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ThinkPad recommendation [ExpressCard/USB 3.0/Socketed/Maximum battery life]

Last post by yttriumtyclief « Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:59 pm
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by daporob379 » Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:29 am

Greetings Thinkpads Forums.

I'm looking for a recommendation for a ThinkPad with the following specifications:

ExpressCard slot: For external...

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Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:59 pm
IBM EPP not what it used to be

Last post by JaySol24 « Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:06 pm
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by shahidt » Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:21 am

I last bought a new Thinkpad in 2007, via the US IBM EPP. I vaguely remember seeing a list of pre-configured laptops that I needed to choose from,...

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Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:06 pm
Can anyone help me find a cable?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:40 am
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by Whitieiii » Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:59 pm

I'm looking for the cable for the thunderbolt 3 workstation dock number 03x7540 because my cable doesn't work... Lenovo parts rep says it's out of...

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Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:40 am
Ice Lake Thinkpad X/T series

Last post by a9jqXL « Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:28 am
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by a9jqXL » Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:57 pm

When is Lenovo going to release Ice Lake versions of the X and T series Thinkpads?

I thought CES 2020 would bring news of this but I'm not seeing...

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Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:28 am
Lenovo at CES 2020 returns to, wait for it........................ 4:3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last post by Saucey « Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:20 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:17 am

Back to the old days of 4:3 screens, the X1 Fold :

Just wondering how many people will be crazy enough to buy such an expensive odd-ball with only...

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Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:20 pm
Lenovo has *FINALLY* returned to 16:10

Last post by bgx « Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:18 am
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by 600X » Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:29 pm
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Not a ThinkPad, but I hope this spells good news for the X13.

Link to PDF (announcement):

Link to review:

Link to website:

And yes the...
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Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:18 am
14 yrs x31-41t, 2 yrs vaio e11 user: purchase advice

Last post by bgx « Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:28 pm
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by belu » Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:02 am

'04-'10 (phd & 2 yrs postdoc) & '12-'14 (8 yrs total): x31
'10-'12 (of which 1 yr postdoc) & '14-'18 (6 yrs total): x41t (SDD, then 4k2 rpm).

Then...

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Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:28 pm
Recommendations for T40 replacement?

Last post by MeatyOgre « Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:46 pm
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by MeatyOgre » Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:26 pm

Hi.

My much-loved T40 is doomed because of the dreaded graphics chip defect. I have McGuyvered it for years now but it is becoming less and less...

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Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:46 pm
Good TN vs Bad TN

Last post by jursky « Tue Dec 03, 2019 5:34 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:50 am

How come the TN panels on the T500, W700 and my 11 MBA seem to be completely fine with good colors and decent viewing angles, vs the piles of crap...

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Tue Dec 03, 2019 5:34 am
IBM ThinkPad users wanted for BBC documentary

Last post by Puppy « Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:22 pm

by Puppy » Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:22 pm

TVI Vision, a TV production company based in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, is making a documentary for the BBC about Silicon Glen, the area of Scotland...

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Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:22 pm
Hands-on promo clip of the foldable ThinkPad X1 will have many fans telling Lenovo to take their money

Last post by Puppy « Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:37 am

by Puppy » Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:37 am

But ... why? :roll:

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Fri Nov 22, 2019 6:37 am
Thinkpad / Device for College

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:43 pm
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by Anniemoose98 » Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:17 pm

Hi All!

So I'm thinking about returning to the Thinkpad world after a LONG hiatus. I'm a senior in High School who is heading off to college in the...

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Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:43 pm
Lenovo Thinkpad order questions

Last post by Whitieiii « Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:33 pm

by Whitieiii » Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:33 pm

I'm looking at buying a Thinkpad brand new and the state might pay for it while I go to college since college is for work but does Lenovo have...

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Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:33 pm
Battery hole filler cover

Last post by wujstefan « Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:08 am
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by Whitieiii » Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:17 am

My mum never uses the T440s off the charger I'm wanting to know if there is piece of filler plastic you can buy that slots in the external battery...

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Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:08 am
Swapping batteries between machines

Last post by Whitieiii « Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:55 am
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by Whitieiii » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:59 pm

I've got the largest external battery in my T440s but was looking around and saw some listings on ebay hinting the T440s and x260 use the same...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:55 am
David Hill is still active...

Last post by Yossarian1 « Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:00 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Oct 05, 2019 2:32 am

May interest you: David Hill's ThinkPad Revisited

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Last post by Yossarian1
Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:00 pm
EM7455 WWAN card in Thinkpads

Last post by jursky « Sat Oct 19, 2019 2:15 pm
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by Whitieiii » Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:40 pm

I'm looking at adding a WWAN card to my ThinkPad and it occurred to me that the EM7455 Lenovo branded card is both more expensive and has less...

