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).
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 >T440s >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
Would I run into any problems installing windows 98 or ME on my x201?
Ryan Morris
I assume I'm gonna have to fix grub after I install windows if I want dual boot, I don't mind, I'm mostly just concerned about drivers and stuff like that.
Jayden Ortiz
gentoo: ext4 or btrfs?
Robert Gutierrez
x1 extreme review when?
Camden White
Is ~110$ for an X230 (ips, 4GB, 128GB SSD, i5, usable battery) a good deal? The screen has some patches but it's in good condition overall
Joseph Jackson
Can you disable the trackpad on Arch on the X230?
Jace Anderson
anyone got a config for the trackpoint on libinput that feels the same as the synaptic? I'm on ubuntu 18.04 (previously 16.04) and can get it to feel that same as before, tried several numbers on the acceleration/speed/inertia but none has worked for me.
Carter Davis
Just do it through the BIOS. You get a faster polling rate with the trackpoint that way actually.
Nathaniel Jenkins
Yeah
Elijah Rodriguez
reposting
William Rogers
The convertible X-series laptops are kind of shit, huh? >Can't open laptop at a wider angle than 90 degrees. >Shitter hinge. >There's a delay when you use the stylus that makes drawing miserable. It's probably shit for taking notes in class too. >Tablet mode with Linux leaves a lot to be desired. Don't fall for the x220t/x230t meme.
Gabriel Watson
Thinkpad T450/T450s given your budget and the ones listed being garbage.
Ryan Fisher
are there mods for the newer thinkpads to remove the touchpad?
Hunter Jenkins
>There's a delay when you use the stylus that makes drawing miserable. It's probably shit for taking notes in class too. It's a wacom pad you stupid fuck
Aaron Powell
Can anyone tell me why people are converting about Intel management for the CPU on t440s? Why is it such an issue
Thomas Brooks
B O T N E T O T N E T
Jackson Wright
I'll look into that one, but can you give me a brief insight into what exactly is wrong with the ones I posted? Namely with the B and D one.
Sebastian Allen
>Can't open laptop at a wider angle than 90 degrees. mine can >Shitter hinge. been working fine for ten years >There's a delay when you use the stylus that makes drawing miserable. It's probably shit for taking notes in class too. works fine with MS onenote >Tablet mode with Linux leaves a lot to be desired. well yeah lunix is a piece of shit so whatever i agree about disliking the x220t/x230t though
Ian Nelson
Is $145 for a X230 with 320GB HDD 4GB RAM Core i5 3320m 2.6GHz Win7 a good deal? Also, I've only been looking at stuff on eBay, so any online store recs would be welcome too.
Ryder Anderson
Is it still possible to get an x62 mobo somewhere?
Robert Russell
They're consumer level Lenovo "Ideapads" which are all plastic and have poor build quality overall. The CPUs of all of the ones you listed are quite weak given the price and the fact they all come with HDDs rather than SSDs is bad too.
Jaxson Robinson
That's alright, it's a really good deal if it has the IPS screen.
Gavin Miller
Just bought a t550 that needs a battery. There are chink batteries on eBay. I thought these stopped working due to drm after the *20 series. Will a chink battery charge properly on a t550 or should I just get a genuine one and save the hassle?
Cooper Price
what's the wireless on the x230? and can it be upgraded?
Angel Anderson
>modern models >lists models with second, third, and fourth gen cpus lmfao thinklets so onions.
me mr big brain here and i got a t470 because i'm not retarded. feels great not having a WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRR machine, not having bleeding eyes on a shitty antique 1600*900 dim ass tn panel, not having a caved-in back from back from my 12 pound laptop, and getting >12 hours of usage time on a single charge. oldpads are truly retarded, kek
Nathan Evans
Wireless is either: >Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 >Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 It can be upgraded but a modded BIOS needs to be flashed.
Robert Jones
Moderm in this case means chinkpad made by lenovo and not IBM.
the x230 seller stole my bitcoin :( my one chance to get a thinkpad
Caleb Torres
anons, i'm getting a t420 next week. is that fine?
Landon Jones
Actually T60 has a non-shitty glorious 4:3 IPS display option but it does get dimmer over time so one should replace the backlight upon purchase, preferably with a LED mod.
Hunter Gutierrez
imagine spending $1k+ on a laptop just to vent your anger issues on anonymous anime fans on Jow Forums
James Bennett
somebody actually fell for that obvious scam? please tell me you're trolling m8
Carter Bailey
how about i spend two or three day's wages and buy a laptop that just werks tm
Jordan Jones
>buy T60 >the palmrest makes cracking sounds when pressed in two spots >one of them is where the lid rests against the palmrest so when I press the lid I hear a cracking sound Did Jow Forums trick me? My X201s actually appears to be of better quality (although that's only as long as you don't disassemble them).
Leo Taylor
ext4
John Adams
I don't mind it. It's your money.
Ethan Edwards
>The screen has some patches Avoid
Jonathan Smith
thinkpad without a memball when? i love the build quality and ports and general hardware and modularity. but i don't wnat the memeball or the two meme buttons at the top of the touchpad
Andrew Jackson
the fuck is a memeball? are you talking about the trackpoint? just buy an ideapad or something then lmfao
James Campbell
>the fuck is a memeball? the trackpoint, sperglord > are you talking about the trackpoint? indeed i am Mr. Holmes > just buy an ideapad i don't want an ideapad, I want a memepad >or something no, I want a memepad
Nathan Anderson
Thinkpads without touchpads when? Fucking useless piece of shit wasting palmrest space.
