"Nobody fucking cares anymore and here's why that's a good thing" EditionPrevious thread: >>101820384Don'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
What's the best way to waterproof my ram and rom?
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>>101892221you can use epoxy but that is against spooks and not water
Should I buy a T470 from a refurbisher or from a random normalfag?The price is the same and both seems to be in the same condition with ~2h battery life.Which one will give more more of a chance to not be screwed over?
>>101893170random
>>101892179That's a man
Does a decade of exclusively using the trackpoint carry over to being good at fingering women?
>>101893674dont know yet, i am past the decade of use but still no woman
>>101893674What would we Thinkpad owners know about pleasuring women?
>>101893674Never date a biologically female ThinkPad user. They get clit drift after a while.
Unplugged and plugged back in the display on my T14g1, so I'm giving up and getting a new laptop. What's the recommendation for a P-series bros? Something under like $300.
Thinking of buying the E14 gen6 with a ryzen 7 7735HS is it any good? i want the T14 gen 5 for the better cpu but i dont know if it will be worth it for 700usd more
Why does my chinkpad t14s g2 have subpar battery life?
>>101895150All Lenovos have shitty battery life.
>>101893588>>>/x/
>>101893768>weWUZ
>>101894810Sorry to piggy-back on your question, but I have the same quesion. What is the T480 of the P series? I am thinking of getting something in the P50-P53 range.
>>101893588And that's a good thing
>>101893762Stop it. Let's remember her how she was, not how she is.
is this t440p upgrade guide outdated?https://seiba.gitlab.io/thinkpad-t440p-upgrade-guide/
I don't much care for laptops but what do you guys think of the micro Thinkcentres that are being sold on ebay for $50-$100.>Ryzen 5 5600>8gb of ram on 1 dimm >256gb ssd on 1 slotThinking of upgrading the ram to 16gb and put in another cheapo 256gb ssd. All of this and my budget would just barely break $200. Are they so cheap because Ryzen CPUs are not known to be reliable like Intel?
>>101897195What I can tell you is not to get the Gen 11 Carbon. My heatsink fused with the CPU, and they replaced it for me, but after getting it back I tested again and I still find that the cores easily shoot up to 100C when doing fairly basic things. None of the online reviews prepared me for this.
>>101897704They're great if they suit your use case. They're intentionally fanless or under-cooled and might benefit from a retrofitting if you're handy. There's not a lot of room in those things.
>>101898289IIRC I think they do have a fan but I am not planning on using the hard rive carriage. Maybe there's a fan that fits into old laptop harddrive spaces.
>>101898388I've seen some guys cut holes in the top of the case and stick an 80mm fan on there, drops temps like 20°.
>>101898653I'm not going to use it for more than youtube and 10TB of porn/movie storage.
>>101898675Oh you're fine then. It's got enough juice for that.
Will a Thinkpad x200 be able to run Morrowind
Thoughts on the X13 G2?
>>101899020Yes.
New gen 11 Carbon throttles and reached 100c when just opening basic programs, or when idling. Is this thing defective, or is this just Intel + thin & light? What do? Still in warranty
>>101900458Intel being shitI'll buy Z series instead
>>101892179Lenovo Gen X Carbon is the worst laptop I ever purchased. Straight trash to use.
How can you use modren techs, with old Thinkpads?I mean, with my T420 I'm struggling to run 4K VP9 videos.
>>101903386why do you want to watch 4k video on a FHD screen dude, idk just convert it or something
>>101903386kek wtf are you doing?
>>101903439>convert itOn 2nd gen CPU?>>101903615What should you do then?
Do Thinkpads have an option to disable AMD PSP? My Lenovo Legion does. It only affects secureboot.
>>101903386I would kiss her on her soft lips so sweetly
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>>101893762This is like covering a Thinkpad in stickers
>>1019042878 out of 8 m8
I have a choice between a Thinkpad x280 with 8gb RAM and an IPS screen, or a 16Gb with a TN. From what I've gathered, you can't resolder more RAM, but you can replace the screen later, so the version with more RAM is the better choice, right?
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>>101904437Get 16GB RAM, you can upgrade the display later. Which CPU options, out of curiosity?
>>101904555i5-8350U
>>101892297Is that her old photo? I can only find her more recent stuff
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>>101904564Okay, worth getting the 16GB then.
>>101904287The red nipple is a sure sign of taking estrogen pills.
>>101904224>her
>>101897704>ThinkDink
>>101892179I bought a Knockoff Charger for $15, was this smarter than just buying an OG or am I retarded?
>>101892179Hello! I just got a Lenovo ThinkPad X220 yesterday, its my 1st ThinkPad and I will be using it as my daily. I have several questions but first what Linux Distro should I Flash onto my ThinkPad?I just want a reliable Distro that I can use to be Productive and nothing more, a Distro to END all Distros. I won't be using this for Gaming but I do want too get into Coding so some guidance there would be appreciated, also should I Replace my BIOs or not even bother? I heard you can easily brick your ThinkPad that way and I'd rather not risk it if thats the case, other than that just anything in general that I should know like what Upgrades I should make etc. Thank You :)>picrel>SpecsCPU: Intel Core i7-2640MRAM: 4GB 1/2HDD: 447 GB SSD SATAGPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000
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>>101907083You do have a fire extinguisher, right?