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Last post by jursky
Sat Oct 19, 2019 2:15 pm
Need help choosing new laptop

Last post by Whitieiii « Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:39 am
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by tik34Load » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:09 pm

I currently have a T60 with a T2400 (1.83Ghz) processor. It's served me pretty well up to now, but I'm getting tired of running into road blocks when...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:39 am
Battery power bank suggestions

Last post by Whitieiii « Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:53 pm

by Whitieiii » Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:53 pm

Are there any good battery power banks that are portable and support 45w+ 12v dc output? I have found some but they are big and bulky or expensive or...

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Last post by Whitieiii
Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:53 pm
New affordable & compact Lenovo ThinkPad L13 & L13 Yoga laptops with Intel 10th gen CPUs announced

Last post by Puppy « Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:35 am
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by Puppy » Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:38 am

Logically, the ThinkPad L13 is the direct successor of the ThinkPad L390, while the ThinkPad L13 Yoga is the follow-up to the ThinkPad L390 Yoga....

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Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:35 am
[WTB] New X1 Carbon 7 Gen

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:30 am
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by Arafat » Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:04 am

Hi, I want to buy lenovo thinkpad x1 carbon on lenovo.com but Lenovo doesn't shipped on Bangladesh. I ask customer support about forward shipping but...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:30 am
Thinkpad P43s v/s T490

Last post by shahidt « Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:31 am
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by shahidt » Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:17 am

I am in the market for a new Laptop, and I do a lot of heavy duty development work, with active emulators, servers, etc. and sometimes on multiple...

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Last post by shahidt
Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:31 am
IBM ThinkPad Dock II, Type 2877 vs 2631

Last post by TheForgottenKing « Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:09 am
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by TheForgottenKing » Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:54 pm

What's the difference between IBM ThinkPad Dock II, Type 2877 and 2631?

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Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:09 am
Docks design flaw

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:54 pm
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by dingdong » Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:12 pm

With reference to this article: Lenovo Rants: Battery and Dock Flaws , and scrolling through the Docks, Port Replicator, Ultrabase - Reference Guide...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:54 pm
Used Laptop, amt and computrace

Last post by timascus « Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:23 pm
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by timascus » Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:51 pm

Hello All,

I purchased a used laptop to use a camera monitoring device in my home. It's an X240. Anyway, I didn't know about all of the anti-theft...

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Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:23 pm
Adding 4G to X220 (or similar) in Europe

Last post by x220yeah « Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:59 pm
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by ansible212 » Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:42 am

Posting here as I expect the question applies to other models with 3G.

I've been on contract with Vodafone since I purchased by X200s, initially...

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Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:59 pm
I thought an "ultrabay" was only for a hard drive

Last post by TPFanatic « Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:11 pm
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by angelofthesouth » Fri Aug 02, 2019 4:23 pm

When I bought a used ThinkPad but discovered its hard drive bay was dead, I was pleased to find out that ThinkPads offered a hard drive bay that fits...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:11 pm
Looking to get a "new" Thinkpad

Last post by TheForgottenKing « Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:37 am
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by Weboh » Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:53 pm

A friend of mine will be getting a laptop soon. He doesn't like modern laptops that have terrible keyboards and trackpads. He also likes a decent...

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Last post by TheForgottenKing
Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:37 am
Is this palmrest a genuine Lenovo part?

Last post by wujstefan « Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:03 am
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by MatiSzary » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:29 pm

Hi, I want to replace the palmrest on my x230 to fit the x220 keyboard. Today, I found this palmrest, but I'm not sure if it's genuine. Could you...

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Last post by wujstefan
Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:03 am
Lenovo, the thermal paste goes on the CPU.

Last post by artic_squirrel « Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:13 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:01 pm

I was pretty sure that my T430's 65 idle/80 browsing/95 load temps were pretty high even though it was the dGPU model. Well I know why they were so...

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Last post by artic_squirrel
Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:13 am
Wifi Issue

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:28 am
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by Summer Deep » Wed Jul 03, 2019 3:35 am

Here's an issue I've been encountering when using the internet on certain older Thinkpads, such as the T23, T60 and T61. It doesn't occur with newer...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:28 am
Puzzling wifi login

Last post by GrifterGuru « Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:15 am
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by icebag » Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:50 am

This question concerns a strange wifi connection on a Lenovo 120s-14iap. I can't figure it out and I am hoping that someone on this forum can....

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Last post by GrifterGuru
Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:15 am
Confidential EEPROM tool from Lenovo

Last post by Ryccardo « Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:35 pm
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by skx » Wed May 22, 2019 8:52 am

Quite interesting, this one should be released by someone!

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Last post by Ryccardo
Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:35 pm
Lenovo Z61t vs. Lenovo 3000 N100

Last post by BigCatAndy « Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:01 pm
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by BigCatAndy » Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:46 am

Hello,

sometime ago I bought for 20€ used Z61t. I personally find him quite a nice machine, especially in the sense of noice, comparing to my T43p...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:01 pm
List of (postclassic) Thinkpad models and quick recap in here ?

