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Last models with magnesium skeleton

T400/T410/T420 and T500/T510/T520 Series
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Last models with magnesium skeleton

#1 Post by markba633csi » Mon May 13, 2019 3:44 pm

At what point did they stop making ThinkPads with the magnesium "roll cage" like the T400 and earlier? They're nice to work on, strong and light- Thanks
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Re: Last models with magnesium skeleton

#2 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon May 13, 2019 6:30 pm

I believe the T400 for the full magnesium cage, the T430 for the sudo magnesium cage, and the Yoga S1 has a magnesium exoskeleton.
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Re: Last models with magnesium skeleton

#3 Post by GrifterGuru » Mon May 13, 2019 10:41 pm

T430 is a magnesium "Plate" type chassis inside the main body of the machine.
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Re: Last models with magnesium skeleton

#4 Post by wujstefan » Tue May 14, 2019 2:23 am

GrifterGuru wrote: ↑
Mon May 13, 2019 10:41 pm
 T430 is a magnesium "Plate" type chassis inside the main body of the machine.
+ sharply enhanced external lid material
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Re: Last models with magnesium skeleton

#5 Post by dr_st » Tue May 14, 2019 2:28 am

markba633csi wrote: ↑
Mon May 13, 2019 3:44 pm
 They're nice to work on, strong and light
You know, I don't think they are any stronger than new models that replaced them. And they are most definitely not lighter.
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Re: Last models with magnesium skeleton

#6 Post by w0qj » Tue May 14, 2019 12:07 pm

0. I guess by implication that T400 had magnesium rollcage for both LCD lid & body...

1. For the LCD lid & body:
For what it's worth, to quote another user,
"T400s and after (T410, T420, etc.) only had the magnesium alloy one in the body. The lid roll cage got replaced with a "next-gen rollcage", which is basically a carbon fiber/fiberglass shell..."

2. When did ThinkPad remove the body rollcage in the T4xx series?
I don't know, to be honest...


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