Don'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>Utilitarian design: e.g. mix of old and new ports, stable keyboard layout>Easy to repair, upgrade (some models) & maintain thanks to readily available service manuals, spare parts easy to obtain>Usable in cramped quarters thanks to the TrackPoint>Excellent Linux & *BSD supportThinkWiki - General infohttps://www.thinkwiki.org/Model generations:>Classic IBM: T30, T40-T42>IBM/Lenovo transition: T43 T60 T61 (T42-T43: significant spec difference; T43-T60: 64-bit arch)>Classic Lenovo: T400-T430 (T61-T400: 4:3 to 16:10; T410-T420: 16:10 to 16:9; T420-T430: 6-row keyboard, USB 3)>Boxy ultrabooks: T440-T480 (T430-T440: eDP, M.2, soldered CPU; T460-T470: NVMe, USB-C)>Thin above all: T490 T14g1 T14g2 (T480-T490: soldered WiFi (Intel), partly soldered RAM, internal battery only)>TrackPoint on a pig: T14g3 T14g4 (T14g2-T14g3: 16:9 to 16:10, fully soldered RAM/WiFi (AMD), end of mechanical docks)>iFixit-approved TrackPoint on pig: T14g5-... (T14g4-T14g5: Ctrl/Fn swap, camera bump, modular RAM returns)FAQ:>Oldest that won't choke on the modern webLight use: x60YouTube, Gmail etc: xx00(s)>Oldest that drives a 4K monitorxx40(p/s)>Oldest that takes 32 GB RAMX260 T460p/s W510>Lasts full day on batteryT550 T560 X260 xx70 Tx80 T16 and any Lunar Lake>Newest with socketed CPUT440p W541BIOS replacement:https://coreboot.org/ | https://libreboot.org/ | https://canoeboot.org/Supports x60 xx00(s)-xx30(s) T440p W54x T470s Tx80(s)Additional resources:https://dankpads.com/tpg/ | https://biosimage.booru.org | https://github.com/n4ru/1vyrainPatches:https://github.com/digmorepaka/thinkpad-firmware-patcheshttps://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ecChat:##ibmthinkpad on libera | #/tpg/ on rizon
Found 3 T30's recently and got one to work, the one on the left has the typical memory issue they all eventually develop I'm going to try reflowing it and see if I can get it to come up. The right one had a dim screen and I swapped a screen from the 3rd one that also probably has the memory issue and got it to come up.Mobile P4 1.6's with Radeon 7500 graphics, these will probably end up as spares for my race car. The one that got a replacement screen will get a 2.4ghz P4, 2gb RAM and an IDE to MSATA drive. All three have good batteries that take a charge.
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is the X13 better than a t14 gen1 from ebay? I found a good deal for the x13 but its bios locked...
>>108853883>Unable to clear an SVPI am disappoint.
>>108853883Depends. Do you want a stolen 13 incher that might be on the cops' radar, or a 14 incher you control?
i got a t480 at a yardsale, it looks like its never been used and the battery has 5 cycles on it. i7, 32gb, 512gb, mx250, and 1080p touchscreen. its insane you people are paying $300 for these, my dell 5400 is worth about a hundred bucks and hps are literally worthless unless they're new. i guess ill pocket $300 tho
>>108853420Tuner Studio chads rise up
>>108853420I'm looking for some help/advice for my recent purchase of a 15.6" P15 Gen 2 ThinkPad. I've been looking for impact cases and have yet to find anything that fits the dimensions. Does anyone have any recommendations for compatible hard shell or rubber cases for on-site rugged laptop work?
>>108854325im buying a t490 instead because its the only secondhand thinkpad with 16gb ram. i dont care about the cpu because its going to be used for lightweight tasks.
>>108853482nice, but P4 is way to ancient even for my taste. still sexy though.scored t450s for 20$ and 8470p for 10$. t450s has locked bios, but it booted from non-uefi hdd and my son is already playing minecraft on it so I'm going to leave it as it is for now.
>>108853482Man I want a T30 but my local flea marketplace only has R-series laptops. There was a T42 last time I checked tho, maybe one of those times I'll find it.
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>>108853420Just got a x13 yoga gen 3 for $250 shipped to my door.its bretty gud
>>108853855Ty anon
>>108856348The T4* are well known for flexing. i'd avoid them
>>108860648>Anbernig
>>108860669I'm a big noticer. Maybe the biggest.
