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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. -s requires soldering), 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.

Upgraded models:
>X210 - X200/X201, i5 8250u quadcore
>X62 - X61, i5 5250u
>T70 - T60, i7 7700 hq
IPS displays, USB 3.0, m.2 x4, mini dp, no
forum.51nb.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=117

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


>ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads & running GNU/Linux on them:
thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
>BIOS logo booru:
biosimage.booru.org

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Other urls found in this thread:

youtu.be/R5q3EKTqn9U?t=585
ebay.com/itm/Blue-100mmx100mmx1mm-GPU-CPU-Heatsink-Cooling-Thermal-Conductive-Silicone-Pad/151681154470
thinkwiki.org/wiki/T420_and_T430_HD+_Screen_Upgrade
ebay.com/itm/T430U-GENUINE-ORIGINAL-LENOVO-HD-CONNECTOR-CABLE-THINKPAD-T430U-SERIES/272757245055?hash=item3f8199447f:g:OqoAAOSwKoRZY-1i&LH_PrefLoc=1&_sacat=0&_nkw=hd+ cable t430&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0
forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/T420-RAM-Upgrade/m-p/2138521/highlight/true#M101312
crucial.com/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10151&categoryId=&productId=11731&urlLangId=-1&langId=-1&top_category=&parent_category_rn=&storeId=10151
twitter.com/NSFWRedditGif

Anybody have experience with LMDE2 on a thinkpad?

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Can we just ban people who post this faggot already?

FUCKING HELL I BOUGHT -ANOTHER- X200. THIS IS MY LAST MEMEPAD NOW IM FUCKING DONE.
Full list:
>Latitude E6440 with 1600x900, AMD gpu
>Elitebook 8470p 1600x900 almost mint condition
>Elitebook 8470p 1366x768
>*MAIN COMPUTER* Elitebook 8470p 1366x768 8 gigs of RAM, SSD as boot drive and ultrabay storage drive. Hyperthreading disabled because fuck incel. Was 90 bucks.
>T60 fukken mint. I literally can't find another one like it on ebay. Needs a 64bit CPU and libreboot installed.
>T61 first memepad ever, was main computer for 2 years, 2013-2015. It was also my first real memepad bargin, 20 bucks w/shipping after a partial refund.
>T500 with a cracked base near the hinge, I'll fix it eventually. And flash libreboot. 1680x1050
>X200, mint condition. I love it but putting any wear on it would be sad. LED display
>X200 LED Somehow found another one in 99% as good condition as the first
>*DEAD* X201 RIP was my daily driver from 2015 to 2017.
>T420 1600x900
>T530 1600x900 with nvidia
>X220T multitouch. Needs a repaste
>X200T LED, single touch, near mint condition
>X200T LED Also pretty flawless
>T400 CCFL
>T400 CCFL
>X200s, needed a decent amount of work, including a mobo swap to get it working again. 1440x900@50 fucking hertz why. Still really adorable and I really like it for some reason. Can get 7 hours on linux with a 9cell easy.
>X200T CCFL
>X200T CCFL
>X200 CCFL. Will potentially be my main computer while I'm in school. Good condition other than a small chip in the corner of the palmrest. Needs a repaste and I'm gonna steal the T500's 8 gig's of RAM and put it in this. Was 70 bucks with shippping.

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>clearly having enough money to throw away on shit you don't need
>using it to buy business laptops instead of finding a hobby you like and spending it there
user, your mother and I have been talking, we think it might be time for you to move out and get your own place.

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I'm in med school. I don't have time for any hobbies besides my lonely weekends where I take breaks from caffeine fueled studying and binge eating with depression induced ricing and shitposting.
compooters have been my hobby since before you were born probably.
Also I'm 170k in debt, my thinkpads in total cost like 700 bucks. Who cares

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>med school
Ah, nevermind, you'll be on 300K+ in a couple of years, who cares how you spent your money now.

I have just remove this weird solid thermal paste from my thinkpad t400 is this a problem and can i Replace it with normal thermal paste

The paste is the big grey thing on the left

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Doubt it.
With the way I'm going I'm probably going to cap out at IM or general surgery. So like 150-175 max.
After you chop out all the payments I have to make to loans, insurance, city + state tax etc I'll be fucked.
Also if I go the latter route I'll be cucking myself with 6 fucking years of making nothing but mcdonalds money.
Thinking of running away to poland or russia with my memepads after residency and just not paying my loans honestly. Fuck muttland.
You fucked up and removed a thermal pad. Go buy another one, thermal paste isn't going to be enough there.

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>150-175 max
Damn, tough life ahead of you user, how will you live?

this please

>58C
yikes

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Actual previous thread:

Are you sure that thermal compound is not enough?

youtu.be/R5q3EKTqn9U?t=585
Holy shit.

whoops

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Is that his wife's son?

