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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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** Happy New Year to All **

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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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Upgrade to W10

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by jronald » Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:50 pm

I call myself searching, but did not find anything:
Last three weeks I have tried to Upgrade to W10 from W7, in three difference instances, and had...

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USB-C: Introduction For Hackers

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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Dec 11, 2022 2:00 am

I've been a faithful follower of Hackaday for a long time.
Recently I found this article about USB-C which might interest you, especially the...

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Motorola ThinkPhone First Look

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by Puppy » Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:26 am

Motorola ThinkPhone First Look, Processor and Ram details revealed

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Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:14 am
Looks like a ThinkPad but Smaller.

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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:56 pm

I found this little 7 machine and though it was a new ThinkPad X series.

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Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:10 am
Autodesk software install

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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:41 pm

I own a physical copy of 3ds Max 2009 with 2 discs and CD key on back of case. Autodesk moved to Subscription only like Adobe and any other software...

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Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:24 pm
I've had my first shot & booster

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by MikalE » Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:57 pm

I'm official now...many more boosters to come, I'm sure.

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Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:15 pm
Fairphone 4

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by unix_joe » Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:42 am

Does anybody here have the Fairphone 4?

I am thinking of using it as my next phone. It is an upgrade both hardware and camera wise from my daily...

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Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:27 pm
My phone isn't compatible with any network

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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:27 am

So I keep getting messages from Verizon about upgrading my phone. It is a 2007 Motorola Razr V3m. I bought it new back in 2007 and still like new....

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Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:44 pm
I updated my ThinkPad 8 tablet to Tab P11 Plus, what a mistake!

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by Puppy » Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:34 am

My Windows Lenovo ThinkPad 8 tablet stopped working in the beginning of the year, so I decided to try the Lenovo Tab P11 Plus tablet. It has the...

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Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:09 am
WD Blue 2TB HDD Slow

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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:51 pm

I got 2 Western Digital Blue 2TB HDDs at the store for $54.00. While I have a 1TB WD Blue HDD in a few PCs they run fine and a few WD Blue 1TB SSDs....

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Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:49 am
Any Framework laptop adopters? I am a one, ask my anything

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by WarhawkCZ » Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:00 am

Guys, I am just wondering if any of you have had a chance to try the Framework laptop?

I switched to FW about two months ago after about 13 years of...

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Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:18 am
Saving DLC from console.

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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:16 am

Is there anyway to save and backup DLC on PS4/XBOX? For example I have Fallout 4 base title for PS4 and got Fallout 4 GOTY Game of the year edition....

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Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:16 am
120 volt something (No clue what to call it)

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by jronald » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:47 am

Without going internally into the equipment, I would like to switch an additional piece of equipment on or off, depending on the state of the first...

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A graph on the history of Thinkpads.

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by Medessec » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:59 am
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Heyo. Got bored again after homework- and drew this up based on the Thinkpad History page seen on ThinkWiki, and a combo of general knowledge of the...
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Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:43 am
Remembering the good old IBM days...

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by RealBlackStuff » Sat May 14, 2022 1:21 am

Came across this mainframe article today, something that a few of us still (fondly ?) remember.
Retrotechtacular: The IBM System/360 Remembered .
In...

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Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:20 am
Google Search now all ad results at top

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:43 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:48 am

Probably a month or 2 now but Google Search seems to have changed and shows all store ads now on first page when I search anything. ebay, amazon,...

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Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:43 pm
RIP Queen Elizabeth II

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Things you never knew about Lucas spare parts for cars

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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:03 am

Came across some interesting article about car parts made by British company Lucas .
Especially their Q and A section makes for great reading.
Enjoy!

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Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:02 am
From the Wall Street Journal Weekend edition April 16, 2022

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by BillMorrow » Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:27 am

America’s Most Tumultuous Holy Week
It was the Easter of epochal events. All that Holy Week history came like a barrage. It was April 1865, the...

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Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:30 pm
IDE to SATA Adapter for laptops

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:03 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:40 am

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 same era as the ThinkPad T43 with a Intel Centrino CPU and XP OS. I was wanting to get a new HDD or SSD for the laptop as...

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Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:03 pm
Looking for an 7-8" tablet

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by Jake.Werecat » Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:26 pm

Hey guys,
I'm in a need for a small decent tablet for air-navigation purpose. 7 or 8 inch maximum. It has to run Android and it would be nice for it...

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Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:07 pm
*SOLVED* Tracking eBay international shipment w/UPAAA number

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by Johan » Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:35 am
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*SOLVED!* Successfully tracking eBay international shipment with UPAAA tracking number

I am posting this here since other forum members (and/or...
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Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:15 pm
Baby Monitor

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by majkell » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:09 pm

A few months ago, our dear friend gave birth to a little princess. My boyfriend and I came up with the idea of buying them a nice present. Where are...

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Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:22 pm
"In great shape" ad

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by mikemex » Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:26 am

eBay is not the place it used to be...

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Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:17 pm
Non-Upgradeable future ThinkPads

Last post by mikemex « Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:40 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:35 am

I been thinking of building a custom New ThinkPad from scratch with a broken T500 and replacing the motherboard with a T480 or newer board. Since...

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Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:40 am
Crazy NAS idea

Last post by dr_st « Fri May 27, 2022 1:00 am
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by mikemex » Sat May 21, 2022 7:02 pm

I've been using a DNS-323 for a while with two 2TB 5400 rpm drives in RAID 1. So far, it works OK, but it's starting to show age, both in capacity...

