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- Fri May 06, 2016 10:17 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Interest in upgrade your T420/T420s/T430/T430s to FHD 1080p
- Replies: 758
- Views: 264590
Re: Interest in upgrade your T420/T420s/T430/T430s to FHD 1080p
Just repeat, I'll NOT respond to any msgs relating to purchase before the scheduled date Do you have any idea if the guy is going to list T430 kit on Taobao or is there any way to purchase kit directly from him in China? I live in China, so it's pointless for me to buy kit from you (it would travel...
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:30 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Interest in upgrade your T420/T420s/T430/T430s to FHD 1080p
- Replies: 758
- Views: 264590
Re: Interest in upgrade your T420/T420s/T430/T430s to FHD 1080p
Could you link it, please? I cannot find it on taobao. https://world.taobao.com/item/44401100855.htm?spm=a312a.7700820.0.0.BqJFhZ I'm from Kraków, so if you figure out shipping, we could share the shipping cost. Oh, I would need a kit for T430, not T430s version. Perhaps I misread what was said. I ...
- Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:08 am
- Forum: Linux Questions
- Topic: Which version of Linux to install?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 27817
Re: Which version of Linux to install?
I just tried KDE5 in the new Kubuntu today. It seems okay. An awesome thing is that they finally made a decent dark theme. On the other hand, the default flat look is not to my taste. I don't like the look of modern Windows, nor I want it in my KDE. Fortunately, it's just optional, and one can simpl...
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:37 pm
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: Why the ThinkPad P50/P70s have a failed design *pictures*
- Replies: 43
- Views: 10863
Re: Why the ThinkPad P50/P70s have a failed design *pictures*
Windows key is very useful for me (I set it up to start terminal), but I wish it actually wasn't a "Windows" key but "Whatever else" key. I mean, I do not use any Microcrap products, and yet I have this stupid logo on my laptop reminding me I cannot entirely escape from this annoying company and sof...
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:26 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
- Replies: 39
- Views: 33545
Re: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
My GTX 560 Ti also produces a loud coil whine. Yeah, it's not dangerous, just annoying.
- Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:15 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
- Replies: 39
- Views: 33545
Re: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
In my understanding newer card will consume more power, Why would it? What would be the point of advancing technology, if everyone would just add MORE POWER to achieve greater performance? You can do that, of course, and hence we have less and more powerful cards within one generation (but some are...
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 11:50 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
- Replies: 39
- Views: 33545
Re: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
After Googled around for a bit I decided to prioritize certain aspects in terms of PSU for my eGPU setup: 1. Enough power to deal with current GPU (GTX 560 Ti) and also have room if I wanted to upgrade to newer, more powerful GPUs (GTX 800-series or even 900-series, who knows :) ) (...) - Seasonic ...
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:48 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: Interest in upgrade your T420/T420s/T430/T430s to FHD 1080p
- Replies: 758
- Views: 264590
Re: Interest in upgrade your T420/T420s/T430/T430s to FHD 1080p
Could you link it, please? I cannot find it on taobao.Lockheed wrote:I tried ordering the kit directly from javi_jie on TaoBao, but while the kit itself is only 22 USD, the postage cost to Europe is 56 USD! :o
- Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:17 pm
- Forum: GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions
- Topic: Toshiba's PC business strategy for the future and what it means for us
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7613
Re: Toshiba's PC business strategy for the future and what it means for us
I'm sure as hell I'll never buy a Toshiba laptop again.
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:22 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: [game review] Prelude to Darkness
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1160
[game review] Prelude to Darkness
Here is my game review for you guys ;) I hope you'll enjoy reading it. Prelude to Darkness Prelude to Darkness is a turn-based open-world role-playing game with an isometric camera developed by a team called Zero Sum. The most similar games that come to my mind are Arcanum and Fallout. However, unli...
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:57 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
- Replies: 39
- Views: 33545
Re: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
That's a nice review/feedback Kony, thank you for posting it :wink: Had to Google "PE4L V2.1" to understand how you connected your external GPU setup to the Thinkpad; so apparently it's going through the ExpressCard port. For my part, the X220's fan is intolerable when it whines during heavy CPU us...
- Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:32 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
- Replies: 39
- Views: 33545
Re: My T430 with GTX 560 Ti
@Kony I hope you still visiting this forum regularly since I'm starting to build an eGPU system, and we have similar laptop (ThinkPad T430 i5-3320M, HD 4000, 8GB RAM) :P Some question: 1. Did you encounter error 12 (This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use)? If so, how did you ...
- Fri Apr 01, 2016 2:09 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 755
- Views: 357420
Re: Post your desktop.
this is my daily machine, gorgeous x220t courteous of ajkula66 ! some meta-humor ( kony I really like your background!) and also some of my current bad TV shows addiction lol - a. using tilda (or if you're a KDE person like I used to be, yakuake is pretty nice too) - I highly recommend putting any ...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:30 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 755
- Views: 357420
- Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:20 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: t430
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2187
Re: t430
Hi @kony Regarding the integrated graphics adapter on your T430: is it the one with only HD 4000 or the one with HD 4000 + Nvidia card (Optimus)? Currently using i5-3220 M with HD 4000 and planning to build decent eGpu, at least something that could smoothly run Fallout 4 in medium settings. My T43...
- Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:52 am
- Forum: ThinkPad Legacy Hardware
- Topic: COLLECTING VINTAGE THINKPADS: HOBBY, MENTAL DISORDER OR BOTH?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 24553
Re: COLLECTING VINTAGE THINKPADS: HOBBY, MENTAL DISORDER OR BOTH?
You should make an eGPU build with W520 for some heavy gaming too ;)Khipata wrote: T500 light gaming
W520 (moderate gaming on weekends
- Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:10 am
- Forum: Thinkpad T25-Retro
- Topic: Thinkpadders, do NOT Rejoice, WEEP and/or DESPAIR!
- Replies: 1797
- Views: 369090
Re: Thinkpadders Rejoice (*LARGE PICS*)
Of what I know the retro will be a reworked x301 with 16:10, so seems we can just continue dreaming of different rations. Seems Hill wanted to realize his design (the one that started it all) from day 0, so all that polling and asking was generally a scam. However, I believe when/if this comes out,...
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 12:01 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Just bought some stickers today
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3355
Re: Just bought some stickers today
Also, how did you keep your T430 keyboard so pristine? Mine is shinier than fresh shined shoes. I don't really do anything to it, except basic cleaning once in a long while (when I clean my whole laptop). I use it every day and I write on it every day, but the keyboard holds up pretty well, I thoug...
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 2:34 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Just bought some stickers today
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3355
Just bought some stickers today
Now my laptop looks like this











- Tue Mar 15, 2016 8:12 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: My thinkpads
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2298
Re: My thinkpads
Impressive collection! Thanks for sharing with us. I especially like IBM 365X, that's an unique machine ;)
- Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:30 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Stuff
- Topic: Any love for Latitudes?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 13486
Re: Any love for Latitudes?
Don't mind RBS. He just seems to enjoy stalking people. He even bothered me once because I didn't change my location from Poland to China, when I casually mentioned in some post that I currently live in China. As if the place where I stay matters to other forum members :roll:
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 6:55 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad T25-Retro
- Topic: Thinkpadders, do NOT Rejoice, WEEP and/or DESPAIR!
- Replies: 1797
- Views: 369090
Re: Thinkpadders Rejoice (*LARGE PICS*)
And then pay millions of dollars to Lenovo after Lenovo goes to the court and wins the case? Making holding onto these patents a very profitable business even if they don't want to use it themselves?jcvjcvjcvjcv wrote:Or just ignore their patents. Patenting something, then refusing to sell the product is not nice.
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:01 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 755
- Views: 357420
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:25 pm
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 755
- Views: 357420
Re: Post your desktop.
http://oi66.tinypic.com/14ni8sh.jpg
Mod edit: please reduce the HUGE size of this picture to 800x600
Mod edit: please reduce the HUGE size of this picture to 800x600
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:03 am
- Forum: ThinkPad T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
- Topic: ThinkPad T420 Upgrade Options
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14181
Re: ThinkPad T420 Upgrade Options
If you play games, then get an external GPU :)
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:36 pm
- Forum: Thinkpad T25-Retro
- Topic: Thinkpadders, do NOT Rejoice, WEEP and/or DESPAIR!
- Replies: 1797
- Views: 369090
Re: Thinkpadders Rejoice (*LARGE PICS*)
Lenovo does great gaming laptops though, they are usually the best in performance/price ratio (especially mid-end, which sells the best), and they seem to be quite good in media laptops too, hence why I don't think they will care much about the business class, which most probably generates less mone...
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 1:26 am
- Forum: Linux Questions
- Topic: Battery drains too fast on X240 Thinkpad RHEL 6.5 platform
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6294
Re: Battery drains too fast on X240 Thinkpad RHEL 6.5 platform
You need to install TLP or other power management as someone already mentioned, Linux distributions don't include them by default or at least I haven't ever seen one that does. With TLP your battery life should be as long as in Windows 7.
- Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:46 pm
- Forum: Linux Questions
- Topic: Which version of Linux to install?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 27817
Re: Which version of Linux to install?
As you are new to Linux, I recommend Linux Mint 17.3 MATE Edition. The OS has almost everything you will need preinstalled (save for graphic card drivers, WINE to run some windows software, and any specific stuff you would like to have), and MATE is a very easy to learn desktop environment.
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:13 am
- Forum: Pictures of your ThinkPad & desk setup
- Topic: Workstation for T500
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3803
Re: Workstation for T500
The question is: Why does he keep the gun at hand, instead of hiding it in not so easily accessible place.
I think I know why the store manager let him take this retail cart...
I think I know why the store manager let him take this retail cart...
- Sun Nov 15, 2015 11:58 pm
- Forum: ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series
- Topic: Can my T530 support 3 drives?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1935
Re: Can my T530 support 3 drives?
As far as I know there isn't any (significant) limit to the amount of drives you may install, so you can have 10 drives if you wish and find a way to connect them all.