I found a cheap T400 not even sure why I bought it what the hell do you do with these things, Anons? Would post pic but it didn't arrive yet think it should tomorrow or tuesday

>>107761401
Libreboot

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>>107761341
My T480 is starting to show it's age. What's the spiritual successor to it.

>>107761401
>I found a cheap T400
>not even sure why I bought it
Post how much you paid for it so we can laugh at you.

>>107762742
24,86 eur and around 4 for shipping it doesn't have a battery but looks pretty good otherwise

>>107762810
actually just realised I don't even know how large the HDD is or how much RAM it has the seller didn't say

>>107762633
For similar modularity (except no ethernet), P1 gen 4-6
For similar size and typing feel, but limited RAM and storage, T14 gen 2 AMD
If you're rich and buy your laptops new, look at P14s Intel too

Asked on /wsr/ but not replies. Let me try it here.
I need to find an image of an asian looking woman using glasses, ponytail (I think) with bangs, holding a ThinkPad on her lap and I think there's something about GNU, gentoo or Lisp the programming language.
It was very commonly posted on /g/, but I can't find it or remember more details.

>>107762943
Used to be an OP image here back in the day.
https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/65977645/

>>107763236
I was looking at the archive right now.
Thank you a lot anon. May your 2026 be full of blessings.

>>107762633
T430, not memeing, i've been using my T430 way more than my T480, upgraded to a quad core processor for $50 and it's been doing everything i need it to do with Arch, whereas my T480 continues to have weird hangups despite having a low-bloat Win10 IoT install
>>107763236
based /tpg/ archivist

Support for the X280 on Coreboot in development.
>https://review.coreboot.org/q/status:merged+thinkpad+x280

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damn, 11 hours bump
I guess 4chan is pretty slow these days

My L16 still didn't ship
It's not even chinese new year
What are the chinks doing

>>107768508
Adding spyware.

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>>107761341
I've recently acquired a beautiful x230, I've flashed 1vyrain on it as I don't have hardware flashing tools yet. Anyways my question is does it's built-in ME cleaner get rid of enough blobs to not stress about it?

>>107769712
I only trust Libreboot/Canoeboot on this matter, with external flashing.

Do the P15 (gen 1/2) have any panel whitelists or can I just grab any panel I find on panelook that looks good (and is about the same width)?
How big of an impact on the battery life would something like a "low power" innolux FHD panel have vs a 4k ips or oled panel? Are we talking a jump from like 5 watt consumption to 15 watt or less than that? The only real time I would use the built-in display would be when I'm on the go so *some* battery life consideration would be nice even though it's a workstation.
Are HDR/10-bit panels just a meme or are they genuinely worth considering over a decent 8-bit? I don't care that I would have to switch to wayland for proper support.
Do I wan't to consider a higher than 60 hz refresh rate at all? I don't really play vidya other than the occasional dorf fortress session.

>>107769712
Because 1vyrain is a software-based exploit, it is restricted by the Intel Flash Descriptor (IFD) permissions. It cannot gain write access to the ME Region (Region 2); therefore, it cannot 'neuter' or remove the Intel ME firmware. While 1vyrain can toggle a 'soft disable' bit in the BIOS settings, the full ME firmware remains physically present on the SPI chip.

>>107761341
Any suggestions to what I wrote in /pcbg/ (for some reason lol )?
>>107760196
>basically want a nice high ppi 15,6" (or more) display with good viewing angles, so 4K IPS, solid business build and Win11 compatibility without any shenanigans(even though gonna daily drive on Mint)
>considering only used HP/Dell/Lenovo business machines
Something like TP P52 or ZBook G6 looks most favorable for now, but maybe there are other good options I missed? Budget is $500-700 but obviously the lower, the better.

>>107769965
>15 inch
>4k
/g/ still not understanding how the human eye works.

Recently got me a T14 Gen 2 (AMD) for the office to replace the old T450. What's the difference between the docking options on the Gen2 and do you guys think there's any point in getting the thunderbolt if I'm plugging a single monitor and a few usb dongles?

>>107769995
Look, certainly I'm gonna use it in scaling mode most of the time, I just don't want to see physical pixels too much(and I do on my current 15,6" 1080p right now)

>>107770016
From experience without Thunderbolt you're maxing out at two 1440p monitors and USB / Ethernet speeds become throttled.
One 4k 60Hz screen and a few USB2 should be fine too.

