>>101500779Don'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)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 supportThinkWiki - General info about ThinkPads/specshttps://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWikiModel 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.htmlhttps://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/https://canoeboot.org/docs/hardware/Additional resources:https://dankpads.com/tpg/https://biosimage.booru.orghttps://1vyra.inPatches:https://github.com/digmorepaka/thinkpad-firmware-patcheshttps://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ecChat:##ibmthinkpad on libera#/tpg/ on rizon
>>101587033epoxy my ram and rom
>>101587140what the fuck? i am supposed to post that
>>101587140looks like you a preposition
I want a modern thinkpad that's as thick as the old ones. Give it a good keyboard and a bunch of extra batteries.
I bought a Carbon Gen 11 a few months ago. It's always gotten hot easily (Intel), and I decided to check the thermal paste. Two screws on the heatsink were on so tight I couldn't get them off at first, but after some effort I hot all screws free. But now I find that the heatsink appears to be stuck on the CPU. Mail it in for help, or go ahead and ask for a refund even though I'm past the 30 days?
>>101587033My microphone input has terrible static in the background. I've tried several microphones via both Bluetooth and 3.5mm jack. If I adjust the input volume the static does adjust down but it doesn't disappear. I'm using Linux Mint 21.3 on a ThinkPad T430. Any ideas on how to fix it?
>>101588024I too have this problem. idk I was going to open her up and see if a wire is pinched or something lul
>>101588024I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as a pony, is in fact, GNU/pony, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus pony. A pony is not a complete equine unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU stable made useful by the GNU horseshoes, mane utilities and vital equestrian components comprising a full horse as defined by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Many stable users ride a modified version of the GNU equine every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely ridden today is often called pony, and many of its riders are not aware that it is basically the GNU equine, developed by the GNU Stable Project.
>>101587404I got your back, Mr. Epoxy. Thread had been up a few minutes and I was afraid you would miss it.
Just bought my third today. Two T470s and a T450. I should stop but I don't think I will.
>>101588710and yet you still managed to fuck it up, next time leave it to the professionals
Dead general
How hard is it to fit an IPS display and an X220 keyboard in an X230?I don't want a high res mod, just an improvement over the stock shitty TN panel - 1366x768 is fine for this display size.Can I trust aliexpress for this shit or are there reputable sellers of these mods?
I have a T420 with a Spanish keyboard. If I want to switch it out for an English keyboard, is it a simple swap or do I also need to mess with something in the BIOS? I've never done anything special to it.Main difference is that the Enter key is chonkier on the Spanish version, there's an extra key in home row, in bottom row, and one less on top row.
>>101587033>Decent gaming PC + $40 X220It's a comfy combo bros...
>>101587033working for a big name box store that does e-cycling and someone dropped off a lot of dell latitude 7400's, but all bios locked. Without probing the motherboard, has anyone cracked the default passwords on laptops with the service code of "8FC8", or are they just scrap at this point?>inb4 give it back jamal
>>101590455Go ask /csg/ how to pick good AliExpress sellers. They're as reliable as any other asshole on eBay.>keyboardFile down two little tabs for fitment and flash the EC firmware mod. It's not hard but the instructions are not super great from what I remember.>IPS panelJust a screwdriver and time.
What does /tpg/ think of rugged laptops like Panasonic CF-31 or Dell Latitude 5430?
Should i hit it /g/, will i regret it?Im remote work but i want to acquire some mobility not really big needs , ide docker, usual stuff
>>101591325Sorry for the derp I mean Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged if it wasn't obvious enough, and additionally for completion the Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 .
Can you advise me on good refurbished Thinkpad sellers on eBay? My friend currently in the US and I wanted to ask him to get me one. By the way, what can I realistically get for $250-$300?
>>101588710i never post late, provably true
/tpg/ I come to thee with a conundrum:>Look for fuzzy TrackPoint™ cap>Find many on eBay>Most seem to be for older ThinkPads™>Settle for concave version bexause it fits my T400 and T460TL;DR: any good recommendations for a fuzzy trackpoint cap that will acrually fit my T400?
>>101591875i use concave on my x230any non low profile trackpoint will fit any older thinkpadthinking it was t440 when they made the trackpoint different size
>>101587033I hate macos but i should get it to further my iOS dev career. Worth it still to hackintosh a thinkpad with this new silicon shit that makes apple an even bigger gulag and how well could it run XCode?
Our company policy is changing and any new laptops for tech staff will be some shitty dell instead of the thinkpads we have now REEEEEEEEEE>>101591367It's 250 euro's anon look at those specs, how could you regret it
>>101587033Is T14 good?
