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>>105752683

Don't buy anything OTHER THAN IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, and W/P Series (excluding T440p and T480, those suck) if you want the Real Business Experience™
>Other business laptops are welcome in /tpg/ (Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook)

Why ThinkPad?
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap
>Excellent keyboards, tactile feel and quiet
>Great durability: magnesium roll cage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels
>Utilitarian design: e.g. 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
>Excellent Linux & *BSD support
>Trackpoint (why the fuck wasn't this in the general before? that's the only reason to get a thinkpad in 2025 honestly)

ThinkWiki - General info about ThinkPads/specs
https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki

Model generations:
>Classic IBM: T40, T41, T42
>IBM/Lenovo Transition: T43, T60, T61 (T42 - T43: significant difference in specs)
>"Classic" Lenovo: T400, T410, T420 (T61 - T400: 4:3 to 16:10)
>Transition to old modern: T430, T440, T450 (T420 - T430: membrane to chiclet)
>Old modern: T460, T470, T480 (T450 - T460: significantly less thick)
>New modern: T490, T14g1, T14g2 (T480 - T490: design change)
>New new modern: T14g3, T14g4, ... (T14g2 - T14g3: second design change)

BIOS replacement:
https://coreboot.org/downloads.html
https://libreboot.org/docs/install/
https://canoeboot.org/docs/install/

Additional resources:
https://dankpads.com/tpg/
https://biosimage.booru.org
https://1vyra.in

Patches:
https://github.com/digmorepaka/thinkpad-firmware-patches
https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec

Chat:
##ibmthinkpad on libera
#/tpg/ on rizon

>>105769389 (OP)
based on the i/o and feet this looks suspiciously like a macbook painted to look like a thinkpad

I have a shitty old IdeaPad with a 35wh battery that's worn out. I opened it up and there's an empty 2.5" caddy, and apparently Lenovo also made a 45wh battery for some related models of the laptop. Could I upgrade the battery from 35wh to 45wh with a new cell, even though the voltage is different? The upgraded battery version is 11 volts, while my current one is 7.5. Same connector though, and the screws line up. Haven't ordered it yet though.

>>105769463
Last I checked Macbook can't do 180° without breaking its hinge

I think I want either a T480s or an X1C6, the dankpads price guide doesn't seem to be very accurate/up to date. Any recommendations on refurb sellers on ebay? Looking at some listings from kI0 but I want to avoid getting burned if I can help it.

>>105769389 (OP)
nakaԁashiki

>>105770950
you mean 90
curryniggerbooks are a joke

i love my big chunky t470p but its such a hot piece of shit while doing the simplest of tasks, is there a heatsink upgrade that im not aware of?
or mayhaps i should install linux? im already running a very lean build of w10 ltsc

>>105771628
disassemble, clean out vents, repaste if you have the patience
that's a almost 10 year old laptop, cheap paste has probably dried up by this point

>>105771661
already did, multiple times
i use mx6, maybe i should try something like ptm7950

>>105771726
no idea then
i have every 14" T410-T470 and they all run pretty normally with ltsc
not cool, but not hot, just mildly warm with normal use

bump

>>105769389 (OP)
hey fellas. I upgraded my t440p to have a LP140WF3-SPD1 screen. The third one on the chart from this site: https://seiba.gitlab.io/thinkpad-t440p-upgrade-guide/#display.

Now, here's my dilemma: The screen keeps getting what I can only assume is heat damage. In so many words, a random purple spot always ends up showing up anywhere from 2-4 months after usage ("coincidentally" always after the free warranty gets used up). I want a screen that's HD, but DOESN'T fucking shit out. Any advice on what to do/where to look? I'm an idiot, so I didn't pack my ORIGINAL screen when i moved, either. Honestly might consider getting one of those, depending on the price. UHD is fuckin sweet and all, but if I can only use it for 2-4 months whats the fuckin point?

It's getting harder and harder to keep these things usable. I love thinkpads. I'm not one of those brand-loyal retards who loves products just for being products, but damn man, there's just something about them Newer laptops are better sure, but not in the price range. Theyre not perfect, but theyre reliable, cheap, and do the job. In order to get something better these days you'd need to pay fuckin 4 times the price. That's not even accounting for other benefits like linux compatibility, ease of servicing, computer lifetime, replacability, etc. Maybe it's my fault for trying to upgrade it or whatever. It's like the only viable options these days are a $2000 hyper rig that can calculate a solution to the rieman paradox, or a fuckin chromebook. Is it so wrong to want to be able to buy a middle of the road pc? God damnit, man. Why can't companies just make good products anymore? I know its all about money etc etc but fuck me dude, can't ONE company make a half-decent laptop below the 800 fucking dollar range?

>>105774437
Sorry, im an idiot. meant its the first one from the chart on that site. Under the display section.

Trackpoint too slow on highest sensitivity. Is there something I can download or a file i can edit to increase the speed of this shit? so close to just buying a mac and forgetting trackpoint exists. my older thinkpad had a great trackpoint this shit sucks

>>105775522
https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/latest/trackpoint-configuration.html#trackpoint-multiplier

Brave new world where you have to edit a cryptic config file and restart just to change your mouse speed.

Just upgraded my X200 to the new Libreboot 25.06, everything went smoothly.

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>>105776717
I got libreboot what makes it compelling to upgrade to?

anyone running corebooted x220 with windows 7?

what t400 series 'pads can I get off ebay that don't cost more than 100 bucks and don't look like their previous owners were bipolar and/or mexican?

>>105775522
Works fine on Windows.

>>105769389 (OP)
Gonna start an IT degree and I need a laptop. I am a poor thirdie and laptop prices are insane over here but the think pad market is kind of okay.
I have no idea what I am getting into so can someone tell me what kind of a laptop I'm supposed to buy or if I can even get through the degree with a cheap thinkpad..

>>105783312
Good universities don't require you to have a laptop.

>>105769389 (OP)
I want to cum on her thighs

>>105783312
Anything from 2012 or later with at least 4 cores and 16 GB RAM should be fine (except A275/A475 which are absolutely unusable, worse than many dual-cores). Avoid 1366x768 screens if there's any chance you will be using Windows.

>>105782541
T460, 470 or 490 if you're lucky.

1366x768 screens are alright on 12.5 incher linux pads, especially with some calibration.

thoughts on p14s g5? intel or amd

I'm sorry if this isn't the place to ask.
But what's my options for 3:2 aspect ratio laptops that's not microsoft surface?

P53 or Precision 7740/7540?

