sound expansive

I have an X220T that is missing three of its four rubber parts.

1 rubber at the edge of the palmrest
2 slim rubber parts that are each side of the keyboard to hold the screen in place when folded down.

Is there anywhere I can get good (genuine?) replacements for these parts or should I just go some 'close enough' Aliexpress pieces?

Expresscard slot placeholder.

what's the highest resolution display you can get on a thinkpad with the 7-row keyboard? anything better than FHD?

Thinkpad P51 or thinkpad x1 yoga?

I'm more of a portable but love upgradeable and swappable battery

1920x1200 on T61/W500/W700/W701

pastebin.com/JVwVGVTW


Here you go user, I have to go back a month ago in the archives to get. They should have links in the pastebin doc

2048x1536 on the R50p, but you'll never find one.

thoughts on the T440s ?

Just buy a used / new palmrest off of ebay

decent idea, that resolves the single missing rubber part but the other two are still an issue..
How does ordering Thinkpad parts from China usually work out? (UKfag so very limited on parts and options)

redpill me on the 11e guys. Been thinking about getting the 11e yoga with an i3.

fizzbuzz in rust how?
>protip: u cant

get an x220 instead

I don't want to tinker and replace parts... is there a Thinkpad with SSD+decent CPU that's still good?

>no thinknipple

Get an A22m

>That bezel

ayo

Will this t420 screen mod fuck my laptop up with flickering issue or take it to new heights? looks dodgy desu senpai

world.taobao.com/item/552306449394.htm

Put a Mac book pro 2010 subwoofer i fixed inside of t61, its fucking amazing. gotta find permanent location. good thng bass is non directional

where should I purchase something like that? Any good links? I want to upgrade the sound in my thinkpad too.

i had a broken mbpro i tore it out of. Literally ebay macbook pro subwoofer.

Sounds good. I was wondering if you got it from china or something thats all. Thanks

Just bought a 1920x1200 W500 for 170 inc shipping
How'd I do?
[spoiler]How do I stop buying thinkpads? pls help[/spoiler]

>tfw when you can probably still use that as a desktop machine if the cool still works

Don't bulli the cute little x100e

Did you replace the screen?
Looks a ton brighter than my T61 w/ lelnovo branding

>thinkpad
>2017
No, thanks.

If you really want a chibi thinkpad go with a used x1XX series. They go for like 50 bucks on ebay if you can bid well and they come with the nipple mouse too. You can also upgrade ram and hdd to ssd.
Just don't expect anything hardcore out of it

>gotta find permanent location
stuff it in the express card slot

Is there some battery management software for a T420, on Windows 10?
I know there was the Lenovo Power Manager for W7.

Why are you running windows on bare metal?
KVM exists for a reason

great image

No really, is this a good deal or not.
Validate me pls