Old Thread: If you're looking for purchase advice, state your 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™ >Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
Recommended IBM models: X60, X61, T60, T61, 860, Transnote, PC110
Recommended modern models: X220 - 12", 768p, cheap and light T420 - 14", 900p, widely available, socketed CPU, Ivy Bridge installable w/ Coreboot W520 - 15", 1080p, Desktop Replacement, 32GB RAM on quadcore models, USB 3.0 T440p, T540p, W540 - last ThinkPads to have replaceable CPUs, IPS displays available, chiclet P series - reminiscent to old build quality, top-of-the-line specs, better than most current mobile workstations, but very expensive
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 (most models), upgrade & maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model, spare parts easy & cheap to obtain >The best TrackPoint, great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad >Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support
>tfw father's work has over 200 T420s and X220s in storage that theyre just getting rid of >tfw I can have all of them >for free
Levi Adams
Threadly reminder to ignore frogposters like , and annoying freetards.
Bentley Miller
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Nolan Wilson
So are you going to share them with /tpg/ or just post about it every few threads?
Jaxon Lee
X220's speaker volume seems pretty low. Is this how they all are?
Bentley Kelly
howdy here. ended up ordering an i5 x220 for about $100 usd just got shipping confirmation this morning. feels good man
Connor Rogers
I posted this in the last thread, any help appreciated:
Would a Lenovo T430 w/ i7 3520 (3rd gen) + 180gb SSD be a good idea for $230?
I'm new to Thinkpads and this seems like a good deal to the untrained eye. Any insight?
Benjamin Robinson
Setting up my new to me X220 and I noticed that after having a few terminal windows open and then closing them I can still see a residual image? Is this expected with IPS screens or is mine defected/damaged?
Ethan White
Yup, that's normal I'm afraid.. Not sure if it's an issue with all the available panels for the X220 though
Noah Howard
So, wait, a T420 can run Skyrim fine? Without eGPU?
Hudson Powell
>he bought a thinkpad for gaming
Too much of a newfag to know if you're baiting, but kill yourself
Colton King
I never said I bought it for gaymen, reading comprehension, asswipe
>I bought a T420, it's too slow, and I regret my purchase.png
Ian Myers
> thinkplebs
> fits red trackpoint cap to two-button shitstick
lol ok
Joshua Bailey
>shitstick thinkfag who never used superior Synaptic TouchStyk detected.
Ryder Nguyen
EVERY FUCKING TIME YOU NIGGER
Kayden Sanders
I'm curious, where did you bought it? Also, IPS screen?
Gabriel James
the only negative inertia you've ever known is your career
Matthew King
The T and X series do not have a GPU, if you want one, you need a W series.
Ethan Hill
But I'm doing what I love and I'm being paid very well. Can you elaborate what did you mean by this?
James Foster
What anime is this?
Asher Ward
we've already established you're incapable of correctly deciding what to love
Ayden Nelson
>we've already Who do you mean by "we"? You and your imaginary anime waifu? Please enable your tripcode so we can talk seriously.
Joshua White
they do have a gpu but it is not a gaming gpu it is a tiny shitty quadro 4200
Connor Hall
Do docking stations (ex. thinkpad) add ports, or reroute ports? If there are 4 USB ports on the laptop and another 2 on the dock, is that 6 usable USB ports at once, or just 4? t. brainlet
Joseph Allen
Yes.
Ryder Thompson
ThinkPad docks add ports in most cases. Can't speak for other brands.
Christian Thomas
Yes, this is exactly how it works.
Kevin Barnes
>Shopping for used business laptops from people who don't report full specs >Have to look up full specs from manufacturer >1366x768 option on 15+ inch model >tfw can't be sure you're getting a highres display Thanks.
Lucas Hill
I know right, it's the fucking worst.
>can you access the BIOS without a password? >what is the screen resolution? >what is the GPU inside? >what's the resolution? >what's the screen? IPS? >is the battery and cord included?
How hard can it fucking be to write a proper description?
Colton James
Some people fuck up on the simple parts, too. Ordered a T450 on ebay and got a T450s.
Kayden Jones
that looks neat but I have a desktop for that sort of thing. ebay seller person's got a t430 for $130 and just realized my description didn't specify if it was ips for the x220 or not. im not heart broken if it isn't though.
Henry Long
It should be possible for all these eBay morons to get together and pay someone to make a fast-booting Linux OS that reports all this shit and pipes it out to a preformatted eBay description. They clearly already use some form of automation.
That wouldn't help with the BIOS but it would give almost everything else.
Aiden Robinson
>ordered a T420 refurb for $150 >got a fucking T430 what the fug
Alexander Rivera
you could get some money back because of that user.
Jackson Cruz
This shit happens on new laptops too >boss orders new HP 17" laptops from Jeff Bezos >1600 x 900 FUUUUUUUUUUUU
Jacob Murphy
True, but I mean since I got it I might as well do the keyboard mod. This is fucking retarded though.
Evan Barnes
Got a T440 here with an SSD install, they're Still decently easy to work on but I don't really fancy the whole bottom coming off as one unit. I almost broke a clip! Still a nice machine though.
Brody Parker
It looks clean tho I've bought "refurbs" that were much nastier
Brayden Myers
Nevermind, it has to go back. I got jewed hard. Fucking Amazon.
Zachary Morales
reconnect the lcd cable... you cuck.
Matthew Hill
I look at these and wonder if I should just skip the T420's listed locally I can't stand 1300x768 or whatever they are
Jaxson Bailey
>at least you can return it better that my dealings with ebay, user
Dominic Reed
There's also scratches in the fucking screen nigger.
James Sanders
Somehow you don't mind the cumstained keyboard. Literally (You).
