>be me>still rocking a ThinkPad T430s with classic keyboard in current year>keyboard worthy of a kingType on a chiclet keyboard and then touch the T430s glorious 7-row masterpiece. It’s like going from a McDonald's burger to a Wagyu steak.>modular and easy to repairModern laptops:>Oh no, my RAM is soldered, and my SSD died, guess I need a new laptop.Where in my T430s I just pop open the sucker's back, swap in whatever you need. Broken hinge? $10 eBay replacement. Flexing on consumerism one upgrade at a time.>inb4 it's sloworiginally came with dual core i7 but now this thing’s running an upgraded i7-Quad, 16GB RAM, and two SSDs. Daily driver for dev work, VM hosting, and media consumption without breaking a sweat. coreboot and Arch installed, ofc>ports on ports on portsYou know what’s missing from your ultrathin MacBook Pro? Ports. T430s? VGA, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, SD card slot, Express card slot, USB 3.0, and even a Blu-ray drive. Suck my dick.>inb4 battery is shitMain + Ultrabay battery = hours of comfy coding, even in 2026. When the power bank nerds are fighting over charging ports, I’m chilling with spare extras in my backpack that are charged and ready for work once the current one is drained. In general: magnesium roll cage, sturdy hinges, and removable batteries. I’ve dropped this beast so many times, and it just laughs at me. Meanwhile, your new MacBook gets a dent from *looking* at a corner of a table. A black, boxy, no-BS design that screams “I get shit done.” No RGB, no thin bezels, no nonsense. Just pure productivity and edge.You can keep your soulless M5 MacBook Pros and Dell XPS Thinfragiles. I’ll be here with fully-upgradable, forever-reliable T430s. If you don’t get it, you’re NGMI.Post your T430s setups, /g/, or seethe with envy.
>>108659392>You can keep your soulless M5 MacBook Pros and Dell XPS ThinfragilesNo problem, my fren! Feel free to keep your thermonuclear reactor that activates the turbines every time you play a YouTube video.
>>108659403A repaste and fan cleaning fixes that
>>108659392>T430s Still the King in 2026Notify me when T800s appear.
>>108659508>wanting an 18in laptop
>>108659392Cкoлькo бapыгe пepeплaтил, кoнcyмepcкoe чмo?
>>108659392absolutely mogged by the framework 13
>>108659824>chicklet>no trackpoint>no dual batteries>no ultrabay>no express card slotnot even close
>>108659845>good cnc machined keyboard>haptic touchpad>20 hour battery life>4 thunderbolt portsnot even close
>>108659392What generation i7? Don't be shy, tell us.
>>108659878>good cnc machined keyboardnothing chicklet can be good>haptic touchpadmoving your hand to use the mouse sucks>20 hour battery lifeHaving hot swappable batteries is better>4 thunderbolt portsYou can't have 4 drives with 4 usb ports + thunderbolt, ethernet and express card slot
>>108659904third gen
>>108659940>i am a retarded contrarianwe already knew, no need to broadcast that
>>108659940>nothing chicklet can be goodretard>moving your hand to use the mouse sucksfatass>Having hot swappable batteries is betterno one manufactures them anymore, the ones that exist are all dead>You can't have 4 drives with 4 usb ports + thunderbolt, ethernet and express card slotyou dont need 4 drives when you have an 8tb nvme
>>108659971cope>>108660013>no one manufactures them anymore, the ones that exist are all deadyou can recell batteries>you dont need 4 drives when you have an 8tb nvmeya and i can have 32tb of storage because I'm not limited to only having one drive
>>108660047>you can recell batterieshow are you gonna find cells as good as ones in the framework?>ya and i can have 32tb of storage because I'm not limited to only having one driveshow me a drive config that will go over 8tb, alsoits only 3 drives instead of 4
>>108659940>>108660013>>108660047I tried framework, elitebook, and old 7 row thinkpad keyboardsThey feel the exact same lmao, I don't know how delusional you guys can be
>>108660160>1x msata ssd>1x nvme to express card adapter>2x sata ssds (one in ultrbay)ez
>>108659392Wow, that sounds amazing.Can it handle 1080p Youtube video without workaround?
>>108660219yes, youtube works just fine on my machine
>>108660199Msata doesnt support 8tb retard
>>108660252never said that all drives had to be 8tb
>>108660258They would have to be to support 32 tb in total, which it obviously cant
>>108659940>nothing chicklet can be goodKindly return to r/confidentlyincorrect
>>108660270you can swap the 2x sata ssds for hdds for more storage, plus i can still get more than 8tb.
