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New illuminated keyboard - can it be that it is flimsier?

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Thu May 07, 2015 1:50 pm
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by PRAGUEGUY » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:14 am

I got it...after I damaged the normal one.
The illumination is ok... now I feel that it is somehow flimsier, come of the keys, right left up down,...

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Last post by PRAGUEGUY
Thu May 07, 2015 1:50 pm
illuminated keyboard for X230, old one destroyed with foam :(

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by PRAGUEGUY » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:41 am

I managed to destroy my keyboard.
I tried to clean it with a foam for PCs... the power on button is dead, so is the right mouse.
The right mouse...

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Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:41 am
X230 MC7710 drivers from Lenovo?

Last post by mars83 « Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:18 am

by mars83 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:18 am

Hello!
I bought my X230 last fall and I love it. It had pretty basic options (I bought it used - nearly brand new). I added to it backlit keyboard,...

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Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:18 am
X230 Honesty Check

Last post by brchan « Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:43 pm
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by myxomop » Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:18 pm

As the new owner of a used but very clean FleaBay X230 (I had an ad in the marketplace here for ages), I am doing a runthrough to confirm the...

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Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:43 pm
Installed X220 keyboard on X230, reasonably working

Last post by fleischverpackung « Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:43 am
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by zqhz » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:58 pm

Based on the information I found in this forum and tpuser ( I changed both my keyboard and palmrest of my X230 to the ones of X220. The hardware...

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Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:43 am
What 4G/LTE wlan card for x230?

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:42 pm
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by PRAGUEGUY » Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:58 am

Any recommendations welcome...I prefer whitelisted ones, but can live with others, too. Thanks.

Is there anything you may know of, which works via...

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Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:42 pm
Does the X230 Half Height Mini PCIE Slot Detect MSATA?

Last post by sarbin « Thu Apr 02, 2015 1:59 pm
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by Carthik » Wed Mar 18, 2015 2:28 pm

I know the full height slot does, but what about the half height slot?

I'm thinking of putting a mSATA Mini SSD in there.

Thanks,

Carthik

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Last post by sarbin
Thu Apr 02, 2015 1:59 pm
X240 Freezes

Last post by brchan « Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:37 am
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by tejoes67 » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:03 am

About once a week or so my ThinkPad x240 freezes. It just completely locks up and requires a hard reset. The behavior does not seem related to time...

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Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:37 am
X230 BIOS Security Recommended Settings

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:07 pm
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by c3l3x » Thu Mar 19, 2015 4:39 pm

What are the recommended BIOS settings to secure a ThinkPad X230?

I've searched online and on the forums but I don't see a guide and the...

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Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:07 pm
X240 - battery compartment cover

Last post by siya-u « Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:59 am
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by cdanijel » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:56 am

Hi All,
I am long time ThinkPad user (I am using T430i and X240 at the moment). Used to have different machines from Butterfly (701), G40,..., X220...

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Last post by siya-u
Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:59 am
X230t tablet with outdoor screen

Last post by charlesd « Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:31 pm
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by WillAdams » Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:08 pm

My apologies for hijacking this thread, but I'm curious --- how good / useful is the outdoor screen?

I ask 'cause my ThinkPad x61 is supposed to...

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Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:31 pm
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 wifi card problems

Last post by PRAGUEGUY « Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:12 am

by PRAGUEGUY » Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:12 am

High all, I have problems with my network access, namely, I have erratic failure to connect to a corporate Wifi network, (WPA2-enterprise),...

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Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:12 am
X230 1080P LCD Upgrade Questions

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:18 pm
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by Carthik » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:50 am

Hi,

I want to upgrade my 1366x768 IPS screen to a 1920x1080P IPS screen. I've replaced my broken screen on my X230 in the past and wanted to know if...

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Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:18 pm
wifi led not blinking?

Last post by Rossano « Wed Mar 04, 2015 6:29 am
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by thinkys » Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:52 pm

hi in the new thinkpad X230 the wifi led not blinking when I surf the web, is normal?
thanks

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Last post by Rossano
Wed Mar 04, 2015 6:29 am
Want to flash X230 T BIOS from V2.60 to any older version

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by Omega1 » Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:31 am

Hi,

I have ThinkPad X230 Tablet that I want to flash its BIOS to older version from version 2.60 to any older version because after this update my...

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Last post by Omega1
Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:31 am
Thinkpad x250 and Crucial MX100 512GB SSD problems

Last post by oliversl « Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:22 am
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by synic » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:04 pm

I've put the SSD in the machine, and I've checked that the cable is attached securely.

When I start the machine, I see a message 2000: Detection...

