/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

Previous 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 welcome in /tpg/ (Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).

Libreboot-compatible models:
>T60 (check lcd), X60(s; t); X200(s; t), T400(s)/500; W500.
Modern models:
>X220/X230 - 12", 768p, cheap and light
>T420/T430 - 14", 900p, widely available, socketed CPU, both Coreboot-compatible (Ivy Bridge CPU support on T420); Quad Core Compatible, Old keyboard swap on *30 series
>T520/530; W520/530 - 15", 1080p, DTR, 32GB RAM on quadcore models, USB 3.0
>T440p/540p; W540/1 - Last Thinkpads with socketed processors, easily replaceable trackpad (W541 doesn't need trackpad replacement)
>P-Series - 15'' + 17'', 4K display, up to 64GB of RAM, Xeon CPU option. Expensive.

Why ThinkPad?
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet
>Great durability: 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

>Hardware Maintenance Manuals (HMM's) and Windows drivers for legacy devices:
download.lenovo.com/eol
>Used laptop guides by xsauc:
dankpads.com
>ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads & running GNU/Linux on them:
thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
>BIOS logo booru:
biosimage.booru.org

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I'm planning to buy a W530 motherboard and fit that in my T530, then buy 4x8gb ram sticks for that.
Is 32gb overkill? Anything today that needs that much? All I'll be doing is lots of photo editing and some light 1080p videos, I thought this much RAM will make it future-proof for the next decade.

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Say I have $100 for a model that I can take into the field and use a card reader with a wireless hotspot to check email and do basic word processing and watch videos (nothing fancy, just med quality YouTube and lectures)
Would this be worth it?

I’d also look to run Linux on it so I could work on my networking skills which is the primary reason to get one. Must be able to run a virtual machine of win 7 and 8.
In this case I’d always have access to wifi

Complete nub, I’ve only just begun to look at the magic behind the curtain that is computers

So memes aside, how bad are the new Thinkpad? I'm waiting for the A485 to launch with the Ryzen R5-2700U in it. I'll probably spec out the laptop as much as I can and buy it. For reference, the A series Thinkpad are pretty much the T470/X470 shells with AMD guts. Are their keyboards that bad? Overall quality? I'm still on a T420 for reference.

Honestly you'd be fine with just 16GB of RAM. Unless you're doing some seriously intensive editing. And if you're sticking with the 16GB, you wouldn't have to get the W530 board for it's 4x RAM slots. Just keep your T530, get an i7-3630qm 4c8t CPU, and drop it in.

what the hell happen to perk offer? I wanted to but P72 when it come out with 40% discount but now they shut the door.

Also I got one year accidental 1 day on site service contract.how to i extend to 3 years because I found out that nowadays think pad is make so fragile QA so bad it breaks every month.

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any desktop replacement with a good screen so i dont rip my eyes out? :^)
none of that modern shit please

trying to find good one when ive been using desktop all my life feels confusing, feels like i can always make a better choice

been thinking about x220/30

anything with an IPS screen

It came in and works great. Didn't come with a pen so I dug out my old XT2 but the pen caddy's fucked, the pen just slips out if I turn the laptop sideways.

Which $100-$150 business laptop has the overall best screen?

Who is this semen demen?

>no x60 listings on ebay
why

because tranny freetards

What does he actually do at Google?

moot dumbass

who the fuck is moot?

I just bought a r61 thinking it was a t61, the pic was shaky. How bad of a deal i made?

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the creator of 9gag

educate yourself

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reddit ceo

He helped design Facebook

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am I losing my mind, I replied to a different tpg a couple hours ago, not the one in OP

notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-P52-First-pictures-and-specs-of-the-new-Lenovo-workstation-have-been-leaked.307836.0.html
Finally.

How much did you pay it for?

for me it’s the x200 + 1(intel me) + s

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Hello /tpg/, retard here, I want to replace the trackpad on a t440p I bought since it's awful (just as reported), I'm looking at the t450 replacements on ebay and notice they don't have the attachment ribbons in the picture. What's up with that? Am I meant to get those separately or somehow transfer the old ribbon in the t440?

