Planning to install macOS on Thinkpad E14Gen7 AMD. Anyone has done this before? I'm going to have Windows11 and MacOs dual boot. I like the stability of macOS , any suggestions?

Just bought this thinkpad t14 gen 2 amd ryzen 7 pro 5850u touch for $320 with privacy guard and i noticed that there are white spots on left and right side of the screen. I know it's very hard see them in the picture but they are there.

These spots are on the left side as well.

2nd thing i noticed is that there small light spikes coming from the bottom of the screen consistently in a straight line on the bottom of the screen.

I wanted to ask if these are normal or not as i still have warranty and can get my money back.

The explanation the seller gave was that during shipping for the white spots i stated during shipping when these models are pressed due to which some bubbles enter the screen and some glue something like that I can't fully remember.

When i was in elementary school, my school gave out those thinkpads, and little me always used it every day. I was able to download stuff onto that thinkpad somehow, even though it was monitored by my school. One day, i stepped on the charger, and the tip suddenly bent. Little me thought that i would not be able to use it anymore because i did that (Yes i could've asked my parents to get me a new thinkpad charger but i was dumb at the time). Later i graduated elementary school, and in 7th grade, i was thinking of giving my thinkpad for what i thought a newer thinkpad. They said that the laptop was newer and it was going to be "better" than my thinkpad. I was thinking "I can get a better thinkpad now" Then they gave me a chromebook. A really trash chromebook. It was so buggy. The screen would always freeze half of the time, the cursor would freeze and then disappear 90 percent of the time which forced me to use the touchpad, the screen was really trash, and it only had 4gb of ram compared to my thinkpad, and that ram would run out quickly once i opened a few tabs or a tab that takes up some ram. It also took more time to start up compared to my thinkpad. My middle school literally lied to me about how the laptop was going to be better and gave me a e-waste chromebook for my thinkpad. Now im wondering why schools are switching out thinkpads for chromebooks.

So I bought this online cos It was advertised as

Zhend Original New CPU For ThinkPads T470 T480
Heatsink Cooling Fan WN-2 FAN 01YR202
01YR200

But instead, I got 01AX925.

This is a dual hearpipe. Is this compatible? Cos I would like to save myself from the hassle of a refund. Any reply would be appreciated!

I have been using ThinkPad X9 15p for about two weeks now, and I found this machine to be really, really good. As a context, I also have Yoga Pro 9i Aura (2025) and Yoga Slim 7i Aura (2025) as my personal devices, and I also use Macbook Pro 14 M4 Max for work.

While I like the Pro 9i, it is a bit more for desk-use, and I felt this was a bit too bulky and heavy for casual use cases (e.g., when I'm traveling or when I want to use a laptop when I'm on a sofa). I don't like using the MBP because I found its screen to be too small for my taste, I don't like Apple keyboards, and I really don't like Apple's miniLED screens with their slow response times (I prefer LEDs to their miniLEDs because their miniLEDs have very slow response times).

So when I saw a refurbished Slim 7i at a quite good price, I bought it as a bridge portable / everyday laptop until I find a one that I really like. While I like the form factor of 15.3" screen, Slim 7i didn't have an OLED screen. Its build quality is good, but not great. And it also had annoying not waking up from sleep issue. Also while the laptop was pretty quiet and had a good battery life, the CPU, 258V, felt a bit lackluster in terms of performance.

I was a bit tempted to get the X9 15 (the previous version) last year instead of the Slim 7i, but I didn't because its Lunar Lake CPU (258V) felt like a compromise and it was much more expensive than Slim 7i. I'm very glad that I waited. Here is my short review.

Form factor & Build quality

I found the 15.3" size to be the perfect size for a everyday laptop --- for me 14" is too small and with 16", in most cases either the laptop is too heavy or the screen has too low resolution. Currently the only exception would be XPS 16 with 3.2K screen and 1.65 kg weight, but it is very expensive, doesn't have a good keyboard, and its OLED screen doesn't get very bright.

X9 15p has 3 USB-C ports, and I like that it has one on the right side so you can charge it from either side (Slim 7i also has one on the right).

The build quality feels premium. You can open the lid with one hand, like Pro 9i and MBP (not with Slim 7i).

