As usual, you can't trust published specs when it comes to 'max memory'. You need to dig in to see what the real limits are because they only publish the spec based on the largest modules that were available for testing at that time and usually don't update.

Pretty sure those letters are just new hardware revisions of the same device. Older versions might have some minor bugs that couldn't be fixed in the driver or possibly just more expensive to manufacture. (I also have an 'A' version.) Similarly, I have 1460, 1460A, and 1460D which are functionally t...

Extension boards are out there on ebay, etc. I think this place had the lowest price: https://www.etsy.com/listing/660620483/m2-ssd-nvme-m2-length-extension-bracket I assume he's doing 3D printing in small batches. Main drives available (some in both 30mm and 42mm sizes): Western Digital/SanDisk SN5...

RealBlackStuff wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:26 am

If QHD was OLED, then there's your answer.
Those LCDs are a flop.

I think only X1/Yoga used OLED.
T460-T490 families had QHD IPS options.

T14 is replacing the QHD display option with UHD. Not sure I'd like that; I'd probably need to run it at QHD resolution.

First two are 6 Gbps and 3 Gbps (pretty sure all mSATA slots prior to Haswell are 3 Gbps).
No idea on the eSATA.

Some small NVMe cards not mentioned: WD/SANDISK SN520 (up to 512 GB and also available in 30mm size) and, most interesting, Toshiba/Kioxia BG4 30mm (RC100 is retail version of BG3) which supposedly supports NVMe x4 and up to 1 TB although only 512 GB seem available right now (not in retail channels ...

Sounds very much like a tool for only very experienced users right now.
First question I would ask is what does this do that ntLite doesn't do as well or at all? Haven't actually tried ntlite on Win10 yet but used it a lot for 7 (and nlite for XP previously).

Rather confused by Lenovo's references to specific Windows build versions. For T480 the firmware download page says "Windows 10 (Version 1809 or older)" so does that mean it's fixed already if you run a newer build or that the newer builds don't have a fix available yet? Similarly, the non-S version...

After some investigation and testing it does seem that the One Mix will charge off a basic 5V USB-C connection (no USB-PD) although very slowly and basically not at all if it's actually running. Only gets 10W that way where it can get 18W with USB-PD 9V or 30W with USB-PD 12V.

In T490/T590 you can NOT use the WWAN slot for a second SSD. That option was last seen in T480 and Lenovo has since killed it. Looks like Lenovo is turning out more fruitcakes than laptops... Most annoying thing is that almost no company seems to take advantage of the fact you can fit up to 4x M.2 ...

the nicest thing about the Surface 3 (but not any of the other Surface models) is that it can be charged using any micro USB charger, so when I travel I bring just the lightest charger that I own, plus a micro USB cable of course, and use it to charge both the Surface and my phone. Many laptops may...

I recently got a One Mix 3S Platinum "convertable": About 1.5 lb. and 5.1 x 8 x 0.6" with 8.4" 2560x1600 touch display, i7-8500Y CPU, 512GB NVMe storage (not eMMC as most previous devices this size use). Backlit keyboard has a pointing device similar to the pseudo-trackpoint on some Lenovo Bluetooth...

It is strange (and uncommon) that Lenovo would choose different RAM technologies for same-generation machines, but that's what we have. This also happened with Dell in 2008: Precision M4400 (and equivalent Latitudes) used DDR2 while M6400 used DDR3. Probably a marketing decision: X260 and M6400 cou...

For examples, SanDisk SN520 or Toshiba/OCZ RC100.

You have the 2.5" x 9.5mm SATA drive bay and the M.2 2242 SATA slot. The M.2 slot can take a max 512 GB drive and unfortunately no top-tier brands make drives in that form factor. Best available is probably Transcend; slower than big names but probably not enough to notice. As dr_st said, a 1 TB 2.5...

I've also been shifting away from Pale Moon to plain Firefox because of increasing number of issues. (I had also gotten into it from reading about it here.)

... there is now an MTS430S with DRAM and a 512GB version like the MTS400 (also much longer write lifetime than 420S). I plan on trying it as soon as Amazon gets it in stock. Can you confirm the MTS430S is working fine in the T440p? I'm looking to upgrade and just want to be shure before I order on...

The xx40 Thinkpads need the Transcend MTS400 Series drives, NOT the MTS420 Series, which have a RAID-engine. The MTS400 works there without problems, e.g. this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075P1JSGL/ref=twister_B07QHQ5QVF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 I believe MTS420S has now been reported to work in T4...

New option now available: Transcend MT430S
Basically same as MT420S except it has DRAM cache, higher speed rating, and is available in 512GB capacity. Also seems to be lower cost (only $80 for 512GB on Amazon).

Blame Micro$haft's W10, because it doesn't fully switch off when you shut down. Unless you fix it in the power options. (Click 'change settings that are currently unavailable' then untick the 'Turn on fast starup' box; need to check after major updates that it didn't get reset.) If I click 'shut do...

ameeno wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:43 am

As you can see there is NO MENTION of NGFF on the listing only m.2 ssd sata 3 bus. so it should work .. but i am scared now

NGFF "Next Generation Form Factor" is just what they called the M.2 slot before it was standardized and some places still use it as a keyword for searches.

I don't have a 210 but as general advice you'd almost certainly never notice the memory latency difference in actual use. I'd avoid the Timetec/Dataram but Crucial should be fine.
If you can afford it and just want to know you have the fastest then sure get the HyperX.

Thinkpad 600, 600E, and 600X all use the same 440BX chipset so I'd expect any drive limits to be the same between them. I've had 12 GB drive in a 600E and 60 GB in a 600X with no problems.

Nice find; didn't realize you could actually get drives in 22110 form factor. Looks like a good price too for that capacity. It's still over 1000$...heck I don't even spend that much on entire computers. Not many people need that kind of storage in a small laptop but if you do it's good that it's a...

I have an Alcatel (382G?) non-smart phone on TracFone. Started with something like 1200 minutes 3 years ago and still have 1000+ left. I just buy a $50 '365 service days' card every year (involves a bit of a trick: on TracFone site you put a small airtime card in your cart then it will offer to add ...

Nice find; didn't realize you could actually get drives in 22110 form factor. Looks like a good price too for that capacity.

They are seriously pushing me out of the ultraportable market. First they take the decent CPUs out of the 12" models, now removing more features from 14", probably next year there will be no discrete GPU in anything below 15" (outside of gaming laptops from Alienware/Asus/MSI/etc). As someone commen...

amardeep wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:42 am

T490 HE (Healthcare Edition) : https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press ... kflows.htm

8th Gen CPU though? I'd expect x90 series to use newer CPUs. Unless Intel is releasing yet another '8th Gen' iteration.

It's available on Amazon for $500-$800 depending on version. Black ones are cheaper; seems like those may only be 4GB RAM though. The Q&A says they're 8GB but it also says they don't have micro SD slot which the description and pictures clearly show. Pointing device looks like it's similar to the ps...