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I finally got my X230 put aright again. Initially swapped an X220 kbd, then some of the keys started glitching, had to replace it with an X230 kbd with some missing keys just to get by.Bought a cheapo X220 replacement on AliExpress (definitely not genuine), but it's OK. Filed down the nubs, downgraded advanced bios to redo the EC mod, then reflashed advanced with 1vyrain again. Pain in the ass but at least it's done.
T470 or T480?
X13 G1 or X13 G2?
>>101910005Neither.>>101910084Neither.
>>101907482Devuan with XFCE
Is it possible to charge a thinkpad (x220) with usb-c? I hate carrying around the standard wall charger
>>101911315just mod the port
Im a /diy//o//pol/tard, wandered off to G here and found this. Wouldnt bother typing anything but i got my X201 years ago. For 40 euros.Why? I couldnt bother getting XP SP2 box out to diagnose my shitbox Volvo S70. Its diagnostics software window looks like straight from Win98 tho.Laptop is a shitbox too, cooling fan replacement isnt noisy yet but it cant keep temps down for shitty Win10 and all that crap in it. No AV, no nothing, crypto wallet on browser extension like a tard.Gods have smiled on me and for another 50 euros i got lately airgapped data machine- X201 with SSD, functional big battery and a dock. Its a fucking jackpot for me. tl;dr Luv me X201, new realms opened after windows xp PC
>>101893762La Atrocidad…
>>101900458Ah excellent. Just bought the same fucking thing, CPU and all, after reading everyone raving about it (specifically about how the U class processors don’t do this)Is this straight from Lenovo or refurb?
>>101893762women love destroying themself. She used to look perfect
>>101904626I don't use Arch, try again.
>>101892179I got a T480S a year ago and im happy with it but the screen has some CRAZY ižage retention issues. Anything on the screen for more rhan 30 seconds will stick :((
>>101900458Return and buy Ryzen.
>>101911747Return it. All 13th and 14th gen CPUs are faulty and will eventually become unstable and fail.
>>101912495I don’t understand, how do you come to this conclusion? Furthermore what is a more stable chipset and why?
>>101912556https://www.theverge.com/24216305/intel-13th-14th-gen-raptor-lake-cpu-crash-news-updates-patches-fixes-motherboardsThey are basically all faulty and unfixable without a replacement. Which means a new board on laptops IF OEMs cooperate. A more likely scenario is you're screwed when it dies.Stable alternatives are AMD Ryzen and whatever ARM stuff you can get your hands on.
>>101912645Fucking nice man. I’m sure getting a replacement will be a breezeThanks for the info, definitely returning this. I wonder if any of their Meteor Lake offerings share this issue
anyone have experience with LED modded 12.1" SXGA+ panels from kevin trade shop? Does anyone else even sell LED mod kits anymore? I know xiphmont is long gone so I'm just wondering what the best option I have is. Thanks
>>101910005>>101910084state your use case
Opinions on Framework?
>>101913474mac clone reddit meme laptop
>>101911747I'm the gen 11 non, and no, this is not a refurb. A bit more lore: I checkd once and found that the heatsink was fused to the CPU. I mailed it in and they did fix it, specifically they replaced the heatsink + fan AND the motherboard. But it does still get hot. Unfortunatel, I didn't catch all of this during the initial 30 day window, so I'm not easily eligible for a return. I am planning to get in contact with them and see what I can do. If all else fails, I'll check the tradein value on Lenovo's site and see if I can get most of the $1600-ish back. Course I think they just give you store credit.
>>101892179How necessary is it to replace my BIOs, what if I don't know how too and don't want to risk it. At that point should I even bother with it or would it be better to pay someone to do it for me?
>>101892297Do you have the source for that particular pic uncensored?
>>101904302>she became the thinkpad
>>101893762>That pubes hair down the crotch>B&W garden themed tablecloth looking ass skin>Jenna Ortega Wednesday looking ass hairstyle>Pose frauding to hide the belly fat>Thomas the tank engine looking ass faceDios mio...
>>101901199Excuse me, but /tpg/ is a Christian general, sweetie. We don't take kindly to the child rapists or pedophiles here.
Can I ask about ThinkStations instead? I bought one a few days ago but didn't realize it didn't come with a power cord. Can I just use any compatible power cord or will I need some cord specifically made by Lenovo?
>>101916810What model? Is it like a "laptop" barrel connector (some mini-pcs have these and there's a power brick with specific volts/amps involved) or just a normal PC IEC cable? I have an old S30, it's just a normal one, any old power cable from a PC or monitor or whatever will do. If it fits, it sits.