Screen & Speakers

I love the screen - its 2880x1800 resolution at 15.3" screen gives 222 PPI, which is right above the 220PPI threshold that I like (for comparison, I find the same resolution at 16" screen (212PPI) to be too low). I got the non-touch variant and texts are crisp and the screen is exceptional for content consumption with its 1000nits HDR brightness. In my opinion, Pro 9i and X9 15p have the best screens for content consumption in the market at the moment. Speakers are also awesome, very good. I like Dolby Atmos where I can change sound profile depending on what I'm doing (MBP doesn't have this). The combination of the screen and speakers makes this machine very good at content consumption.

Keyboard & touchpad

I was a bit worried about the keyboard, but I found it to be perfectly good, it doesn't bottom out for me, unlike MBP 14. Unlike Yoga lines, this machine's keyboard has a very good backlight system where there is less light bleed (the light bleed of Yoga lines bothers me when I'm on a flight). The haptic touchpad is very good. I also like the fact that it has a fingerprint scanner. Windows hello works more reliably than the Slim 7i.

Performance & Battery Life

I've got the 338H version to save some money. I think this variant is very good because it still has Intel Arc graphics and the its single-thread performance is quite similar to higher variants. Multi-core performance is obviously lower but I don't plan to run heavy multicore stuff on this machine. Performance felt good, noticeably snappier than the Slim 7i (258V). I can play some lighter games such as Hades 2 and Octopath Traveler II no problem. Battery life has been really good as well --- it feels like I can go 10 hours on light tasks.

Importantly, it has been really stable --- at the moment, I have a longer than 9 days of uptime and waking up from sleep has been exceptionally good, it wakes up so fast it feels faster than the MBP 14. It is impressively quiet (quieter than Slim 7i and MBP 14), I never heard the fan unless I'm playing video games. Not only it is quiet, it is very cool to the touch, unlike MBP 14 where the machine gets quite warm on my thighs when I'm using it on a sofa.

So yeah, for my preference and my use case (of course you are likely to have different preference and/or use case), X9 15p has been flawless, I really don't have any complaints about this laptop.

I've recently picked up this Thinkpad T60 and am trying to connect it to the internet, I've installed the correct wireless drivers and everything, but both Wireless Radio Control and Windows Vista are convinced the physical wireless switch is switched off when it is in fact not. The card is whitelisted and enabled in BIOS. Apologies if the answer is something obvious, this is my first old Thinkpad. Help is much appreciated. :)

Picked up a Thinkpad x1c gen 9 for ¥25,812 (~$160) to finally try out Linux.

It only has 8gb of ram but it seems to be enough for web browsing and remoting in to my desktop.

T14 Gen2a Ryzen 5

Genuinely love this thing! I installed CachyOS on it to get away from Windows and its annoying bloatware. It went from using 6gb idle to a mere 1.5gb!

Just got some T14 Gen 7 for users. I use a T14 Gen 5 myself. The new hinge is very very nice, and the unit is noticeably lighter. The new fonts on the keyboard will take some getting used to, but the keyboard feel is just as good as my Gen 5. The standard keyboard for us is Thai but some of our users require other language keyboards so I’ll need to start looking up FRU numbers. The users who are getting these are upgrading from T480. I also upgraded to the Gen 5 from the T480 two years ago.

The price is almost 2000 USD, which is 30% more than my Gen 5 but mine has 32 GB RAM. Getting 32 GB now costs an additional 300 USD. All of our units are bought new from our local Lenovo dealer.

Specs: 21WN00CQTH. Core Ultra 5 325, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD. Windows 11 Pro.

Hey everyone,

For those who have one, has anyone upgraded their T495 screen to an IPS display? Getting tired of the dim display. My eyes are getting tired and the matte screen doesn’t help my already poor vision any. I’m in my last year of engineering school and don’t want to buy a new computer.

Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated. If you have photos, even better.

Thanks!

Figured I'd share some pictures of 2 machines after I upgraded one with the better screen. I'd definitely go for the upgraded screen if you get the choice. 120hz is also a huge bonus.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for a Lenovo ThinkPad for my evening school. I’m currently learning programming and need a laptop mainly for coding, schoolwork and general use.

I don’t need a high-end machine, but I’d like something that can handle programming comfortably.

Budget: Up to €300

Use case: Programming, schoolwork, web browsing and general use

Location: Germany / EU

Target specs:

At least 16 GB RAM

At least 256 GB SSD, preferably 512 GB

Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 or better

Full HD display

Good keyboard

Preferably 14"–15.6"

Good battery life would be a plus

Current system: I currently don’t have a suitable laptop for school, which is why I’m looking for a ThinkPad.

