/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

University surplus, was one of a huge stack of boxes of old laptops.

By a bit, the X200/1 is 0.8" and the X300 is 0.75"

Lucky, was there anything else interesting there for extremely cheap?

Other than a bunch of thinkpads I got an oscilloscope and a chalkboard for $130

nice, I need to see if my uni has something like that

cool thinkkot op, going in the cat collection
anyway im thinking of getting into learning about different operating systems and need a new thinkpad to get things going. itll also probably be my go-to for programming
already use the x230 for basic shit and [spoiler] gaming [/spoiler], plus it's only got a 116 gb ssd so im already pressed for space
thoughts?

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Thanks

*blocks your cat*

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o yea?

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whats a good 10-12" laptop with at least 1024 vertical pixels. looking at a possible upgrade for my 1440x900 x200s

forgot to mention i'm looking for a bigger screen cuz the x230 is TINY and my eyes are already shit

based W520 running persona 4 for me

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W500 and also fixed up my X60s. It is pretty nice. Unfortunately the screen in the X60s is not completely center, but it ain't that bad.

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Anyone ever have any luck offering to buy old thinkpads for cash on local buy/sell sites? The place I live is pricey to ship to and the local kijiji (leaf craigslist) only has like 60-100 ads for laptops at any given time, and a lot of those are overpriced local shops.

Greetz from my Thinkpad T530. Feels hella comfy.

I like the W500. I think it was the last W to not use Nvidia IIRC. I do not like Nvidia in laptops

Well, I love it too but with the dedicated GPU on it idles at 70C, hah. Probably have to give it some fresh thermal paste though

My T43p is out of commision due to its ATI chip running hot. I think it had some foam between the GPU and heatsink that I got rid of. I am planning on someday getting a copper shim to make up the difference. The machine runs, but the GPU idles at like 90C

I like the x61s more
>muh thin bezels

honestly, yes. I have a 1440x900 X200s, but I think the X201s may be superior. One thing I like about my X200s which I think makes it better than the X201s is that mine has no touchpad; I like that about it. Honestly the X200s can be considered better when you take into account the less botnetty CPU I guess. But for sure, I think the 1440x900 X series are better than anything newer with a lesser resolution

What's so bad about the t440s besides the trackpad? Planning to order one this week.

Can I still get brand new batteries for a T400? Did anyone ever figure out how to recell a third party battery?

Castrated laptop, might as well get a macbook m8

What does that mean? T440s is the only affordable thinkpad I found that doesn't have a shitty 1368v766 screen.

why is this ruskie fuck going to send me an invoice

when*

You're not looking hard enough

what other models have affordable 1080p screens? I can get the t440s for $480

x220 and x230 can be fitted with 1080p panels for around $125-$130~ and a bit of soldering

meh, Id rather stick with the t440s

Finally got around to putting a 480GB Kingston UV400 SSD in my T430s which was still using the stock 320GB drive.... uh it's good.

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There is more than just soldering. As someone who solders every day at work, I have looked into this conversion, and have decided it is a pain in the ass for reasons not related to soldering

Do it, but know you are a cuck and a brainlet

fucking explain why it's so bad

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it's only bad if you use the trackpoint, but if you aren't, why are you buying a cuckpad

you will need this
ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-T440-T440P-T440S-T540P-T450-Touchpad-Trackpad-With-Three-3-Buttons-Key-/122943174317

It's still usable, 1080p screen makes up for it

Where can I get those clover os themed wallpapers?

chiru.no/a/booru/

thanks

Thanks user.

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ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T420-14-Laptop-i5-2450M-2-5-4GB-RAM-500GB-HDD/163230190665?epid=2170721524&hash=item2601470c49:g:vI4AAOSwm~FbiGAR#viTabs_0
>baterry holds some charge
main thing that's keeping me from pulling the trigger? this seems like a good price, but will i end up paying the difference with a new battery?

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That screen is 768p also. While it's not much better a 1600x900 screen is practically required and will add to the total cost.

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not who youre replying to but I use a mouse with my thinkpad. is the t440s good for me?

yikes, didnt catch that
gonna go ahead and pass, thanks user

You can just buy the t450 trackpad and switch them in 20 minutes

Yeah I always use tp.krelay.de to check the oem specs of older thinkpads and just google the psref for newer ones.

are the non-Nvidia models available with 1080p?

I know the T500 and W500 have different options, but are they basically the same machine? Like, are parts interchangeable between them? Or are they completely different?

Is the X240 easily serviceable?

Grabbed my T430 for $110 and did the FHD mod for about $130.

is there a way to tell if a display is ips without seeing it if they dont list it? like do most of the 8 gigs come with the ips or something along those lines?

