/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

I run Mint with Cinnamon, but it has to be 32-bit due to the processor

What are you on about, Thinkpads are aesthetic ass fugg

I discovered t420s with intel HD 3000 supports only one additional desktop and my setup is pic rel, I plan to buy t420s with i7 and Nvidia NVS 4200M. I've heard there are some problems with this graphics card durability - is that true?

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I can upgrade my X230 to a i7-3612QE for about 320 euro (buying an x230 motherboard with said CPU) is that worth it?
I can probably ask the chinks to solder a pcb for 1080p/1440p displays as well so I don't have to fuckup my new motherboard myself.

Overheating is my guess. I had the same issue with my GPD Win when it engaged its turbo. Got hot and the keypad stopped being responsive.
I fixed it by disabling the turbo by setting the max CPU clock to 99% in the battery settings.

yo blud i found a thinkpad 2374 how much they sell for?

If you want something to use as a tablet as well grab a chink tablet with a 7Y30 in it. 8gb ram if possible and a 128gb M.2 SSD. Then get its keyboard dock.
The trackpad will likely be pretty bad though, but its somewhat fixable with some software tweaking. It shouldn't cost too much, and it will be small and perform as well as an older entry level surface but much cheaper.
An N4200 celeron is about as low as anyone should ever go for a Windows PC now. I have a Celeron N3450 in a tablet and it struggles (mostly because its resolution is 3000x2000 by default. But I usually half it when not watching videos and its OK).

No, paying that much pretty much defeats the foundation this general stands on. An excellent laptop at an affordable price. Your essentially overpaying just to keep an old chassis at that point.

I mean it's your money do what you want, but that money is probably better spent somewhere else.

Money is the issue yeah, I bought this X230 for 125 euro (then added an SSD and 4GB more RAM) but in my opinion this is the best small notebook out there and I want to keep it as long as possible. I'm also planning on getting an 1080p panel for it.
Right now the i5-3320M is sufficient but I'm a little worried about the future.

I get what you mean, I feel pretty similar about my x230 and w520.

My recommendation is to wait and see if the chinks at 51nb ever release a board with an 8th Gen cpu or better. They'd blow any ivy bridge out of the water.

1080p/1440p might be worth looking into.

my bad