The first computer I saw and had hands on access to was my Dad's Tandy 1000 SX. We had dumb terminals in my office, so not sure if that qualifies. My first was a ThinkPad T30, I really miss that little machine. Since then It's been T60, T61, R51, all purchased from members of this forum. Then a bran...

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hhhd1 wrote:it looks like you'd have better experience buying a random consumer grade laptop from Asus or Dell.

Or Acer.

Or HP

Or.... maybe the P50s with the 3K panel......

Just in case anyone was curious, I'm going with the P40 Yoga. In my opinion, a crappy Thinkpad keyboard is still better than anyone else's, the added oomph of discrete graphics, and the ability to write on the screen were the big factors. And, as I said earlier, I have a fond spot for ThinkPads, and...

Well, here are the finalists, now I have to make a decision between 3 nice machines..... I wish I able to see them in person before a purchase.... THINKPAD P40 YOGA Differences from base model: win 10 Pro, WQHD, FP reader $1619.10 Intel Core i7-6500U Processor (4MB Cache, up to 3.10GHz) Windows 10 P...

Sometimes I wish there was someone out there who would say, just get the X1 Yoga and enjoy... And while I'll probably get one of the X1 machines or the P40 Yoga, I can't help but keep looking into The HP EliteBooks, there's something about them that intrigues me.....

Since I posted this inquiry I've continued to research machines. Combined with this research and my history with ThinkPads I'll end up buying either a X1 Yoga, new X1 Carbon or the P40 Yoga. Part of this decision is a comfort level I have with ThinkPads. I liked my T530, loved my T61, and adored my ...

I'm in the market for a new laptop. My daughters have taken my T530 & Latitude e7450 to college. After weeks of comparison I settled on the HP EliteBook 850 G3 with 1920x1080 Touch Screen, descrete graphics, 512 SSD, 16 GB ram. I'll be using the machine learning to code, producing a Pod Cast, and so...

Hello, If you find a recovery disc for a T530, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, I would be interested in making a purchase. The product key is legible on the machine.

Sincerely,

John

bgx wrote:sure P50/P70 are the same form factor as X220/X240 right?

Ha ha, not even close. But with great power comes great size and weight ; )
and between you me and the lamp post I'll take power over lightweight every time....

There is quite lot of stuffs that goes into designing the ThinkPad Retro apart from the external aesthetics. If Lenovo wants to release the ThinkPad Retro in the next cycle, they have to use an existing motherboard that is already tested and certified. Otherwise, to do a new motherboard (and new sc...

This may or may not have anything to do with the Retro Project, but here it is anyway.... This was posted on Twitter by @lenovo press 10:22 AM central time, and I quote, "Press hint: Big moves next week from #Lenovo. We #innovate to create the best products for you, your #family and your #home." Pro...

Well, Lenovo is such a tease!
I thought they would post their new machines when sale set to end yesterday expired. Now it's been extended to the 28th. I suppose we won't see the new machines until February.... I really want to get a look at the x250.....
John

Yes, a good keyboard is important. The Surface Pro keyboard has had mixed reviews and I wouldn't want to spend over $1000 unless it was proven high quality.

A traditional laptop still fills the bill for me...

The Dell Venue 8 7000 looks interesting. It has Intels Real Sense 3D camera and a micr sd slot. And the MS Surface Pro 3 calims to have enough power to repalce your laptop. It has at least one usb port and takes either sd or micr sd, can't remember. But the tablet market continues to make advances. ...

The Getac looks like the Dell Latitude rugged series, the low end running around $1600.00 http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-5404-laptop/pd?p=latitude-5404-laptop&view=pdetails&isredir=true The new Latitude 12 E7250, or 14 E7450 look nice as does the XPS 13. I'm also waiting to see the X250...

I see quite a few folks here have Dell machines and got to wondering if there is a Dell forum similar to thinkpads.com.

The Getac looks like the Dell Latitude rugged series, the low end running around $1600.00

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latit ... redir=true

The new Latitude 12 E7250, or 14 E7450 look nice as does the XPS 13.

Well, now I think I'll wait for the next generation T and X series machines as it sounds like they may be available the end of this month or early February so I'll wait to see them. In the mean time I'll install a second hard drive in the optical bay on my T530 and load Ubuntu or Arch. Now I have to...

I was planning to install a second Hard Drive in the optical drive bay of my T530, and will load Ubuntu or Arch. Now I just have to decide between an Intel or Samsung SSD.

Thanks for the tips & info BlazF and ThinkRob. If I can't wait a few months for the next offerings from Lenovo as jdrou suggested, I will probably get the T440P with an i7-4700 MQ processor, FHD 1920x1080 screen, and 256 GB SSD....
Thanks again everyone, this is a great site.....
John

I've heard people sometimes run into problems getting things to work on a Windows machine running Linux. It sounds like there are workarounds but they can be a pain and may not always work. That's why I was looking into the System 76 machine.....

I haven't done anything like this before and was wondering how difficult it is to totally remove Windows and install another OS like Ubuntu. Are there problems down the road that pop up after doing this?

Thanks John

Thanks for the replies. I love my T530, and sometimes think a bad Thinkpad (is there such a thing?) is better than the best of almost any other machine. I think when all is said and done I'll get another Thinkpad, but am also considering the X240 and may take your advice and wait to see what the nex...

I'm torn between getting a T440P and a System 76 Galago Ultra Pro. The Galago seems to have pretty good specs, 4th Gen Intel® Core i7-4760HQ – 2.0GHz Quad-Core, 14.1″ 1920×1080 IPS, Matte Finish screen, Intel® Iris Pro 5200 – 128 MB eDRAM, 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3 @ 1600 MHz RAM, Storage 1× mSATA, 1×...

Thanks for the tips and advice folks, here's what I plan to do. I currently have a 320GB HD so I'm going to replace it with the Samsung 840 Pro 256GB. First I'll put the Samsung SSD in the ultrabay and clone the existing HD onto it using either Ghost or Acronis True Image. Do you folks have a prefer...

If I decide to install either a SSD or move the existing HD to the ultra bay currently used by the DVD R/W, I would need something like the NewmodeUS SSD Caddy?

Hello rollinstone157,
Thanks for the info. So you're saying replace the existing HD with the SSD, then put in HD in the ultrabay replacing the DVD R/W? Then I would have to move the boot data from the HD to the SSD? I wil have to study up to learn how to do that. Thanks again for your reply.
John

Hello, I purchased my T530 2359CTO from the Lenovo Outlet and have been thinking of instaling a mSATA SSD. How do I determine if my machine is mobile wireless ready without opening it up? If there is a mobile broadband card installed I will want to leave it and swap out the ultra bay with a 2nd SSD ...