>tfw she doesnt prefer thinkpads anymore
youtube.com/watch?v=RJwB5g_-OiA

I have a w520, and am thinking of getting a thinkpad for a mate for his birthday. T420 or T430? what is the difference?

T430, just a T420 without the classic keyboard (you can drop one in) with better hardware.

Thanks dude. I shouldn't be looking at any other models in the T range, or is the T430 the way to go?

For something cheap and second hand the T430 is still a great option. If you're looking for something newer though I guess a T460 wouldn't be bad, but it's gonna cost more than a T430 by a lot. You can also splurge another $130 more on the T430 to get it a FHD IPS mod and screen so that it's a little more enjoyable to use.

I want to buy a W500 or T500 with WUXGA resolution. Is there a way to find out if a unit has this if it isn't explicitly stated?

>but it's gonna cost more than a T430 by a lot.
In that case I think ill just get the T430. Thinkpads are modular as hell, he can upgrade parts of it later, after i buy it for him.

that's a cute x60!

What would be the best "ultrabook" style Thinkpad to pickup?

thoughts?
planning on ordering a thinkpad sometime this weekend and need it before wednesday cuz my campus post office'll be shut for fall break after that. was looking for t430s and this came up under 2 day shipping, the size and numpad are nice but is it really worth the extra cash? all the 430s that came up had ssds and i need SPACE over SPEED

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X1 Carbon 3rd Gen or above.

What thinkpad do I buy if I want FHD, and intel HD that can drive 4k

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I know this is /tpg/ but fuck if I can't find a good place to ask
So we're going to get into some 3d modeling autocad shit this year. Am I going to run into any issues if I just plug my yoga 920 into a 2k monitor or am I going to have to bring my PC here for its GPU?

>*40*
no

>yoga 920
>AutoCAD

You could try shopping around for one of the older ZBook/Precision Models if you need a workstation brick to lug around.

You know, you can always buy another HDD/SSD if you need more space. They're not exactly stupidly expensive.

I dropped my t420 and the hard drive is toast and the fan is loud as hell. CPU almost melted the plastic, memtest shows 63 degrees C what do i do lads

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stop falseflagging on Jow Forums

is sticker user selling larger versions of the toaster sticker yet?
did i fucking miss reprints?

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Anyone have any info on the ryzen laptops? Are they good or nah because i was thinkig of getting an A845

will thinkpads be able to handle nodejs compiling angularjs applications?

Post programming attire.

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hi elk, remember me from /sft/?
:")))

Dude FUCK shadow mitsuo.

Are there any decent thinkpads with zen chips yet?

>Is the X240 easily serviceable?
Looks OK, yeah:
myfixguide.com/manual/lenovo-thinkpad-x240-disassembly/

No
Apperently there's more than one elk and the other one is a furry or a faggot whatever.
I'm not changing a more than decade old nick just because of some faggot though. I don't even know what /sft/ is.

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Should I hope that someday I will be able to libreboot my X201?

based

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>actually buying a chinkbad
>actually trying to justify your purchase

Could someone tell me what I need to know about replacing a mobo on the x220?

How can I find out which boards are compatible?
Where can I find the product or serial numbers on the hardware? I can't check anything in software if that was an option.
Have a board on eBay I'm looking at but dunno if it's compatible.

Okay found this much there. Also found a picture of my bios.

Will I only be able to use these substitutions or are any of the boards in pic related suitable?
Seems there are few 2540m but more 2520m which I figure is almost identical except for a tiny amount lower clock speed.

Noticing the boards that came up on Lenovos site have AES at the end of their frus. Am I going to get fucked by some sort of vendor encryption?

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good deal or not?

ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T420-14-Laptop-i5-2450M-2-5-4GB-RAM-500GB-HDD/163230190665?epid=2170721524&hash=item2601470c49:g:vI4AAOSwm~FbiGAR#viTabs_0

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id take that deal if i didn't already have a t420

caveats:
>2450m slightly slower than the standard 2520m, still good enough for general use
>gotta replace that thermal paste
>gotta get at least another 4gb stick to avoid swapping
>gotta get an ssd. poorfag tip: just get whatever chink msata ssd (hopefully >64gb) on ebay for the system & keep spinning rust for anime & linux iso archiving
>probably gotta get a new battery. poorfag tip: don't be afraid of chink 3rd party, or fuck it, keep the half-dead old one since you'll probably only ever use it untethered on the toilet. how often are you further than 6ft from a power outlet in your dumb life anyway?

also:
>probably 1366x768 tft. welcome to the worst screen of all time. try to find an 1600x900 alienware m14x r2 panel, or pay as much as you did on the laptop for the 1080p ips mod

that's really good for a Thinkpad. You in fact should delete this post else it may very well get snatched up.

m-more

it's a trap