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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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ThinkPad turns 20

Last post by Latios « Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:47 am
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by Latios » Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:55 pm

It is October 5th, 20 years after the ThinkPad came to fruition(and 4 years before I was born :D ). Looks like things have come a long way since...

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Last post by Latios
Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:47 am
operating system not found on screen

Last post by uchuk « Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:32 pm
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by dove2977 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:26 pm

i own a Lenovo x120e
it was sitting on my table. eventually went idle. then, all of a sudden, when i tried to log back on, it would begin to load,...

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Last post by uchuk
Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:32 pm
ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software vulnerability!

Last post by jdk « Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:50 am
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by AofI » Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:14 pm

ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software vulnerability!

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Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:50 am
support.lenovo.com offline?

Last post by Puppy « Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:01 am
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by benji » Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:37 am

Hi

Trying to get to the TP driver matrix from the UK - but the side has been off for at least 12 hours since trying. Have done a /flushdns. Its not...

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Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:01 am
Lenovo to begin making some ThinkPads in the USA

Last post by jdk « Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:43 am
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by yak » Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:53 am

Lenovo is opening up a plant in North Carolina to manufacture a portion of its ThinkPad and ThinkCentre laptops, desktops, and tablets.

:banana:

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Last post by jdk
Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:43 am
What is going on with Lenovo's website? Ssssllllooowwww zzzz

Last post by AGoodSolution « Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:03 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:54 am

What is going on with Lenovo's website? E.g.
I've been waiting for over 10 minutes now.
Is this a Firefox 15.0.1 problem?
Ever since they screwed...

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Last post by AGoodSolution
Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:03 am
backlit keyboards

Last post by TTY « Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:07 pm
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by TTY » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:33 pm

Hello,
a question to members, who have seen T430/T430s/T530/X230/X230 Tablet ThinkPads with backlit keyboards in reality: on the web, i have seen...

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Last post by TTY
Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:07 pm
Certified Reutilized Part - What does this mean?

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:21 pm
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by LavaChild » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:05 pm

Hello,

I ordered a replacement power adapter and it arrived with a sticker stating 'Certified Reutilized Part' on both the shipping container and...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:21 pm
What thinkpad would you carry...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:18 am
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by wackyD » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:43 pm
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What thinkpad would you carry if your job was riding an offroad motorcycle over rutted roads every day to meet with and educate rural populations in...
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:18 am
Home Networking Cross Platform

Last post by ThinkRob « Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:31 pm
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by Fixed_Rider » Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:18 pm

Hello,

I am hoping one or more of you guys and gals can help me out.

How can I set up home network across all of our devices?
I want to use our...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:31 pm
Has anyone recently bought an IBM certified used laptop ?

Last post by juanita « Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:28 pm
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by cjacek » Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:01 am

Hi,

I was able to find some older posts with regard to my question but I really want to hear from people who more recently bought one of the...

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Last post by juanita
Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:28 pm
laptop stand with ultrabase

Last post by slangeditorial « Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:32 pm
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by Shadowku » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:34 pm

I work with several external monitors connected to my Ultrabase with my T410 but it's not very comfortable to use my laptop screen together with the...

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Last post by slangeditorial
Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:32 pm
upgrade

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:47 am
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by mrbojangles » Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:44 am

Hi all, sorry i have not posted for a very long time, just been busy using my T40, but im now wanting a little more spec, so do i get a T60-61, or an...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:47 am
usanotebook

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:32 am
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by zenlunatic » Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:08 pm

Anyone ever ordered a used thinkpad from usanotebook.com

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:32 am
lenovo batteries

Last post by dr_st « Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:21 am
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by zenlunatic » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:43 pm

If I order this battery, can I be assured it hasn't been sitting around for months/years? For $180 I would like to make sure.

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:21 am
What ThinkPad should I upgrade to?

Last post by thePCxp « Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:44 pm
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by thePCxp » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:55 pm

I'm thinking of upgrading from my T60 to a W500 or a T61p, but I'm having a bit of a dilemma here. I've heard that the T61p has an issue with the GPU...

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Last post by thePCxp
Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:44 pm
So what exactly determines the arbitrary RAM limits on a MB?

Last post by jdrou « Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:21 am
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by DanielJamesDavis » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:19 pm

I've been poppling around this forum, and others like it, and I keep noticing something-

Whenever RAM limitations are mentioned, people simply shrug...

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Last post by jdrou
Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:21 am
Flash a Verizon WWAN Card to Cricket????

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:47 pm
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by Fixed_Rider » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:59 pm

Hello,

I was wondering if any of you have heard if anyone has successfully re flashed a WWAN card.
I work for Cricket Wireless and get half off of...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:47 pm
Looking for a new ultrabook.