>>105783402
They technically do not, but I'm guessing that it would be pretty hard without one and I'm working part time so I don't really have time to spend at the uni it self. ( it's a very self learning oriented degree, I don't have to even show up to lectures just exams)
>>105784525
Thanks!! I've used one of those N100 with 12 gigs of ram before and they sorta suck. Even more than some older i3s.

>>105788310
In that case you might need something newer. Haswell (2013-2014) mobile i7s are about as powerful as today's N100. The first Thinkpad models that would be a noticeable upgrade are T470p/T480(s) with the best available CPU (and in the case of T480 non-s, dual heatsink mod). If you have the money, something even newer like T14 G1 AMD or P1 G2 might make sense for future-proofing.

>>105769389 (OP)
Original of this pic?

>>105769389 (OP)
imagine making a piece of shit laptop your entire personality luhmao

>>105769389 (OP)
I'm >>105788958 here, forget it, found it on iqdb.

bamp

>>105769389 (OP)
Thoughts?

>>105791983
No trackpoint, not a thinkpad

>>105786020
Intel if you need a proper GPU, AMD if you tend to spill drinks on your laptops. CPU perf is comparable.

I got a DreamColor IPS panel that I swapped into my ChinkPad.
It's insane how good the factory color calibration is. White actually is white and not some shade of piss.
The 4K DCI-P3 screen I compared it to looks like it has a piss filter when it's next to the DreamColor panel.

>>105769389 (OP)
Do you guys think Dell Rugged series are Real Business Experience™?
I'm thinking about buying Dell Rugged Pro 14 for 2 reasons: i) I want something that can handle heat, ii) I like the look it has way more than regular laptops.

>>105782541
>bipolar or mexican owners
what do you mean by this

>>105786020
Former is more expensive but you do get you pay for, (bigger battery, bigger screen, a dedicated GPU). Downside is no option for OLED.

What are the cheapest used laptops with 120Hz screens?

how much would you pay for a 701cs

>>105769389 (OP)
I have a T480 with a non-functioning trackpad and trackpoint (but the keyboard still works) following recent water damage (from condensation). If it was just the keyboard or just the trackpad, I'd be happy to replace it and go on with my day, but the fact that it's the trackpad and trackpoint is making me fear it's a board-related issue. Any suggestions on how I should troubleshoot this? This machine has Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For now, my default plan is to leave the laptop powered off for a while to see if it resolves itself.

On startup I've also noticed a new message: "Disabled IRQ #16"

>>105795296
whoops forgot an attention-grabbing image

>>105786167
framework 13

>>105793925
https://www.ebay.com/itm/326665120638

>>105795545
Why would I buy new laptop?

>>105769389 (OP)
Question to those who may know; what is the best cpu you can reasonably put in an elitebook 2560p?

I'm looking to get an ultra cheap portable laptop to toss in a bag and not care about, and this looks perfect. With a socketed cpu, what would my options in terms of a cpu that wouldn't make it burn alive or make the bios have a stroke?
I was thinking about getting an x220/x230, but you can't upgrade the cpu on them + no DVD drive.

>>105798370
i5- 3rd gen.
I7 uses way too much power for small gain in performance.

Just gonna drop the collection of mine and homies
>W510, my first ThinkPad ever, quad-core, 16GB RAM
>W520 (WIP), corebooting and upgrading to 3rd gen
>T420s with dock station, next in line for upgradez
>T500 and T60, just got 'em from a friend, yet to use
>T21, working + donor, to play VNs & DOOM, again from the friend, Pentium III with 512MB RAM and SSD
>T430 which I gave to said friend, basically maxed out as far as I could, i3-3720QM, dGPU fan, WQHD IPS, classic JP keyboard, 16 GB RAM, only need to fix chink battery not charging
>T490 of my roommate, I bought it cheap to resell initially
only missing T460 which I bought to another friend and also upgraded a bit
oh and IBM keyboard is also there

>>105798770
what can you do with w510 today?
what can you do with w520?
t420 is at least portable and spends less battery than w520

>>105798799
>what can you do with w510 today?
kinda a lot actually, especially after I disabled HT cancer
only struggles a bit with heavy websites (GH, YT) and video playback, but the latter is probably because I didn't properly configure hwaccel
>what can you do with w520?
idk haven't tested it yet much, but after upgrading to 3rd gen it's basically T430 but better
>t420 is at least portable and spends less battery than w520
it's T420s, the slim variant, which is pretty interesting but unfortunately no CPU upgrade, well at least maxed out RAM
gonna be useful after I swap the display, can't really stand that backlight bleed shit

should I get a Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6?

>>105796385
WHAT DA HEELLLLLLL

well i don't think that laptop will even turn on. otherwise, if you clean it and change the keyboard, it's not that bad considering price.

>>105769389 (OP)
T440p does not suck

>>105782541
ended up getting a t460 for 96 bucks after tax, supposed to be coming with the charger and all the parts in good condition, picrel

>>105769389 (OP)
>buy t14 gen 2 amd no touchscreen
>get touchscreen with sim slot
alright, what stuff from lenovo support I need to install? usb c ports were dying after a time without firmware update in thinkpads iirc
for now I got bios updated and recommended stuff

>>105801493
You're safe, the USB-C bug was only on Intel models

>>105779811
There were a lot of bug fixes and it seems to load slightly faster. I emailed Michael at Phoronix asking why he didn't cover the release and the next morning an article was posted. The comments are entertaining to say the least.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Libreboot-25.06-Released

>>105769389 (OP)
Why buy a stinkpad when the newest macbook air can be bought for like 700? Is some used trash that gets 3 hours of battery life really worth it to save like $350?
t. used a t60 way in the past and just popped in out of curiosity, only thing I miss is clit mouse

I bought a p53 off of eBay. I am going to replace the 500 Gb stick with Win10 on it with a new 1 TB for my Linux install. Pic related
Is the process as simple as opening up the back, pulling out the old and putting in the new? Or do I need to make some kind of BIOS update/change first? Thanks.

>>105802249
For me the fun is in modding the shit out of it. A macbook has soldered everything and can't really be modded.

>>105798489
the 2560p supports 2nd gen i-series cpus. Unless the chipset can support 3rd gen cpus as well, i'm limited to 2nd gen. If it can support 3rd gen, then there's a 35w 4c/8t i7 i can get for cheap, so that's a no-brainer.

>>105802472
No, it's just plug and play.

