/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

Previous thread: 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), T500, W500.

Modern models:
>X220/X230 - 12", 768p, cheap and light
>T420/T430 - 14", 900p, socketed CPU, quadcore-compatible
>T520/T530, W520/W530 - 15", 1080p, desktop replacement
>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
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, 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 niggers swiping their fingers all over a touchpad
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support

Helpful links:
>Buyers guide:
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
>Coreboot compatibility list:
coreboot.org/status/board-status.html
>BIOS logo booru:
biosimage.booru.org

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tell me about your experiences with the t420s please, im considering getting one

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theyre nice.

>user why are you using that ugly dinosaur laptop?

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>re-apply thermal paste on W500 I recently got because it's just old
>it starts turning off by itself after like 20 minutes of use
>idles 120C on temp4 which is no doubt the ATI GPU, because it goes to -1C when I disable the dedicated GPU
>turns out it needs a thermal pad and not paste, so put a pad on there
>now temp4 idles in mid-70's idle
Y'all think this is okay? I know old dedicated GPUs like this run super hot but still worried

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Maybe take a look at T450, or maybe even T460, you could probably get those for under $500 easy

Does anyone have the E585 (ryzen 7) or the E485 (ryzen 5)? I want to buy one for college and be able to do simple 3-D design and drawings

I havent seen tripcode in a while, is he okay?

He posted a video recently. He must be super busy.

any tips on purchasing an IPS for my T440p? Can't seem to find an authentic anywhere