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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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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?

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** Happy New Year to All **

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by BillMorrow » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:41 am
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The New Year tune most popular here in the USA and made so mostly by one fellow by the name of Guy Lombardo is Auld Lang Syne also translated as Old...
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Use eBay? Who are you??

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For those of us who frequently dive into the murky seas of eBay, if you're a buyer or seller there, who are you? Meaning, what's your eBay UserID?...
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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread

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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread!

Welcome to the Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread. eBay can be both a fun and dangerous place for...
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EU seems to be in danger...

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Have you joined the 3:2 club yet?

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by pianowizard » Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:05 pm
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The 3:2 aspect ratio is becoming popular for tablets, detachables and even laptops. Have you gotten one yet? I bought my Surface 3 (10.8 1920x1280)...
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Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:23 pm
Cell phone headset (non-bluetooth)

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by katman » Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:21 pm

Hey all,
Just wondering if anyone can recommend a solid cell phone headset. I rahter not have a separate blue-tooth charger for the set, so I'm...

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Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:01 am
What's the lightest laptop that you travel with? [WARNING: 2 tiny pix]

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by pianowizard » Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:25 am
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When you want to travel as light as possible but must bring a laptop along, what's your laptop of choice? As many of you know, I am obsessed with...
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Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:45 pm
Adobe Photoshop CS3 end of 30 days

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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:53 am

I have the boxed copy I bought of Adobe Photoshop CS3 a long time ago. I installed it on my Windows 7 machine and never activated it on the W7 as it...

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Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:15 pm
eBay: tracking packages from China using Speedpak

Last post by billy233 « Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:17 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:09 am

eBay has been at it again, using yet another (shipping/tracking) system to ship stuff from China.
Its name is Speedpak and tracking is available...

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Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:17 am
NEC introduced 4:3 Color Accurate Desktop Monitor

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by Puppy » Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:56 pm

NEC introduced a new 4:3 desktop monitor again in 2015:

DPI is unfortunately too low (21 1600x1200 = 95 PPI only), but still a good start :-)

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Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:06 am
Hold my drink, W701ds!

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by moofish2842 » Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:59 pm

Will it get past prototype stages though?

Edit: oops, forgot to actually put a link.

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Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:49 pm
File Server / File Sharing Mac and Windows

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by jon-smith2143 » Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:54 pm

Thanks in advance for any advice. We run a small web design business and are currently all running Mac computers. I am toying with the idea of...

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Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:14 am
Malware pre-installed on cell-phones sold by Virgin Mobile in USA

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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:00 am

WARNING: Unremovable malware found pre-installed on low-end smartphone sold in the US

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*SOLVED* Tracking German eBay package to Denmark shipped via Hermes and PostNord

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by Johan » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:40 pm

*SOLVED* Tracking German eBay package shipped via Hermes and PostNord

I am posting this here since other forum members (and/or in particular people...

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Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:30 am
Acer announces the TravelMate P2 and TravelMate P6 to take on the ThinkPads and Latitudes of the world

Last post by MikalE « Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:33 am
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:26 am

Acer announces the TravelMate P2 and TravelMate P6 to take on the ThinkPads and Latitudes of the world

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Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:33 am
Dell to release a new XPS 15 model with a 4K OLED panel in March

Last post by Puppy « Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:51 am
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:34 am

Wondering whether the OLED can finally resolve the overall crappy laptop screens issue so there won't be so terrible ones available any longer.

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Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:51 am
ThinkPad Challenged with Large Magnet

Last post by UMPC2024 « Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:57 pm
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by Callahan » Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:54 am

I saw this large magnet test on Youtube ... had no idea it was a ThinkPad T61 till watching the video. I guess he had already done this with a desk...

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Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:57 pm
What a wild ride this has been.

Last post by TuuS « Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:59 am
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by TuuS » Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:47 am

This will be a happy but solemn message. Although I've been coming to this forum as long as it has existed, it wasn't until becoming a victim of...