What models should I be looking at that were manufactured between 2001 - 2005, fully supports windows 2000/XP and has 3D accelerated graphics? Really no other criteria or price constraints.
Gavin Gonzalez
>no sound
Justin Mitchell
jesus christo, has Amazon purchased Craigslist?
Austin Gomez
>$30 shipped OK >$129 no way
Adam Cook
>it's also 1366x768 Christ this is a joke.
Asher Cooper
Don't feel too bad user. We ordered an office chair from Amazon(tm) that never arrived and the seller just made excuses. One nasty phone call to actual Amazon support fixed it.
Jose Brooks
>Microsoft authorized Yeah it all makes sense now. At least I'm getting a full refund though this is a shame, I was planning on bringing this on my move instead of my x220 but oh well.
Jace Moore
What is a reasonable amount of money to spend on an X61/X61s in relatively good condition?
Thomas Phillips
T430 is better in every way after the keyboard swap. (If that matters to you.)
Carter Bailey
they should just boot into a live iso and post the screenfetch/neofetch
Jordan Rodriguez
Alienware?
Leo Allen
T530
Jose Martin
man FUCK lenovo for making all their docking solution lists so complex, I'm gonna edit a chart together one of these days
>thinkpad clit on an elitebook
Joseph Bennett
>man FUCK lenovo for making all their docking solution lists so complex, I'm gonna edit a chart together one of these days Please do.
Sebastian Adams
I'm debating whether to buy a W510 (128gb SSD, 4gb RAM, i7) from my dad's employer for $290, or to buy a T420 off of Ebay or something instead. Which one do you guys recommend? Is $290 a good deal for a used W510 in good condition?
Christian Ross
The stylus for my x61t broke inside the little compartment it is stored in. Half of it is stuck in there any ideas how I can get it out?
Best method of purchasing a new stylus? I never use it but it feels weird not having one...
Lucas Foster
Negative. Buy off Ebay or haggle with your dad's boss.
Elijah Parker
>Is $290 a good deal for a used W510 in good condition? No, it's terrible. Just get a cheap T420 instead
Robert Martin
Half that is a good deal.
Colton Ross
Haha ;)
Thomas Thompson
What display does it have? They were shipped with 1366x768 often. Still sounds high especially if the battery is old. You can get really nice 2 year old dells for that price.
Carson Lewis
The company hasn't provided any specs besides the SSD capacity, RAM, and processor. Based on the other anons' advice I'll probably just buy a T420 instead. Is the W510 substantially better than the T420 in any way?
Dylan Ward
It could possibly have a 1080p screen vs the T420's 900p max resolution (without mods)
Chase Cox
That's wrong ish HD 3000 won't but the nvs card might
Gavin Brooks
I work with a decent amount of machines, I got my hands on a ThinkPad Twist but the only problem is it has a Supervisor Password so I can't bypass the uefi bullcrap to use it. Does anyone have experience cracking these? It's a shame to have to trash the machine.
its easier to just install the keyboard on a 30 series thinkpad guys
Jeremiah Morgan
How hard is it to swap out the base of an X230? Found one for a decent price but under the hinge is completely fucked
Joseph Morales
Nice low profile card
Luis Peterson
Hey that's be- Oh okay it has to leave right fucking now
Evan Lee
This T440 is a refurb from Newegg, they put stickers over the keys (pic related) and the trackpad clicks like mush, Yuck.
Cooper Carter
Swapping the base is fairly easy, I've done it before. However most of the time loose hinges only need to be tightened to fix, there's no need to swap the base.
Xavier Mitchell
You'll have to remove everything but it's not that hard If you don't go full sperg and yank everything out without checking if you're fucking shit up you'll be fine If you can read the service manual it'll take about 20 minutes
Ethan Gray
taller aspect ratio
Justin Moore
thanks desu, fits pretty nicely~~
Benjamin Torres
Pic related
There were modded dolby drivers (for Windows 7) that worked for W520's... dunno if there was one for X220.
My T430s has shit speakers under linux, feels bad.
Hi, this is Saucey, your local tripfag who will be your guide to buying ThinkPads on eBay; local sales do work too. I can attest to be one of the better nice posters here, you'll see a few posts telling me to 'kys', 'dont post here', 'fuck off' or 'filtered', that is the sign of approval on Sup Forums.
A low price for a decent T430 is about $150, and they would go up to $250 for a good price. But people would pay up to $350 for fully loaded, mint condition, or units with warranties.
The i7-3520m processor typically sells for $45 and $55 alone.
Searching sold listings on ebay for "i7-3520m SSD" and while checking "used" on the left panel for options, my search results yields about 151 laptops. I scrolled right to the middle of the page and the price is about $240.
So given if it has a good battery and comes with an AC adapter, I would say that is about fair price for your unit. However, you could probably get a unit for $180, even lower than that like $130 if you are lucky. Also consider getting a Dell E6430 or HP 8470p if you don't want mSATA support, these are the T430's competitors.
Luis Sanders
get the fuck outta my thread, you disgusting subhuman trap. I hope in 2018 Trump will gather shits like you in FEMA camps.
Xavier Allen
The hinge is bent but I'm hoping that's just loose, main issue is a chunk missing from the chassis under the hinge hence the replacement
Ty man, I'll give it a flick through
Julian Barnes
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Wyatt Wright
T430 guy here.
I pulled the trigger on a grade b Newegg refurb for 240 with the i7 and 180gb SSD. Money isn't really an issue, just replacing my Asus x44h that I have had since college.
Benjamin Cox
>shit speakers under linux, try pulseeffects
Jace Gomez
Hey saucy I picked up a X31 recently When I try to boot all I get is the power led No screen not even the backlight Is the mobo kill?