>>105802249
soldered everything is gay as fuck

>>105769389 (OP)
I have a T410 running mint with the mini dock series 3. Is there a way to make this thing output to two displays via the dock?
In connecting one one display, it extends the desktop just fine, but in plugging in the 2nd display, they both get no signal and the display manager on mint shows them as all being mirrored displays of the main laptop display.
Also on a side note, Brave and the trackpoint on this thing seem to run at what looks like 30hz/30fps. Any sort of trickery to make it run on a proper framerate? Other programs run at the native refresh rate, but most web browsers don't and the trackpoint seems kinda choppy.

>>105791983
why keep the red dot in "think" when there's no trackpad?
also 4 ports on a work device, and one of them may be fully taken up with either a charger or dock. pass

I installed windows 8.1 on my x220.
7 is a piece of shit and doesn't work, 10 is too modern (and it's a pos too).

>>105769389 (OP)
I honestly feel like I got memed by the T480 repairability. I bought one with a shit screen and the keyboard eventually broke down. I would also like to upgrade RAM and SSD. The repair price is similar to how much I bought it

>>105803976
Even with displaylink drivers installed, this is all I get with 2 displays

>>105802249
A really tight budget. You can buy an 8th gen intel for 250$.

where 2 buy most good thinkpad? thank gobless

>>105802249
better OS compatibility, hardware upgradability and easier to repair or replace parts that give up, can run 32-bit applications, comfier keyboard, many can be had under $100, etc

>>105804826
ebay, local e-cycling, pawn shops, thrift stores, etc
i got a T410 at a thrift store for $30, an L14 for $120 at a pawn shop, S1 yoga on ebay with dock for $150 (back in like, 2017), and a T400 for free that was being thrown away at an e-cycling plant, all in really good shape.

>>105804835
thank 4 response, me live in in third world shithole swamp with no weecycling so I doubt I'll find any sources for that. Pawn shops here are all bitchy vietnamese women charging MSRP for clapped out junk or "I know what I got" boomers so I think Salvation Army is gonna be my only option if I can't find anything solid on ebay or r/thinkpadsforsale.

Any particular sellers on ebay you'd recommend?

am startin a CS degree soon, should I get like a T490 with an i5 8365u with 16 gigs of ram for around 280USD or a dell latitude 7410 with an i7 10610u and 16 gigs of ram for around 340USD? I'm pretty poor I can't really spend over 400USD on a laptop.

>>105804955
none particularly. Just look for ones not bios locked and with decent enough specs
hit up the thinkwiki if you're looking at newer models to see if things like ram are upgradable, if not, just get the spec that best fits what you want. dell latitiudes and HP elitebooks are good alternatives that often go for lower prices for the spec as well while still being cromulent devices.

>>105804970
If you don't want to break the bank and want good specs, i'd recommend an L14
other than CPU, plenty upgradable, decent screens, durable enough, really good battery life, normal thinkpad keyboard, easy to work on, and you can get 10th and 11th gen intel cpus for under $200

>>105805096
Thank you! There are a couple L14s I can find here and they are around 350USD. Anything I should look out for when buying?

>>105805180
These seem to sell with garbage TN 1366x768 screens more often than T series. Buy only IPS FHD if you care for your eyes.

Personally I'd buy only gen 2 or later. Gen 1 has good performance but shit battery life in the AMD version, and no meaningful improvement over 2018 models in the Intel version.

If you need to use two drives, your only options are gen 1 and 2 Intel, where only some units have a motherboard that takes one 2.5 inch and one M.2 drive (the only sure way to know is a pic of the insides). AMD versions and everything after gen 2 take only one drive.

Where can I get a actually decent battery for my t530? been through various amazon/ebay chink ones that do not last long at all.

How much battery life can I expect from an X61s with an LED backlight and two spare batteries?

Is a putting a newer, same resolution and a slightly bigger display panel into an X200s the better option?

There's one geezer selling i5 T440p with 1600x900 TN screen for 65 bucks near my place, should I grab it /tpg/?

>>105807093
I would if in good condition (especially battery)

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>>105804970
>am startin a CS degree soon
>should I get like a T490 with an i5 8365u with 16 gigs of ram
what you do need powerful computer for?

>>105769463
>io
I don't need more

>>105791983
Do people really like how these look, with all the protrusions and cutouts and slanted corners?
Unironically reminds me of some sloppy ai mess.

>>105801493
>from lenovo support
if you use windows install "commercial vantage" from msstore, it's better than ancient "thinkvantage system update", web update agent or normal consumer "lenovo vantage"

>>105807093
Yes, you can easily make your money back by selling the Motherboard and non-cracked plastic bits if you don't like it.

>>105805096
L14 are ogre.
t. using an L14 Gen3 at work.

Is this possible or a fantasy?
>ancient ThinkPad
>repurposed as NAS
>idle 99% of the time
>fan runs even on idle, don't like that
>(yes I've tried everything, SpeedFan/ThinkFan/TPFanControl/Fan Control have never ever worked for me, also nothing in BIOS)
>disconnect fan
>but now reaches maximum temp on extended operations: max CPU temp is 85, LibreHardwareMonitor shows it maxing out at 81
>that's ok, at least it throttles instead of going further and then shutting down I suppose
>but I don't want it to get even that high for very long
So I had an idea
>make a small hole in underside of laptop
>instead of plugging the fan into the motherboard, thread the fan cable through the hole
>connect to some kinda adapter gadget thing that provides a USB male plug (does something like this even exist? is picrel it?)
>plug that into a basic USB port
>therefore I have the fan running on-demand (by plugging it into a USB port) but at no other times
Crazy idea? Dangerous, even? Or feasible?

>>105791983
I really like these parts, that's gorgeous industrial design.
But I fucking loathe that it doesn't have a trackpoint.

>>105812024
The POST is going to stop you because the system won't detect a fan at the fan-header.

>>105812039
That already happens now that I've disconnected the fan
If I press Esc very quickly (like within 1 second) I can bypass it and load the system
And because it's a NAS, and disconnected from the outside internet in my router, I almost never need to reboot it

>>105812050
If you say so. But I wouldn't do it personally.

>>105812061
But is it possible? Is that cable I'm looking at what I want? And if I plug the USB in it will provide power?

t. complete n00b, never modded anything before in my life, the most I've ever done is repaste laptops, swap RAM, swap HDDs/SSDs, and at most added a secondary drive bay in ancient laptops with optical drives

>>105812008
elaborate more good sir

t. planning to buy L14 amd G3 and maxxed the ram slots afterward

>>105784573
>especially with some calibration
care to elaborate? I got a x230 on the way and could use some advice

>>105812024
just change its thermal paste and dedust it, or if the fan makes any noise lube it or change it.