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Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:59 am
Thinkpad batteries can not be repaired?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:12 pm
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by u666sa » Sat Dec 07, 2019 4:22 am

I just disassembled and charged by thinkpad battery using a lab power supply up to 13.1 volts. It takes voltage nicely. If you leaving it alone after...

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Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:12 pm
Why I don't bother with a Smartphone

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:38 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:53 pm

My wife (who has an iPhone) insists that I have an always working phone with me when I leave the house.
But more often than not, that phone remains...

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Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:38 am
How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

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by kfzhu1229 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:11 pm
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I know this is an odd place to ask this, but I am just curious who else on this forum owns or will own a Galaxy S9 or S9+.
If so, what variant as...
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Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:09 pm
Recommendation for New "Light Gaming" Lenovo Laptop?

Last post by MikalE « Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:24 pm
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by olex126 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:25 am

I have a 14 year-old grandson who wants a light-gaming laptop, and since I'm not into gaming, I'm throwing the question out here. Since I'll be the...

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Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:24 pm
If you've ≥5 computers, do you use them all or feel guilty?

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If you own 5 or more computers (laptops or desktops), do you actually use all of them? If you do, how do you use them?

I am asking this question...
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Last post by Droider
Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:40 pm
The book - All About ThinkPad 1991 - 1998 (oh and other vintage thinkpads rant)

Last post by Saucey « Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:36 pm
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by Saucey » Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:26 pm

This post pertains to ThinkPad history.

So I've been writing on my website and trying to dig to the bottom of the ThinkPad's history.
Arrogantly I...

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Last post by Saucey
Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:36 pm
LG Gram 17 - 16:10 display

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:41 pm
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by Puppy » Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:52 am

LG Gram 17 is a big laptop that weighs less than 3 pounds

It has 2560 x 1600 (very low resolution on 17 size) but 16:10 display Lenovo can't get.

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:41 pm
A question about an online seller in US

Last post by Bondi « Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:52 am
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by Bondi » Sat May 11, 2019 11:16 am

Hi there. I'm wondering if any of forum members has purchased anything form this seller It seems to be alive as I got a respond on my e-mail. One can...

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Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:52 am
Okay to post / debate politics here?

Last post by Saucey « Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:48 pm
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by Iron-Merc » Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:57 pm

Hi

I want to start a thread comparing liberal vs conservative values and left vs right wing politics.

Seeing as how the election is not to far...

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Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:48 pm
XPS 17 won't boot from USB, when HDD password is unknown

Last post by dr_st « Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:31 pm
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by magnifico » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:48 am

I changed Supervisor password, but the HDD password is the sticking point: even though I have changed boot order, the usb and cd take priority, the...

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Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:31 pm
Toshiba Satellite 2410-304

Last post by Droider « Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:32 pm
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by Droider » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:08 pm

Hi everyone,

If it is in good shape and costs cheap, i buy laptops of known brands eventhough i prefer to buy thinkpads first, it is not easy to...

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Last post by Droider
Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:32 pm
Someone please tell Washington to take the finger out!

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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:48 am

DC, stop dawdling!

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Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:48 am
What music are you listening to right now?

Last post by MikalE « Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:41 pm
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by Temetka » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:46 pm
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Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:41 pm
Dell brought back Fn+F4!!

Last post by olddog « Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:19 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:05 pm

For anyone who remembers Fn+F4 to go to sleep...well the Dell Latitude machines have it. Fn+Insert puts it to sleep, and it has the same little moon...

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Last post by olddog
Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:19 am
PCIe 4.0 is coming (for AMD only; will not work on Intel)

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:10 pm
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by w0qj » Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:17 am

PCIe 4.0 is coming ( for AMD only; will not work on Intel ). No public PCIe 4.0 plans for Intel yet....

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Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:10 pm
Photobucket FYI

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by ajkula66 » Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:03 pm

A while ago I was notified by Photobucket that the amount of my images - many of which are linked to this site - has gone significantly over the...