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Last post by oliversl
Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:22 am
X230: Intel 6205 + 1-3-3-1 beeps

Last post by Hurstbridge « Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:14 pm
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by Hurstbridge » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:32 am

Hi everyone.

So, my network connection at university is often lost when I'm in the periphery of a router, or there are a lot of computers online in...

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Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:14 pm
x240 touch display model #?

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by wadehaskell » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:26 am

Is the fps touchscreen for the x240 LP125WF2 (SP) (B1) or LP125WF2 (SP) (B2)?

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Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:26 am
X230 Fingerprint reader Always ON?

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:16 pm
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by Harleymhs » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:29 am

Hey guys, is it NORMAL for the fingerprint reader LED to be flashing even when the X230 is turned off? When I swipe my finger when the unit is off it...

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Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:16 pm
X230 not booting up .. Going into Boot Manager???

Last post by Harleymhs « Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:06 pm
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by Harleymhs » Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:59 am

Need some help guys, this am I turned my X230 on and all I get is the boot menu! Wont boot up from Hard Drive. So I popped the HD out put it in...

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Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:06 pm
ssd disk height

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:23 pm
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by PRAGUEGUY » Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:16 pm

Hi,
I want to replace my SSD disk in thinkpad x230...there are ssd disks that state they are 7mm high...
I do not know how high my disk is...can...

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Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:23 pm
X240 fingerprint reader does not work after standby

Last post by rmendoza « Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:30 pm
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by rmendoza » Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:09 pm

Hello all,

I have a new X240, and the fingerprint logon no longer works after the computer resumes from standby or from a lockscreen (screen...

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Last post by rmendoza
Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:30 pm
X230 recovery disk problems

Last post by fultontech « Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:25 pm
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by kevinc » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:02 am

I ran the X230 recovery disk set to revert back to the original WIN 7 from WIN 8. The process seemed to go normally but on bootup I received an...

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Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:25 pm
Win 8 re-install on X230, without recovery partition

Last post by rjwilmsi « Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:56 pm
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by choombak » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:35 pm

Okay, so my X230 is dual-boot with Linux and OpenBSD. As life happens, I need to re-install the original Win8 that it came with from the factory....

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Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:56 pm
Which dock, KVM or displayport solution for max resolution?

Last post by xchaotic2 « Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:39 pm
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by xchaotic2 » Sun Dec 28, 2014 4:12 pm

Hi.

I have been given souped up X230 as a tool to work with (mostly coding, emails etc nothing too fancy)
Until now, I have been working from home...

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Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:39 pm
X230 fuses for blown screen

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:36 pm
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by rainio » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:13 am

Hello,
Could someone identify whether either of the two fuses F17 or F18 (circled) could be for the LCD of the X230?

I can't see other fuses...

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:36 pm
Your advice on X230 LCD repair

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:05 am
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by rainio » Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:34 am

Hello,
I've been trying to repair the LCD of a thinkpad x230. When trying to insert a slightly mangled LCD connector into the LCD screen, I saw a...

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Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:05 am
Next Generation X Series *PICS*

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:49 pm
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by cosmos » Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:09 am

the title says all,,,the pics come from forum.51nb.com,,,

Admin edit : Title did not say it all... changed Srtias to Series ; I believe that's what...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:49 pm
Any way to send a *scheduled* SMS (Access Connections?)

Last post by peter-h « Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:29 am
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by peter-h » Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:19 pm

This is to prevent a PAYG SIM card expiring after 90 days of non-use (UK Vodafone).

If Access Connections had a command line mode giving access to...

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Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:29 am
Can X230 WIFI act as an access point?

Last post by peter-h « Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:06 am
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by peter-h » Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:37 am

I have an X230, I7, 300GB HD, win7, with a 3G ( WWAN ) radio in it (Ericsson H5321GW), and wonder if there is any way to make the built-in WIFI to...

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Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:06 am
X230 EEPROM location + introducing myself

Last post by elektrokid « Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:56 am
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by elektrokid » Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:09 am

Hello,

this is this year's early Xmas present: elektrokid directly from Germany. I am an active member of Germany's thinkpad-forum and now looking...

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Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:56 am
Two drive questions about X230 T Tablet

Last post by dr_st « Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:58 pm
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by barrywohl » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:15 am

Where can I find a link on the acceptable height/thickness of drives in the SATA hard drive bay. I just ordered a couple of Seagate Momentus XT 750gb...

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Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:58 pm
Add smart card reader to X240?

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Dec 01, 2014 7:48 pm
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by asiafish » Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:48 pm

I bought a very well-spec'd X240 on closeout at a super price. It has 180GB SSD, 8GB RAM, fingerprint reader and the IPS (non-touch) display for...