>>105812197
It's made from the cheapest plastic you could find. Not carbon reinforced like the T series. So it is considerably thicker yet still feels like it'll just break when you look funny at it. The plastic is also not coated at all which might be a boon if you hate soft-touch, but scratches will go right into the structure, well, it is CHEAP plastic.
The trackpad is shit and the only saving grace for mouse inputs is the nipple-
The keyboard is the worst, virtually no travel, feels like the paper which wraps single-use razor blades, the keys are made from cheap plastic which will polish in no time. Even macbook keyboards are better, and those are seriously shit.

Get an E-Series or a little older T-Series instead. Lenovo says in their own material that the L is above the E, but I'm seriously convinced that some fucktard intern mixed those two up because E-Series feel like aluminum cladded T-Series. L-Series take the L, literally. Do not buy, they're absolutely shit.

>>105802182
The most recent comment gets it:
>I run Arch Linux on all my PCs. I'm not a full-on free/libre software enthusiast but I still follow news about Libreboot, FSF and Parabola, etc. Why does the Linux community have such hate for these projects? I think they're neat. Can't you guys just leave it at that? That they're neat? It's not like they're hurting anybody? What problems could one have with libre BIOSes and proprietary-free distros? It's not like they're forced on you, no?

Trying to get a 2 in 1 laptop under $200 used, with a CPU/iGPU like on the i5-1135g7 or i7-1165g7, ended up with the L13 Yoga G2, Latitude 5320 and Latitude 7320 on my list.
How do they compare to each other in build quality? Does Lenovo have first party "brand new" or good third party battery replacements available? Dell has used and Chinese alternatives (63Wh like the max configs on the original models, bigger than on the Yoga) but I don't know how reliable they are

what's a decent one under thousand bucks?

>>105813783
X13g2

i have t480 with replaced mobo. i had it installed bios update, but i can't updating the thunderbolt. I have tried fwupd and got i/o error and lspci listed the thunderbolt so it must be something that made it error. Should i try windows for updating thunderbolt?

I just want a W701DS, man

>>105813359
Beware L13Y G1/G2, they're prone to cracks near the hinges

hi /tpg/, P53 i7 9850H or P15 G1 i7 10850H, both with Quadro RTX 3000. which one is better and why?

>>105814571
P53 for the classic chassis, dedicated touchpad buttons, and space for 3 drives (vs 2). CPUs are practically the same.

>>105814688
I heard P15 has better cooling system and serviceability than P53. is that true?

>>105814860
Right, I forgot the GPU is replaceable. P15 might be better after all

My x13 gen 1's F1 key randomly clicks on its own even though I am not clicking it, is it a hardware issue? I've updated everything through commercial vantage. Is it possible that my keyboard is faulty?

>>105814000
hows the newer gens?

>>105814000
NTA but I do consider buying an X13 G2 amd 5650U. How is the build quality compared to T14 g2? Any quirks should I know before about this particular generation of X13?

yeah I don't mind the cuck'd soldiered ram as 16GB is more than enough for me. Heck I still have X270 with 8GB of ram as my main traveling laptop right now.

>>105816175
I have a gen 1 in fact I'm asking about it above. Gen 2's chassis is similar, so:
Well built
Small Keyboard, as in smaller than usual you have to get used to it.
Very fucking portable
some cons:
battery life
brightness
exhaust port on the right side where i put my mouse
mini-ethernet prevents use of the 2nd usb-c port, just no space for the usb-c

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going back to school and need a new laptop; could use some advice. 8 years ago I would have bagged a x230 and called it a day but I need something newer this time around.
Any ideas? Needs to be fairly light and have reasonable battery life

I was gonna sell my thinkpad x1 carbon 6th gen to buy a tablet. I bought it in 2019 for $1100 and its now worth $150. Kind of crazy to think about.

I guess i'll just keep it

>>105817988
What's your budget
>>105818079
Keep, it'll be a collectors item if you keep it long enough kek.

>>105818170
>What's your budget
300$ used don't have to be the best machine in the biz. someone else mentioned x270 that any good?

>>105818356
If you're going with the X270, go with the X280 instead. Has only upsides and costs the same.

>>105818370
ok cheers i'll look into it

>>105818381
Yeah, also avoid the X290 or any *#90 from that era. Those were absolutely dogshit. So much so that the X270 is preferable over the X290.
Order goes like this:
*#80 > *#70 > *#90

>>105818440
appreciate it
>So much so that the X270 is preferable over the X290
lol how'd they manage that
what do you think about the x390? a quick google led me to people positively comparing it to the x280

>>105818468
The problem is that the *#90s removed replaceable batteries across the bank. The 70 and 80 models all have two batteries, the 90s only a single one. Also lots of wasted space inside the pads.
>what do you think about the x390?
Friend of mine has the X380. Wouldn't recommend, it is anemic. Cannot tell you how the X390 is, but I doubt it's great.

If it doesn't have to be an X, take a look at the E14 gen2 or gen3.

Just got my first TP E16 Gen 3. And yes, i know it is E, but I'm happy af.

>>105804970
honestly depends on where you are, but I've got a second-hand T490 with same/similar specs (don't remember exactly, I sold it to a roommate, you can see it here on the right >>105798770) for IIRC 125€ in very good condition, basically like new. I'd say look more on FB marketplace or whatever people in your country use for such deals if you're not in hurry. Also I'd rather get T480 but you do you

>>105818509
X270 was the last with two batteries though? I flipped an X280 a while ago and it was definitely of the slim, single internal battery kind. Still solidly built but without many of the nice things the earlier ones had.

>>105819382
Fugg. I was certain that the X280 was the last one with it. The one of my professor did have one.

>>105769389 (OP)
>T480, those suck
Why?

The internal batteries are always this expensive?
It all cost about 60$

>>105821764
Give or take. They were 40 bux before inflation added a flat 30% to everything.

>>105769389 (OP)
So I'm thinking of buying a x201. Is a good device?

>>105798770
I see the anime figure.

>>105822552
Yeah the friend is currently my temporary roommate so he brought it there when moving in

>>105821580
OP is a bundle of sticks who modified the original pasta to inject their beliefs.

>>105822543
As a collectors item?

>>105816403
>some cons:
>battery life
>brightness
Eh I can live with these, I mostly use my pads indoor after all.

>exhaust port on the right side where i put my mouse
>mini-ethernet prevents use of the 2nd usb-c port, just no space for the usb-c
Really useful insight here, thank you.