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$24 great condition SU9600 X301. How'd I do, /tpg/?

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awesome
i had an acer timeline 3810TG with a su9400 1.4ghz
my dad uses it now and it's still a beast with 8GB of DDR3 and an ssd

Fucken sweet deal.
I'd want one, if it's kinda usable at this date.

Jow Forums bros, how's a t430 for 315 dollars? Should I buy it or am I over paying?

$200 max if you need one today,

Way overpaying. You can get them for half that price, reliably.

yes you reuse the ribbon cable

good thing you posted an anime image otherwise i would've ignored you

should I get a t440p to replace my x220t? I would upgrade the processor and the display panel if possible.

as a t440p owner i'd keep the x220t

why is that? The reason I think of getting a t440p is because it has more power and the possibility of putting in the panel from Razer blade stealth.
>because of the battery life?
>weight?

>the possibility of putting in the panel from Razer blade stealth
???
doesn't that have a 12.5"/13.3" screen?

kansha

my bad, I mean Razer blade
>LQ140Z1JW01

Form factor and the tablet meme. I'd rather have a small 12" with a wacom digitizer which can be used to take notes as a portable device than a T440p.
This is coming from someone who has an almost maxed T440p with quad core, fhd ips, 16gb ram, 9-cell battery and still prefers to carry and use an X61t from 2008.

Which thinkpad would you recommend for high performance computing? Im not pretending to program a fucking brain in it but I certainly dont want it to spend 30 years solving a simple system of equations.
Budget isnt a problem

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maybe it would be much better with your x61t, because x220t suffers from pen calibration problems. The reason I got it three years ago was exactly what you said, but it did not do well. I just went back to notebook and pen instead. So if I get a t440p, it would be photo editing and some sketching with my wacom tablet.

Wait for P52/72

tradded for an old iphone 4.
I'm a retard, how are you supossed to rate the trade without knowing what i tradded it for.

Fair enough. The T440p has great battery life with a 9-cell so it'll fit your x220t pretty well.

Alright. Thanks

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but then the tough part is finding out if the razer blade panel would work.
Another solution would be getting the x210

good deal for 150 usd?

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>want to buy thinkpad before I ship out
>no ideal combination of battery life and monitor
>would require fucking around with parts from 3rd party vendors that may not work
>getting battery right from lenovo kills most of the financial reasons to get a thinkpad to begin with
what do

An Apple Macbook Pro with Retina Display.

Best way to get wifi working on t420 without proprietary drivers?

>can't fucking get my X220 to dual boot Win10 and Arch
Are there any good guides? I tried one but grub is retarded and now I can't boot into either of my partitions.
I want SystemD but it said my Windows EFI partition wasn't FAT.

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Budget: 20 bucks
Req: can install and run minimal debian with awesomewm or i3

Dumpster raid

Got a w500 for free, had t9900 and 8gb ram. Got battery, is only at 60% capacity tho.

Is it worth sleeping an SSD in this this boi?

Aww god damn mobile, I meant slapping an SSD in this boi

I cant think of a good location to dumpster dive for computers, any ideas?

Absolutely, user-san.

amazing

literally every listing for a X60's and X200's gets snatched up almost the second they get posted unless it's an auction.
And even then there's a tranny bidding against you so they can buy it, pozz up the mobo and resell it for like $400.
What they don't realize is that no one gives a fuck about tranny boot and they're never going to make any money.

fuck off you reddit posting nigger

daily reminder

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an amateur pornstar

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why? i'm asking, retard

T430
i73630qm /w Grizzly
Nvs 5400m
16gb ram
180gb ssd
1tb ssdh
1600x900
Intel 6300
Bluetooth
Backlit keyboard
Extended battery

ALL of this for under $350 2 years ago

I live here in the San Francisco area and still sellers are asking a premium for x220’s and x230’s. I just want an essay writing machine at a reasonable price bros

Jow Forums I got my eye on a refurbished t430 with 8gbs of RAM out of the box for 300 dollars. The seller offers a 1 year warranty too. There's also a free powerbank so that might justify the price. Should I pull the trigger?

