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...give a girl a Thinkpad.

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by portsample » Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:41 pm

Of course she was using a Thinkpad!

An 11-Year-Old Changed The Results Of Florida's Presidential Vote At A Hacker Convention.

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Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:41 pm
Lenovo duplicates of Windows programs

Last post by TPFanatic « Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:28 pm
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by bayou self » Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:54 am

Is there a list of programs that came with my Lenovo Rescue and Recovery (Win 7 Ult x64) install that duplicate pre-existing Windows programs? I...

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Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:28 pm
power adapter questions

Last post by TonyJZX « Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:23 pm
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by Whitieiii » Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:57 am

I just bought a Lenovo 65W DC Travel Adapter (Slim Tip) (Lenovo part number 0B47481) and want to know if anybody has any experience with this...

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Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:23 pm
ThinkPad Forums Get Together!

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by nightninja96 » Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:16 pm

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to host a get together for the thinkpad forum members!?

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Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:18 pm
Request Thinkpad X220 bios splash image

Last post by skx « Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:30 pm
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by skx » Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:13 pm

Hi all, I want to flash a specific bios splash image but I am terrible with photo editors. I obtained the following after a 2 hours attempt, the idea...

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Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:30 pm
Where to buy Lenovo laptop in New York?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:41 pm
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by ibmfreak » Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:37 am

Hello

My friend is going to vacation to New York. Where could one find best price Lenovo Laptops in New York?
thanks

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Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:41 pm
Thinklight on the Lenovo K21

Last post by Whitieiii « Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:29 pm
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by TPFanatic » Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:36 pm

So the new Lenovo K-series business laptop has a Thinklight.

It also shares removable batteries with 14 Thinkpads, and has touchpad buttons with...

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Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:29 pm
Which was your favorite TP numbering scheme?

Last post by Whitieiii « Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:20 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:46 am

Which is your personal favorite, the early ibm 3 digit (Model/Revision/Processor/Screen/Extras), the late IBM 2 digit(Model/Number/Revision), or the...

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Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:20 pm
Lenovo CES 2018

Last post by amardeep « Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:28 pm
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by amardeep » Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:24 am
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A copy of the link I saw over on the thinkpad subreddit, .

Rumoured new machines :

• Thinkpad X1 Tablet and yoga Generation 3
• Thinkpad X1 Carbon...
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Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:28 pm
Lenovo’s ThinkPad team would like to move to 3:2 right now but are having trouble finding suppliers

Last post by penartur « Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:55 am
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by Puppy » Sun Apr 08, 2018 4:11 pm

Link to Reddit discussion, the original article is paywalled: Paul Thurrott: Lenovo’s ThinkPad team would like to move to 3:2 right now but are...

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Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:55 am
Thinkpad Joke

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by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:23 pm

I don't know how many of you know the Haunted Mansion from Disney but I hope a few of you get a kick of this pic I made.

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Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:23 pm
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon prototype: Current model was initially planned with a 3:2 display and as a MacBook-competitor

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by Puppy » Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:15 pm

Nice ... but :?

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Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:47 pm
Lenovo ThinkPad P52: First pictures and specs of the new Lenovo workstation have been leaked

Last post by Puppy « Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:22 pm
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by Puppy » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:46 pm

Other small changes include the introduction of the ThinkShutter , the option for an Infrared camera for Windows Hello and a new status-LED for WiFi...

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Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:22 pm
Where to look for used Thinkpads in Singapore, Hongkong, and Taiwan?

Last post by madicetea « Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:52 pm
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by Self_Propelled_Crane » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:35 pm

I might go to Singapore, Hong Kong or Taiwan within the summer vacation on official business, but I'll also take time to look for used Thinkpads (T60...

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Last post by madicetea
Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:52 pm
help me choose a newer travel machine

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:40 pm
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by Whitieiii » Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:00 pm

I used to have the x220 as my main travel laptop but I found it not to be so good on battery life with it's full power CPU and with all the batteries...

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Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:40 pm
Microsoft buying GitHub - ThinkPads mentioned

Last post by Puppy « Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:58 am
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by Callahan » Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:45 am

Just reading this article from a few days ago ... Lenovo and ThinkPads are mentioned in it. It deals with Microsoft buying GitHub. Maybe having some...

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Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:58 am
Where are those TP 25 keyboards going?

Last post by Self_Propelled_Crane « Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:01 am
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by micrex22 » Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:44 pm

I happened to notice this listing

I'm sort of wondering, who is buying those keyboards and for what purpose. Perhaps a spare--but more...