Are the aluminum X13s any good compared to regular ones? how hot does the G2 AMD usually run again? even T/L amd G2 experience will be helpful for me. Gunning for for X13 G2 ryzen 5 hoping it's gonna run a bit cooler than ryzen 7.

how portable is the t480s? would it make for a good choice for a school laptop

>>105769389 (OP)
what's a new model for 14" ThinkPad?

>>105823965
Very portable. 1.4 kg, fits in most laptop sleeves and bags. Battery life up to 8 hours if you're careful. The biggest annoyance with it is how easily the keyboard scratches the screen.

arch broke
what do I install next

>>105822543
the cpu is on the verge of being completely unusable for web browsing

>>105783312
depends on your use case. generally as other anon pointed out everything after 2012 is still usable even running w10 (but why?). maxxed out t420 should do it's job if your most cpu intensive app is watching ytb.

Hey /tpg/! What thinkpads (or other laptops, desktops) are you looking forward to picking up after the specpocalypse for wintoddlers hits this great day, October 14th, 2025? I haven't seen prices crash yet. Is there disinformation going on?

>>105802249
literally no reason to buy a new stinkpad if your budget can afford the newest macbook
thinkpad will lose its value way sooner. modding a laptop is overrated and/or for poorfags

>>105827269
Wangblows 10 boomers selling their chinkpads because no security updates?

>>105827946
More than that! On the great day of linux pentacost, millions of desktops and laptops will become unusable for wangblows normies. Industries of all types are going to jettison their old hardware, except there will be no buyers because the regular low-tier schools and corporations that acquire low tier surplus lots won't. The computers can't run windows! The big risk is that companies will just directly send them to the landfill.
For two years, I've wanted to build a k8s server cluster out of cheap, old desktops or laptops. If things go right, this will provide the best opportunity.

>>105769389 (OP)
are t480 with mx150 cards really that rare on the market?

>>105828503
They were common in 2022-2023. I guess the fanboys ate them up.

>Thinkpad arrives
Welcome home White man.

Is it possible to upgrade the screen of an E520? Someone gave me one and it'd be a comfy writing machine if not for the low resolution.

Is there a modern Thinkpad with AMD HX 370 or Intel 258V or are all Thinkpads ancient garbage for poorfags?

>>105831186
>AMD HX 370
Already available everywhere on P14s Gen 6, just not sold in America yet

>>105827269
T440p
X260
P51

>>105769389 (OP)
Is there a successful mod for the T430 case to fit a 9.5 HDD/SSD on its main drive slot (which only support 7mm (aka "slim") drives)? Like breaking some nubs or something?
I have one of picrel, but i want to use DVD drive as well.

>>105832072
If it's like the X230, a 9.5mm drive will fit, but like REALLY tightly. The best way to mount it is to partially disassemble the laptop (bottom cover off at the very least, I can't remember if anything else was required), put the drive in without the caddy or the rubber "rails" or anything. It's not going to be plug+play without disassembling it again similarly.

>>105825044
you fix arch

https://a.co/d/hbjgoV1

should I just buy this E16 gen 2 instead of hunting for a t480s or x1c6?

how do i identify a used one's parts like display color gamut and which battery/wattage it is?

>>105832948
https://ebay.us/m/JXtmTX

>>105833195
Look up the serial on Lenovo's site. Cross-reference that with the model's "psref" sheet. That will tell you what it shipped with. You are making an assumption no parts have been replaced.

>>105812605
I owned an L14 G1 for a while, ended up giving it to my mom, but really felt just fine
the bottom panel is standard ABS, but honestly i was less worried about tossing it around than my T410 with how brittle the plastics on it were, and that was with it being relatively new. Didn't feel the same worry with the L14 plastics. The keyboard was pretty standard for modern thinkpad and same with the trackpad. But also if you're getting a thinkpad and using the trackpad, you get what you deserve.
For about half the price of other thinkpads with removable and upgradable ram, storage, and more ports, it's a more 'thinkpad' thinkpad than other modern mainline models. For >>105812197 , just make sure it has the 1080p panel and you're golden.

New Thinkpad user here. Just got my T480 it is in perfect visual condition but the screen seems so dim on max brightness, is this normal?
Coming from a Mac I'm trying not to compare apples to oranges but even sitting in a dark room this seems way too dim.
I've got it plugged into power and set battery performance to max. What now?

>>105834206
Normal. Lenovo cheaps out on screens except in the premium X1 and P models.

>>105833836
>it's a more 'thinkpad' thinkpad than other modern mainline models
It's nice that they kept the 2013-style boxy case for so long in the L-series. I'm thinking of getting a L14 G2 and modding it with a 57 Wh T490s battery for when bloat makes my older ones obsolete. 1.8 mm keyboard might also be doable if screens get thinner before 30-pin eDP is retired.

The fact Lenovo thought it would be a good idea to create this little raised bump for some unjustified retarded reason is beyond me.
This completely ruins the aesthetic they had previously with the clean edges. I'm looking into purchasing a new laptop and I'd rather it be a thinkpad but I feel cucked now since every top of the line model has this bump.

>>105835845
Buy an old one. The last noticeable performance jump was in 2020 (AMD) or 2022 (Intel).

Lenovo Thinkpad T14s G1?

Are these laptops for poor people? I feel as though the major incentive is because of how cheap you can buy them secondhand.
If money wasn't an issue, would any of you even own a thinkpad?

>>105836061
AMD version is okay if you can stomach soldered memory. Intel version is worthless, strictly worse than T480s from two years earlier.

>>105836084
Once you get used to the trackpoint you're vendor locked in forever.

>>105836084
business grade build quality
great linux compatibility compared to chinky meme gayming laptops
T, P and X series just feel really solid on my hands compared to any consoomer 1k consoomer laptops

also >>105836104
>Once you get used to the trackpoint you're vendor locked in forever.

>>105836084
Laptop manufacturers are obligated to sell spare parts and provide up to 5 years of (admittedly quite expensive but extensive) warranty service for business class laptop.
It's just nice to have that plus I do like the trackpoint.

What are older models that will grant me at least 5 more years of use T490?

Not much of a power user, but I do occasionally have to run a scraper and work in big spreadsheets

>>105836354
T480 4-core version is bare minimum but I don't know if it'll last 5 years. T14 Gen 0-5 is a safer option.

>>105836354
>>105836449
>T14 Gen 0-5 is a safer option.
Beware T14 G1 Intel. More expensive than T480(s)/T490 with absolutely nothing to show for it, unless it's one of the rare ones with a 6-core cpu.

The only time you need a beefy pc is when you're using a VM or doing portable CAD work. Otherwise just get the cheapest one and move on with your life

Found a T490 for 60 dollars, dude says it needs a new motherboard but everything else works. I have no experience with repairing laptops, should I get it ? what the worst that could happen?