Why did the T480 get memed so much lately? Also, what would be the thinkpad equivalent to a decent gaming laptop? I imagine some of the P series. I've been shocked at the complete lack of decent graphics cards the Thinkpad series has, to where I even feel my older inspiron ran better some low res games than my t490Should've gotten a gaming laptop. Had my eyes on a victus
>>108862672T480 is the new X230; JewTubers shilling, and niggercattle falling for memes easily. There's also the fact that some vendors are implementing coin-clipping practices by removing RAM modules and selling them separately; a consequence of ramageddon, and just general global trade getting raped by a certain pseudo-kike. T480s is still priced relatively sane since most are weary of soldered RAM, and niggercattle follow suit.
>>108862672> thinkpad equivalent to a decent gaming laptopprobably a dell precision with a RTX card
Hi, I got an old x301 upgraded with 4gb of ram and an ssd.I use it for 3 things:>Browsing the web>Openoffice stuff>Recording the screenand everything works fine expect browsing the web. It's slow and shit himself when I open like 3 tabs on 4chan.I installed Linux Mint xfce on it, should I install TinyCore linux or something?
>Battery failed due to normal wear>169 charging cycles on a 4yo machine Did I colossally F up by not resetting the battery gauge in time?Is it normal to replace your battery after 4 years, no matter how you nurse it?
>changed jobs, new company sent my laptop recently>was hoping for a Thinkpad>open the package, it's an HP Elitebook>16 GB RAM, intel 255U, 14" G1i model>keyboard feels like shit>trackpad feels like shit>no trackpoint>screen is mediocre>look up the price>HP wants AU$3.6k for this shitWhat the actual fuck, is the laptop market ruined by the RAMpocalypse at this point or is HP just a shit brand?
What prepaid phone plan, if such can be used, would work best for thinkpads? What phone carriers would allow thinkpads to be added on a plan?
>>108865082Gauge has nothing to do with it. Maybe you let the battery sit fully discharged for too long, maybe it was just a lemon.
>>108865887nobody says this.
>>108868048The fuck was I supposed to say? Could I get a SIM from Tracfone or Boost, so I can play around with 4G internet?
My workplace is asking me to pick a refurbished/second hand laptop. I was looking at the X1 line. 16GB of ram should be enough since i’ll be installing linux anyway. The G10 with their P processors seems appealing, but people online seem to dislike them. What are your thoughts /g/? And what do they mean when they say “reasonable price”? We’re a 20 ppl organization.Personally I rock an X200, modded T420s (panel upgrade) and an T14 G1. The latter is severely underwhelming performance wise and the stock panel is awful.
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>>108873152Is this general dead because of lack of good thinkpads?
>>108875217We'll see when the first supposedly improved ones go off-lease next year
>>108875217Lots of reasons - modding is almost exclusive to marginally-useful legacy models, there are fewer interchangeable parts between Thinkpads, there are fewer ports - internal and external - for niche modules, they're more expensive (for lesser quality).....
Can the Macbook Neo be the Thinkpad killer?
>>108875217It's dead because 4chan is dead, and thirdies have killed it.
Just got a T14s gen 2 and I didn't realize it was a privacy screen model. How bad did I blow it? Otherwise it's great for what I need, I used to refurbish lenovo's and this was my favorite model of the bunch for the price. Is there a monitor upgrade for this model to add 120hz by any chance?
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>>108865297Business pricing is often half of what is quoted online for consumers. At least that's the way it is with Dell.
>>108876871How? It's a Chromebook with MacOS.
>>108853420i falled for the T430 meme and modmaxxed this boi>1vyrain bios>i7-3632QM CPU>double pipe delta fan>3 disc drives: 2TB SSD + 1TBHDD on the ultrabay adapter + 1TB mSATA SSD>mini dock>2560×1440 WQHD display>xx20 7-row keyboard (Japanese layout)>2x 8GiB DDR3L ram>Atheros AR9280 wifi card (in place of stock intel centrino)
>>108878380>only 16gb of ram>no coreboototherwise sick machine
what's a good battle thinkpad for tech support? something with an ethernet port so nothing too modern
>>108877482> How bad did I blow it?Privacy guard are only on 500 nits 1080p, so it's maximum brightness which is pretty good.Which specs did you get and how much it was?
>>108878246But it doesn't lag?>>108878380This got me hard for some reason.
>>10887911616gigs with the intel 1185G7 for 210 bucks. I just needed something to do arduino programming and cad with small assemblies at work. I'm pretty happy with it's performance for what I need.
