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T420s/T430s FHD/WQHD upgrade kits pre-order (paused)

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T4XX/T5XX Shipping Thread

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I just ordered a t400 - estimated ship date 8/26/08

If you are concerned about Wifi performance, the 5100 is said to perform a little less than the...
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T400 and T500 Tech Specs and tabook

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T420 -> always on USB -> sleep -> crash

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by hberg32 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 7:48 pm

Has anyone had problems with a t420 crashing when going into S3 sleep when the always-on usb power is enabled? I've had this machine for years (Win7...

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Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:22 am
T410 randomly shuts down

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by rakirkp » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:37 pm

Recently, I hear the death knell chime which may be the same as the low battery warning-- up to 3 times then the T410 shuts down. It restarts...

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Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:37 pm
T420s custom Bios

Last post by Annecy « Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:01 pm
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by positive » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:08 am

Hi All,

Can someone please let me know the link to a recommended BIOS with whitelist removed, so that I can install an Intel 7260.

Thanks!

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Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:01 pm
(used) T420 QuadCore FrankenPad ~ To Buy or Not To Buy ???

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by Annecy » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:17 am

I've come across a used/2nd-Hand T420 QuadCore FrankenPad for sale ...
I've read some TPF T420 QuadCore ForumThreads; e.g.,
SOLD: T420 i7-3610QM ......

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Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:00 pm
T420

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by grioghair » Sun May 27, 2018 5:41 pm

I have a Thinkpad T420. It won’t detect my sandisk extreme flash drive in the bios.

Is there a fix for this?

Thank you

Steve

Update:

It is a...

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Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:42 pm
T420 bluetooth upgrade to 4.0

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by t420poklop » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:45 am

Hi, I would like to upgrade bluetooth on my t420 and I found this one.

Do you think it will work? Will it work plug and play , with no BIOS mod?

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Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:40 am
New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

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by EvanJoo » Mon May 28, 2018 5:23 am

Well, The new 1920X1080 IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 , And T430S T420S is on sale now. No flickering issue , and Lower Power...

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Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:59 pm
Are there and WQHD kits for the t420 non-s versions?

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by jlee » Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:57 am

Just wondering

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Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:41 am
Thinkpad T420 and I7 3840QM

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:03 am
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by Lean15 » Mon May 28, 2018 9:13 am

Hello! I'd like to know, if i mod the bios of my T420, will it be able to take the i7 3840QM Ivy Bridge CPU ? I can get it for pretty cheap if it...

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Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:03 am
Help! The frequencies cpu do not change when the charge is connected.

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by miisha » Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:24 am

There is an arch on the laptop thinkpad t420s with cpu Intel (R) Core (TM) i5-2540M CPU.
Here's the conclusion:
cat...

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Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:54 am
What is the purpose of the light in the top bezel of the ThinkPad T400?

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:36 pm
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by Paragraphogram » Wed Jun 13, 2018 2:52 am

I want to know what the purpose of the light in the top bezel is. My theories so far are that it's an early form of keyboard backlight for the dark...

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Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:36 pm
Two external monitors with a non-Nvidia T420

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by andrewferguson » Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:01 pm

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I have a T420, and I am reorganizing my work space and one thing I would like to do is get two 1080p monitors running with the T420. From reading...

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Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:50 pm
Replace T510 Keyboard with the island-style keyboard

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updating...

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Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:29 am
SSD optimization for a T420?

Last post by TonyJZX « Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:22 am
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by eric99 » Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:36 pm

Hi all. I just ordered a 128 GB mSATA SSD as part of my ongoing T420 upgrades. i plan to use it as an OS drive, and keep data on the hdd that came...

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Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:22 am
Anyone upgrade a T420 from 8 GB to 12 GB of RAM?

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:59 pm
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by eric99 » Tue May 29, 2018 9:53 am

I think I know the answer, but I ponder if it would be worth upgrading the RAM on my T420 to 12 GB. At present I have two 4 GB sticks---not a...

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Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:59 pm
Suitable replacement for T420

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:39 am
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by TimeCoder » Sat Jun 02, 2018 10:56 am

Hi folks,
I have ThinkPad T420 and I'm happy. This is the best laptop ever... First of all, I like keyboard and design.

Unfortunately, this laptop...

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Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:39 am
IPS display for the older T500 and W500 series

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:34 pm
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by VarnTedra » Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:21 pm

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if anyone on Earth (or even beyond) was or is working on a kit to put an IPS 1080p display into an old W or T 500, 510,...

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Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:34 pm
T500 display/screen pink and flickering

Last post by miasma « Thu May 31, 2018 12:07 pm
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by miasma » Thu May 31, 2018 3:44 am

As above. Would appreciate advice on :

1. How to identify faulty part.
2. Options for replacing or repairing faulty part.

This is a T500 type...