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Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:01 am
UK Users - Maplin Display Port to HDMI

Last post by Old Nick « Sun May 27, 2018 3:22 pm

by Old Nick » Sun May 27, 2018 3:22 pm

Maplin are now in their absolute last days, I was able to pick up their display port to HDMI converter for the princely sum of £3 today, marked a...

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Sun May 27, 2018 3:22 pm
Any tips on protecting battery usage when plugged in 99% of the time?

Last post by br0adband « Sat May 26, 2018 9:21 am
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by br0adband » Thu May 24, 2018 1:55 am

Just figured I'd ask this and be done with it. I recently got a ThinkPad W541 in near-mint condition, whoever bought it in Sept 2015 hardly used it:...

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Sat May 26, 2018 9:21 am
Comparing the keyboards on T25 and P71

Last post by dr_st « Thu May 17, 2018 7:27 am
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by hatman » Wed May 16, 2018 4:53 pm

How do the keyboards compare on the T25 and P71 models?

How do they compare with the W520 keyboard I'm now using?

I'm considering either the 25 or...

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Thu May 17, 2018 7:27 am
Individual Bluetooth speakers connect in stereo

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat May 12, 2018 7:43 am
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by GomJabbar » Fri May 11, 2018 12:17 pm

I was trying to get my JBL Flip 4 waterproof speakers (2) to work in stereo on my X280. I could get them to pair, but Windows 10 would only output to...

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Sat May 12, 2018 7:43 am
lenovo near to being dumped

Last post by BillMorrow « Fri May 11, 2018 4:00 pm
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by BillMorrow » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:43 pm

here is the story copied from here:

Consumer electronics company Lenovo is close to being booted from Hong Kong stock market index, the Hang Seng...

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Fri May 11, 2018 4:00 pm
Searching for old Thinkpads is a royal pain now.

Last post by Unknown_K « Tue May 01, 2018 3:01 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:51 pm

Lenovo has used so many of IBMs old numbers it is becoming a pain to search for them.

Lenovo's victims:
220(JP)
230(JP)
240(Most annoying w/ 240X)...

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Tue May 01, 2018 3:01 am
Changing Actions of One Set of Hardware Buttons

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:10 am
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by dangdongho3 » Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:52 am

Những mầu đồng hồ treo tường đẹp cho nhà thêm sang trọng

Việc mua những mẫu đồng hồ treo tường đẹp hiện nay đang là rất nhiều người quan tâm nhằm...

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Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:10 am
Thinkpad slogans

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:43 am

by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:43 am

These are a few I made for fun.

Most early TPs: 2-in-1: Laptop/Bludgeon weapon
755CDV: I have more features than your laptop, radio, TV and phone....

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Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:43 am
Your favorite free O/S

Last post by Dekks « Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:50 am
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by Whitieiii » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:39 pm

what is your favorite free operating system? I'm looking for something for one of my free machines... I don't expect much from it and already...

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Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:50 am
Hosting indexed split PDF files of Lenovo product reference on a public website

Last post by dr_st « Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:49 am
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by zerotetration » Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:53 pm

I recently found the Lenovo Withdrawn Products Reference book on their website covering models before, I think, 2013. Unfortunately it is a giant...

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Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:49 am
R500 current equivalent?

Last post by Wendy « Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:24 am
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by Wendy » Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:04 am

My husband has been using an R500 for say, the last 10 years+/- running Windows Vista. I'd like to get him a new computer for Christmas and was...

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Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:24 am
Recently got a ThinkPad 800

Last post by madicetea « Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:48 am
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by zephray » Sat Mar 31, 2018 7:42 am

Just bought a ThinkPad 800 (Type 6020) from China. It was in a very rough shape and missing the top module (a camera?), screen seems to be dead and...

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Last post by madicetea
Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:48 am
Replacing the depreciated ThinkWiki, Thinkba.se (by yttrium)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 31, 2018 6:53 am
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by pathan421id » Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:59 pm

TL;DR

ThinkWiki editors are either mostly dead or or just don't have interest anymore

The process to sign up and be an editor on ThinkWiki is butt +...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Mar 31, 2018 6:53 am
Is it possible to use Thinkpad vga video output port for input?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:00 am
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by zerotetration » Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:02 am

Is there an adapter I can buy / build to use my Thinkpad X61 display (while still installed in the machine) as a general display? I want to be able...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:00 am
Lenovo wants to release a new 15-inch ThinkPad without a numpad

Last post by evening_hunger « Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:01 am
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by Puppy » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:32 am

Since 2013, all ThinkPad laptops with a 15,6-inch screen have included a dedicated numpad. As a reaction to many complaints about this state of...

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Last post by evening_hunger
Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:01 am
How to uninstall bloatware?