>>108660286you would have to have a degree in poorfag mental gymnastics to justify using hdds in a laptop today
>>108660281>knows subredditsit's you who should go back
>>108660291the hdds are for storage, you'll be using a ssd as the boot drive
>>108660300>>108660291>>108660286>>108660270>>108660252only pedophiles need that much storage
>>108660309some people reuse old laptops as servers retard
>>108659392Thanks grok
>>108659392How'd you install coreboot on it? Don't you need to disassemble it and raspberry pi the bitch in? I wish to install libreboot on me t420, but i think i'll fuck something up.
>>108660485nope, xx30's thinkpads can have coreboot flashed via 1vyrain
>>108660499That's pretty cool.
I have a T510, it can even display 3d graphics !
>>108659392> tinker tranny plastic laptopNo thanks.
>>108659392>still rocking a ThinkPad T430syou just started rocking it and you probably paid like 400 dollars too to be a trendy gay dude
>>108660584better than your fagbook made from soda cans>>108660594nope, had it for years at this point
You're such a fucking loser. I hope you kill yourself over how much of a stupid poseur you are with your overpriced, overpowered toy you saw on tiktok. I can tell you're a retarded FAKE because you choose to run a garbage, anti-FOSS distro like arch on a thinkpad when you could be using FreeBSD.
>>108660670>tranime poster>uses a cuck oschecks out
>>108660685>/g/ user>has nothing to say except for words he learnt online he doesn't know the meaning tochecks out
>>108660697>doesn't know the meaning toyou're sure about that one retard?
>>108660717Nice infograph, really shows off the depth of your writing skills & knowledge. Enjoy your corporation driven fake FOSS OS dumbass. Let me guess, you stream redhats cock in your mouth under Wayland, too? Oh, no? Still needs xwayland, huh? Shame..
>>108659392I can get a refurbished one with 8gb ddr3 ram, 240gb ssd and i5 8gen for 160 dollars. Do these things have an hdmi port?
>>108660809>fake FOSS OSYou mean like *bsd, with gpl corporation's are forced to open-source their work while with bsd they can make it closed source and sell it for a profit
poorfag cope thread
>>108660809>gaylandnope I use xlibre
>>108660823no they have ether a mini display port or thunderbolt 2 port
>>108660837name a newer laptop that has the same features, I'll wait
>>108660850you don't need these features in 2026
>>108660846Dealbreaker, sorry. I do want a vintage thinkpad though. My cheap plastic piece of crap ideapad decided to break in half for some reason after four years of light use. What old thinkpad would you recommend that has an hdmi port and a processor that can handle regular hd youtube?
>>108660862>t. ebussy
>>108660869t480 with t25 keyboard mod
>>108659392is that desktop bg supposed to be black? kek
>>108660884>y-you can u-upgrade the screen for $150!!
>>108660878Slim chance of getting the modded version where I live. Is 350 dollars reasonable for 8gb ddr4 ram, 256gb ssd and 8th gen i5? Btw, is there a way to use the existing ports of the T430 to connect it to my television? I just want the ability to use an external display with it
>>108659392I have a t420s and I like it but the battery is fucked
>>108659392>7-row keyboard20-series T's were last with old style non-chiclet, some modding needed here>modular and easy to repairHave you ever taken a Thinkpad apart? There's like 50 screws compared to new ones with 8.>muh full spec...from fucking 2011. Literally 15 years ago. Modern CPU's are 10 times faster and don't give you 3rd degree burns.>muh portsI'll give you that, though IIRC T420/430 had majority of ports on rear, sucks ass. And you are talking trash about Thunderbolt, there's none in T430.>muh battery...because it pulls amps like 50's fridge.>muh magnesium chassisWho cares when plastic parts crack from slightest bumpI mean, there were fine in their day and old-style keyboards were very nice, but they are very long in the tooth now.
>>108660929yes they make hdmi to mini display port adapters
>>108660953none in t430 but one in t430shttps://www.jhendrickx.com/blog/2012/10/29/thunderbolt-port-on-thinkpad-t430s
>>108660929I would pay $150 for the model with i5, try to find one that's cheaper
>>108659392I want to love the T430 but:>Hinges are absolute fucking dogshit and fail after a few months of use, and almost every single hinge sold on Ebay or Amazon are shitty fucking knockoffs from China with inflated price.I fucking hate it and I wish there was a way to buy quality replacement hinges here in Europe without dealing with bullshit. Instead I have the side with the broken hinged taped and it always breaks apart anyways. >>108660219Works for me on a fairly debloated Firefox, I even have hundreds of Youtube tabs opened. My biggest problem if anything is the Steam client causing severe overheating.