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Last post by rkawakami
Mon Dec 01, 2014 7:48 pm
X230 Backlight/Thinklight?

Last post by brchan « Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:30 pm
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by outsidethebox » Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:14 am

Hi Lenovites,

I am new to the Thinkpad (X230 3435-24U Tablet-PC), and it seems great so far. A few newbie questions if you would be so kind:

My...

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Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:30 pm
16GB memory for X240

Last post by LunaP « Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:48 pm
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by sancat » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:58 am

Hi all,

I'm considering buying an X240, mostly because of the screen resolution. One downside of the X240, is that it only accepts 1 single SODIMM,...

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Last post by LunaP
Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:48 pm
X240 keyboard indicator light problem

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by jeremyex » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:47 am

Hi - Having a problem with the indicator lights on my x240, where they are switched around.

When the mute button is pressed, the indicator light...

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Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:47 am
x230 with IPS panel ?

Last post by 33!mport « Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:17 am
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by 33!mport » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:24 pm

Hi all !

I will buy an x230 soon, but i can't find on internet or in Lenovo PSREF if it have an IPS LCD panel ?
The product ID is : 2325-6CG

Not...

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Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:17 am
Windows 8.1 Impressions needed (mainly battery life)

Last post by skinnie « Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:13 pm

by skinnie » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:13 pm

Hi guys,
I am thinking of upgrading to windows 8.1 (clean install) on my X230.
I've been reading about it, specially battery life and all websites...

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Last post by skinnie
Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:13 pm
X240 external charging light?

Last post by kevinc « Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:35 pm
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by Palmlykta » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:52 pm

Just received my X240 and I am a little baffled at the lack of an external battery charging indicator light. Is this really an omitted feature or...

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Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:35 pm
X230 GPS

Last post by kevinc « Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:40 am
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by kevinc » Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:09 pm

Where does a GPS enabled X230 get its GPS data? WiFi card or a WWAN card?
Thanks

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Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:40 am
Used x240 is weirdly cheap

Last post by jdrou « Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:27 pm
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by andyj » Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:40 am

Just to be clear, I'm not the seller.

But this guy seems to have a supply of x240's that he is selling for < $500

My question: how is this...

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Last post by jdrou
Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:27 pm
X240 OSD & Speaker Mute

Last post by billybobjcv « Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:59 pm

by billybobjcv » Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:59 pm

I recently acquired an X240. I normally have the speakers muted, and I have noticed that every time any sound occurs, the OSD appears to tell me the...

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Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:59 pm
X230 USB 2.0 takes over 15 seconds to initialize mouse

Last post by Icee « Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:18 am
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by Icee » Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:24 pm

I picked up a great X230 laptop with an IPS screen for a great price. So far I'm loving it. I've upgraded from an X61T. I do miss the X61T's high...

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Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:18 am
Adding memory to X230

Last post by GeorgeKaplan « Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:00 pm
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by GeorgeKaplan » Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:25 am

I was given one of these through work and have been learning as I go.

I work among several departments in my company, and each has at least one...

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Last post by GeorgeKaplan
Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:00 pm
Installing an Intel 6300 Wifi card in an X230 with webcam

Last post by unif « Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:32 pm
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by unif » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:31 am

Hi,

I'm new, so my apologies if someone has asked this before. I'm looking to buy an X230, but I think I read somewhere that you cannot get an X230...

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Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:32 pm
Battery not detected

Last post by USSS « Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:15 pm
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by jmbenezra » Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:25 pm

I have an X230, 1.5 years old with original battery. The machine is no longer detecting the battery. I can run the machine (so far) off of the AC...

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Last post by USSS
Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:15 pm
What configuration options are there for X230?

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:28 pm
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by Nickolai » Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:43 pm

For X220 and earlier, there are ' Detailed Specifications ' pages. X240 I can try to configure in Lenovo Store. However, I cannot figure out what...

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Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:28 pm
Posted this on reddit - my new ThinkPad x240s (with pics)

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:03 am
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by doubledown » Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:36 pm

Warning: This is a long post. Also all prices listed below are in USD, prices for components in your region may vary widely.

I finally got it. That...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:03 am
X240 Proper Middle Click

Last post by bobbarker « Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:00 pm
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by bobbarker » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:46 am

Recently got my mitts on a new X240 and the one thing I can't figure out is configuring the Trackpoint buttons . Searching hasn't shown anything...

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Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:00 pm
Opinions on X240 FHD Touch display

Last post by kevinc « Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:37 am
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by kevinc » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:02 am

Does anyone have any opinions on the 12.5 FHD (1920x1080) Touch screen display on the X240? I have one to play with for the weekend and am trying to...

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Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:37 am

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