hi tp`s i have an issue with my x220 wifi antenna ( due to cheap design of the top of the lid) which creates me a huge headache .... I cleared up my way to see what is what and discovered that solder from antenna`s - broken due to lid design ( creates flappyness when clips which holds top of the lid...

Hmm, i have desktop - rusting in the cupboard
1xT61 in parts
T61 daily to watch movies, play,web prototyping
x220 - linux - daily
x230 - linux - daily
and in the end i use 3 thinkpads at once ...
well x220 and x230 mainly for challenging linux but x230 is my main one .. if i go - he goes

I can assure you that almost no one (I wouldn't say "no one" because obviously you do) thinks of privacy as a factor when deciding on which LCD panel to buy. And that's not why companies buy TN panels. Furthermore, TN vs IPS vs VA has almost zero effect when it comes to readability of your screen f...

buy thingy to hdmi and job done obviously you will have to run jack from earphone connector to the thingy of hdmi

in arch linux /etc/default/tlp - and there is some parameters so have a look in ubuntu it may be there too

Thanks for your answer. Double-checked BIOS, camera is enabled, but not recognized with Mac OS X. Booted a live-windows and camera is there and working. And another one: Anybody got the Ericsson F5521GW WWAN Adapter working? It is recognized as USB-Device, but not WWAN: F5521gw: Thats how it suppos...

how does windows 10 spins on x230 in these days ? ive tested few months back and i was disappointed .. slow, laging .. and impossible to use... 4GB ram was not enough, tested on 8GB but modules where different - this same unusable experience and to point out i was 7200rpm hdd.

The IPS is so much better than the TN it is worth doing it. I disagree :) I had LG TV with Flexview and i liked but only for tv or indoor usage . I have no idea what kind of screen i have on x220 and x230 but i believe they are tn HD and they are ok compare with t61 tn :) the biggest problem with I...

i believe it will be ok , if no ... i think you can get your money back including for postage. hey, you have to ask them too !

... i do get bleep when connecting charger but these bleeps could be switched off in settings but no bleeps when laptop is suspended ( i do suspend to ram in linux). talking about noise from speakers with bleepy charger: if you wouldnt mention noise i would not remember t61`s noise from somewhere un...

+1 for fp chip ... i installed win7 or win8 , then fp software and now i have fp boot option ... removed windows installed linux and still have it .

Im using Arch on x230 and x220 thinkpads , awesome wm ( jumped from i3) ...well and windows 7 on T61 for gaming purposes :) but im using arch because it is Chalange to me and while im installing it im learning about OS and it is light and fast and very stable ...and wiki is full of info plus mediawi...

im in uk and using bt hotspots no WPA/WPA2/WEP ( no broadband provider atm) so signal jumps and its bad when windy or rainy...and signal usually below 50% , but t230 with this same card holds signal a bit better and longer but still disconnects ...and allways disconnetcs when i change the room .

if your pass is wrong it should show up ( im linux user and if my wifi pass inserted incorrectly - it warns me ) so this one should fall back, next if its intels , try to disable N and use 2.5Ghz . wifi is very strange thing ..even says N is strong and future, but its weak and useless in my experien...

Hi linuxpad`ers , im having an issue with x220 intels wifi card on linux ( arch ) ive checked arch wiki for thinkpad and followed instructions how to disable n for my wifi , but still it does not help ... and its hard to get any signal. i was booting from live usb few distros and it takes ages to co...

i have experience with the symptoms like yours ... my issue was non genuine charger and its plug to thinkpad. on t61 i used to have some sort of stick to make connector at some angle , then i got genuine charger and no need of bending, angling etc etc . so double check if its genuine or no and if it...

i have x230 with arch and x220 with arch ... few bits to fix it (trackpad, trackpoint,wifi , wwan and few more bits ), but rest of it - perfect . p.s check thinkwiki and arch wiki for thinkpad`s :) p.s as a arch user i would advice to use arch linux instead of arch based. arch linux is easy to insta...

openbox, i3 ... now im testing awesome.
awesome is harder to config due to lua language ( im no programmer ) but i more prefer to i3 , even im using only for few days but already fell in love with it

As im new to linux too ( using about one year now ) i jumped stright into arch linux and its perfect ... works everything, arch wiki documentation sufficient enough to install and start to learn linux and ThinkPads runs sweet with linux too ! my suspend to ram (4gb) literally takes moment till my li...

thanks brchan for your input, actually ... ive just discovered something new about T61 connectors, so i think as long as i use original Lenovo charger for X230 everything shoul be ok.

Good evening, today thinkpad.forum does not show rigt title on tabs , it has long line of code or something : <!-- IF UNREAD_NOTIFICATIONS_COUNT --> (5) <!-- ENDIF --><!-- IF not S_VIEWTOPIC and not S_VIEWFORM -->forum.thinkpads.com - <!-- ENDIF --><!-- IF S_IN_MCP-->Moderator Control Panel - <!-- E...

hey tyhere, sorry if this has been covered n times, but im really confused with what i have and what i can and cant have in my X230. I went on Lenovo website, typed in Model type and it came up with : i5-3320M(3.3GHz), 4GB RAM, 320GB 7200rpm HD, 12.5in 1366x768 LCD, Intel HD Graphics, Intel 802.11ag...

Im ThinkPad user for two years and i dont think about anything else ... ant TrackPoint ... well , it is PART of ThinkPad Design aka RED BUTTON and dot on I which is to show TrackPoint , so if they remove TrackPoint they remove soul of ThinkPad ( this same as keyboard). Design ? Timeless! And there i...

hey there, i just got myself x230 but im a bit curious... power jack connectors equally pathetic to T61`s ? or did Lenovo improved them and they are much better ? because they look identical so while im waiting for my notebook to arrive may i need to order few of them ?:lol:
Thanks.

Just got myself IBM Lenovo X230 Laptop Intel Core i5-3320M CPU @2.60GHz 4 GB RAM DDR3 320 GB FP Docking station but not with IPS screen ... and all this cost me 203 pounds with delivery

understood and thanks a lot, now just need to find perfect X220
BTW ... if reads are 180 and writes are 100 its double the speed from what im getting ... my writes to usb 2.0 sandisk force are 50-60, i think over the time USB 3.0 will save some time for me
Thanks again to all !

thanks for your contributions ...
usb 3 bootable ... so it will work as fast as ssd if i use usb as my persistance drive with some linux os ?
and if from non ips to ips is stright swap, then its all cool ...
well, need to kep an eye for good i7 then

Hey ThinkPad`ers , Im looking to add X220 next to my T61 , and i have no idea what to look for. I found few options of them and im lost, i have no idea which one to get, my needs are : 1: web browsing / serious multitasking 2: will b running on arch linux 3: wwan 4: programing a bit now this is what...

Hey there, i have one of these http://tech-solutions.fenixhost.pl/zdjecia/REPLIKATOR%20PORT%D3W/REPLICATOR%20PORT%D3W%20LENOVO%202.jpg everything works but not vga port. i have spare monitor at home and i want to plug in troug this usb port thing but i cant, nothing is happening. win7 says that cant...

use your drill when all options are tried. before u use last option (drill) tri to use flat head screew driver and hammer . how to do it: place your flat head screew driver on the edge of screew and tap with the hammer but go easy tiger .