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Don't buy anything OTHER THAN IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, and W/P Series (especially X230, T440p and T480, those are the best pads for bucks) 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)

By posting you denounce anime

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

bumping the real thread

>>106162184 (OP)

>>106162184 (OP)
Last time I touched a Thinkpad was in highschool like 10 years ago, it was t400. Good ole brick.

>>106163415
T400 is a nice thinkpad anon

>>106163415
what laptop do you use now?

thinkbump

modern laptops are way too fucking thin, and for what?

>>106162184 (OP)
nigga this general finna die

>>106165864
manlets

thinkpads are what they are but it is the tiny thinkcentre that is the true patricians choice

>>106165864
because fuck you
it's an asinine trend, crApple and their faggotry didn't help

>>106167680
>not dell towers

>>106168269
>>>/a/

>>106166746
blame the tranny for making the other thread

bump

>>106165864
to make laptops look modern

bump

gay ass thread

>>106171299
you posted in the wrong one retard

>>106171299
>gay ass post

if my thinkpad T480 has a finnicky usb port on its right side, and I want to fix it, what should I do? is it actually worth it to fix it or am i just being dumb?

>>106172434
e waste, rip

>>106172434
if it still charges you shouldn't have to worry about it

>>106172464
it has trouble reading external HDDs.

>>106172469
Should be simple to fix if you have any solder skills. If not you can check eBay a motherboard replacement

Does anyone know where I can order chiclet keys? I just need the plastic top not the switch mechanism

I just need 1 key

>>106172517
check eBay fren
search for thinkpad key set replacement

I have an x280 but it feeling like a lump of cheap plastic is annoying. How good are X13's and how is the build quality? I want to feel like I'm owning something like x220 again

>>106172488
okay it might just be literally a usb port issue. I haven't really opened it up yet.

>>106172549
their not that bad and have ok build quality

>>106172538
12 dollars for one FECKING key

>>106172600
you can check if the chink clones have the same keys/switchs and just buy one to get the key that you want

>two threads

bump

>>106174197
again blame the tranny for making the other thread

>>106174833
The other thread is clearly winning

>>106174864
Feel free to bump the thread then

>>106164925
Some MSI gayming laptop, 17 inch with a fan that SCREAMS

>>106176864
17 in is to big for me, laptops are supposed to me portable

>>106162184 (OP)
I have a T470 with Windows 11 on it. For some reason, I cannot put the laptop to sleep. There is just no option to do that. When I close the lid, I doesn't go to sleep either.

The power button menu has only "Shutdown" and "Restart" options.

Any ideas how to add sleep to Win11?

>>106178898
right click in the battery icon in the taskbar and go to power options, check if sleep in enabled

bump

>>106177349
Product of the chip shortage, I don't even like laptops

pls help
i recently bought a T480 internal battery but now its discharging the internal battery before the external battery. i've been googling and this behavior is controlled by the embedded controller, regardless of BIOs or linux fuckery. so my only options are to roll back to a bios version that might have an option of battery priority and hopefully not brick my machine or take out the internal battery which defeats the whole purpose of buying a new one. so my question is: is there different solution? or can someone baby hand hold me into flashing the bios where it will work 100%. pls bros im coming hat in hand

>>106182614
flashing the bios on the t480 is harder than on older models, so it might be hard to do

>>106181811
you could've gotten a desktop from ebay

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>>106182614
here you go
https://github.com/gch1p/thinkpad-bios-software-flashing-guide

>>106184028
>ask about t480
>post a guide for t420

>>106184055
my bad, try these
https://github.com/f1yaw4y/Libreboot_T480
https://old.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/16v26yl/guide_thinkpad_bios_reading_patching_and_flashing/

>>106184107
you're clearly ignorance and shouldn't post anything, you cretin

>>106162184 (OP)
>>New new modern: T14g3, T14g4, ... (T14g2 - T14g3: second design change)
Are new new modern as repairable as their predecessors?

>>106184166
not really, only go for them if you need the performance

>>106184028
>>106184107
libreboot has no bearing on embedded controllers

>>106184185
downgrading the bios should downgrade the embedded controller

>>106184185
He doesn't know what he's posting. He just wants to post.

>>106184183
Well, I do need performance, I have T480 and it can barely handle my workload. Are they worth the trouble of buying them used when you can't service them or upgrade them? Are the dell/hp alternatives cheaper when buying new?

>>106184224
I would only go used if you know how to repair them. If I were you i would look for a refurbished one, theory can be cheaper then buying them brand new and come with a warranty

>>106184224
I like my P14s Gen 5 AMD but /tpg/ is right. The bottom case does creak.

>>106184452
thin laptops will do that, old ones like the t430 would never creak

>>106172549
Bought my nephew an X13YG1and used it for a few days before I gave it to him. It's pretty nice but it's no X220. Nothing will be.

>>106185749
good choice anon, i wish someone would make a custom motherboard for x301/x220 thinkpads

>>106185955
I opted for a Yoga because it has touchshit/pen input I was trying to encourage him to do digital art. He likes animation and programming.

Some chinks did a limited run of some custom boards but they were pretty expensive and you were rolling the dice to get one. Too much of a gamble for me.

>>106186190
the t70 and x62 are what your thinking about but those are expensive and rare.

thinkbump

>>106184261
>amd
intel is better

bump

bump

oomfies, was replacing the keyboard on my t14 gen 2, and the trackpad button snapped at the bottom (bits of plastic came off) eas I was prying it off as I was too lazy to use a proper prying tool, and now it won't go back in since it's got plastic notches for the slots missing t-t any way to buy JUST these buttons for a ThinkPad t14 gen 1 or gen 2 keyboard, or do I need to buy a whole new keyboard?

Are those X1s any good?

>>106162184 (OP)
So... what's the biggest nicest ThinkPad? Is there a 17 inch?

>bought a lenovo yoga slim 7 pro because wow so slim
>keyboard is absolute shit, battery is dogshit
>already listed for sale
>looking for replacement
>T14 gen2 seems like the only one with similar performance to ryzen 5600h, although similar battery
>much better keyboard than this piece of shit
>screen is worse, but can replace later on

any reason not to pull the trigger on this one? Found one for 400 eur.

Thinkpads are the comfiest computers ever made. I regret buying my MacBook Air M4. Should’ve bought a Thinkpad instead.

>>106189271
there was, W701ds, truly the GOAT
>>106186469
>>106186846

>>106189290
400 euro is expensive for gen 2. my gen 3 with 1tb ssd was less than that.

>>106190069
Where would you advise I search for one in Europe?

>>106184261
I got my T480 refurbished, replaces they keybaord and trackpad. Didn't do proper research so I got the one with no gpu a the shitty screen. Only big complain is that the case is bent and for some reason the mouse buttons seems like they are sunken after buying a new keyboard. Is this because the keyboard is cheap or because the case is bent.

>>106184452
Was this uses/refurbished?

Also how bad is the no reparability on these new models? Are we talking soldered RAM/SSD?

>>106162184 (OP)
How decent is E14 Gen 7 - U5 225U for casual use? It will be connected to my TV 24/7 and will be used for video playback and browsing. I will be disconnecting it only when I'm traveling.

>>106162818
redpill me on putting a t25 keyboard in a t480

>>106191498
it has the classic look but not feel, also you need to mod the ec to remap the keys just like the xx30 thinkpads (good luck)

T440p da best

>>106190516
>Was this uses/refurbished?
Brand new because I finally have an actual paycheck and wanted something that doesn't fall apart as quick as my last one and performant.
>Also how bad is the no reparability on these new models?
It has soldered wifi card but everything else is replaceable.