>>105837525
I'd hold off on that offer for a minute until someone more knowledgeable than me comes around because i am under the impression that the x90's ain't very modifiable, meaning a new motherboards implies that everything on the old motherboard is now useless. correct me if i am wrong

>>105837558
well I'm planning on replacing everything on the motherboard except for ram and storage, I'm just not sure if there are different heat sinks for different boards and maybe a different layout or something I have to look out for.

>>105837525
That's too much. If he'll let it go for $20-30, then ok. Get a new motherboard off AliExpress and you have a decent deal. People want too much money for broken shit.

A different guy, who has a T480 already with a busted screen might justify $60 so he can do a whole lid swap and not break his balls taking the other apart to do a screen-only replacement.

anybody experienced with the x270? thinking about picking it up for college because of the form factor and battery life

>>105837826
Very nice machine. Pleasant to type on, touchpad is precise and not too big, good selection of ports. 13 hours is doable if you manage to buy unused OEM batteries, otherwise expect around 11. Main downside is the weak heatsink (fan spins up often, undervolt needed to use CPU at top frequency). Make sure you get one with a FHD screen and i5/i7.

>>105838889
cool thanks. do you happen to know if all FHDs are IPS?

>>105839083
PSREF says yes

Real tempted to get a Thinkpad x1 extreme Gen 4. How bad of a decision would that be?

>>105839624
Depends on price and how much heat you can tolerate on your lap

>>105840334
I have a fan for heat and I've seen some go for as low as 799

can i get a thinkpad for my bday tomorrow? ive been using the same lenovo g50 laptop from since i was 12 and i cant do anything i used to do in it anoymore, can barely run windows 10, performance is just as bad on linux somehow with the hassle that i cant get davinci or premier to run properly

sure it can browse the web and play movies and run roblox for my sister, but i want to do more stuff personally for myself like modeling on blender, recording games without lagging and faster video editing without constant crashes, and some light gaming like playing ultrakill and minecraft at 60 fps at least

that would be greatly appreciated to be honest, cuz at this point any cheap laptop made since the pandemic would be better than what i have rn but id love to have my own peronal laptop and leave the old one for the rest of my family, and id love for it to be a thinkpad cuz it would probably allow me to tinker with it more than the old one with better documentation and support

>>105839624
Why an X1e instead of an intel P14 G5 with a dGPU or an AMD T14?

>>105840475
Well how would it measure up graphics wise, I wanted something with a semi-modern GPU to edit videos but also invest in programming. Is it overkill if I want it for some graphic intensive gaming?

>>105840510
About the same performance, but more efficient.
I'd say AMD T14 G3/4 is enough for modern titles on highest settings in FHD.
But any thin laptop is much worse cooling-wise than an eGPU.
So either get a P15/17, if you don't mind the off-center keyboard or a nice and compact intel T14/X13 with an ebay GPU and dock.

>>105840721
P15v ok since they got removable RAM? And a2000 nividia gpus?

I got a T43, T420 and T480 left over. Latter two are pretty maxed out.

What should I do with them?

>>105835845
True. The design was peak before the bump but I think is for the webcam.

>>105841503
Keep the T43, sell the others to some redditor at a huge markup.
Otherwise pull all the good parts and sell them to redditors at a regular markup.
Any questions?

>>105841958
The design was peak before the L*novo kikery got traction.

>>105812605
>aluminum cladded
you know many thinkpads have paint covered magnesium that feels like plastic? and magnesium is very light, not very cold to the touch, and flexible. It feels not great, but you learn to love it bending and springing back instead denting or bending and staying bent.
My S1 yoga had people all the time saying they were plastic or that they used them and were all plastic, but in actually owning one, the entire chassis other than the thin bezel around the screen is magnesium. Lid, body, bottom cover, palm rest, etc, all magnesium.

>>105769389 (OP)
Are there any other laptops that fit the bill that the elitebook 2570p fulfill? I'm trying to find a ~12" laptop with either an upgradable cpu or at least a 4c/8t cpu with a DVD burner and this is the only thing that seems to fit that bill. All offerings I can find from lenovo compact devices don't have a dvd drive, and similar spec'd dell latitudes top out at 2c/4t. Any toughbooks or something that come to mind?

>>105843014
>ebussy.jpg
Use case for DVD burner?

>>105843191
compact media center + mobile tinker/recovery system to burn backup DVD's for old systems
i do a lot of repair and restoration of old laptops and desktops and many of them aren't happy installing from USB, even when forced using plop. I currently have a T400 and it's fine, but i'd really like something smaller to tote around.

>>105843242
If it's used infrequently, an external USB DVD burner might fit the bill. I do get the draw of it being a fully self-contained unit. I keep an old HP 8460p around for some of the same reasons.

>>105843394
I already have one that I use with my desktop. The goal is to carry less, if i'd be carrying an external drive and a compact laptop, I may as well keep taking my T400 around.
I had the same conundrum with using my sony mavicas, where I have external floppy disk drives, but having a period laptop with one built in just works nicer and is a nicer overall package to have around.

>>105843014
I had a HP EliteBook 8560W. Great machine with a beautiful screen until the motherboard literally blew up.

are newer elitebooks any good? really tempted to try 835 gen 8.
freaking 13 inch business laptop with ryzen 5000 series and dual sodimm slots? holy crap.

is it say more durable and solid than L13/14 g2/3?

T480s for $100 with a i5 8250u 16GB RAM yes or no?

>>105844137
I wouldn't get such great price on my shitty cunt, so yes

>>105843881
>EliteBook 8560W
>15.6"
that's really neat
i think you missed the part where I'm specifying a compact device and looking for something smaller than a T400, a 14" device.

should i settle for 45% ntsc? how bad is it

>>105844305
Also called 62% sRGB
It looks like shit, it's a low end display that likely also has a shifted white point that makes everything look cold/blue. What model are you looking at?

>>105844305
You should go for OLED if it's available. All the non-OLED laptop screen has horrible ghosting.

>>105843242
>many of them aren't happy installing from USB
Usually they aren't happy about Mass Storage Device class, but work with USB optical emulators (picrel hardware or some software on old rooted android) as good as with internal optical drives.

>>105845780
>on old rooted android
There's an xposed module that restores DriveDroid support on newer Android versions, and it works on Android 15

>>105825044
nixos if you hate yourself
otherwise, also nixos

>>105786167
Anyone?
Should I bite the surface laptop meme?

