I own an e320 because I thought it was a classic rugged thinkpad but it turns out it is actually complete rubbish. The plastic case is completely cracked and destroyed; my cheap HPs held up better than this computer. So my question is... My computer looks exactly like Thinkpad, was there a real thinkpad version of this computer? I would like to swap all the guts out of this computer and into a new case with the real alloy chassis that is indestructible. Maybe I can get an unworking model with a good chassis from ebay.
Thanks for any help, Kyle
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New chassis for an e320
Re: New chassis for an e320
there is no equivalent alloy chassis on the market. There is a reason why the ThinkPad E320 is cheap, you should of got the X220 instead. But i have been using my ThinkPad E320 for a while now, and the chassis has held up pretty good.
Current ThinkPad: T430u, T430s, X1 Carbon, X1, X230t, X220t, X230, X220, X201t, W520, W701ds, T500, T420 and many more
Re: New chassis for an e320
The funny thing is I bought a Thinkpad specifically because I wanted something durable after damaging several other laptops. The salesman never told me that they watered down the line and the Thinkpad was no longer the business machine that I used in the '90s. So the X220 is smaller than mine (12.5" vs 13.3") and a case swap is impossible... I hear what you are saying and my hopes are now dashed! There really is no other 13.3" alloy chassis that would work from any year of the Thinkpad line?
Kyle
Kyle
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