You're welcome- hope this and kfzhu's post serves to help you in the future! Just a heads up, the X61T 8-cell is far more troublesome to rebuild, half because the cell arrangement is far less intuitive, and also because it uses 103450 prismatics as well as the 4x 18650 cells in the back. It's a very...

Yep, for those not bothered to access the link- they've confirmed that their second batch is completed and is currently undergoing quality testing and configuration. So they'll be able to accept another 100 or so orders for X210Ais. I'd still recommend that if you want one, to snag it soon... the fu...

Very strange. But I work for DHL Express and from my knowledge in shipping networks, what that could be is a "ghost label" or duplicate label. Your label might've been accidentally reprinted by the supplier, or somehow another order was imprinted with your information, maybe because they reused the ...

Hello Forumgoers! Been awhile but I definitely wanted to share this as I'm sure a lot of you will like it. I've successfully rebuilt another 4-cell battery for Thinkpad X60/61, also compatible with the X60s/X61s. A lot of this comes from kfzhu1229's knowledge, he is on this forum too- and he's poste...

There's kits that can be found on tpart.net, but they're quite pricey. I don't know anyone else offhand who has a kit handy or access to one... but the big challenge is flipping the LVDS pinout and adapting the backlight connector. Most of the info can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/tw...

Dang... that's unfortunate that no one so far is interested! I get that there's some flaws, but it's a cool machine. I'll let the lads in the TP Discord know, there's some EU/UK members on there who might be interested. Best of luck with the sale. I'd buy it if I wasn't so far away... shipping would...

Yep, stick close for any updates... they should be back at it, but last I heard they are quite behind on their order fulfillment. I'd imagine the EC patch is slated to coincide with the second batch they announced.

Here's a link to another post that goes over the details of the delays.

The 8-cell battery is dead, I can't locate either of the 4-cell packs. I do have what looks to be 3 or 4 of the flat battery deals that connect to the docking port, honestly don't remember ever getting those, and I haven't yet tried any of them, instead concentrating on the primary battery. Holy co...

I don't believe I've put a writeup of the X60T/X61T 8-cell battery up yet, but I have just finished rebuilding one for a fellow enthusiast on Discord- a 93P5032 (which is an 8-cell). As kfzhu mentioned, you do have the big hurdle of sourcing 103450s. They're a flatter, prismatic type of Li-Ion batte...

Grats on the free 600E, it's a pretty cool old vintage nugget. Pretty slick for old software tinkering or DOS gaming if you're into that. dcfbf pretty much gave you the full rundown, but to add to what he said- I've personally messed with the 600E in particular and some mSATA/M.2 caddies may not wor...

Excel and heavy workloads? That must be a hell of a sheet. I've only used regular Excel sheets yet, nothing out of the ordinary. Real workloads? I've had the chance to run the laptop at full power for about 2 hours straight with libretranslate. It's a powerful laptop, it does what it's supposed to ...

I have some JB weld clear weld laying around. Do you know if that would that be an advisable epoxy? Would you mind sharing some photos of your modified daughterboard? Here's a link to an image of how it looks. JBWeld ClearWeld I'd imagine would work okay. I used the industrial-grade epoxy that hard...

I also have my battery troubles sorted out now - got myself a rebuilt 6-cell pack from Medessec which has been working well so far. Hey I googled Medessec for batteries and nothing came up, is that a shop or a person refurbing batteries? I can rebuild most batteries for this era of Thinkpads, but i...

I received mine back in October. Fantastic all-round experience with it so far, there's been some flaws discovered by other members that's already been mentioned on here. The trackpoint leaving an impression on the new display, which I've fixed with putting some strips of speaker foam as little bump...

I used an X300 on half a dozen long trips but its battery life was never great and I haven't been able to source batteries for it for many years so I picked up a used X395 in 2021 which replaced it. The X395 performed well for me this past spring in Europe and for travel I'd recommend to anyone an ...

Got no idea what I would get if I was getting a newer machine. I recently got an X210Ai and pretty sure that's the only ultraportable I'll ever need for several years if it lasts that long. My current "main" computer is a Clevo X170KM, and when I'm travelling I'll either use my work laptop or some s...

I know it's pretentious and I'm not even that old, but I'm feeling a sense of letting the younger generation succeed me. :cry: Not sure how old you are matey, but ya best believe having been on and off this forum through high school, college, and now the working world, I would've said the same thin...

Hello dcfbf! In response to your general question of the topic and after getting the context in your first post... I have a similarly cracked T60p with a shattered magnesium cage in the back left corner by the hinge, how I fixed it is i actually put a metal bracket in, drilled some holes, and mounte...

Hello everyone! It's probably been awhile since the T50 was mentioned on this forum... but I recently came into one myself and have had the chance to experience it and I gotta say. It's fantastic. You can click on this photo to go to a bigger gallery of higher quality photos: https://i.imgur.com/W6b...

Issue got worse, opened it up to investigate, yikes. Headphone jack is surface-mounted to the board with no reinforcement, no through-hole anchoring pin, just six SMD pads. Said pads were all lifting off the board... toast. Definitely not something that should happen in a month of use and one or tw...

Re "rebuilding these batteries" is this something that you or anyone else here provides as a service? Or could you point me to a tutorial for this? If this is all too much of a hassle I might just look into buying another x61 that already has a functional battery...either way thanks for the info! I...

seems the modded motherboard scene has moved to TPArt.net, pay that site a visit. Not sure if the individuals running that operation are the same team that ran XYTech, but as far as getting help with your T700 it's likely the best chance you've got.

Hey all! I also got an X61 tablet just recently with a dead battery and wondering what my options are for replacing or repairing it. I'm very new to the ThinkPad world, so much of this conversation above has gone over my head, but I'm very open to learning. Are there any particular go-to sites to f...

I received mine about a week ago. Absolutely loving it! I'll have to keep that in mind what's being mentioned about the trackpoint marking the screen, maybe place some rubber bumpers on the bezel. This photo shows it next to an 51nb T50 with a Thinkpad 235 placed on it. https://hmcwiki.net/lib/exe/f...

Hello Cowsay! Sorry to hear about your situation, I can relate. It's difficult to trust ebay sellers with something as particular as this- and especially now it does seem to be a market that some are willing to tap without having the passion behind it. I might be able to help out as I do have a few ...

That’s super helpful! Thank you! I just read another post that the “suicide” behavior is for the BMS chip itself, but it looks like that was more for batteries after 2002ish. Given your success with 770 batteries I may have to give it a go. Ah... so you mean when the BMS decides to softlock and pre...

However, I’ve heard that for retro ThinkPads (e.g., the 200, 500, and 700 series), the battery management system is relatively simple. Can you just replace the cells directly and use the battery without any special procedure? Specifically, for a ThinkPad 240, would it be safe and straightforward to...

Welcome back, lol. I had to look, I apparently joined when I was 16, now I'm nearly double that. Been a long time with many on and off parts. But it's been a good time, Thinkpad community is a solid bundle of people. My main isn't a Thinkpad, but I still love tinkering with old Thinkpads. My collect...

Just as a heads up to everyone- I've been having issues connecting to the forum from here in California, both my home computer and phone just swirl for 15-30 seconds trying to load the site and get no response. I'm still able to connect to the forum with my work computer so I can post this message. ...

I ended up buying this unit from him! Pic of the unit Mark was fantastic to do business with, and a swell guy who apparently had some experience with IBM working directly with the older Thinkpads in their actual design process. Super fascinating! The unit has definitely seen use, but that makes it p...