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Suggestions for a new thinkpad

Last post by khary23 « Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:18 am
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by khary23 » Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:51 pm

Hi all my T60p 8741-CTO is getting a bit long in the tooth and I think its time to upgrade. I am looking at both the T530 and W530 and would like...

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Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:18 am
Thinkpad + Monitor Setup for Online Poker Grind Station

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:38 am
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by thinkpoker » Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:00 pm

Hey!

What I am trying to build:

A setup for online poker grinding, so I need an external monitor - 14' display is not enough. I'm thinking 24'+....

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:38 am
Future 3D printing for old IBM ThinkPad Parts

Last post by DaKKS « Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:29 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:47 pm

So I watched some 3D printing videos and was thinking, This would be really nice to have if I ever wanted to replace a part of one of my ThinkPads...

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Last post by DaKKS
Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:29 pm
New T models for next year?

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:12 am
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by Tim-ANC » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:48 pm

I'm looking at buying a T530 now but don't like what I'm reading about the keyboard. Any news about new T-models coming out next year? If so I hope...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:12 am
Recommended Thinkpad for Rough Travel

Last post by Wobbly « Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:01 am
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by Wobbly » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:53 pm
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Looking for recommendations for a laptop to take on my trip to Central and South America. Having read numerous accounts of laptops stolen from rough...
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Last post by Wobbly
Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:01 am
Used Thinkpad

Last post by obarriel « Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:33 am
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by manolis kokotsakis » Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:49 am

Hi,
is it a good idea to buy a used Thinkpad ? I want it just for simple office work (office word-excel) and home use (emails,movie). I dont think...

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Last post by obarriel
Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:33 am
Looking at a new laptop

Last post by oeuvre « Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:24 pm
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by oeuvre » Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:13 am

Hey, so I am selling a lot of laptops and phones, etc. and using that money to buy a new laptop. Right now I have a T42 that I plan on selling to you...

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Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:24 pm
External Hard Drive for Backup

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:07 pm
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by Yossarian1 » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:00 pm

I'm looking at purchasing an external hard drive for backup and storage expansion. I purchased a model, but before I use it would like to see what...

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Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:07 pm
General advice concerning WWAN

Last post by mikemex « Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:29 am
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by mikemex » Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:20 am

Hi guys. I was wondering if you can give some advice concerning WWAN in general. All my current machines (T420, X220 and X200) are WWAN upgradable...

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Last post by mikemex
Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:29 am
I have lost my faith in the Thinkpad Brand.

Last post by dxps26 « Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:52 am
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by dxps26 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:46 pm
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I Have always regarded Thinkpads as the ultimate portable computer, ever since I laid my eyes on a T-series back in the day, I knew I wanted one. it...
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Last post by dxps26
Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:52 am
Need advice, can't decide which thinkpad to buy.

Last post by pianowizard « Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:46 pm
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by dano » Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:27 am

Hello everyone!

I've red a lot of informations here in the past couple days, which were very usefull and i am thankful for that, but i am still...

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Last post by pianowizard
Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:46 pm
Well done Lenovo!

Last post by Brad « Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:48 pm
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by killer » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:29 am

I tried to restore my wife's X201i to factory settings so we could sell it. The restore failed because the files were corrupt. I tried a restore from...

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Last post by Brad
Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:48 pm
Lenovo going bonkers on HD space on new Lenovo Yoga

Last post by bill bolton « Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:10 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:51 am

For once I agree with ZDNet's Ed Bott:
Lenovo has made a dog's meal of the hard disk in the new Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13 :
How PC makers destroy the...

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Last post by bill bolton
Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:10 am
General ThinkPad Battery Question

Last post by emtee3511 « Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:34 pm
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by emtee3511 » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:03 pm

I gave an X61s to a young man in my church last year, and he has enjoyed using it in his high school studies. About a month or so ago, he mentioned...

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Last post by emtee3511
Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:34 pm
Anybody have experience with BIOS modding on thinkpads?

Last post by thinkpadinside « Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:26 pm
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by thinkpadinside » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:37 am

Does anybody have bios modding experience on thinkpads? I am trying to modify something very specific on my X220 tablet, but I have no idea how to...

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Last post by thinkpadinside
Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:26 pm
Lenovo needs to get their helpdesk straightened out

Last post by Radioguy « Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:11 am
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by wkw » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:09 pm

So, a short story, and part of me venting.

I bought a T530 two weeks ago, and it came with windows 8. I got 8, not because I wanted to use it, but...

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Last post by Radioguy
Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:11 am
Shipping Laptop Overseas

Last post by TuuS « Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:05 pm
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by house kitten » Fri Nov 16, 2012 2:10 pm

I have a laptop that I wish to ship to Spain. I have tried pricing the shipping by way of USPS and come up with about $75 for an 11 pound package....

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Last post by TuuS
Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:05 pm
W8 and Thinkpad Restore Disks

Last post by emtee3511 « Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:25 pm
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by emtee3511 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:52 am

I was going to ask this question here:

I decided it was too much of a hijack on that thread, as my question is not only regarding Lenovo, but also...

