>>103247827

Rate Me.

>>103247455

>>103247827
i fucked up baaaad /thinkpad/
my x250 died and i ended up buying a x260 for 150 usd really cheap. when i went to switch hearddrives it fucking bios locked.

does shorting the eeprom chip still work on the x260 or am i shit out of luck?

Whats the best, cheap laptop?

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Redpill me on docking stations
Why are they so expensive(relativity)?

>>103247827
This image perfectly sums up why I hate what tech has become

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I'm trying to find a good and cheap laptop for programming and shit, any reccomendations?

>>103247827
yo what's the program in the bottom left of that desktop? some sort of CLI network monitoring shit?
i like it whatever it is

Traded a old but working R9 280 for a T440p.

How much did I fug up? Running 11 however I debloated it to the highest extent possible.

>>103247827
best part of picrel to me is that that tranny is probably out there *RIGHT FUCKING NOW* pushing rust commits to his githoob or ricing his desktop

>>103250894
pretty sure its calcurse

>>103250951
ah tyvm

>>103250938
No that tranny is actually chastity caged and has handcuffs attached to my bed with under mattress restraints

>>103247827
For years I've been happily using the Lenovo Ideapad 3 (17'') but it broke and I need a new laptop. Can anyone recommend me one? I'm a student, not interested in gaming but I do enjoy the speed, smoothness and quality of the screen. I want something that doesn't break easily (had a terrible time with acer) and is NOT clunky.

>>103247827
I want to buy a battery for my old t480 is there /tpg/ approwed site or seller to buy?

My local repair shop asks 65 euro for "new replacement of the same quality as the factory after market' 48Wh battery

I did see much cheaper options on eBay, but i am not sure how to look for a good battery.

>>103248771
Clone your X250 drive over to the x260 drive. Windows will figure out the driver changes, it may reboot 3 or 4 times.

>>103252677
kingsener for external
lol lmao for internal

>>103249298
Is buying used not an option for you?

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Is it worth getting a 3612qe motherboard for an x230? Like, in terms of that computer, not in the grand scheme where people are spooging over 8th gen and newer.

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>>103253223
Maybe? The 2 to 4 core jump is pretty significant in multicore score benchmarks, if you find those to be reliable heuristics. I don't know if you net much or anything in integrated graphics performance. At any rate, depends on your use case if it's significant enough to warrant the money, as those custom boards are not cheap.

>used thinkpad: 150$
>used spare keyboard: 100$
>used spare screen: 100$
>used spare battery that doesnt die in 12 minutes: 100$
Fuck these prices here.

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any other tips for improving battery life on newer gen stinkpad? I mean I've "optimized" based on tlp's doc, shown as below:
https://linrunner.de/tlp/support/optimizing.html
yet the battery life is still atrocious. however, might just be the personal experience diff between new gen cpu vs. 10 years old one.

>>103247827

I got a Macbook air for uni but i've been meaning to sell it and then get a Thinkpad, which one would be best for me (i.e. portable, durable, good battery, on the cheaper end but i'm willing to pay a decent amount)
>inb4 ask google
no i won't ask google, i want some autist's opinion
oh and i generally just do the basic essay writing/multitasking/a bunch of GIS/music production

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Do you use your thinkpads on full battle station?
Or just where ever you get a place to put it?

>>103255178
as always, t480 with i7 8th gen cpu.
with the MX150 gpu if you can find such a unicorn
just be sure you don't get jewed with the screen

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>>103247827
I am going back to school, mature age student alert! Hello fellow kids, I'm only 34, that's not old. I live with my parents but I take care of them sure

Cringe aside:
I need a tablet to read the textbooks more comfortably. I want a Lenovo because Lenovo ThinkPad is the ONLY laptop brand I have never had an issue with.

I have it down to the Tab M11 for 239, and the Plus for 299. These are Australian dollars and I get a student discount

>>103256943
get Thinkapd tablet X1

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How to fix this shinny keyboard?