Last post by MikalE « Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:53 am
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by angelamarie88 » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:29 am

Someone please tell how to uninstall the default junk bloatware the Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga X1 3rd Generation laptop came with. I don't want to see...

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Last post by MikalE
Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:53 am
Possible purchase in Ireland

Last post by RRHODY « Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:18 pm
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by RRHODY » Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:23 pm

I have a grandson getting his PhD at Trinity in Dublin. He is devoted to Lenovo/IBM having received units from me while in the States. He is...

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Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:18 pm
Visiting Akihabara - any especially good ThinkPad sources?

Last post by madicetea « Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:09 pm
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by Edward Mendelson » Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:06 pm

I'll be in Tokyo in a few days for a brief visit, and want to spend a few hours in Akihabara - partly in search of an interesting non-current...

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Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:09 pm
T Vs L series reccemendation

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:55 pm
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by Whitieiii » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:39 pm

there and real big differences between the T and L series with 5th and 6th gen i7? seeing what would be a better upgrade to my T440p for as cheap as...

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Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:55 pm
Give me back the rim! (low profile soft rim trackpoint mod) *pictures*

Last post by saoto28 « Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:42 am
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by micrex22 » Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:58 am

It's time for operation: 'give me back that soft rim and defy China's lenovo!'
That means of course, hacking an exsiting soft rim.
First the...

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Last post by saoto28
Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:42 am
This is why your trackpoint caps keep disappearing!

Last post by Geartooth « Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:42 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:12 pm

No explanation required, including where all my trackpoint caps have gone!

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Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:42 pm
Thinkpad E vs L vs T

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:32 am
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by Whitieiii » Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:35 am

I know this has been said multiple times but when going with a newer Thinkpad (440 and newer) what makes the E, L, and T series different? what would...

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Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:32 am
A performance comparison of all new ThinkPad notebooks

Last post by amardeep « Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:42 am
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by Puppy » Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:20 am

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Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:42 am
Thinkpad LCD cables.

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:55 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:35 pm

Some of the TP cables used a flat flex type and others used a round cable through a gutter . What were the advantages and disadvantages of each and...

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Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:55 pm
Dogfish mSATA ???

Last post by Summilux « Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:06 pm
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by SaberX » Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:10 pm

Hey guys/girls.....
Just wondering if anyone has used SSD called Dogfish?
I just got a T430 and looking for a SSD . With the free mSATA slot i like...

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Last post by Summilux
Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:06 pm
Lenovo started to make their own SSDs

Last post by wujstefan « Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:44 am
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by Puppy » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:45 am

According this review ThinkPad E480 (i5-8250U, RX 550) Notebook Review But the result is rather disappointing, quote:

As we looked for the model...

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Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:44 am
Amazing instructions on how [NOT] to fix seized hinges in a Lenovo T500

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:06 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:31 am

This is one of the most bullsh!ttiest webpages I have seen in a while:

My T500 has a very-hard-to-open hinge. A search on Google found me this:

To...

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Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:06 pm
Travel Adapter for the new Thinkpads?

Last post by wujstefan « Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:49 pm
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by Boy2006 » Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:05 am

On my old T61 i Used this Travel Kit a lot becouse It is an 230V and an 12V Power Supply in one. :D
Perfect for Travel onboard an Bus who have no...

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Last post by wujstefan
Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:49 pm
Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:25 pm
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by Puppy » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:40 am

Just another Lenovo Pro software

A vulnerability has been identified in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro. Sensitive data stored by Lenovo...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:25 pm
What is the bestest ThinkPad or business laptops for $150 or less?

Last post by wujstefan « Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:05 am
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by Whitieiii » Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:39 pm

Like the title says I'm looking for the best ThinkPad or other business grade laptops for $150 or less that is going to be the best in...

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Last post by wujstefan
Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:05 am
4ZU0Q68726: ThinkPad 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition Mechanical Keyboard Red

Last post by idareyoutoeatathinkpad « Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:57 am
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by Wolfman_Jack » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:41 pm

I noticed this on eBay:

ThinkPad 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition Mechanical Keyboard Red 4ZU0Q68726

Does anyone know anything more about...

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Last post by idareyoutoeatathinkpad
Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:57 am
GRID Laptops?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:00 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:22 pm

Im not sure what you guys think but persoanlly, I think that GRID laptops are the spiritual predecessor to Thinkpads from their black coating to...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:00 pm
Recent support experience - A+++

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by plympton » Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:30 pm

I recently bought a used ThinkPad X1 Tablet 2nd gen on eBay. It was a good deal, and was supposed to be pristine.

When I got it, the keyboard had a...

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Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:30 pm

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