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Last post by emtee3511
Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:25 pm
Best ThinkPad Ever

Last post by Cola « Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:43 am
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by wswartzendruber » Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:51 pm
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Time for a poll. Pardon me as I haven't included all the older models. I don't know them very well.
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Last post by Cola
Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:43 am
Error with Lenovo's shipping info page

Last post by Blzut3 « Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:22 pm
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by srunni » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:58 pm

I recently ordered an X1 Carbon. When I try to get the shipping info, this is (the beginning of) what I see:

700.002Connection timed out: connect...

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Last post by Blzut3
Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:22 pm
Thinkpad Keyboard - X220 / X230

Last post by dr_st « Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:52 am
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by futureme » Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:35 pm

I am thinking to get a X2xx thinkpad for business trips. But after i tried typing on X230..... i am now thinking to get a second hand X220.
Anyone...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:52 am
Sometimes living in NC has its perks...

Last post by Limey Rich « Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:36 pm
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by ThinkRob » Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:33 pm

Namely that the refurb fulfillment center is just a few miles away.

Chapel Hill, NC, United States 11/08/2012 6:41 A.M. Out For Delivery...

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Last post by Limey Rich
Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:36 pm
Looking for Thinkpad Recommendation!

Last post by precip9 « Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:33 pm
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by S-C-3-1-3 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:18 am

Hi everyone,

I am looking to purchase a Thinkpad for strictly word processing and reading journal articles. Its keyboard, build quality, and...

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Last post by precip9
Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:33 pm
Places to buy Thinkpads in the US?

Last post by dr_st « Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:25 pm
Replies: 5
by Cola » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:48 am

Hi!

One of my friends are currently studying in the US for the next year or so, but he wants to buy a new laptop while he's there, because it's...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:25 pm
Maximising external disk speed

Last post by loyukfai « Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:51 am
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by FragrantHead » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:19 pm

Having been blown away by the speed of a Samsung 830 SSD in my T520, I decided to run a simple test. I used a program that writes out a file with all...

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Last post by loyukfai
Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:51 am
How to Remove Access Connections Icon from TaskBar - Win7?

Last post by ellentk1 « Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:23 pm
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by ellentk1 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:05 pm

:?: Although I unchecked access connections in msconfig startup, and stopped the processes AcSvc.exe and AcDeskBandHlpr.exe in task manager and...

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Last post by ellentk1
Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:23 pm
Virtues of the unsexy big laptop

Last post by Cigarguy « Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:53 pm
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by FragrantHead » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:54 pm

A good deal on a Thinkpad T520 at the Lenovo outlet is allowing me to try that model. This heavy-ish laptop wasn't my first choice on paper, but in...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:53 pm
Intel My WiFi Technology Shortcut

Last post by LavaChild « Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:19 pm
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by LavaChild » Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:35 am

Hello! I am still battling to recover all of my deleted shortcuts... The last Intel one on my list is for 'Intel My WiFi Technology'. Can you please...

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Last post by LavaChild
Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:19 pm
Custom Thinkpad Keyboard - possible?

Last post by tipo33 « Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:55 pm
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by Cola » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:21 pm

Hi all.

I've got this T40 bottom with a perfect working keyboard in it. But no display to it. Is there any way that I can use this as a keyboard for...

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Last post by tipo33
Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:55 pm
Does 42W7888 2.5"-1.8" SATA adapter have a Voltage Selector?

Last post by automobus « Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:35 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:13 am

Does anyone know if there is a voltage selector in the 2.5 to 1.8 SATA drive adapter, Lenovo P/N or FRU 42W7888 ?

Or does it feed from the +5V and...

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Last post by automobus
Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:35 pm
Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 lcd inverter

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:41 am
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by stinkybloo » Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:08 am

Hello,

Can someone help me please?

Where is the LCD inverter on the Lenovo ThinkPad SL510, I have looked at the base of the screen behind the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:41 am
Recovery onto smaller drive. Possible?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:09 pm
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by FragrantHead » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:11 pm

My Thinkpad T520 came with a 320GB conventional disk. I burned the recovery DVDs and am trying to restore onto a 128GB SSD. It's Windows 7...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:09 pm
New Lenovo Support Page (June 2011)

Last post by Radioguy « Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:42 pm
Replies: 48
by jdhurst » Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:32 pm
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For years (many years) the Lenovo Support page for any given model pointed to an IBM web page. You could key in your model number, and it would take...
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Last post by Radioguy
Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:42 pm
Start Menu Shortcuts Needed - Urgent!

Last post by LavaChild « Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:01 am
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by LavaChild » Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:20 am

Hello,

Can somebody please upload all of their Lenovo/ThinkPad/ThinkVantage related start menu shortcuts? I accidentally deleted the start menu...

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Last post by LavaChild
Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:01 am
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 unix_joe « 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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Last post by unix_joe
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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Last post by Puppy
Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:01 am
Lenovo to begin making some ThinkPads in the USA

Last post by unix_joe « 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 unix_joe
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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Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:44 pm

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