Last post by Fosco « Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:25 pm
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by Fosco » Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:38 am

Hey there,

I've scoured the best I could the forum (english isn't my first language so I may have used the wrong terms in the searchbar) but I...

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Last post by Fosco
Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:25 pm
what SSD do you run?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue May 28, 2019 8:17 am
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by Whitieiii » Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:00 pm
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If your running an SSD in your thinkpad what brand and size do you run? I got an awesome deal on some server SSD's awhile back but want to know what...
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Last post by axur-delmeria
Tue May 28, 2019 8:17 am
Stuck at X220, T420s,W520 need advice on upgrade

Last post by Dragunov « Fri May 24, 2019 11:39 pm
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by mpcook » Sat Feb 09, 2019 4:39 pm

I have some X220's, a T420, a T420s (daily driver now), a couple of W520's and now find I need a faster more capable laptop for my work. I see some...

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Last post by Dragunov
Fri May 24, 2019 11:39 pm
How to even get repair in London, 2019, for IBM R31 and T41?

Last post by beko1987 « Fri May 17, 2019 10:29 am
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by X-Panda » Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:56 pm

This is probably a foolish question because of unknown unknowns, apologies in advance. :bow:

My situation is that I have an IBM R31 with failed...

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Fri May 17, 2019 10:29 am
Slimjet and Passwords

Last post by MikalE « Thu May 16, 2019 7:01 pm
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by MikalE » Wed May 15, 2019 10:27 am

I am using Slimjet 64 on my T520 dual drive, dual boot Thinkpad in XP64.

I have everything sync'ed from my Google account including the password...

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Last post by MikalE
Thu May 16, 2019 7:01 pm
ThinkPad announces T495, T495s, and X395 (Circa 2019)

Last post by Saucey « Tue May 14, 2019 8:50 pm
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by w0qj » Wed May 08, 2019 9:59 am

ThinkPad announces T495, T495s, and X395, which are AMD-powered.
www.pcmag.com/news/368186/lenovo-tips-thinkpads-with-ryzen-7-pro-freesync-displays...

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Last post by Saucey
Tue May 14, 2019 8:50 pm
Lenovo’s foldable PC hands-on

Last post by Puppy « Tue May 14, 2019 1:34 am

by Puppy » Tue May 14, 2019 1:34 am

I still don't get what all these foldable devices are for :roll: But it has 4:3 OLED screen :D

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Tue May 14, 2019 1:34 am
Lenovo Readies New ThinkBook Family of Laptops

Last post by w0qj « Wed May 08, 2019 9:57 am
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by Puppy » Wed May 08, 2019 3:00 am

Just another crippled model with misleading Think moniker legacy. Cheap generic laptop design and no trackpoint.

Fortunately I no longer care anyway.

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Wed May 08, 2019 9:57 am
Brief History of ThinkPads 1992-2018

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by w0qj » Mon May 06, 2019 12:32 pm

A Brief History of ThinkPads 1992-2018 -- A trip down the memory lane!...

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Mon May 06, 2019 12:32 pm
The most expensive and rarest Thinkpads ? [relax topic]

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Fri May 03, 2019 9:31 pm
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by WarhawkCZ » Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:34 am
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Just for sake of curiosity... Which were the most expensive Thinkpads at the time of release you remember (types, configs?). Today, it would be...
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Fri May 03, 2019 9:31 pm
it it ever cost-effective to replace a used ThinkPad's screen?

Last post by TonyJZX « Fri May 03, 2019 8:27 am
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by angelofthesouth » Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:20 am

Due to carelessness, I am stuck with two T420s with broken screens--bought them by mistake at eBay. I thought I might buy used screens later and...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Fri May 03, 2019 8:27 am
Golden Finger Debug Board Connector

Last post by jal2 « Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:06 pm

by jal2 » Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:06 pm

Hi,

some older Thinkpads (at least the *00 - *20 series) feature a so-called Golden Finger for Debug Board on their mainboards which let you connect...

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Last post by jal2
Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:06 pm
thinkpad / thoughtpad / what pad is next?

Last post by madicetea « Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:49 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:49 pm

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Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:49 pm
BoeHydis wasn't the first to screw up LOCA!

Last post by TheForgottenKing « Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:00 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:26 pm

Everyone remembers the loca bonded bubbles disaster of the HV121P01-101 panels. Well apparently they aren't the first to bond the glass right to the...

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Last post by TheForgottenKing
Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:00 am
Energy Star means nothing!!

Last post by wujstefan « Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:55 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:12 pm

I don't know if anyone noticed but I find it funny that the W700 came with an energy star logo. I mean It had a QX9300, FX3700M, 400nit dual CCFL...

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Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:55 am
Old member looking for new laptop

Last post by ThinkPad « Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:01 am
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by ThinkPad » Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:11 pm

I have been a long time member here, but have been out of the thinkpad scene for about 5-6 years. Started with the T30, then T-41 (rip) to my prized...

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Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:01 am

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