/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 BIOS chip de-soldering), T400(s), T500, W500 (works with igpu, no DP).

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, i7 8550U 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
you can directly email the creator regarding purchases
>[email protected]

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:
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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ebay.com/itm/143262121831
ebay.com/itm/143262193425
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twitter.com/SFWRedditImages

lolis

Did some one say LOLIS
I LOVE LOLIS!!! ^w^

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No. Just no.

Yall enjoying your 18 to 25% loss of perf?

phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Spec-Melt-L1TF-MDS-Laptop-Run

Bought a couple of these and boy are they comfy.

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How about idgaf, snowflake?

>t580
No gorilla class
>t590
soldered everything
>macbook
$3000 100% overpriced broke shit

why the fuck is everything flawed.

Not an issue on my T530 because I haven't updated in a while
Not an issue in my T400 because it's too old for them to care about
Alas, but eventually I'll have to update
Fuck Intel and this planned obsolescence stunt

Play nice, will you.

Anybody done screen swap on X1 Carbon (1st gen) before?

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Just get 470 or 480, the hell would you need 15" for anyway?

Highly annoyed, my desktop is ryzen but I'm still not surr about amd on laptop. Not to mention I always look for used laptop.

delicous
i love lolis too :3

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Programming, but the 480 has a shit non gorilla glass screen.

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Somebody buy my librebooted x200 before I just throw it into the dumpster.

Coping Incel shill

how much?

HP Elitebook 840 G1 worth it? Same specs as T440p but cheaper. i5 4300M and 8GB, with an m2 ssd. Also, does anyone know if the HP laptops have that whitelist bullshit for screens and batteries? Because I'll probably replace those

Idk. Give me an offer

Can you post pics of it? BIOS locked?

Post specs and pics.

My x220 (arch) is currently charged to 115.89% and climbing. Before it would only charge up to ~85%. I'm not sure what happened, since I shut my laptop off and went on a two day trip, and now that I'm back the calibration seems to be really wonky.
Any way for me to fix this?

It’s librebooted you numbnut.

Librebooted so no bios lock

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Sorry lads. The pic was upright on my phone

now install a real browser and os *sips*

Pape?

My neck
Where do you live?

How much and what will you be providing?

I'm in the Atlanta/Marietta area but work in Alpharetta in case you are close enough to do this irl. It'll come with an HDD and the charger. I got it for $150 so does $100 sound fine?

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I live a few states over so I can't meet you, how much would shipping cost?

Idk. I can throw it up on eBay and you can see what they estimate

Sounds good to me.

what the fuck are you doing with your laptop that gorilla glass is a requirement?

Also did you do all the usual stuff to libreboot a thinkpad (Replace thermal paste, replace wifi card, remove sim card and 3g card)?

What fucking gorilla glass? Touch is shit anyways and matte screens don't use gorilla glass

Are any cumpads actually a good deal these days, or is it purely a collector thing now?

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I recently picked up a used T410S with i5 ivybridge, 8GB RAM and SSD for $50. 1600x900 display. Despite being the "thin" (S) edition of the 410 it's still twice as thick as a Macbook Air. Not terribly heavy and the carbon fibre is nice though. Have no use for the thing but I guess for $50 it's good for a backup. And a machine I can toss the new W10 May update on to play around with.

>T410s
>Ivy Bridge
wat

thanks for the Windows activation key

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My bad it's a T430S

ebay.com/itm/143262121831
yes. everything in the laptop is fully compatible. I haven't used it in a while and kept it stored in a drawer so it might be a little dusty so you might want to repaste it if the paste is too dried out for your liking

>Windows Vista key
not worth it

enjoy windows vista

No IPS screen option but significantly lighter, I'd look at the Dell e6440 too if I were you, also the t440s and the e7440.

Somebody went and bidded on it, now I can't buy it now...

fuck. I didn't know the "buy it now" option would go away if someone else bids on it. I guess you can put your highest bid at $100 and I can cancel the auction with the intent of selling it to the highest bidder

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i got a t420 with a 120gb ssd and 8gbs ram fully working with a crack on the corner for $110 shipped. with manjaro i3wm this thing is awesome.

I can replace the screen myself easily, I just dont know if HP has that whitelist system that Lenovo used on the T430 for instance, and I like having the socketed CPU for the option of upgrading in the future. I'll take a look at those models, thanks

i got a win 7 pro key under my thinkpad, but i don't have the installation ISO
anyone know where to find it?

