/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

Don't buy anything OTHER THAN IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, and W/P Series if you want the Real Business Experience™
>Other business laptops are welcome in /tpg/ (Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook)

Why ThinkPad?
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap
>Excellent keyboards, tactile feel and quiet
>Great durability: magnesium roll cage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels
>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop
>Easy to repair (most models), upgrade & maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model, spare parts easy & cheap to obtain
>Excellent Linux & *BSD support

ThinkWiki - General info about ThinkPads/specs
thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki

Modern models:
>X220/X230 - 12", 768p, cheap and light
>T420/T430 - 14", 900p (1080p w/mod board), Ivy Bridge support on T420 w/coreboot, quad core upgrade, classic keyboard mod on xx30 series
>T520/530; W520/530 - 15", 1080p, DTR, 32GB RAM on quad core models
>T440p/540p; W540/1 - last ThinkPads with socketed processors, easily replaceable trackpad (W541 doesn't need trackpad replacement)
>T440s/T450(s)/T460(s)/T470(s) - ultraportables, good battery life
>T480 - last ThinkPad with swappable battery, T25 keyboard mod, excellent performance/battery life, getting cheaper

Upgraded models:
>X210 - X200/X201, i5-8250U quad core
>X62/X63 - X61, i5-5250U
>T70 - T60, i7-7700HQ
IPS displays, USB 3.0, M.2 x4, MiniDP, no dock
forum.51nb.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=117

BIOS replacement:
coreboot.org - T440p, X131e, X1C1, and xx30 series (no 61) or older
libreboot.org - X/T60 and xx00 series

Additional resources:
biosimage.booru.org
1vyra.in

UEFI patches:
github.com/digmorepaka/thinkpad-firmware-patches

Chat:
t.me/thinkpadgeneral
discord.gg/Ybdz7AS
##ibmthinkpad on libera
#/tpg/ on rizon

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Is $200 a good price for a T460s i7-6600U 2.6GHz with 20GB RAM but not HDD?

I wouldn't pay more than $140

Depends on where you live. I’d generally buy it for half the cost of a T480 minus the undesirable specs like hdd

I don't get this thinkpad fanboy-dom. These laptops are junk. I have a T420 I bought new and two days ago the fucking hinge holding up the screen snapped. These things are not that durable if even a simple hinge doesn't last for at least two decades. JUNK!

Awesome. Appreciate the help. Off to negotiate

Only 11 years of use. Do you think I can call Lenovo for a refund? Or at least for them to cover repair costs.

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what's the screen resolution and battery condition?

you can buy new hinges for $10 and replace them yourself. that is impossible in many modern laptops where the display assembly is literally welded shut. every moving part will fail sooner or later, and it will definitely happen sooner if you use it a lot. 10 years of continuous use is a good track record for hinges at any rate.

>what's the screen resolution and battery condition?
Specs are identical to my work laptop, so I believe it’s 1920x1080 resolution. Getting info on battery.

Fellas I'm looking for a thinkpad, I've been scouring the thinkwiki for hours but there's too much, so I need your help
I need a thinkpad with as much ports as possible. It also need to be upgradeable as shit, if something breaks it would be nice to replace it, so as little as possible soldered to the motherboard. Has to be upgradable to 16gb of RAM, and have an i series processor.
Some bonuses would be usb c and the blue enter key because it looks soulful
Cheers in advance

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