I have a T480 and it's probably one of the worst ThinkPads I've ever owned, so you're not missing out. I don't recall... what have been your problems with it? Owning a TP25, I find the design in many ways a sweet spot. A T480 gives you that + quad core CPU and a QHD screen option (not that I want i...

Some awesome machines you have there. I agree with most of your era classifications. The P50 was a real surprise when it came out. Certainly gave me A31p/T60p vibes at the time. I have a T480 and it's probably one of the worst ThinkPads I've ever owned, so you're not missing out. I'd say the best on...

Somewhat off topic but I used my A31p for retro gaming as well in the past. The screen and peripherals combo really elevated the experience, but given that finding spare parts at this point is next to impossible, I would advise against your plans, assuming you want the R52p to keep working in the fu...

I tried writing to the Framework team, but got a pretty standard cold "we are not interested at the moment, please visit our website" reply. Striking contrast to the one I got from StarLabs! I agree, this is a much smaller and in a way more fragile startup. But why are you so skeptical about their ...

This is wasted energy if you ask me. That laptop will not be successful. If you actually want a realistic option for a 7 row modern laptop, you should design a keyboard deck for the Framework 13/16 and distribute it through their marketplace.

What kind of price range are we talking about? I've seen everything from $200 to $600 in recent years. I'm in Germany so shipping should be doable.

I've installed XPS 13 speakers on a T410s before, the biggest issue is always physically fitting them. Your best bet really is something like phone or tablet speakers given their small size.

I ordered an AMD Framework and am also hoping that one day an alternative keyboard will be available. el-sahef is probably the expert at swapping newer boards into older ThinkPads. I still have his Core i3 based 600X. I should probably grab it from the collection and take some pics one of these days...

Are you sure you have a X9100 rather than a X9000? If it's an X9100 you either have to pinmod and thus underclock it or do the 1066 MHz FSB mod. With other CPUs of that generation, such as the T9900, you'd have to mod the BIOS too, but not with that extreme CPU (the overwhelmingly more common C0-st...

Congratz! I have a regular R61 with QXGA screen, X9100 CPU and no touchpad. This thing is a beast. I remember back in the day when T60 FrankenPads were all the rage. I built one as well but wish I had given the R61 more attention. By the time I built mine it was merely a collectible that I didn't us...

I had a German market 570E back in 2013. It ran Windows 7 on a SSD and could actually load websites on Firefox, albeit it very slowly. I loved how thin it was, but unfortunately the chassis was just plastic with no reinforcement, so it would bend like a piece of paper. That was the main reason I sol...

Tempting for the collection...

All I will say is that I'm glad I collected the ThinkPads I wanted to many years ago and haven't touched them since or continued with the hobby in any way. I've looked into recreating some of the builds I've done before and the prices for many of them are too high to justify. But then most other hob...

I switched to 3840x2560 on my desktop last year from 1920x1200 and I'm never going back.

P50 was the only modern device that reminded me of the T60 era in terms of build. I used to own a T440p and T540p and the build quality on those is atrocious.

Do you still offer these services? Might be an odd request but I'm honestly more interested in just the speaker mod and whether you would be willing to sell that by itself?

Thanks for the insightful summary. I've haven't been that active in the TP community since 2015 so that was useful to read. The X300 series was never that practical from a performance usability standpoint to begin with, hence why its design, ergonomics and quality have always been the desirable aspe...

Anything other than 16:10 is a no-go, though I wonder if the X301 could accept one of the newer 3:2 displays similar to the X210.

Interesting stuff, any more progress? Previous X301 screen upgrades were elusive and difficult to complete, with only one AFFS panel option: https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=119764 A LVDS to eDP adapter like seen on the X220/T420 would be great option, especially since I don't think that ...

I've been using Windows 11 since it came out and it's probably the second best Windows (relative to its time) I've used to date. It's heavy on resources though so I only use it on my desktop.

The only collectible T400 is the one with the 680 nit outdoor display. Other than that not much reason to specifically own or use one.

If anyone has a genuine UltraBay HDD adapter left for T60, let me know.

Hmm, I really don't have any use for most of these parts, but it would also be a shame to let all these parts go to waste. Let me know just before you end up dumping everything and I'll think about it again.

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Many a thanks for your kindness, good sir...

In other news: I will start disposing of this stuff over the next week or two. Some of the less interesting items have already found their way to the trash bin...please act now...

Do you still have the R60e by any chance?

I might be interested in one as well to add to my collection (particularly the AFFS one).

EDIT: Actually I'll definitely buy two of them (preferably including the AFFS unit but not a must). I sent you a PM. Please reply once you get a chance.

Thanks for the offer but I ended up picking up a X1C so I'm no longer looking.

Still available?

Looking to buy a clean X301. Specs don't really matter. Don't need an AC adapter but should be complete otherwise. Looking for something in the region of $150.

Weird, because it's a well known problem . Maybe I was lucky but I had 2 batteries back in the day and both worked reliably, each providing about 2.5h of battery life back in 2011. They were genuine IBM units. I was running Windows 2000 if that makes any difference. Never heard about that mod. Is t...

Too bad the X1 has the chiclet keyboard and a screen with even less pixels than the X301. The keyboard on the X1 is actually better than the X301, except when it comes to the layout. Since my X301 has the AFFS screen, the amount of pixels is actually lower (1280x800), but I'll take that any day ove...