>>105786167
>>105847778
X1 Titanium. Read the reviews, there's a compromise on keyboard depth and thermal throttling because
>muh thin
If you're not a T60 era keyboard snob and you don't mind gimping the CPU turbo freq, it may be fine for you. idk how it compares to a Surface keyboard.

>>105848190
I'm not a snob.
I have T420 I use at home, but want something to use when I'm commuting/at work.

>>105769389 (OP)
what thinkpad would you recomend for a digital artist,it needs to be able to run blender with no hiccups.

>>105844149
FB marketplace seller isn't responding, probably sold already

FUCK

>>105848190
>>105786167
>X1 Titanium
I love mine but would not recommend one unless you really know what you want, and can get it cheaper than average
>top cover always looks gross because titanium is scratch and oil magnet
>all the usual mechanical problems of yoga hinges are amplified to make it as thin as possible
>unpopular opinion: I actually like its clicky short travel more than mushy long travel chiclets of old
Display should be its main appeal, but
>fukcall brightness and clolr range
>extremely prone to smudges and scratches from the keyboard
>touch and pen are barely functional to navigate UIs, impossible to accurately paint etc
>at 200dpi most people end up using non-integer scaling with all its still lingering bugs (but if you can handle it at 100% it's great)
>despite the aspect ratio the bezels make it almost as big as 14" 16:10 thinkpads
Still, look how fucking flat >>105810644 is, goddam that's hot.

I have a weird bug with my T14s G2 AMD.
Sometimes when I leave it plugged in charging up, with the screen closed, it will refuse to turn the screen on when I open it.
The light next to the power button is on, so it's running, and when I close the screen the red LED on the ThinkPad logo stays lit, instead of going to slow flash (sleep).
The only way to fix it is to hold the power button until it shuts down, then restart.

Any idea what it might be? Or what I can do to fix it?

>>105852154
Some OSs have intermittent issues with sleep and the screen coming back on. Linux?

>>105853105
sleep issue affects both Windows and Linux for me on my desktop.
It's a hardware problem. Something to do with WiFi I believe, but I'm just speculating.

>>105853105
Win 11 IOT ltsc.

i5 or i7 on a t480?

>>105845610
>All the non-OLED laptop screen has horrible ghosting.
really? that sucks

The ThinkPad I bought years ago still has that same hand cream smell it had when I bought it and it only seems to get stronger with time. Thoughts?

Is it true that IBM keyboards are superior to those of the IBM/Lenovo transition ThinkPads, such as the T60? What about the "classic" Lenovo models like the X200 and T400?

What should I buy if I want to play street fighter 6 in between college classes for my degree in networking engineering

>>105854004
i7 preferable but don't go out of the way for it if an i5 (8th gen) is cheaper. The difference is only noticeable if you both undervolt and install the dual heatsink.

>>105855197
T43, R60, T500, X201 and T510 all feel the same to me in terms of rigidity, feedback and noise. Personally prefer the T510 and later layouts where you can hit Esc without moving your palm.

I would say the worst downgrade was in 2022 when in addition to travel going down again, the removable keyboards began to noticeably flex on the sides and around the trackpoint.

page ten

>>105855197
As if I care, it's either a laptop that would overheat watching a youtube video or a shittier keyboard. Not a hard choice to make.

>>105859070
That's kind of the bitch of Thinkpads - even their shitty new keyboards are better than the competition.

If there's a better one out there I'm all ears.

>>105800940
Looking in really good shape, were did you buy it anon?

>>105823291
>x201
>>105825049
Yeah now I think is not that good of a idea.

Man I need something really portable the HP15 I have feels like a rock in my backpack.

>>105857258
>T43, R60, T500, X201 and T510 all feel the same to me in terms of rigidity, feedback and noise.

Which one would you consider the best in terms of portability? I need something for travel.

Are all newer, convertible 2-in-1 thinkpads really stuck with soldered rams?

>>105860702
I wouldn't travel with any of those. T43/R60 are too old to be usable, X201 batteries are hard to find, and T500/T510 too big and heavy. Maybe T420 or X220 both of which have the T510's keyboard.

Why does it says the T480 sucks?

>>105861697
to see if anyone reads the OP

>>105861190
>I wouldn't travel with any of those.
why not are you a pussy

>>105787146
It's extremely annoying to clean/repaste the P53 and mine came with a broken GPU fan. The replacement ones I got are also almost dead. The 4K LCD is GOAT tho

>>105814116
If you try windows, install win10 and some really old thunderbolt drivers. Otherwise the firmware updater will just silently fail and not do anything.
Also you might have to use an external flasher if thunderbolt is already "dead"

>>105828053
Win10 updates were just extended if you pay monies or with your data as a home user

>>105861697
It's a heavily compromised design already and people that say it's great are coping. You're better off buying something newer for the same or even less money.

>>105861697
It's the modern equivalent of the T420
It's really cheap and that's it
The panels it comes with are borderline unusable
The bottom of the case is mostly held with plastic clips which very easily snap

Why is quality control so fucking bad?
I've bought a few new modern ThinkPads (T14s G4, X13 G4, T16 G2) and they all have issues that set my OCD off.

>>105861697
OP is tranny

>>105862174
>It's really cheap and that's it
People sell it for $400+ in my area because of overhyped meme status
Literally more expensive than T14 XXXX R7 4K

My t460s freezes when I touch the case near the extra RAM. Getting a bit old anyway. What do I upgrade to?

>>105862215
fuck all that shit. the last good thinkpad was the T60. everything after the T60 gets worse and worse. my advice is to get a maxxxed T60 and live happily ever after. if you need extra power then remote into some server or something.
computers have been good enough for decades now. but every year they bloat the software more and more and now your average laptop has 32gb of ram lmao.

>>105862754
Upgrade to reseating your ram bruh.

Failing that, T14G2 AMD. G3 if you wanna trade a 16:10 screen for a marginally shittier keyboard. Or X13G2

>>105862896
I used a T60 like this for a while. Basically a dumb terminal, remoted into my desktop.

>>105854577
open it and clean it

>>105862896
I put 32gb on my T480 coz I found dirt cheap 16x2 ones a few years back, way below their ripoff prices.

>>105832948
>>105833665
Just buy a T14 G5

Just placed an order for t14s g6 (amd). What am I in for? Will it run my loonix perfectly? (nix)

>>105859070
I have a T42 and it plays YouTube videos just fine without overheating. Of course, you need yt-dlp and non-toy OS, but why would you want to run bloated proprietary malware?

Even laptops like the T500 have a decent keyboard, although not as good as the classic IBM models, but far superior to almost any other laptop anyway.