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Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:14 pm
tablet mode

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:04 pm
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by erichuff » Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:37 am

I intend to buy thinkpad W541 because I heard that it will integrate tablet mode right?

Why don't I see it?

Sorry for my bad English.

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Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:04 pm
Holy Crap! I Got A Feather.....

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by olex126 » Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:28 am

Now........

Only 19,750 more posts to catch up to RBS ! :banana:

Better start working on it now.... :jhem:

Regards.

Dave

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Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:18 pm
Asus ZenBook Pro Duo with two 4K screens

Last post by Puppy « Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:06 pm
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by Puppy » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:44 am

Interesting concept that makes the touch bar actually useful :-)

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Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:06 pm
Intel, Qualcom, Trump and consorts to be hammered by IBM!

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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:57 pm

IBM's Power-ful open source gift: China wins big, and these are the losers

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Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:57 pm
Stop Gmail asking: Want to leave the page....

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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:33 am

Lately Gmail has been pestering me with an irritating popup This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave - data you have entered may not...

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Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:24 am
My Tesla Model 3 story (very long)

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:13 am
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by rkawakami » Sun Jul 15, 2018 6:14 am
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Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:13 am
17.3" QHD (2560x1440) is finally available!

Last post by pianowizard « Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:52 am

by pianowizard » Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:52 am

I recently learned that the latest Alienware 17 laptop has a 17.3 2560x1440 option, corresponding to 169.8 DPI:

I still prefer the LG Gram 17's...

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Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:52 am
Looking for a specific IBM ThinkPad Wallpaper

Last post by elrengo « Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:59 am
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by elrengo » Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:51 am

Hi to all!!! I'm looking for a special Wallpaper. I use it from my T40, then T43, T60 and next Thinkpad then when my backup hdd was broken I lose it....

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Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:59 am
Now I've done it...

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by MikalE » Fri Aug 02, 2019 12:20 am

I bought a Dell G3 about five minutes ago from the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), otherwise known as the BX on a military base.

It is one...

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Last post by Omineca
Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:18 pm
IBM Active Worldmap Wallpaper

Last post by GunslingerThink « Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:55 am
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by GunslingerThink » Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:02 am

Here is the link to original wallpaper I used:

I don't know, if someone would be interested in this old wallpaper in 2019, but I've got it...

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Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:55 am
modern laptops with "trackpoint"

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:04 pm
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by Whitieiii » Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:51 pm

sorry if this has been asked but is there any laptops with 2nd 3rd or 4th gen i5/i7 that also have trackpoints ? i'm looking at HP laptops but don't...

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Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:04 pm
People I could strangle...regarding HDD covers

Last post by olddog « Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:38 am
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by olddog » Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:45 am

There are two categories:

1 Those who remove a hard drive from the computer and then throw away the caddy, cover, and screw.

2 Those who sell...

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Last post by olddog
Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:38 am
Any street motorcyclists?

Last post by ZaZ « Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:57 am
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by asiafish » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:35 pm
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Last post by ZaZ
Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:57 am
ThinkPad wallpapers and customization files collection

Last post by saperkus « Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:00 pm
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by saperkus » Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:57 am

For past few years, I've been collecting wallpapers and customization files, which IBM/Lenovo has bundled in factory images. Some time ago, I've...

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Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:00 pm
Is image-loading warning still enforced in the forum in 2019?

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:07 am
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by Jefferson » Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:30 pm
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Back when Thinkpad 770 was the blingest piece of toy, I can see why the image loading warning was useful and necessary. But in 2019, doesn't everyone...
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Last post by dr_st
Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:07 am
Can 3D printing make a difference?

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:35 pm
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by vickyperkin » Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:29 am

Anything stopping me from 3D printing a whole new chassis for any ThinkPad? There's quite a few models who will benefit from having a much lighter...

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Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:35 pm

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