>>103258913
You can't, the plastic has been physically worn through.
No amount of cleaning or solvent will restore the missing plastic.
Get a replacement.

>>103252437
Lenovo Thinkbook with 3k screen.

>>103258913
Get some cheap keyboard stickers from AliExpress and put them on the shiny keys.

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>>103247827
They didn't have my t430 in stock which should I get>>103247827

>>103247827
lets stop the tranny propaganda huh?

>>103253176
no that is what i will do , i see a used one for 30 bucks. Why are new ones so expensive?

>>103260222
T440p

>>103260865
i ended up going with the w541 kinda want the dgpu 32gb ram bigger screen trackpoint buttons and 4 core cpu

>>103260222
4GB RAM? I would avoid for that reason alone.

>>103247827
macs are pretty good too build wise if you get one of the older models and don't plan on upgrading any of the hardware.
You can run modern mac os on them or switch to loonux.

>>103260819
only corps buy them, thats why

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I am going to upgrade my T400's cpu from an old P8600 to a new T9600

I was wondering if i can trust buying from aliexpress/ebay for a tenth the cost or should I just pay full price?

What can I do to improve thermals with a dGPU i7-8650u t480? With ptm7950 it's throttling at 2.8-2.9 GHz

>>103261332
You are retarded if you buy one new.

if i buy a t480 from ebay, what kind of battery life can i expect?
i'm thinking of just seeing what black friday/cyber monday deals there are, not sure if newer thinkpads are worth getting.

>>103261106
32gb ram costs like 30 bucks and is piss easy to upgrade

>>103261829
gambling
if lucky you get a 72wh with only 150 cycles and full 5 hour charge
if unlucky you have to pay chinks 60 bucks to get new ones

>>103262843
is it better to go with a chink battery or get a real lenovo battery?
i heard someone say he was scared of chink batteries exploding.

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>small (no, 14" is not small)
>great battery life
>decent quad core or better
>iGPU at least as good as a Vega 10

What are my options?

Do I buy a Thinkpad @ BLACKED friday?

>>103263355
originals stopped being made over 4 years ago
if you can find one, go, but there's far more mislabeled fakes which are definitely fucked.
no explosions if you go with """""reputable"""" chink sellers, but it's still gambling on how fast they degrade

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>>103247827
Any word on that one swivel thinkpad that Lenovo made around a year or two ago?

>>103255924
Palm rest pulls towards you once the screws for it are removed, then you can pull out the keyboard.

If you want, you can install an X220 keyboard or just go with another x230 board.

>>103258913
Fuck I'm tired, you can't fix it easily, for the work you're better off buying another keyboard off ebay and may as well upgrade to the X220's unless you really need backlights.

Also, why the X230T? Just curious since I have one myself.

i want to replace my 10+ year old macbook air, and thinking about getting one of the new thinkpads.

currently looking at x13 gen4 or t14s gen4 with 7840u +32gb of (soldered) ram.
the thing I'm worried about personally is that, coming from a macbook with a retina display, I might really hate a 1920x1200 display but the oled display the thinkpads have apparently halves battery life.
is the "low res" screen a bit deal?
i thinking (hoping) 7840u + 32gb ram is probably future proof for the next 5+ years
main usecase is firefox, emacs, compilers

how do I get the x220 keyboard model kbd in xfce, i need it

>>103247827
I recently got an X220 what Upgrades should I make to it? It has an SSD already and Bluetooth, I was thinking of getting a USB Card, USB-A to C Adapter, doing a USB-C Charing Port Mod at some point along with Flashing a Custom BIOs and getting a New Battery...Also possibly a Dock, but are there any other Upgrades worth doing, I was thinking of changing the Screen at some point to an OLED if possible, just as many Mods as possible for my Daily.