>posts on Jow Forums
>cant find w7 iso
kek

>posts on Jow Forums
>surprised that people here are generally retarded
kek

>STILL RECOMMENDING THE T420
>20 FUCKING 19
FUCK OFF AUTISTS
STOP TRICKING POOR KIDS INTO BUYING A FUCKING HORRIBLE, SLOW, HEAVY, HOT PIECE OF GARBAGE

It has a contrast ratio of 150:1 for FUCKS sake.

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I relisted it without an auction price. ebay.com/itm/143262193425

i tried it with "Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 Bit)" ISO, but it didn't work
maybe it requires some kind of special version?
the sticker says it is a "OA" key

user are you retarded

it runs win xp better than debian and puppy slacko
here
i got tonnes of win isos archived 1fichier.com/dir/gI1FHemn

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>same fags to cover his cuck hole
kek

no...

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doubt you tried no pae no lesbian

what is mitigations=off ?

why do you even give a fuck about the key? Just install an iso and during the installation there should be a way to tell it you will enter the key later. Then use dazloader or mstoolkit or whatever the fuck you're supposed to use for windows 7 to activate.

Is the T410 a good first thinkpad?
I found one for half the price of others and was thinking of buying it.
How does it compare to the T420 and T430?

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x250 or t440p?
which one would be the best deal?
they are quite similar in prices in my area
x250 being cheaper though

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STOP RECOMMENDING A SHITTY LAPTOP THAT *NOBODY* HAS HAD ANY REASON TO BUY FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW

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i usually run debian and puppy i just tried out because it's supposed to be good on anceient hw, xp was last resort

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Nobody is fucking buying a t420 for the screen quality you inbred troglodyte.

try t450s

Are they replacing the screen? If not, then there's zero reasons to buy a t420. It has dogshit built quality and is slow and hot as fuck. Fuck that computer and all the niggers itt who keep shilling it.

umad bro?

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i doubt it's slow my x201, t410 and x220 all perform fine
can you please not post something this cringe again, thank

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Yes. And I'm mad that people like OP have been running the same troll for 7 years now telling people to buy this piece of shit computer.

Costs 400 dollars where i live.
The t410 costs 150.
I want something cheap.

this new fag

only newfags call anons newfags

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not yours

it is

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file name fail

no those file names are from an app i use to compress photos on my phone

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timestamp

I want to tinker with my T420s a bit again. Did the 1080p mod a few years ago and now am looking at the HDD caddy and keyboard. I remember reading something about 3 different keyboard types that supposedly are different but look alike, what are they called again? What is the serial number and how can I be sure I get the correct one when I order a keyboard online?

lurking on this and would love to see the screen mod got a 420s myself

no

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new faggot

t. Seething itoddler

Would you rather have an ARM (high end CPU, not something basic like the chip in the RPI) or an AMD x64 replacement board for the X230/X220? Me and a few friends are planing... something.

no u

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i wanna marry hinata

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Pleasure doing business with you user.

show battlestation?/room?

>ThinkPad P52s
>Cheaper than T580 with spinner
>Instantly took out the spinning disk
>Replaced with 2 SSDs (240 NVMe + 1TB SATA)
>Exclusively uses Linux for the real ThinkPad Experience (tm)
>Camera, Microphone and BT are disabled in the BIOS
>Enterprise Security(TM)
>Best keyboard ever
>Best laptop I've ever owned hands down
>Milspec laptop
>Only laptop line certified to go to space

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what even is this newfaggot argument about

I see Hinata more as a chromebook though. Mya-nee would be more thinkpad
or do you disagree

What is the deal with all of the underage anime girls?


Are you guys all pedophiles or something?


Or are all Thinkpad owners pedophiles...?

They are not underage

I fucked up TPG I bought a lot of thinkpads one (the only good one imo) was a t430. I baked it in the oven and it started booting. Happy times. Now however, Whenever I try to buy something for the screen I fuck up. Fuck up big time. I bought a 1080p screen and it was the wrong connection. so i buy an adapter and that doesnt work either. Something about needing a EDP adapter. FML big time. Now im stuck on my t420 which is fine except it doesnt have a graphics card for muh games. I dont have any more money and am not sure any of it was worth the investment and am ready to bin all the thinkpads.

If you're really so strapped for cash why would you buy a boat load of chinkpads?

I don't lewd the loli

you're not a pedophile if you never phile the pedo