The photo is too straight and in focus, so his wife's probably not black.

But the kid's father is.

Imma ask again, why are Acer Travelmate not allowed in /tpg/? Is it the build material?

>Acer
>/tpg/
>Thinkpad General
>Acer ≠ Thinkpad
Found your problem.

(OP)
Is the X220 good and does anyone have more lewds?

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fuck off

BAN THIS NIGGER

Stay on topic retard.
Join the 80% tranny lover.

Yes I'm sure, don't burn out your chipset.
How about you read that second sentence.
Also consider that even after residency I'm expected to work 90 hours a week AT LEAST.

You obnoxious faggots are going to get exiled to a containment board along with every other group of obnoxious faggots.

>X60 has a 64bit CPU but only a 32bit chipset
Which retarded chink approved this?

Stop spamming the fucken ugly ass Tranny dude. Consider mental help you fucken degenerate.

It was probably the fucken tranny fucker spamming.

You are the faggot spamming it, not me, fuck off

Chang

Not Zhang?

You fuck off Tranny spammer.

>Says the tranny spammer

Says the real tranny spammer.

since when is tripcode a tranny? did I miss something?

Isn't that monstrosity a tranny? Also this fucker keeps asking for pictures of that abomination.

>says the realist tranny spammer
He/it is human garbage and does not belong in /tpg/ under any circumstances. Anyone posting pictures of it should be banned.

Then stop with the pictures then you retard.

a e s t h e t i c

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I never posted any, retard. You have been accusing the wrong person for the last 10 minutes.

You have been too. I wouldn't be surprised if you're the tranny.

imagine being this triggered over nothing

Found the trannyposter.

Rot in hell Tranny lover. I ended up blaming this user because of you.

>buy "oem quality" hinges off of fleabay
>they feel 10x sturdier than my flimsy oem hinges
>but new ones aren't threaded correctly, almost get a screw stuck by nearly stripping it

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>/tpg/
>1/10 posts actually about thinkpads
gudgudgud

k do you think this will be enough
ebay.com/itm/Blue-100mmx100mmx1mm-GPU-CPU-Heatsink-Cooling-Thermal-Conductive-Silicone-Pad/151681154470

i've never posted a tranny in my life

Recommendation for a nice subtle /tpg/ related vinyl sticker to slap on my x250?

model? hawt

>he thinks I will fall for the "a trap isn't a tranny" meme

>/tpg/ - TrannyPad General

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>Thinkpad 12 matches found
>Tranny 15 matches found

Clear indication the thread should be split up in tranny and non-tranny thinkpad discussion.
But as user indicated, naming is going to be a problem. So I propose a vote on the new names.

ChinkPad General
Lenovo General
International Business Machines General

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!

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w541

We really do live in a society.

Have a 1366x768 thinkpad t430with a busted screen, and I picked up a t430s for 20$ at goodwill.
The t430s has a 1600x900 screen
Are the parts compatible for me to swap them?

>Are the parts compatible for me to swap them?
Yes and no. If your t430 came with a 1366x768 screen, it can take the 1600x900 screen, except it is lacking the correct cable. Check the wiki for more info. You need to make some more modifications than just swapping the screens.

thinkwiki.org/wiki/T420_and_T430_HD+_Screen_Upgrade

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I approve of this content.

Is this what I would need?
ebay.com/itm/T430U-GENUINE-ORIGINAL-LENOVO-HD-CONNECTOR-CABLE-THINKPAD-T430U-SERIES/272757245055?hash=item3f8199447f:g:OqoAAOSwKoRZY-1i&LH_PrefLoc=1&_sacat=0&_nkw=hd+ cable t430&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0
I'm not able to find a HD+ cable with it in the united states.
I already swapped in a replacement screen from ebay, only to get reversed colors. I'm starting to think that it might've been the cable.

thats deep bruh

Sure
If in doubt go bigger and cut it to size

thanks

OSX. I don't hire dev or designers that use Windows (unless required for MS stack or specialty CAD, accounting etc.). If you're a GNU/Linux user, the closest you get to touching the design side is if you're a front-end guy and we need shit done on-the-fly.

sry wrong thread.

How bad is the stock track pad compared to the three button one you can swap in on the T540p?

It's like having AIDS and cancer at the same time.

what happened?

will be using it for light use, study, watch and read some stuff. i'm deciding between a tablet and a laptop (either's fine with me, don't care that much with portability) i'm using a t420 at home and I need a new one that I can carry with me (my sister uses it at home most of the time). i live in a shithole so everything's overpriced. should I buy a used thinkpad or a mi pad 4? I've been stucked for a month or two, thinking on what to buy. Please help. Thanks user

Someone posted a pic of this cutie.