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Thu May 31, 2018 12:07 pm
Doing MVA mod on T400 (G141C1-L01)

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by toni-kfj » Sat May 28, 2016 4:01 am

Hello everyone :)

This is my first post here. I'm coming from the german thinkpad-forum, as I get no responses for my (somewhat outdated) questions...

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Wed May 30, 2018 1:25 pm
T420s/T430s WQHD kits pre-order

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I have opened a thread a few months back regarding the T420s/T430s WQHD kits. I wasn't really thinking of proceeding with this due to...
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Wed May 30, 2018 4:34 am
Way to get a T420 HDD clone to run in a T430?

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Mon May 28, 2018 10:04 pm
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by matis » Sat May 12, 2018 4:28 pm

I tried it and it wouldn't boot. Was told this was because the T420 drivers would have to be deleted and T430 drivers installed.

Is this true? And...

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Mon May 28, 2018 10:04 pm
SSD not recognized in ultrabay on t420s win 7

Last post by t420poklop « Sat May 26, 2018 5:53 am
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by t420poklop » Fri May 25, 2018 6:24 pm

Hi, I bought new Samsung SSD 860 EVO for my t420s, but I can not see the disk in windows explorer. But when I first booted system with disk in the...

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Last post by t420poklop
Sat May 26, 2018 5:53 am
New to the T500 AND W7 game and having trouble configuring "normal" middle mouse actions.

Last post by fefrie « Fri May 25, 2018 4:30 pm
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by fefrie » Fri May 25, 2018 3:32 pm

Typical 'middle mouse button' action in a webbrowser when you click is:

On a blank space in the web page -> scrolling mode

On a link -> Open link...

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Fri May 25, 2018 4:30 pm
Wireless USB and Turbo Memory?

Last post by shawross « Wed May 23, 2018 6:09 pm
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by MikalE » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:42 am

Would someone explain to me what each of these items are in the T500?

I know that wireless USB is not the same as using say, a wireless keyboard or...

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Last post by shawross
Wed May 23, 2018 6:09 pm
transfer slic

Last post by bayou self « Mon May 21, 2018 6:16 pm
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by bayou self » Mon May 21, 2018 10:08 am

Is there a way to transfer Slic2.1 from my Dell Latitude to my Thinkpad T500? I have purchased Recovery Disks for W7 from a Thinkpadder. The toolkit...

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Mon May 21, 2018 6:16 pm
Ultrabay stubs and catches

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 21, 2018 7:12 am
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by Frotz » Tue May 08, 2018 3:46 am

I've been looking all over for some replacement stubs and catches for an Ultrabay III. You can see these on the back and side of an Ultrabay III...

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Mon May 21, 2018 7:12 am
T420/420s is has spectre/meltdown fix

Last post by Cigarguy « Sat May 19, 2018 1:04 pm
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by TonyJZX » Fri Mar 23, 2018 6:56 am

Unfortunately the 410 does not get it.

I havent felt any slowdown as yet however its only been a few hours.

I assume the 520 series gets it too.

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Last post by Cigarguy
Sat May 19, 2018 1:04 pm
T410 Type 2537-FP9 and 3G connection

Last post by TonyJZX « Fri May 18, 2018 7:22 am
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by Martin Heidegger » Wed May 16, 2018 1:47 pm

Why hello there :D

I am currently using an old but good T410, type 2537-FP9 and there is a socket for a SIM card. How do I know if I can use it?...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Fri May 18, 2018 7:22 am
ThinkPad T400 LCD not illuminated (no backlight) *PICS*

Last post by deickos « Mon May 14, 2018 2:36 pm
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by oliversl » Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:56 am
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I have a T400 that has a LCD problem, the simtoms are:
- you can see the LCD is working(booting to windows), but without brightness, as it has no...
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Mon May 14, 2018 2:36 pm
Upgrade T520 to W520. What do I need...

Last post by sulusulu « Tue May 08, 2018 9:21 pm
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by sulusulu » Sun May 06, 2018 11:02 pm

I just happened across this wonderful forum while searching for upgrade options for my T520. I just purchased 16GB of ram so that I can run some VMs...

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Last post by sulusulu
Tue May 08, 2018 9:21 pm
Screw sticking out of J key in T420i

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Fri May 04, 2018 3:16 pm
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by nightgaunt » Fri May 04, 2018 2:20 pm

Hello! I am at a loss as to where this screw may lie in my laptops innards. So I figured I'd come here and ask for help.