>>107770046
Stop sitting 10 inches away from your screen like a retard

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>>107770046
>NOOOO THE PIXELS ON THE SCREENERINO ARE LITERALLY HURTING MEEEE

>>107770096
>>107770074
>REEEEEE TOO MANY PIXELS
You sound like you were beaten in your childhood by high ppi displays

say ive got an x220 sealed in the box
what could i reasonably steal from a collectorfag on ebay
if it was the t i wouldve kept it, but this was the hand i was dealt

>>107769847
>>107769866
Thank you very much for info anon, guess I'll order the hardware flashing tools then. Would something like skulls coreboot work? Or is libreboot pretty straightforward

>>107770063
Thanks, that should be enough, as the thunderbolt dock is quite expensive atm

>>107770232
NIB? I wouldn't doubt it if you got $500-750 from somebody. Maybe I'm lowballing. Some people are nuts.

>>107771289
yeah its NIB. the outer box had to have the tape cut because all of the labels were removed for whatever reason, but inside both the laptop and the associated dock had their own sealed boxes.
>$500-$700
thats about what i was thinking, but like you said its hard to tell. im much better at estimating the older shit, but something like the x220 is odd in that its still relatively modern while commanding a higher price than other laptops from the same era, most of which are currently ewaste until they get that ooo retro factor two decades down the line.

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Can you run windows 10/11 on old thinkpad like X220/T430?
Assuming I'm using SSD.

>>107773217
At work I have an x230 with windows 11 installed, but I cannot install the latest service pack (what was it called, h2 or something?), because the cpu is not supported anymore. I use this laptop only for one application; as a general device there is no point, just install linux

>durable
>lightweight
>at least 2 USB-A ports
>MODERN cpu (i13+)
>good loonix support
>24+GB of ram
>decent screen
>cheap (around 1k€)
Does a laptop like that even exists?

>>107773350
Well I want to donate it to someone that only want to use windows.
Even IoT version?

>>107773483
W11 IoT LTSC is mostly usable but still has random unexplainable delays when doing simple things like right-clicking the desktop

>>107773477
isn't this the T14 gen 4 + usb-c to usb-a adapters?

>>107773545
So what to do then?
Win 10 is kill no?

>>107761341
I have 2500 to spend on a new thinkpad but i haven't bought one since my t495s. i want to dual boot linux and i am pretty tech retarded, is there a specific processor i should pick?

>>107773838
ultra7 165H

>>107761401
I do whatever I normally do with a computer?

>>107761341
>Don't buy anything OTHER THAN IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, and W/P Series
I bought an E14, what happens now?

>>107774177
You'll explode in your sleep

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>>107773217
Back when I bought my x230 it had win 10 installed, I didn't mess with it much other than basic testing before paying the guy but it seemed fine enough if you have low expectations and don't know what a good PC really is. Most boomers I know would be fine with it.
Win 11 is significantly worse so I'd expect quite the performance hit, but I never tested it myself. If you go with it, do get at least 8 GB of RAM, don't listen to microjeet's 4 GB minimum. The computers I have at work should be well above the requirements for win 11 but they only have 4 GB and everything is slow due to it, at idle it uses 80-90% of memory. It's awful.
>>107773350
>x230 with windows 11 installed
How awful is the performance on that thing? Is it even usable for actual work? How much RAM is it using at idle and at basic load (I don't know what kind of work you do with it, but with whatever your usual programs are, all open).
>>107773730
Win 10 isn't officially supported anymore but microjeet will give you some security updates if you open your arse for them and accept their AI datamining dildo. Like I said before, it should be usable on your hardware. Most software probably won't drop support anytime soon so you should be good for 2 or 3 years.
Since it won't get official support and it's for someone else, I wouldn't install it unless the person knows a bit about maintaining it and can be trusted to not fuck everything up, or if you're willing to be tech support for them indefinitely. Mum is on win 10 still, for friends I only install it if they understand the situation and give me the go ahead.

>>107770232
>>107771693
I'm interested, but won't have a spare $500 until the end of the month.

My T580 charging has extremely degraded over the week end. In fact if I play a 1080p video the battery level will go down even when plugged in and it wil leventually shut itself down.
How joever is it?

New Dell XPS looks good, wonder what price the 14" tandem oled model with the x7 processor will come in at.

>>107776503
>New Dell XPS looks good
Do you have brain damage?

>>107776603
Being this rude and this wrong is humorous. You're really just a mean dumb asshole.