Owen Richardson
Just bought this bad boy. T430 w/ i5-3250m, 8gb ram and 256gb of ssd storage. What do I do now (I'll be using it for university). >Inb4 install gentoo
AFAIK you don't need to do anything. If you want to use third party batteries, you'll need the BIOS mod. If you're autistic enough, you could also do the classic keyboard mod.
David Edwards
This. I have the 420s and the keyboard feels great
Jackson Bennett
I have a x230 with Debian on it and the battery is garbage! I have installed TLP and some extra things for Thinkpads but the battery is still barely pass a minute with firefox with one youtube video. So I have to have it always plugged in. One of the little snappy things on the back that carries the battery is broken. So it wiggles a bit. Could that be causing the issue or is it time to get a new battery?
Sebastian Gray
>battery is still barely pass a minute with firefox with one youtube video. >a new battery? Most likely.
Can you get the battery to 100% charge? How long does the battery last if you keep the computer at idle?
Michael Edwards
What's the battery wear at? It sounds like you need a new one.
Jayden Reed
I'm not sure if I want to stick to windows to be honest. But on the other hand, it's somewhat easier to just get Microsoft office and be done with it and not have to worry about not being able to read certain types of files.
Chase Flores
Yes it charge to 100% but sometimes it stays at 98 for a while.
It's alight I guess?
It's really bad because I'm poor and this is the only computer I currently have. So I have to keep it going for a couple of days until my desktop comes.
Xavier Hill
i need a thinkpad to lug around in my backpack when i travel. if i can play warcraft 3 on it that’d be amazing too. size wise i think 14” is good enough. 12” might be too small for my requirements: checking email, watching movies, programming, some light gaming budget is no more than $1k for an old thinkpad. please suggest the best bang for the buck. hopefully as future proof as possible(upgradeable ram, maybe even cpu?). i think T series is right for me but not sure which one of em. backlit keyboard and good screen that’s easy on the eyes is important.
Thomas Scott
T440p
Ayden Flores
Someone could suggest me a ThinkPad, programming, with Linux on it. I want everything that goes blazing fast. Max. 300€.
I don't care about storage, I want something transportable and thicc.
What's your experience level with Linux? If you're just starting out, go with Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, etc. I use Fedora on my 420s and it's rock solid. Not to mention there's a billion packages for it since it's basically Redhat. Office Online should be good enough for 90% of what you'll probably be doing.
Jack Kelly
I suggest you try OnlyOffice on windows and see if it works with your files. And if it does you can switch. OnlyOffice claims to be 100% compatible and it runs on Linux.
Elijah Ortiz
why exactly? okay, somebody probably didn't really cared about the machine but the chassis seems like it's in good condition. and this machines are much more expensive in this shithole country
Thanks guys, I've worked a little with Ubuntu before so I think I'll go with that or some flavor of it. I'll also be trying onlyoffice to see how far it's compatible. I'll ask around if we need any mac/windows-specific software
Aiden Flores
>4.7lbs something lighter than that plz
Brayden Wood
lmao what a fucking faggot
Camden Ramirez
I'm about to buy a used t470 in the next few days what are the things that I need to check before buying it it's an i5 6th generation 8gb of ram and 256gb ssd full HD display?
Are T440p laptops water resistant like the old T400?
Gabriel Nguyen
iphone X might be better for you
Luke Harris
fuck it. i'm going to reinstall it...
Logan Jones
ty
Aiden Reyes
start lifting weights homo, 4.7lbs should feel like air
Jayden Gutierrez
get a t400 or x200 with a ssd and install libreboot
Josiah Stewart
but user, see this.
Nolan James
fresh t430 owner here. What's the best/most cost efficient ssd I can get for my machine? What do I look for?
Carson Gomez
I'm aware I just chose to ignore that exists
Lincoln Reed
jesus fuck
Jordan Parker
Wise choice sir, wise choice.
Josiah Thomas
>its either botnet or trannynet i want out of this timeline
Anthony Cooper
Is T60 good for programming work? Specifically can it run IDEs like Eclipse and Visual Studio without lagging the fuck out?
Juan Bailey
there's always coreboot... i guess it's better than ordinary botnet...
Luis Adams
Why do you people think a 2+Ghz CPU with an SSD will lag on anything that isn't actually processing?
The OP needs to be updated
>Will X/Y/Z lag? Does it have an SSD? Then no.
Nathaniel Mitchell
You'll be staring at that screen for years to come.
And have some pride in your country.
Connor Morris
>t. soiboi
Jacob Powell
I said thicc retard, that's some heavy shit
Andrew Smith
its either one of the older good ones or the new shitty chinkpads
Christian Ramirez
x201 vs x220
titanium body vs faster cpu
I don't know which one to choose! I carry one to uni so ligher body is better, but that titanium man...
And does anyone know how's with battery life and which one has cheaper/better batteries?
Jonathan Flores
The body of both is a magnesium alloy. I don't know where you heard that it was titanium. That'd be ludicrously expensive. The only titanium on any Thinkpad has been the now defunct Z-series. Get the X220.
Brayden Thompson
No. Older processor and 3gb RAM limit. Get i5 2XXX and above.
Samsung EVOs/Crucial MX500 Gigabyte UD Pros and ADATA SU800 are good if you find it much cheaper than the above mentioned
Blake Young
oh, I would have fallen for a scam I guess?
Anyway that's seems like a better idea. Any 3rd party batteries that you would recommend?
Eli Richardson
I'd still recommend OEM as they can still be found but for 3rd party just don't get the cheapest one and you should be fine...ish.
Dylan Thompson
how many hours of Word and turned on modem do you think I could expect?
John Wright
At least 6-7 with the 9-cell. It depends on OS a little too.
Owen Lee
it will be my secondary computer, and probably I will fix it later.