>>105855197
Yes, before Lenovo acquired ThinkPad, the keyboards were manufactured in Sweden. Guess where they were made after Lenovo acquired ThinkPad - they aren't called ChinkPad for nothing.

>>105864412
That's certainly an option. I was just pointing out he could get it for cheaper.

>>105864872
>it plays YouTube videos just fine without overheating
240p isn't the best experience

bamp

>>105865432
why do you need high resolution? are you a girl?

i am looking to buy a new thinkpad e14 gen6 ryzen 5. has anyone used it or can anyone suggest an alternative? I am not looking to buy an old thinkpad and then upgrade it because i am a pussy

>>105863055
Thanks for the recs. I may be a retard, but I opened mine up already and can't imagine what I could do to fix it. The RAM is locked in pretty tight and taped down. It doesn't seem loose or anything.

>>105869983
You can try putting rubber feet below the RAM. Fixed the freezing on my X270.

>>105869983
i would unclip the retainers the and then slide the ram in and out a few times to clear the contacts.

>>105769389 (OP)
Ive been running coreboot on an x220 for about 4 years. I get regular random freezing requiring a hard powercycle and also regular sudden poweroffs and have no idea why or what causes it
Is corebooting a scam? Does anyone else have similar experience?

>>105870261
yeah it's probably a scam. the neckbeards that made coreboot probably just cobbled it together so that it simply works. they probably didn't do the kind of engineering and testing that the IBM/Lenovo guys did. they also most likely lack a detailed understanding of the hardware involved. so running coreboot on the machine for a long time might start to damage the hardware. i am talking out of my ass but i think the principle stands.
never trust neckbeards. they are the bastards that take apart thinkpads with the wrong screwdriver, break plastic tabs, install chinese ram, and then reassemble the whole thing incorrectly so that there are gaps and improperly seated parts.
keep your thinkpads clean. keep the stock. no weird mods to the hardware or firmware. you can run any OS and software you like of course.

>>105870490
>no weird mods to the hardware or firmware
literally 1984

>>105802472
It's wise to update BIOS while it has Windows for convenience and given it has space for multiple drives leaving the 500GB for more storage (for example virtual machines) is an option.

I download the HMM linked below for all my pads because they're very well done. Replacement screw kits are dirt cheap so no need to reuse any damaged screws.

https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/tp_p53_hmm_en.pdf

>>105874687
Every Thinkpad I've had, I did the "install windows" humiliation ritual to update bios and firmware, then promptly installed Debian.

I want to buy my first laptop but I hate researching when there are 9 billion options. I have an idea of what I'm looking for though so I guess it could be worse.

Is rtings the best site for this still?

>>105870087
>>105870097
I will try these. Thank you.

i'm trying to rediscover an accessory that will function in a similar manner as pic. i currently have a T430 and a dock for it. quite nice as a secondary display. but i do wish the display were higher. i swear i've seen a lenovo accessory that let you hook the dock onto it and made the whole thing tiltable. any one of you anons know about this?

>>105769389 (OP)
I found a really cheap
>P15 Gen 1
>i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
>24gb ram
>512gb ssd
>Nvidia T1000
is that any good these days?
is the P15 /tpg/ approved?

i have a t420 with fedora, is there a way to COMPLETELY disable the dvd drive? it keep doing something all the time and sometimes it just opens randomly

>>105769389 (OP)
Thinking of selling my gaming PC (Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1080) and using my X230 as my only computer (with 24 inch monitor),
because i don't play games anymore,
How do i limit the battery charging on windows?
I used TLP on linux a few years ago and it was great, but i need windows

>>105879748
>disable the dvd drive
instead of disabling it, you can buy an HDD caddy for extra storage

>>105880020
i don't need more storage, i just want so that mobo gives no power to it or something. or uninstall the driver

>>105879556

are you blender wizard or video editor should be nice

Found a retired E470 at work, we were gonna fill this with TV shows and plug it into a TV to play Friends all day.

But my question is a weird one, what usb remotes work best with old laptops and windows media player? Because I’m finding surprisingly little about that online and I wonder if other anons have these kaby lake era machines running as htpc’s and have any suggestions

>>105879182
idk if it's possible to buy one now

>>105769389 (OP)
Hello trannies and computer nerds
I am going to buy this ThinkPad for $20. I intend to use it for coding, learning Linux, browsing the web, watching stuff, and emulating old games.

Lenovo ThinkPad X230
Memory -16.0 GiB
Processor -Intel® Core™ i5-3320M × 4
Graphics -Intel® HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2)
Disk Capacity -240.1 GB

Did I do good or did I fuck up?

Thanks in advice. :)

>>105882352
$20 is a great buy. Enjoy.

t. non-transexual computer nerd

>>105882371
:D

>>105882399
o/

>>105880829
>plug it into a TV to play Friends all day
diabolical

Alright lads, I lost the lottery on a 72wh battery for my t480 that I bought off of Amazon. Two weeks in and its down to 75% capacity. It's certainly not unusable like this but it hurts my 'tism. From what I've read Kingsener seems to be the recommended brand for older thinkpads. Is this correct or is it just shilling? Newegg has one listed for a reasonable price.

>>105883728
That's totally normal with rando chinkshit batteries, and you have it exactly correct for the KingSener recommendation. You should have a better experience with them.

>>105883728
Kingsener isn't safe either for 72Wh. I lost the link but there was a leddit post this month that showed one with just 62 or so after the first calibration.

you think you guys have it bad? try sourcing good batteries for a T60.
you cannot just recell these things either because they have some shithead circuitboard in them that needs to be reprogrammed or something. i wish someone would come up with a good solution to this bullshit ass problem.

>>105884450
>T60 in 2025
the level of niggardliness in this thread is amusing sometimes

>>105884505
it actually takes money and skill to maintain vintage computers. i've got all kinds of computers including modern thinkpads and macbooks. it's not about saving money. it's about having a nice old machine to use when i want to.

>>105882352
where did you find such an offer?

>>105769389 (OP)
She's using a Macbook.

>>105884505
t. (((intel)))

>>105884940
Facebook market
Laptop was $30 or best offer
Got it for $20 but it smells like cigs and has some minor case damage
The pics showed the damage but cig smell was not disclosed

what small language model should i use on my 13 year old thinkpad?

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old one reached bump limit

Question: If a p15v gen 3 has both a AMD graphics chip and a Nvidia A2000 chip, how does that work? Do they work together or is it for independent functions?

>>105887367
I can't believe we made it to bump limit.

>>105887644
im impressive