/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

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>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, Coreboot-compatible (Ivy Bridge CPU support on T420), quadcore compatible, classic keyboard swap on *30 series
>T520/T530; W520/W530 - 15", 1080p, DTR, USB 3.0, 32GB RAM in W-series
>T440s/T450s - best price/performance ultraportable
>T440p/T540p; W540/1 - last models with socketed processors

Upgraded models:
>X210 - X200/X201, i5 8250U quadcore
>X62 - X61, i5 5250U
>T70 - T60, i7 7700HQ
High-res IPS displays, USB 3.0, M.2 x4, mini-DP
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Why ThinkPad?
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet
>Great durability: magnesium rollcage for structural integrity, high quality plastic body panels
>Utilitarian design: 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 TrackPoint™, great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support

Helpful links:
>Buyers guide (newly updated):
dankpads.com/tpg/
>thinkpad-tech-tree.txt - a plaintext map of ThinkPad history:
github.com/Monkeyfume/thinkpad-tech-tree/blob/master/thinkpad-tech-tree.txt
>ThinkWiki - info on ThinkPads & running GNU/Linux on them:
thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
>BIOS logo booru:
biosimage.booru.org

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lolis

you missed the last thread, faggot where were you?

busy with new years stuff
ごめん

Is it true that the X200 can only fit one (1) SSD? There's three mPCIe slots, more than an X220, but people online claim the X200 can't recognize an mSATA SSD.

Hello my dudes. I've bought TP X230 with built-in Realtek 8188CE wireless networking card, Debian distro. And the problem is that wireless card periodically losing connection, but signal strength is always OK. I've read that this wifi card have shitty power saving so I've disabled any power saving features in kernel driver, still no success. Anyone experienced this kinda stuff?

If I get an X60 would it be worth it to install bigger ram and use an external hd? I hear its easier to install libreboot with T60/X60, and I also would like the IBM logo for comfy aesthetic

You heard correctly.


On another note. Which one of you faggots won this auction?

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I have an X220, but I'm contemplating getting another X220 for redundancy and future spare parts. Am I falling for the meme too much? I mean they're only gonna be rarer, and I don't like chiclet keyboards.

That depends on your use case. Do you want/need more ram/storage? There's your answer.

I dont have an x60, but it seems like the x60 is as easy or easier than the x200 and that was pretty simple.