>>108661057going into the bios and turn off turbo boost would fix that
>>108660982Oh, do you know does it work with "modern" TB/USB-C stuff without some fancy, expensive cable?
>>108661105Yes, I'll work just fine
>>108661122I'll give you that, though 90% of my post is still valid.
Holy ghetto shitCan you afford food? Do you need some change?
>>108659392T440p and P53 are more superior and it's not even close.
>>108661294>shit design>heavy>thicc>crap keyboardnah
>>108659392Based anon. I just bought a used x230t myself. Waiting for it to arrive. Thinkpads are comfy.
>>108660697>>108660685There is only one true /g/ OS and you all know what it is you're just too much of a lazybones to install it.
>>108661341Based i have a x230 with the ips display, enjoy fren.
>>108661394parabola?
I have a T430 and I can't help fantasizing about designing a motherboard replacement that can take processor modules so I can keep using it into the future. But then I would loose ivyrain and intel ME cleaner. I hate the antichrist. Also, most modules only offer insane prices or shitty HW and none of the raw, high performance parts have useful design documentation, they just hate it when some dude uses their parts.This industry has fallen so far since the early days.
>>108661426Do I look like a parabola to you?
>>108661322>heavy>thiccThe best parts.>shit design>crap keyboardFaggot.
>>108661578>>heavy>>thicc>The best parts.Try carrying a t440p in your backpack then come back and say it>>shit design>>crap keyboard>FaggotThat's you for wanting a nupad
>>108659392Snagged a T470 with 256/16GB and two batteries (one is built in, other is replaceable) for 100€ last year. Good for shitposting with Win 10 LTSC, stays up for ~10 hours.
>>108661913T480 is better
>>108659392>be me>a shitpad>have a shitty TN display>be heavy as fuck>goys will buy me anyway
>>108662412It's like a love story
>>108662412>pic unrelated
>>108660912$35 for the edp to LCDs adapter + $50 for the 1080p ips display, plus you can get a 2k display if you want to.
>>108659392I unironically daily a modmaxxed T430 and a collection of RPN calculators for engineering uni in the current year
>>108662729lvds*
>>108659804steal next washmachine and don't talk about electronics, zigger
>>108659392It angers me that the menu button between alt gr and ctrl was removed.
>>108662729give me the links so i can upgrade mine
>>108662942https://www.sevarg.net/2019/02/10/thinkpad-t430s-ips-screen-upgrade/https://www.ebay.com/itm/306599588065https://www.ebay.com/itm/193756424215
>>108662369It is. So are T14 Gen x
>>108663074>$45 + $49 + $60 shippingif i buy from ali it's like $90 but scares me a bit
>>108662751In case you haven't noticed (though it seems like an occurring issue with you nafoids), OP has a Russian keyboard. So you kinda dropped the ball on your insult, dipshit.
>>108662734hi kosher
>>108659392yes, it's a perfectly usable machine if you cannot afford anything better. no need to cope about it though
>>108663388that's not a nafoid, that's a fully assblasted hohol. (imagine a russian but with enough greed and victimhood complex for 5 jews)
>>108662734lol you're still at RREF/Gaussian elimination, that's linear algebra 101. Come back when you have to do actual engineering work and you have to use these obsolete relics of the past.> t. former RPN user who failed an exam because his powerful RPN 42s wasn't that powerful after all
>>108660823>15 year old computer that could be had for $35 in 2019>$160 todayLiterally what the fuck. Im a thirdie and keep seeing these retarded prices on decade and half old computers, I get it, inflation covid and stuff but this is is just so fucking jewed.>hdmi portThey have displayport, $3 HDMI > DP passive adapter. Done.>i5 8genA top end quadcore i7 is still just as powerful as most 7 and 8 gen i5s and i7s, just because Intel focused on lower power consumption.
>>108663597That's just first year refresh courses, and the pic is half a year old>Come back when you have to do actual engineering work and you have to use these obsolete relics of the past.Does a C program that plays bad apple on the calculator count?I think you're way underestimating how absurdly overpowered the HP50G is.
>>108664075I have this calculator... Somewhere. Where is this program?