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>get T14 Gen 5 from eBay
>seems to be in good condition
>decide to update the UEFI and other firmware junk before I blow away the default Win11 install and put GNU/Linux on there
>6+ hours later I still haven't managed it
>Windows installer method for either of the two newer updates doesn't work
>bootable USB method (made with the batch script included in the download) doesn't work
>bootable USB method using the cd image +geteltorito to convert to img + dding to flash drive on my GNU/Linux PC didn't work
>can't install either of the two newer versions or the previous older one (was gonna see if I could downgrade then upgrade again)
>everything just says it fails to write
>did all optional Windows updates, none updated the UEFI
>booted Fedora LiveUSB and used fwupd, it can't even see a newer UEFI update available to install despite 2 newer ones being on the site

I've mostly given up on ever figuring this out, but what I wanna know is if there's any way this could be a hardware problem. I still have to leave eBay feedback and if there's an undisclosed hardware problem then I figure I could request a partial refund or leave neutral or negative feedback. The machine seems to work in general, it boots, but it's like the chip isn't writable for some reason. Oh yeah, I also tweaked various UEFI settings, user updates of UEFI were already enabled, I tried disabling Secure Boot and some thing with Persistence in the name, no difference made from any changes I made. The fact that every version and install method results in essentially the same error makes me think it's the hardware, but I've never really heard of that being a thing.

>>107770016
40AJ0135US is pretty cheap on eBay, I'd just get one of those.

>>107776629
>this new slop looks good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJpprAzGGZM

>>107777843
Restore bios settings to default
Boot windows
Install Lenovo Vantage from Microsoft Store (no account needed)
Let it download and install the correct bios
???
Profit!

>>107778003
Wow, yes!

>>107778023
You got my hopes up since I hadn't tried this method yet, but it is similarly having trouble with the "BIOS Update Utility" update, it failed while the other driver stuff installed fine.
First I hit F9 in the UEFI, "setup defaults", no dice. Then I realized maybe you meant the factory reset thing under security, so I did that. Really thought it might work that time, was getting pretty excited, but it still says "Some updates were not installed correctly" and "something went wrong".

>>107773477
Your options are pretty much: T14G4/G5 or X13G4/G5.
Good luck!

>>107773838
if you want reliable 3D acceleration AMD is your only option
Dual boot became kinda shitty because firmware

>>107773838
Why dualboot?

Is Libreboot really worth it?

>>107781851
If you enjoy FOSS, then yes.

>>107774116
but I already have a computer, is it useless then

Why did they swap the CTRL and FN key? bruh

>>107781385
I need microsoft office shit for school and it's been a pain in the ass using it in browser, excel especially. but i would primarily be using mint for everything else

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I've had a T420 running Ubuntu for years and it's been great.

Recently, it stopped suspending when the lid is closed. I think this happened with the upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky).

I've gone through the typical troubleshooting. It's configured to suspend on lid close, but it looks like the lid closed event never even fires.

acpi_listen doesn't show any lid event.

/proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state exists and says "state: open".

journalctl | grep -i " lid " shows "FuPluginUpower failed to query lid state". More recent entries say "kernel: input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM: 00/LYNXSYBUS:00:PNP0C0D:00/input/input0".

Any ideas?

I got a T580 from ebay for $350. 16gb of ram and 500gb nvime hard drive. I didnt realize it had two batteries which I needed for my use case. I’m super happy and glad I fell for the meme. What should I do with it?

>>107786879
it's 15 years old. Let it go anon
>>107786955
Install arch of course

>>107786986

It works great for my needs, except for this recent bug (?) with Ubuntu.

>>107774177
Nothing. It might not survive abuse the same way a T or X series would.

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>>107786879
>I've had a T420 running Ubuntu for years

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>>107786955
>year 2008+20
>$350 for a clapped-out 15 inch T series from 2018
What causes this?

Anyone running Fedora on T520? Is Gnome too heavy, should I go with Xfce spin?

>>107788057
it's not clapped out. I unironically think it's going to get more valuable the way things are headed

>>107788922
delusional

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>>107788057
Stop pretending you don't know why.

>>107778507
Update: My EFI partition was only 100MB, possibly from the eBay seller doing a fresh Windows install and using the default size, since it sounds like Lenovo recommends 260MB themselves. After making a new bigger partition and deleting the old one, I successfully updated via the bootable USB method.

>>107790519
Hey good on you for sticking with it and figuring it out.