Last post by ZaZ « Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:06 pm
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by ThinkPad » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:30 am

Hello All,

Its been a while since my last post and I am now looking for a new PC laptop. I am looking for an ultra slim laptop for travel and...

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Last post by ZaZ
Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:06 pm
Any OCZ Vertex 4 Owners?

Last post by hunterman223 « Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:17 pm

by hunterman223 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:17 pm

What do you think?

I have the 128GB model and I like the speed, feels the same as my M4 most of the time but faster in random read/write situations,...

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Last post by hunterman223
Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:17 pm
New article about the ThinkPad changes

Last post by wolfman « Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:25 pm
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by JaneL » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:10 pm

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Last post by wolfman
Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:25 pm
Goodbye, ThinkPads!!

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:26 pm
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by rzl » Sun May 27, 2012 5:49 pm

Hi!

I'm not a very active user on this forum, but this post is to say goodbye everybody.

Today I realized owning a ThinkPad doesn't make any sense...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:26 pm
Best thinkpad for word processing and web browsing

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:44 am
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by muhdiggashigga » Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:36 am

Hey, I was wondering. What is the best thinkpad for purely word processing and browsing the web? No gaming, nothing heavy on the CPU or GPU. Just...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:44 am
Looking for a small IPS laptop - thoughts on X220 vs others?

Last post by qviri « Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:40 pm
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by qviri » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:56 pm

Hi all,

I'm looking into getting a portable (~12 ) laptop with an IPS screen in the near future. I'm mostly looking for the screen, light weight,...

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Last post by qviri
Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:40 pm
USB driver

Last post by duchaine « Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:29 pm

by duchaine » Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:29 pm

Hi,

I have a ThinkPad (says 600 just below the screen). Rescued from trash. Works! Good CD drive but says cannot find usb driver. I'm using a...

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Last post by duchaine
Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:29 pm
Upgrading from T43 to ... what?

Last post by ricard « Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:32 pm
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by ricard » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:14 am

So, my T43 is showing signs of age; one hinge broke but was able to find a replacement and now it's fit for fight again. Have been considering one of...

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Last post by ricard
Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:32 pm
Customer service rant

Last post by EasyMac308 « Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:03 pm
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by happyninja » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:10 am

It's only little things but they are fast adding up. The latest one is that I didn't notice there was a UK cord when I purchsed the t530 i7 and...

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Last post by EasyMac308
Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:03 pm
Good Refurbs

Last post by ThinkRob « Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:55 pm
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by Anniemoose98 » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:42 pm

Hi All,

I am looking for a nice project to save up for a shiny new er Thinkpad. My T60 is finally showing its age. So, I want to buy some old...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:55 pm
Online Petition to Bring Back 7 Rows Keyboard Layout

Last post by ansible212 « Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:22 pm
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by denisky » Sat May 12, 2012 4:24 am

Dear all ThinkPad users,

I just created an online petition regarding this keyboard layout issue, as well as the chiclet style keys issue.

If you...

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Last post by ansible212
Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:22 pm
Possibly thinking of getting a new ThinkPad :D

Last post by wolfman « Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:50 am
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by oeuvre » Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:45 pm

Hey, so I've got 3 laptops and a ThinkPad tablet.

The T42 is staying as it is, never gave me an issue.

Then I have a 32GB ThinkPad Tablet that I...

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Last post by wolfman
Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:50 am
Chiclet 6-row keyboards coming to Thinkpads - your opinions?

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:52 pm
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by dr_st » Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:28 am
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We haven't seen the new Thinkpads yet, but from the some previews and leaks it looks like the 6-row chiclet keyboard from models such as Thinkpad...
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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:52 pm
Question About LCDs

Last post by ZaZ « Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:44 pm
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by suzannetf » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:49 am

I've noticed in a lot of reviews I've come across lately that there are complaints about the LCD screens available for and used in most new laptops....

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Last post by ZaZ
Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:44 pm
external storage for Thinkpad x61s

Last post by twistero « Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:13 am
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by rychuu » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:19 am

Hello,

I am using x61s as my mobile computer with small SSD hdd.

I have to buy few external disks in my offices in different locations.

I would...

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Last post by twistero
Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:13 am
Microsoft Surface (2012)

Last post by twistero « Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:36 am
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by loyukfai » Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:24 am

Thoughts...?

Mine is that, does it has a stylus (yes for the Win8 model) and if it's going to spell death for the convertibles (like the X230T)....

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Last post by twistero
Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:36 am
Mini Dock Plus Series 3 with USB 3.0: does it have eSATA?

