My little cousin absolutely destroyed the screen on my T480s a few days ago. LCD cracked, vertical lines everywhere, completely cooked.

I was just going to buy another stock FHD panel, but finding an actual decent replacement here was way more annoying than I expected. A lot of sellers list a specific panel and then say they’ll send “an equivalent compatible model”, which I really didn’t want.

After way too much searching I found a used Innolux N140HCE-EN2 Rev.C4 for 1800 TRY. The original panel in my T480s was an N140HCA-EAB Rev.C1.

The EN2 is still 1080p, but it’s 300 nit and has much better colors than the stock panel. The old one looked fine to me before, but after turning this one on I realized how washed out it actually was lol.

The only annoying part was that the EN2 doesn’t have the same mounting tabs, so I had to use thin double-sided LCD tape and line it up manually. I was convinced I was going to screw up the fitment, but somehow it went in perfectly and the bezel closes fine.

Honestly pretty happy with how it turned out. Little cousin broke the screen, accidentally gave me an excuse to upgrade it.

Thinkpad x1 carbon gen 9

I7 11gen 16gb ram

Running cachyos with niri as the WM

Hey everyone,

I’ve accumulated a small collection of ThinkPads, but I’m torn between finding fun projects/distros for them and putting some (or all) of them up for sale.

• X220 (i5 2nd gen compact 12.5" with classic 7-row keyboard)
• T420 (i5 2nd gen classic 14" workhorse)
• E520 (I3 2nd gen 15" with dedicated numpad)
• L470 (I5 7th gen Intel Core – not pictured)

My first laptop was an IBM… hard to believe it’s been 20 years already.

Back then, I had five or six ThinkPads, from the T41 to various X-series models. Then I got married, and now I have three kids. These days, my wife uses a MacBook, while the kids and I use Samsung and Dell laptops.

But while cleaning today, I found this old friend. I’d kept it around for spare parts and completely forgotten about it. I guess it might finally be time to send it off for recycling…

After joining Reddit and browsing around, I came across this ThinkPad community. It brought back so many memories that I just had to join. I’d love to stop by now and then and see what everyone’s sharing.

Hope you all have a great day! :)

I recently picked up the E14 out of e-waste but they're all fully functional. I can't wait to find another. I do have another T410 which is bios locked but I haven't gotten around to fixing that yet.

After looking for some time on a good vintage thinkpad i was settled on a x200-x220, but to my surprise a x61 appeared, and being so much different than my t480 and other thinkpads that i fixed really got me on it, low and behold i bought it, unfortunately the last owner wasn't so careful with it, its full of scratches, missing screws, but it is the T7500 version, one of the fastest ones available, after replacing the internal fan (the one beside the wwan card) i got it to boot, already did the bios upgrade, i will put Gentoo later when i get more time with it, but until then i will be looking for the missing components, talking about it the two things its missing that i really wanted but seem to be either more rare or expensive than the laptop itself, are the batteries (both the removable and the internal one), and the external antenna for the 3g card (i know, i know, but think about all the aura it carries), and the thinklight isn't working, if anyone know of a international seller that could have these components would be of much help, and please, any tips are more than welcome, even tho this is IMHO the best looking thinkpad, there is very little to it, specially compared to its younger brothers (x200-x220), ill update my progress later (hopefully still in this year lol)

Dropped it one time and the bottom doesn't secure in place anymore, y'know what they say; the cucumber always tastes better pickled

X31 is one of the lesser known ibm-era thinkpads. Its build quality is really good. With really nicely-molded keys and a tight hinge. The device is surprisingly powerful, it has a Pentium M and Mobility Radeon but somehow is able to run HALO and GTA3. Albeit at 20-30fps. The cooling is robust. The worst thing about this is the inverter on the bottom of the display assembly for the florescent tube backlight . It makes the thing stupidly hot to the point I worry about the plastics so usually I turn the brightness down. The display panel though is almost as good as the t430, its disappointing how Lenovo didn't update its ppi in all those years (I think the viewing angle is actually better on the x31), though the e-series did have really nice displays. To answer the "why windows", I think XP is better for this era of devices than Linux honestly, especially for old software like autocad 2002 :)

It was so hard to find parts for this. I had 3d-printed a replacment HDD slot cover and I hand-soldered the old 18650 cells out of the battery and replaced new Sanyo cells. You can find a 3D-model for the slot cover in my previous posts.

T420

Done a clean install and testing the ansible setup scripts with the X220.

It was my first ever laptop and thinkpad. I bought it first hand in 2013. Just got a replacement dock for $6. I broke one when I tried to open clean it.

The keyboard is a joy to use.

It will be for light coding, light 3D (Tinkercad), SPICE simulation, Altium. The price here in France is €260 (around $290 USD I guess).

- No bios password, no autopilot from previous company, Absolute not activated in bios.

Thank you !

Is there anyway to fix this. The thinkpad has no issues before,. The last thing windows related thing i did was updating it.I still need it to finish pre uni (Dont hate me for using win 11)

Had a t470 I abused for years I bought it around 2020 for $140 but the final nail in the coffin was I jammed it in my backpack full of stuff and the screen got crushed, lucked out and found a t490 with 16gb ram 500gb m2 ssd a week later for also $140 on marketplace last night. I need recommendations for a crush proof case that’s not too bulky so I don’t ruin this one, any budget around $20-$50

No bios lock. Resetting windows right now. Ran come stress tests for temps. I’ll probably open it up and repaste the CPU. All for a smidge under $300

Thinkpad T14 Gen 2 16GB ram 512gb storage i7-1165g7. Battery health is also 87%

Currently reinstalling windows. It was already opened up to it when I got it so I figured i’d do a fresh install. And I’m glad to be a part of the community of thinkpads!