>>108664167On my hard drives, I haven't shared it anywhere. Requires HPGCC2 libs to be installed on the calculator too.
>>108659392My problem with these is that they run hot and are super noisy. Also the use of ABS plastic really degrades both the handfeel, and makes them feel super gross after you've had them long enough. The soft-touch lid is also gross as fuck.>then touch the T430s glorious 7-row masterpieceIf you ever get a chance, try out the keyboard on pic related.The T440 did downgrade the keeb from the T430 imo, but the T430 is far from what I would call a "masterpiece".>modular and easy to repairIt's a plus, but the upgradability is kind of ass.>VGANo Display Port?>ThunderboltThunderbolt 2, right? What featureset does it actually support though.>Ethernet, SD card slotEven my thinkpad from 2021 has these>Express card slotIs there really any point to this with USB 3.0? Speaking of>USB 3.0Only one port iirc, which is a shame.>Main + Ultrabay batteryYou can do this, but IMO it's better to just carry a charger cable with you. The swappable battery is the real killer feature here.>magnesium roll cagetrue and nice, but not quite ideal. more durable than most laptops for sure.>sturdy hingeseh, not really. but it would stupid to knock it for this, as very few laptops have what i would consider an acceptably durable hinge.imo the only advantage a t430 (any variant) has over an MNT laptop is the fact that it's x86 (and ofc that they're cheap as chips and utterly disposable). In all other aspects, I'd rather get the MNT. The pocket reform in particular.
>>108664235You should share anon
>>108664262Since you asked so nicely https://litter.catbox.moe/vys8rz1lfxars1a3.zipIf I remember correctly, each frame is encoded either as a keyframe or an xor frame (differences), with pixel spans compressed using RLE, saved with variable length nibble encoding (3 bit payload 1 bit continue flag). This managed to squeeze all of bad apple to around 1 megabyte, while being light enough for the calculator to decode at around 25-50% CPU utilization.I'm not sharing the encoder tho, too much work
>>108660485Yes, it's a bitch and a half to disassemble t4xx models to get to the BIOS chip. You can flash it with any SPI programmer, I presume. Most people use a Pi Pico (2040), or CH341A programmer (might be unsafe to do so). If you have one on hand, you can use a Raspberry Pi. I'd flash it and sell it though if I were you. >>108663961>Literally what the fuck. Im a thirdie and keep seeing these retarded prices on decade and half old computersNormalfags keep making videos on why (you) should buy a decade-old ThinkPad--for the sake of helping you concentrate and be more productive of course, it's not just mindless consumer fad. They were nice machines for a time, and provided hours of shitposting; but they're largely depreciated, barring a few minimal use cases with some compromises.
>>108660309how would you know that?
>>108659392>horrible display>shitty 28nm ivy bridge garbage>no AVX>need to mod the BIOS to even replace the battery>no NVMe>shit old GPU drivers that probably have issues with wayland at this point>need to ch341a for the keyboard mod>need to ch341a for fucking anything>batteries are all low-tier temu garbage from ebay gehenna>ports are all low end shitty outdated low bandwidth shite (USB-C? who needs that when you have analog garbage. Fuck 10gbps ethernet. Fuck external SSD support)>EXTREMELY overvalued on the used market, either no examples at all, half-broken and needs 40 in parts, or over 100 bucks for no good reason considering price:performance this is why nobody should believe 4chan on tech purchases
>>108659392i knew it was third worlders drooling over this outdated piece of shit
>>108665005>shitty 28nm ivy bridge garbageYes, Ivy bridge is outdated, but it's 22nm, not 28. All CPUs except the i3 set are <22nm. >no AVX*No AVX2>need to ch341a for the keyboard modNo, that's accomplished by flashing a BIOS update with a modified EC. It *can* be done via SPI flashing, but that's just overcomplicating the process unless you went full retard and bricked it the first time around. >https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec>need to ch341a for fucking anythingNo, only for flashing coreboot/libreboot, and recovering the BIOS. You're right about it (and other pre/post-Ivy Bridge models) being outdated, overheating pieces of shit, but why did you feel the need to to make uninformed statements? Are you just partially informed and like talking out your ass to make up for the rest?
>>108665395>22 vs 28nmstill old as shit for a laptop, and not only that, it's sandy bridge uarch>le AVX1 supported!still not x86-64_v3, still legacy shitware>i-if you downgrade and then run exploit code to flash the ecfor lenovo serializing parts (apple behavior)? how about lenovo not serialize parts on the 'most repairable laptop'