I bought this laptop on the...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Fri May 04, 2018 3:16 pm
T420_Win10: audio randomly not working

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Thu May 03, 2018 2:55 pm
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by voyo » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:22 pm

Hi there,
i have got a problem with my T420 running Windows 10.
I do no know when it started but now, I need several time restart / shut down the...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Thu May 03, 2018 2:55 pm
matching hard drive to a t420

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Wed May 02, 2018 5:31 pm
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by VanZan » Wed May 02, 2018 4:19 pm

Bought two T420 machines some time ago. Immediately took out the old hard drives and replaced them with SSDs. I'm selling the Thinkpads now but can't...

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Wed May 02, 2018 5:31 pm
T420s/T430s WQHD - Install/troubleshoot/Picture thread

Last post by Matteone « Tue May 01, 2018 11:50 am
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by mr.rhtuner » Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:01 am
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Hey guys, seeing as the thread started by RMSMajestic is a pre-order thread, I figured we could have a separate thread for installation...
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Tue May 01, 2018 11:50 am
T500: LONG Beep at Boot

Last post by Neil « Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:32 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:05 pm

One of my T500 machines is sporadically (maybe 40-50% of the time) giving a three second beep when restarting, either from a power-up or a wake up...

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Last post by Neil
Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:32 pm
Wireless card for T420s

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:49 am
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by positive » Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:51 am

Hi All,

What is the best wireless LAN card for the T420s? I want to use standard Lenovo parts, as i don't want to modify the bios.

Thanks

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Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:49 am
Which T series Gen to pick?

Last post by dr_st « Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:11 am
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by irus » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:33 am

I'm looking at picking up a used T series laptop. Mainly require two things.

1. IPS screen
2. Intel ME fully disabled (not just a gimicky disable)...

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Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:11 am
T420 Running Hot?

Last post by turomini « Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:39 pm
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by gfuller » Sun Feb 25, 2018 4:19 am
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:39 pm
T440p CPU

Last post by Dragunov « Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:49 pm
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by Dragunov » Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:54 pm

T440p 20AN. Someone gave me this the other day. Seems to work fine except the battery.

My question is:

It came with an i5 4210m CPU. I have an...

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Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:49 pm
T420 or T420s?

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:20 pm
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by Geartooth » Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:27 am

Having discovered the wonders of Taobao i am now screwed. Anyways T420 or T420s? T420s is only slightly more expensive than T420, but I'm scared of...

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Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:20 pm
T420 - Where is the cooling fan intake?

Last post by sestulak « Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:21 pm
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by sestulak » Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:50 pm

So, i want to use my T420 on my lap withouth bothering about overheating but i have no idea where is the bloody fan intake. I was looking around this...

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Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:21 pm
Replacement fan number, needed...

Last post by likesspace « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:04 pm
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by likesspace » Sun Apr 08, 2018 4:42 pm

Hi guys,

I recently purchased a T500 Thinkpad, model number:2089-56U.
The fan is making some noise that is driving me nuts.
I don't get any fan...

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Last post by likesspace
Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:04 pm
Trackpoint cap / rubber / hat r/ nub replacement?

Last post by Mandrak « Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:24 am
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by pathan421id » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:37 am

I can find collection (3 style, 1 of each per pack, made in japan) original caps but they're intended for newer keyboards so the cap itself is...

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Last post by Mandrak
Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:24 am
Motherboard transplant on T410S - can I use faster CPU?

Last post by Brainer « Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:17 am
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by Brainer » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:06 pm

Hi Everyone:

I have a friend with basically no money whose Thinkpad T410s mobo died a while back. Original CPU in the first mobo was a Core i5-520m....

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Last post by Brainer
Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:17 am
Stick with my T420 & T430?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:05 pm
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by matis » Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:42 pm

I had the idea that I should buy a later model T Thinkpad because the ones I have may go bad as they got older.

But truth is, I love my T420 and my...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:05 pm
[LENOVO THINKPAD T420s] Completely erratic behaviour of my laptop (random crashes and random boots)

Last post by turomini « Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:07 pm
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by Feynman81 » Thu Mar 15, 2018 5:12 pm

Hi guys,

I bought this laptop as per description, I bought it refurbished since I wanted a cheap and light laptop to carry around.

The laptop...

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Last post by turomini
Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:07 pm
Where can I find specs on a T420s 4174-F68

Last post by CeeBee « Sat Mar 31, 2018 9:26 am
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by CeeBee » Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:34 pm

I can't find specs on this particular model: T420s 4174-F68. I tried Google and Lenovo's Support and Fora. No hits. Suggestions?

I have been offered...

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Sat Mar 31, 2018 9:26 am

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