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Oh wait sorry wrong CPU. Its a 4.4GHz(turbo) 6 core. But just remember, they are still both mobile chips, they can only draw so much power. 35W is still 35W of power no matter which way you put it. I mean my phone is a 2.5GHz 8 core processor and should be on par with my 6 core 3.5GHz i7 in my desk...

I use Macrium Reflect to make my recovery media. I have several external drives, I keep the backup image on. REDUNDANCY RULES! 8) I make a bootable, USB drive and make Macrium Recovery media. My "DD" (W540) has three SSD's. 1 M.2 NGFF 480gb drive. 2x 1tb Samsung EVO 860 SSD's. I image my C drive, to...

My apologies.

onespeedbiker wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 28, 2019 4:56 pm

I found this, looks like it is worth a try.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y-OjlbiU14

This is what I do.... Exactly. I can attest to the results. Fantastic!

You can get a W540 with better specs for between xxxxx Yes, you may be able to get one cheaper here in the US. The OP is in Poland, and the price may be reasonable there, or near there. Besides, one can list anything that they want, at whatever price they'd like...whether or not it sells is up to t...

Hello, I am using this baby for some time already, but it's just too many notebooks in da house right now. Specs: i7-3820qm 24Gb of DDR-3 (2x4Gb + 2x8Gb) 500Gb SSD nVidia Quadro k2000m new, genuine 6-cell battery new, genuine 9-cell slice battery flawless FHD screen (the superb B156HW01 v.4) DVD-RW...

I then, rub Nivea hand cream into the rubberized coating, then wipe it off like I didn't want it on to begin with. I buff it afterwards, with a blue, lint free, paper shop towel shop towel. Not only does it restore the coating to almost new condition, it reduces fingerprints. Wait, do you mean it r...

The T44x series "ClunkPad" is just fine, if you learn how to use it properly. Tips are welcome. :) I have met several users with a model from this series, and none of them liked the "clunkpad"... Look on Lenovo's website for proper usage. I only use it on occasion. Generally, I use a mouse. However...

Seen a find on eBay which has a w540 with nice specs, and only Intel HD graphics listed (no mention of a K1100M/K2100M). Given I want to use an eGPU, not having the dedicated GPU could be a plus since dGPUs seem to lead to lots of problems with eGPUs . But, I've been told that the W540's were typic...

1080p is pretty much good enough for me. I have mild worries about TN but I won't have any requirements for high resolution (all I'll be doing is school work, some computer modelling and coding, some gaming) Ok, good to know it always comes with a quadro. So either I'm dealing with an incorrect (by...

TPFanatic wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:05 pm

Can the 1080 TN be replaced with a 1080 IPS?

T540p does have expresscard which eGPU can use.

Yes. I have two, W540's. One is a 1080p IPS panel, and my "DD" has 3k.

i think how it's been cleaned is the biggest factor. the rubberized surface should only be cleaned with soft cloth and water. any chemical will make the surface deteriorate. I use Mr. Clean, magic eraser to remove scratches, scuffs, and sticker residue. I then, rub Nivea hand cream into the rubberi...

FHD IPS is your bottleneck. T420/T430 have an option to get FHD IPS, but that takes a fair bit of modding and cost. T430 can have either a backlit chiclet KB or (with an EC-mod) the non-backlit T420 7-row classic keyboard. Only T440/p and newer came with FHD IPS option, resp. could be upgraded to i...

ajkula66 wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:49 am

I'm not a fan of cloning - especially from HDD to SSD - but when one must do it, Clonezilla is my weapon of choice.

I use Macrium Reflect.

I use this in both my T440p, as a boot drive, and as a supplement drive in both my W540's I've found them to be very compatible, and reliable. Went in, works with no problems: https://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/mydigitalssd-512gb-super-boot-2-sb2-42mm-2242-sata-iii-6g-m.2-ngff-ssd-solid-state-drive-m...

Either the power button is damaged, or the MB is kaput.

The T430 uses 50mm. mSATA, NOT MVMe. THIS is the highest capacity mSATA I can find: https://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/mydigitalssd-512gb-super-boot-2-sb2-50mm-sata-iii-6g-msata-ssd-solid-state-drive-mdms-sb2-0512/ I have the 240gb version of this in my T430s, and it seems to be a very good boot driv...

There's nothing wrong with any of these computers IF: They do what you need them to do, in a reasonably efficient manner. They're well maintained. You like them. NO computer that you like, and is still useful to you, is "junk". I have a T400 P8800/128gb SSD/ 8gb RAM, and a 1440x900 display. Do I use...

I recommend the i7-4700mq. It's popular for good reason. It's a great processor. I have a T440p with this processor, and another with an i7-4800mq. It runs nice and cool, because I use really good thermal compound.

I don't recommend anything faster than the i7-4800mq, though.

I have an i7-4702MQ in my T440p. It's not that much slower than the i7-4900MQ, but temperature- and cost-of-electricity-wise it beats yours by a mile. My 4702 TDP = 37W , your 4900 TDP = 47W . The i7-4900mq in my W540, has 8mb SmartCache, Yours has six. My clock speed is considerably faster than yo...

Hello I have a W530 - i7-3840QM 2.8GHz 16GB ram 64 bit and it has a 160GB SSD. I have no more storage capacity (due primarily to high volume of pictures) and looking for the best solution. I would like to stay with an SSD and also do not want to give up the DVD. Should I just get a larger primary S...

Well, after having the NEW W540 for a few days, here's what I think about it, and some observations. This one has the factory clickpad.... Guess what? I like it better than the T450 pad that's in my first W540. I don't ever use the trackpoint, so the shortcomings with that, and the clickpad, are a n...

I take back what I said about the i7-4900 not being much of an upgrade over the i7-4800 Doesn't look like much on paper, but I have another W540, with the i7-4900. There is a noticeable difference! The configurations are exactly the same, except for the CPU. The i7-4900 is much snappier than the i7-...

Wow, a nice price for W540 ! ThinkPads are addictive ;) Don't forget to buy AC adapter (charger), as the webpage as per your URL link clearly stated "Does not come with charger" when we saw it today. I already have a few 170w, and 150w chargers, so it's not a problem! :) Anyone who has wanted a W54...

Got this one off Ebay also, for $15 more than the first one! This one seems to be an "A" grade, has 3k display, an i7-4900mq CPU, K2100m graphics, and comes with 32gb/ram already! Couldn't pass it up. He has more, if anyone is interested. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-W540-Laptop-2-8GHz-i7-4900MQ-...

Thinkpad W541, Window 10, 32 ram 1600MHz memory, 512 GB SSD, 3k screen, Intel Core i7-4810MQ 2.80GHz, NVIDIA Quadro K1100M Was this a good price? Seems to be the average price on Ebay. 4k videos, adobe premiere, pano stitching, needed a reasonable solution, seems to be performing well so far. Witho...

Don't know yet about cooling and other issues, but I can definitely say that a Sandy Bridge laptop without Nvidia graphics is easier to set up than one with them. In particular, Nvidia broke resume from hibernation to disk at some point. I have a T420 w/o Nvidia and it is a dream to run by comparis...

I completely shut OFF WinX Updates through the registry, until *I* decide I want to update. This way, I don't have to worry about ANY updates borking ANYthing on my one, WinX machine. Your solution doesnt change anything. They day you reactivate windows update all pending updates get auto installed...

I consulted at many businesses that kept even T61s T400s as test bench machines and the like... Many businesses didnt even buy desktops any more... older laptops worked fine as desktops with an lcd kbd mouse. However even so, a 1st gen machine is basically worthless. I think 3 or 4yrs ago I bought ...