Last post by ansible212 « Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:32 am
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by ansible212 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:35 am

This may be a stupid question in which case forgive me. :oops:

My X220 has recently arrived (that's another story, but essentially it was to avoid...

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Last post by ansible212
Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:32 am
How did the touchpad become the default interface on laptops

Last post by pianowizard « Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:34 pm
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by paul*robertson » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:51 am

When the trackpoint is so much better ?

I never really understood why.

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Last post by pianowizard
Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:34 pm
Questions about Lenovo Outlet

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:49 am
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by FragrantHead » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:39 pm

I have located the Lenovo Outlet page for Ireland. The listings are less detailed than I would like. For example there is an X220 with Core i5 and...

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Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:49 am
SSDs, TRIM, and OSs

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:39 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:35 pm

Got a X60 and an SSD off ebay and I was wondering about TRIM. Given I know about as much about SSD as any rainforest aboriginal, I was wondering what...

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Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:39 pm
Stolen computer serial-numbers: Are they in any register?

Last post by TTY « Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:59 am
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by rychuu » Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:32 pm

Hello,

I have lost my computer - was stolen and I would like to add serial and type of them to any registry.

I have bought used Lenovo computer...

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Last post by TTY
Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:59 am
Thinkpads with AMD Trinity?

Last post by jdk « Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:12 pm
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by CheddarTrek » Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:26 pm

Are there going to be any Thinkpads offered with AMD Trinity that we know of?

I know that in terms of pure CPU power, the Ivy Bridge 3rd Gen iCore...

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Last post by jdk
Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:12 pm
RSS feed of forum?

Last post by JaneL « Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:15 pm
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by fefrie » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:46 pm

Is there any way to RSS to a forum thread instead of subscribe? Subscribe clogs my inbox...

I'd prefer a google reader.....

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:15 pm
ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery

Last post by ojeda « Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:07 pm

by ojeda » Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:07 pm

I am trying to delete 1 of 2 backups I have in ThinkVantage HD 2, and it is telling me there is no hard drive space to do it.l
My C Drive has 150GB...

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Last post by ojeda
Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:07 pm
Help an Engineering Student Pick a Thinkpad

Last post by wolfman « Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:51 pm
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by jb123 » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:46 am

Hello all,

I'm currently enrolled in 3rd year electrical engineering, and am looking for a new laptop. Right now I'm using a 4 year old 13 inch...

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Last post by wolfman
Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:51 pm
CES2011: IPS LCDs for the T61, T400 available? (!)

Last post by anthean « Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:27 pm
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by beeblebrox » Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:02 am
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I haven't been on the forum for quite some time (too much work).
But I just got some news from the CES:

The new Kno (scientific tablet...
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Last post by anthean
Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:27 pm
AntiMalware Master, Mark Russinovich, Rocks a ThinkPad!!!

Last post by court « Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:09 pm

by court » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:09 pm

The author of the Sysinternals tools (i.e. Process Explorer, Autoruns, and many others) as well the novel ZERO DAY, Mark Russinovich, was rocking a...

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Last post by court
Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:09 pm
How many miles left on T4x series laptops ??

Last post by edik « Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:42 pm
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by systemBuilder » Sun May 31, 2009 3:32 am

At work I am still using a 14 T41 laptop and I like the cooler operation, smaller power block, etc. I am not status conscious and never pine for the...

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Last post by edik
Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:42 pm
Reason to hate change (n + 1): ThinkPad keyboards changing

Last post by ThinkRob « Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:05 pm
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by Growly » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:48 pm

Oh no! Future ThinkPads may all have chiclet keys

When do I give up on ThinkPads? I've had 53 in the last 5 years, such has been my devotion. Maybe...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:05 pm
X230 vs T430?

Last post by hunterman223 « Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:40 pm
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by Artillery » Thu May 17, 2012 7:58 am

My university currently has a deal with lenovo where every two years (Freshman and Junior year) students have the option to upgrade their laptop to...

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Last post by hunterman223
Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:40 pm
University (computer eng.: ThinkPad x301 vs HP Folio 13

Last post by ThinkRob « Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:36 pm
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by rzl » Sat May 12, 2012 6:27 pm

Hi all!

As of subject, I'm gonna go to university in october, and I need a new laptop.

I don't want something big and heavy.
I'll have to carry it...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:36 pm
Have Edge e420. Ready for the real deal...

Last post by court « Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:56 pm
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by court » Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:50 pm

So, I bought a ThinkPad Edge e420 with the i5 about six months ago and it came with 4gb ram (2 slots times 2) and 500gb HDD (7200 rpm). I have up'd...

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Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:56 pm

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