>>101917216My bad. It's a ThinkStation P510. I don't have the PC yet since it's going to take a couple more days to get delivered but this is what the PSU looks like. It's the flat prong ones.I found this at my local brick and mortar store. Could probably buy it on Amazon for a lot cheaper.https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX49462Will this work?
>>101917449Yep, that'll do. Just a regular PC power cable. I guess I take for granted I have like two dozen of those lying around.
>>101917765I don't have the flat ones. I have the rounded ones.Oh well. Thanks though.
>>101894834What are you planning on using it for? Do not buy an E series they are notoriously very poorly made garbage unless you never plan to take your laptop anywhere or unplug it and take it off your desk
>>101911315i think i saw an adapter once, check aliexpress or whatever. pretty sure something exists, C to barrel
I really wanna like my T14s Gen 3 AMD laptop but it feels a downgrade from my T480s in many ways. >lacks Ethernet for whatever reason>1.5mm vs 1.8mm travel>smaller keyboard overallAnd most importantly it seems it gets hotter than my T480s?The T480s has a double heatpipe and mine had an i5-8350U compared to the T14s which has a single thick heatpipe and a 6850U.I thought that despite the smaller cooling system the AMD would overall run much cooler, but no if I run some heavy computatinal stuff the chasis gets so hot it gets slightly uncomfortable for my fingers. I guess I should have gonne for the T14 gen 2 amd, but I wasn't so sure about the overall build quality (plastic vs magnesium + CFRP).Not to mention the battery life is just horrible for some reason.
>>101918174>E series they are notoriously very poorly made garbageEven the newer gens? ive mostly heard that about the older E series gens. I will be using it for programming and CAD (the P series with a gpu is way out of my budget) at uni postgrad, didnt know soldered ram was a thing when i bought my current laptop so i have to upgrade now.... I just really need a laptop with 2 ssd slots, 32gb ram and a good cpu
hello is this le 4chan tech supportmy t430s (W10, inb4 install gentoo) is stuck on airplane mode, physical switch and fn+f5 do nothing, disabling airplane mode in registry just makes it stuck with disabled wifi, that won't turn on no matter what I dohints would be appreciated
>>101922775well same shit on linux, it's also stuck on airplane mode
I have an E14 Gen2 laptop with two NVMe SSD slots. The second SSD isn't always recognized—about every other boot, it fails to appear. To fix it, I often have to reboot or enter the BIOS and reboot again. This happens with both Windows 10 and Linux, as I dual boot. I've tried reseating the SSD, but the problem persists. Once recognized, the SSD works perfectly. Any solutions?
Is there anyway to add GPIO to Thinkpad?
Am I correct in understanding that all X260 accept a 2.5in SSD?
>>101922775What have you done since the last time it worked? inb4 you dindu nuffin
>>101923336kids were doing their homeworkI've took it apart, probing both sides of the ribbon causes airplane mode to turn off temporarily, but still no signalso it's likely that the ribbon between mobo and the daughterboard airplane switch resides on is damaged
>Get new T420 with a dead battery>That's fine I'll put a new one in>It's also dead (I think)I hope it's just bad luck, bros.
>>101924120https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32974125835.html
>>101914958https://s1.pictoa.com/media/galleries/026/355/02635554b2d06318bd5/85948654b2d06b595bd.jpgcan't post image
Looking to replace my T480s with something lighter and with a brighter screen. Would prefer 4K and 600+ nits (work outside), any ideas?
>>101892179How does the Latitude 7390 compare to similarly sized Elitebooks and Thinkpads of that generation?
>>101907482Put 16GB of ram on that because 4GB is just too little for nowadays, and change that screen to at least something that isn't cracked.If you want stable go with Debian, if you think that the packages are too old then try Fedora, both come with gnome which I think is a good DE to actually get some work done and with very little tinkering allowed, maybe try KDE if you feel too limited and want a more Windows-like experience.
>>101923765Try simply removing the cable (or daughterboard). You won't have hardware switch-off capability, but it should function normally maybe? I'm just thinking in terms of "how do I make it work right now" and worry about the repair later.
I fell for the meme and have ended up with too many thinkpads. Suggestions for what I can do with them? So far I have T480 with Mint as my main machine, X220 with Arch as a dedicated 4chan browsing machine, and 2 x230's that i don't know what to do with... any ideas?
>>101911327Got an aliexpress link?
>>101921951They might look like ThinkPads, they might have the ThinkPad name, but yes they very much are still made with inferior components, design and construction. It's fine if you don't plan to handle it too much or put much stress on it, or plan to junk it in a couple of years, if you get that far before something breaks.
>>101892179y'all niggas still here? thought thinkpad shilling died after the tx4x generation
>>101925726Grab 'em by the battery
>>101926263diy usb c pd
>>101927434It honesty should have.Can't believe people are still falling for the T480 meme.
>>101927434x230 is my only computer