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>>103264579
what I actually need to know is how to get the x220 keyboard model to appear in the list in the keyboard configuration/layout tab in xfce

>>103247827
>just bought a T495 with Ryzen 7 3XXX for 260$
Dude. I hit the jackpot didn't I?

I just put 2 8GBs of RAM into my X220 but it seena only 8GB is showing up, is that normal? Others say that 16GB works for them, can it be a flimsy connection?

Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 1, Intel Core i5 1335U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics. What am I in for?

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>>103263921
>why the X230T

>>103266121
Not him but my Pen doesn't work how do I fix it?

>>103266280
stick it in your butt

>>103247827
Why do people worship Thinkpads. They've been built to the same consumerslop standards as other cheap disposable Windows laptops and have buggy shitty firmware and drivers, cooling/throttling issues, glued batteries etc.

The last time the Thinkpad name meant anything was in the T62/X61 days

If I update the T480 firmware to fix the thunderbolt issue using a ubuntu live usb will my windows partition use the newer firmware?

>>103266395
>Why do people worship Thinkpads
it's just trannies circlejerking, it was never about computers

>>103258913
get a new keyboard, install it, and wash your greasy fucking hands before you use your laptop

>>103266395
>They've been built to the same consumerslop standards as other cheap disposable Windows laptops and have buggy shitty firmware and drivers, cooling/throttling issues, glued batteries etc.
Nothing of what you've said is true.
What did you use?

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My thinkpad T14 Gen 1 has shit the bed. Worked fine for months, then one time the past week it got caught in a cycle of booting into bios, but eventually started working normally. Now my screen is like this. How fucked it is? Can I fix this? If I plug it into another monitor or projector I can get a normal video output. Is the screen dead?

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Thinkpad Tablet or thinkpad Yoga?

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>>103247827
>picked up my first thinkpad + two new batteries yesterday
>it works perfectly at first, but won't charge
kill me

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How do you use your thinkpads?
On desk with proper monitor and keyboard?
Or in comfy bed and blanket?

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>>103247827
Enjoying da T61!

>>103267749
ded

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What's a good, cheap laptop for programming?

>>103268666
T480

>>103268859
>$900
Nigga..

>>103268870
You can get a refurbished one for more like 300-400

>>103247827
>current owner
show benis

>>103268238
Vile.

I have a 5 year old T480 with a keyboard that’s now fucked and I’m thinking about either replacing the keyboard and upgrading internals or just buying something new. How cheap can I upgrade this thing to keep it up to date or should I just say fuck it and it’s not worth it and the costs will be relatively the same so just upgrade to something new?

>>103268870
Fren just paid $175 for his refurbed. BUGMAN MUST BY NEW!!!

>>103268897
>>103269203
the cheapest one I found is 200 on amazon

>>103269292
Assuming u dont live in a shithole FB marketplace or Craigslist will have someone selling a few for a good price. Plus u get to actually test it before u buy I got my T470 off a guy for $100.

>>103269292
Use ebay I usually bid/buy ones for parts and just buy all the parts I need which are cheap af
Ends up costing like 100 dollars when all said and done

>>103269607
Plus battery and cmos is kind of a throw in on for parts thinkpads you never know what kind of capacity it has
As long as they've tested it to bios and it's unlocked and the screen is ok you should be fine

For me, it's the x280

Need a laptop for work (mobile app dev with flutter, sadly)
>T490
>i5 8365u
>500GB SSD
>16GB DDR4
>200€
Is it a good deal? A friend recommend the t480 since you can change the battery or some shit, but this one's the cheaper I've found from an ebay vendor with more than 95% positive rating

>>103270051
I bought a T480 with same specs few months ago and paid 180 euros (75000 HUF) and some anon said i did overpay 20-40 usd

before buying check the battery health since thats the most important thing in this stinkpads. Using cmd promt. Also check if its bios locked or not.

