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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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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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