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Fri May 27, 2022 1:00 am
ABBA Revival?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu May 26, 2022 8:37 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu May 26, 2022 12:17 am

If you're young enough to have enjoyed ABBA in the '70s, listen up!
If there’s anything more pathetic than geriatric pop stars trying to relive...

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Thu May 26, 2022 8:37 am
New batteries for old machines

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by stevec77 » Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:46 am

Hi all,

I've seen on eBay some new compatible batteries for sale. I have an R32 and X31 and I'd like to now-and-then take one out and about for some...

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Tue May 03, 2022 10:12 am
ThinkPad RGB logo sticker

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sat Apr 30, 2022 10:57 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Wed Jun 09, 2021 1:53 pm

Does anyone know where I can find the ThinkPad RGB logo stickers that are on the ThinkPad T25? I contacted a few ebay sellers that are selling the...

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Sat Apr 30, 2022 10:57 pm
Installing Linux on an Android phone

Last post by Neil « Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:32 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:49 am

Just doing research on installing Windows or Linux on an Android smartphone. I did buy a Windows phone but unfortunately Microsoft gave up on the...

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Last post by Neil
Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:32 pm
Flat / Dead NOS battery; worth attempting to revive?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:39 am
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by mikemex » Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:23 am

Hi,

I've been renovating my fleet of Thinkpads (if you can call a bunch of X1C4s in 2022 renovation ) and I've got lot's of spares left from my...

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Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:39 am
Mechanical Acoustic question

Last post by jronald « Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:47 pm

by jronald » Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:47 pm

All things else being equal, what would sound better?
8 inch Dual Voice Coil speaker with each sound coil being driven at 50 watts?
OR
8 inch...

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Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:47 pm
Cop telling the truth!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:02 am

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Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:02 am
Where could the touchpad's setting be saved?

Last post by Bellzemos « Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:23 pm
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by Bellzemos » Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:47 pm

Hello!

I have posted this on a couple of hardware forums and got no good answers, now I remembered this lovely forum where I got help many times,...

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Last post by Bellzemos
Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:23 pm
Refurbishing ThinkPads to like new

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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:21 pm

I have lots of ThinkPads and desktops and want to find a cleaner that will restore the plastics and enrich the plastics if can. Right now I am just...

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Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:23 pm
POLL: What's your favorite resolution for desktop monitors?

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:07 pm
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by pianowizard » Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:43 pm
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I was about to start a new thread asking whether anyone here likes the super-wide resolution of 3440x1440, typically found on 34 desktop monitors...
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Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:07 pm
Where is the fuse in the bat.

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:10 pm
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by rdchinoy » Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:24 pm

So I purchased the best brand and quality 18650 LG2 dark brown Bats. 9 of them.
I then rebuilt my 9 cell bat for my Lenovo W520. Making sure to...

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Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:10 pm
Should I sell my XBOX or keep it?

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:51 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Mar 06, 2022 9:14 pm

Should I sell my XBOX One or keep it?
Mostly about game preservation too.

This is a long typed story for warning.

I got an XBOX One and is the same...

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Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:51 pm
India Today POP UPS!

Last post by jronald « Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:30 am
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by jronald » Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:54 am

Im about at my wits end:
Less than 1 year old install
Windows 10
With Anti Vi and Malware Bytes
Deleted Chrome
Running Firefox, with automatic...

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Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:30 am
OG XBOX CMOS

Last post by skx « Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:04 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:51 am

I been doing reading on CMOS with consoles and the Cbomb. During reading I saw that the OG XBOX CMOS can destroy the system board if it would leak. I...

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Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:04 pm
"Framework" laptops - a possible ersatz for us Thinkpad keyboard lovers ?

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:12 pm
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by Summilux » Fri May 14, 2021 5:01 pm

As we all know, a disreputable company going by the name of Lenovo has completely ruined the Thinkpad keyboards which we enjoyed up until the *20...

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Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:12 pm
Graphics card light upgrade

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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:56 pm

I have a Nvidia GeForce 580 1.50GB GDDR5, I picked up a Nvidia GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3 Super Clocked for dirt cheap and like new hardly used. I took...

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Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:56 pm
General Discussion: Old Thinkpads, network tools, filesharing, imaging and maybe a NAS

Last post by Enig « Mon Feb 14, 2022 6:03 am
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by Enig » Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:53 am

Hey Thinkpadders,

Having just recently 'completed' my own little NAS project for my ThinkPad collection,
I was wondering what everyone else does? -...

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Mon Feb 14, 2022 6:03 am
announcement regarding Vintage Computer Swap Meet in New Jersey

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by chris2021 » Sat Feb 12, 2022 1:48 am

Ok first off I'm brand new here, and this is my first post. I stumbled upon this forum searching for info about a vintage T61 I just received today...

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Sat Feb 12, 2022 1:48 am
Punxsutawney anyone?

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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:39 pm

Groundhog Day 2022 a.k.a. (2-2-22):
Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter

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Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:39 pm
TRUE old tech users, using today

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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:41 pm
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For me I am still running on my IBM...
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Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:11 pm
Big Tech finally getting what it deserves

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by TH2002 » Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:26 pm

So, into the madness with Facebook (and Instagram which it owns) going down. Call me controversial or whatever, but am I the only person who sees...

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