>>103263423
t14 gen 1 amd

>>103263423
actually no i misread look into the panasonic let's note im sure the one with the most recent intel can compete with amd now

>>103267749
maybe the inner screen ribbon is raped
>bootlooping
worrisome althoughbeit

>>103269633
>>103269633
Can one trust eBay sellers that sell refurbished thinkpads?
I want something to read PDFs on and maybe type up some notes and I thought about buying just buying the t480 from some eBay seller with good reputation.
What are the risks?

>>103247827
whats a good thinkpad that supports egpu (thunderbolt) and has a decentish cpu with good single core performance, something like the 12900
the closest i found is the thinkbook 14 g6 but it's not black, doesnt have the nipple and the price is so jewish it makes me sick

>>103270928
eGay always sides with the buyer, yes. You're still retarded if you buy """refurbished""" over just "used".

>>103270489
>>103270512
I should've mentioned that I want a trackpoint too, or at least a large, comfortable to use trackpad.
Looks like anything with Intel Iris Xe graphics will outperform the Vega 10, though.

What are anons thoughts on the X1 Carbon Nano? They're expensive but fit the form factor I'm looking for.

>>103272003
Oh is there no difference?

>>103247827
oh god is that a fucking chakat sticker?

>>103268214
yoga's lighter, tablet (assuming u mean x230 etc.) has swappable batteries but is a thick boy. Yoga is probably more practical and comfy for those reasons but the older models have soul and easily replaceable parts

>>103268870
you can get a t490s for like 300 at most

>>103270051
if it has the IPS display then it's still a little high but you probably won't regret it. It's a chiclet keyboard but it does everything well, I have a t490 and it just works, with a TN display it gets close to 4 hours of life but it's been treated well

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>>103274218
gonna keep asking about getting the x220 keyboard to appear in this list

>>103268897
Well damn, thanks. I'll
>>103274218
Oh gotcha.
Is this a good website?
https://www.laptopcloseout.com/lenovo-thinkpad-t490s

>>103274267
i don't know man, i only buy from ebay and i've only been fucked over marginally before. just be wary if there is no image, use paypal and there's nothing to worry about.
that might be a fine place to try but i've found ebay is pretty good with customer protections in case they send you something that doesn't meet the description

>>103273132
the refurbished sellers typically take beatup models and flip them with minimal actual refurbishment, it's better to buy from an individual or a seller that simply resells them. Altruistic refurbishers are rare, and typically cut corners hard to make a profit

>>103270928
make sure you don't get one with a TN display anon, you'll be kicking yourself

>>103273132
Not really. Often "refurbishers" don't test their shit and at most take 10 seconds to wipe the previous owner's cum off the keyboard. It's not worth the 25-40% markup over some random dickhead just selling his personal used Thinkpad.

If it's "used", it's assumed to be fully functional unless clearly stated otherwise, and if it isn't eBay will side with you anyway in a dispute.

>>103274350
i am perma banned on ebay

is the angle of the keyboard on a t480 with a 72watt battery annoying? it seems like it might be

>>103274470
That sounds like a personal problem. The guy I initially replied to specifically asked about eGay so I feel like you're giving me a nonsequitur response when I wasn't talking to you.

>>103274906
No, that is not the issue, it is the weight. I still recommend the 72 watt battery, but I have both a 24watt and a 72 watt for when I need it. Also, it is annoying to use on your lap if you have the 72 watt.

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>>103274994
Do you know what happens when ebay perma bans you?

>>103275037
You become incapable of following a conversation?

I put 2 new 8GB Ram Sticks into my ThinkPad X220T but it seems to only show up as 8GB. Its TeamGroup and yes they are compatible so how do I fix that?

>>103266121
Okay damn

I've never had the stylus work that nicely with anything outside of art programs

>>103266280
Could be a bad digitizer or bad pen, both of whch were the case with mine. I ended up peeling the digitizer layer off the back of the LCD and replacing it with another, as well as buying a stylus off of ebay.

I forgot the digitizer part number otherwise I'd share.