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plot twist, its tied to a furry tail butt plug

thermal paste is worn?

just got a x230t, what am i in for boys? any distros support touchscreen? i usually use Zorin os

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What version of windows should I dual boot with linux: Windows 10 ltsb or Windows 7 pro?

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I have a question in reference to the x230t. I already have I x201 with ultrabase but I'm looking to have one more thinkpad that I can take to work and use for business purposes and note-taking at meetings. Looking at the x230t for multiple reasons (ips, lots of genuine batteries on the market, ivy bridge lower pwr consumption).

Worth spending the extra money for one? I see they generally run 200-300 dollars. Heard the x220t has problems, x200t barely has any batteries on market (and they're old), x61t is just too old.

windows 10 for BSD Bootloader
it alittle more reliable than the windows 7 one
and woun't break with a linux install.

mint and the rasbpian works with touch screen last time i checked.


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Just hooked my self up with 500GB HDD for my dell e4300
all maxed out battery is awesome got a full 3 hours on it kinda rare for a late C2D cpu

What are your guys’ thoughts on buying a used Thinkpad T530 or X220 and installing a Linux Mint OS on it?
Is it too risky? Too stupid?

>not posting the uncensored picture
>not simply changing IP’s to evade ban
faggot

faggot

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Is the x220 EGPU speed 1 or 2?

What about the x230

>posting the uncensored version on a blue board
Enjoy your ban faggot.

>.t newfag cuck

I have a T420 with 8GB (2 x 4GB) of ram and I want to upgrade it to 16GB (2 x 8GB) but I'm confused about how choosing laptop ram works. Also, 16GB isn't officially supported by Lenovo so there isn't a list of compatible ram anywhere.
What is the cheapest 16GB I can throw into it that will work?
What about the fastest?

Also, the battery on this laptop is totally dead. Is it possible to safely rebuild the battery or should I find a place to buy one (if so, where?).

What are everyones opinions on the lenovo yoga series?
Poorfag looking for a uni laptop

never go over max spec
Your system won't boot

go on ebay and find a battery instead.

if your going to be poor forget buying new buy only off lease laptops

MODS.

Hi ma bois I just bought a T400 I libreboot it and its working well BUT this trackpad is ugly and I use only the GLORIOUS TrackPoint. Is the x200 palmrest compatible with the t400? So I can get a nice and clean palmrest

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The T420 also doesn't officially support Quad core processors (like OP says). It seems that while they will work the system will run hotter and may overheat easier.
I normally wouldn't consider going over spec but it going to 16GB of ram seems to be a common thing. My problem is that all the threads I'm finding are older and I don't understand laptop RAM compatibility well enough to even know what to look out for. Looking around the net there seem to be a handful of threads along these lines
forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/T420-RAM-Upgrade/m-p/2138521/highlight/true#M101312
In that case they're recommending this RAM
crucial.com/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10151&categoryId=&productId=11731&urlLangId=-1&langId=-1&top_category=&parent_category_rn=&storeId=10151
but I don't know if that RAM is actually worth its price or if there is better or cheaper stuff that's also compatible. I'm just so confused between all the DDR3, DDR3L PC3, PC4, "For Mac", etc.. stuff.

>go on ebay and find a battery instead.
Any tips on how to avoid getting scammed with some low quality bootleg?

You're asking if the palmrest on a 12 inch laptop is compatible with a 14 inch laptop?

Not exactly. I was wondering if a trackpadless palmrest exist for the t400

The mods just went through and deleted all the pictures of me instead... The spamming of me is a bit much though :c
Yeah it will work, I used similar ebay thermal pads, I think mine said 3m on the back though.
GNU ram head, gpl3, Jow Forumstoaster.
using the trackpad, and not unplugging it... desu...
X220, they are really cheap now, and with a 9 cell, they get a very good battery life. (might not be worth it in your country though)
...linux mint though :c
I was thinking about buying a 3d printer and selling them, would people buy them... (I want a transparent x220 one :D)

I could sell them through ebay or mmxchan once the site is back up.

sorry tpg.

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The mods just went through and deleted all the pictures of me instead... I started going to the /tpg/ discord. The spamming of me is a bit much atm.
Yeah it will work, I used similar ebay thermal pads, I think mine said 3m on the back though.
GNU ram head, gpl3, Jow Forumstoaster.
using the trackpad, and not unplugging it... desu...
X220, they are really cheap now, and with a 9 cell, they get a very good battery life. (might not be worth it in your country though)
...linux mint though :c
I was thinking about buying a 3d printer and selling them, would people buy them... (I want a transparent x220 one :D)

I could sell them through ebay or mmxchan once the site is back up.

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It'll work fine just pick the cheapest 8gb sticks and the cheapest quad core you can find.
noname sticks from china worked great

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