What do you consider "premium"

Sellers here know that san francisco is a hugely hipster area and hipsters WILL buy these classic thinkpads at a high price (300-600 USD)

You clearly need a Retina Macbook Pro.

Some guy who works for google

Do you guys have better battery performance with w7 or linux wih tlp? I'd love to keep using linux but fewer recharge cycles per year is more important.

There’s a demand for Thinkpad’s in this area. I would be happy to pay a bit extra if I didn’t have to go more than an hour out of my way and could trust information in these Craigslist’s ads.

Believe me when I say I’ve been seriously considering it...

Windows 7 for sure.

How big of a difference?

Here’s a T440p with okay specs in great condition. Resolution is a bit poor though. What do you think? Should I buy it?

rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/123173062995

Are you boys ready for the p52 to be announced today?

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Thoughts on buying a refurbished thinkpad from a retailer?

newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA42J4NG5944&cm_re=thinkpad-_-9SIA42J4NG5944-_-Product

An hour and a half or so. I still haven't gotten around to configuring TLP but I do have powertop
t. x61s with decent battery

Same I don't know exactly what I need to configure. I'm also on the cinnamon DE which doesn't exactly help.

Xfce currently. Do you think that Lxde gives better battery performance? I'm not exactly doing much with this thing other than writing papers and writing programs so I don't know what to cut.

Which laptop should I get for work/playing autism simulators when doing remote work in the middle of bumfuck nowhere. I haven't had to buy a laptop since my ivy bridge elitebook so I'm a bit lost.
>are the u series ultrabook processors as dogshit as they used to be for anything other than a faceberg machine
>are integrated graphics as fucked as they were in HD4000 days
>are dedicated graphics still massive failure points like they used to be.
>are the new e series thinkpads as shit as the OP implies? I was looking at a e570p referb
>can you get the newer elitebooks with a decent dGPU and quad core
PLZ help

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Here's my ThinkPad X61 Jow Forums I wanna upgrade the battery as I'm only getting around 1.5 hours atm I think it's the 4-cell battery.

Details:
>Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4GHz
>4GB RAM
>256GB SSD
>Ubuntu 18.04 w/ Communitheme

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I bet that thing is lightning fast compared to my shitpad.
t. 1.6GHz

It has been a while since I bought my first used thinkpad. I have will upgrade my t410 to a t430 in a few days. What are the first things I have to check when I have it? Battery life,USBs...?

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>bedbugs

#justamericanthings

I’m curious, other than a 4:3 screen what’s the appeal of using an x61?

also this

Here's my list
>trackpoint only, never used trackpad
>small bezels, was gonna grab an x201 but it's ugly and low res
>smaller keyboard, no reason to waste space
>also better keyboard layout and feel
>pretty good symmetry and aesthetics.
Remember kids, transhumanism isn't real, enjoy the way things look.
>decently light and incredibly small

But if I had to get a different think pad I would probably get an x320, those things are cash.

...

Hi friends.

Looking at a used t550 $850 AUD.
As a normie, what will I be missing?
I7, 16GB,500gb SSD.

Fair point. I own an x200 myself with similar specs and it’s more than fast enough for daily tasks like writing emails and essays. As for the keyboard, the tactile feel is truly wonderful, I prefer it over chiclets or the scissor switches in those MBPs.

I’d buy an x220 or a 30 as well but it’s overpriced for what it is in comparison to modern day laptops.

>x320 not x230
whoops, I'm sorry sir, it looks like you've got retarded

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Heh ...

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It's definitely contagious because I posted the wrong picture too.

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Where do you find

>Not getting x210 for the latest processor

Nice try