Hello everyone! I’m thinking about buying a ThinkPad to use as a secondary computer for my cybersecurity studies (I already have a gaming PC that I use for gaming and daily tasks). I’m trying to decide between the ThinkPad T Series (T14 G2) and the L Series (L14 G2). Could you explain the differences between them—in terms of build quality, specifications, etc.? I’m planning to go with an Intel-based model (though I’d ​​choose AMD if I can find one here in Brazil), ideally with 16GB or 32GB of RAM.

My budget is around R$ 2,000 BRL (approximately US$ 396), and I currently have R$ 800 saved. I'm buying in Brazil, so prices and availability are different from those in the US.

I'll mainly use the laptop for:

• Fedora KDE Linux as my daily OS
• Programming in C and Python
• Cybersecurity labs and virtual machines
• College coursework and documentation
• Possibly dual-booting Windows and Linux

I know the T14 is generally considered a higher-end model, but the L14 might offer better value for money, especially if I can get a better configuration for the same price.

My questions are:

1. How do the T14 Gen 2 and L14 Gen 2 compare in build quality, keyboard, cooling, and Linux compatibility?
2. Is the T14 worth paying more for, or is the L14 the smarter choice on a tight budget?
3. Which model would you recommend for my use case?
4. Are there any specific configurations or issues I should watch out for when buying refurbished?

I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks!

dont mind the burned iphone and the pc master race

As the title says: how's the laptop? How are the hinges, the keyboard / typing experience, the Linux support, the performance, the heat, the touchscreen support, the screen pressure sensor (I want to use the laptop for art/note-taking in Krita/Xournal++); and what are some flaws with the laptop?

I'm getting the 16gb/256gb version.

I'm transitioning from my X1C6 to X1Y8 because the Carbon no longer fits my needs for college.

On my E16 Gen 1 I notice that the K key is much brighter than compared to the other keys with the backlit keyboard regardless of the level. Anyone else experience? Pic might not illustrate it properly.

After nearly two years of using this computer the thing that has always bugged me the most was whenever plugging or unplugging the computer the screen would go black and the power light would blink. I got this computer refurbished before the ram crisis at a good price and I didn’t expect much from it so I didn’t really care at first but the longer I used it the more it bugged the hell out of me. How I use this laptop is short stints of sitting at a desk or table and then moving around so I’m constantly plugging in and unplugging the computer and every time it would blink and freak out. Sometimes for upwards of like ten to fifteen seconds. I checked windows settings I checked bios setting nothing ever changed until I looked at a piece of software that I never installed. Seriously what is this garbage and why would I ever want to change the refresh rate of my screen on a 60hzs max panel?! Consequently now that I’ve finally figure out how to turn this stupid garbage off my battery life has improved by over an hour. I am beyond pissed and hope that this rant can maybe help someone else out

I threw my t14 gen 2 at the wall out of anger. It broke the wall, the thinkpad is a bit dusty.

Genuine. Love.

As most of y'all would know, P16s Gen 5 AMD this year has finally unified the design with P16s Gen 5 Intel, introducing Blackwell dGPU options to P16s Gen 5 AMD.

While doing a bit of research into these models, I happened to come across the spare parts listings for these models, and it seems that the P16s Gen 5 and P14s Gen 7 share the same motherboard in terms of footprint, design and screw holes. What changed is that the P16s Gen 5 has RTX 2000 options (vs 1000 on the P14s, but 5060 options are available for the T14p, so I expect 2000 series to hit P14s Intel in a generation or two).

Interestingly, because of the fact P16s Gen 5 AMD uses Nvidia chipsets, and the fact it occupies the same board footprint as P14s Gen 7 Intel, you might actually be able to build yourself a custom "P14s Gen 7 AMD" with an Nvidia GPU and a 14.5 inch screen, in the chassis of the Intel model.

As for parts compatibility, I am not exactly sure, but you can probably give it a shot, I suppose.

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Now obviously, with this RAM and GPU crisis, I'd be very tempted to ask, "but why?", especially with a device this new. But if anyone really wants to go for it, I suppose you can...

At the same time, this makes me heavily question why Lenovo thought it'd be a good idea to gimp the P14s Gen 7 AMD by reusing the design from the T14 rather than giving it a 14.5in model since the boards are shared...

Picked up this E550 for cheap and I’m planning to turn it into a custom modular workstation over time.

Current ideas are:

AMD AM5 Mini-ITX conversion

Ryzen 7 first, Ryzen 9 later

DDR5

multiple NVMe drives

custom 3D-printed chassis

stronger cooling

4× USB-C + 4× USB-A

Ethernet + OCuLink

front SIM + 3× microSD module

fingerprint reader

upgraded display

keeping the classic ThinkPad TrackPoint

I know this is way beyond a normal E550 upgrade, so I’m curious what you guys think and what problems I should expect before I start designing the chassis.

If anyone here has done custom ThinkPad mods, motherboard swaps, custom cooling, or 3D-printed laptop chassis work, I’d definitely like to hear what worked and what didn’t.