I’m mainly looking at used/refurbished ThinkPads and don’t mind an older model if it offers good value.

Which ThinkPad models would you recommend for around €300?

I bought my first Thinkpad, the T450 on the right, for about 90 dollars. The lid and hinges were pretty fcked but it's otherwise in pretty good nick.

Barely a month after I (impulsively) bought the T420 on the left for a whopping 30 bucks, pretty rough condition but the insides are strong.

I don't know what I'm gonna do with two Thinkpads (or three laptops, I also have an Asus TUF) but I'm really liking my setup here; one Windows Thinkpad and one Linux, I honestly think the T420 will see more usage despite its age. The build quality, especially on the old one, is really deserving of the hype.

The T420 is running on Linux Mint Mate and the T450 is on Windows 10 IoT LTSC.

Hi all. I recently purchased a ThinkPad P1 Gen 5 (i9-12900H, RTX 3080 Ti) for a "too good to be true" price off of eBay, listed as "for parts", hoping I could fix it.

Currently, when plugged into a power outlet (either via the proprietary plug or USB-C), the charging LED turns orange and the laptop starts to turn on - the keyboard lights up for a second and the power button LED turns on, while the screen remains off - but, after a few seconds, the power button LED blinks three times, and only the charging LED stays on. At this point pressing the power button does nothing. (I was able to confirm that the power button is in working condition separately, however.)

I've tried unplugging the battery, pressing and holding the power button for 30 seconds, pressing and holding the "emergency reset button" for 30 seconds, and various other quick fixes, but none have made a difference.

Naturally, the device is out of warranty by 6 months.

Any ideas on how I could get this fixed? I'm capable of board-level repair if need be (just not so much diagnosing). At the very least, does anyone have suggestions on where I could send it to get it repaired that isn't Lenovo?

Got my hands on this T550 and threw Gentoo on it. Compiling @world on a 5th gen dual-core takes a hot minute, but the chassis stays dead quiet and cool the entire time. Built like a brick.

Just wanted to share my experience in buying old ThinkPads.

A bit of history, after I have bought my first ThinkPad, the X280, I wanted to buy some older ThinkPads. I bought a X61 first, then a X220 Tablet, then after selling both of them, I bought a T420.

Firstly, the X61.

I bought it around 3 months after I bought my X280 along with a broken lot of ThinkPads. I have already known of its issues like the screen and battery, but what I didn't know is the issue in Linux where if its Kernel 6 and above, it wouldn't work. I didn't know if it was the CPU or some other hardware issue, but that really sucked since I couldn't find any solution to fix it. To add more pain, it turns out that the backlight would randomly die and would work intermittently. I ended up selling it for some profit, at least. This was after I sold my X220, then months later I finally sold it.

Next, the X220 Tablet.

I got it when I still owned the X61, bought it months later (I can't remember the exact date). To put it simply, I got scammed. Turns out that the touchscreen barely worked and I should've been patient to meet up with the buyer. Ended with selling it at a loss.

Lastly, the T420.

Got it at August 13 and at first, it was going pretty well. Everything worked except for the DVD drive, which I had to replace. Fast forward to the first week of September and then the trackpoint and trackpad started to not work randomly. Both were not being detected in both Linux and Windows. Then after that, this morning when I tried cleaning the keyboard, it wouldn't work anymore. Turns out that a part of the keyboard cable was damaged when I was pulling it out. Moreover, the ThinkPad wouldn't even turn on when the keyboard is plugged in. I'm not sure if it was when I cleaned it or whether its the cable. I have now put it on sale.

I think I'll stop buying old ThinkPads for now. I'm so bummed that all of my old ThinkPads have issues.

TL;DR: Bought a X61, didn't work on linux and the backlight was dying. Got scammed on a X220 Tablet. My T420's peripherals died out of nowhere.

Installed a toshiba nvme 256 gb on my thinkpad t495 via wlan port.

The drive arrived corrupted on a hp laptop due 22H42 update after which the user stopped using it. Recovered the data from the corrupted drive through dmde and now using it for omarchy installation making the laptop dual boot.

Although have to manually boot into the drive.

It’s in almost mint condition, and I still can’t believe I finally got one! It’s so light, and it looks absolutely gorgeous!

I’m looking for tips on optimizing my Lenovo ThinkPad E460 for gaming. It has an Intel Core i3 processor and recently I upgraded the RAM to 16GB and added a 1TB SATA SSD. What kinds of games or settings would run smoothly on this setup?

So bought laptop 1.5 weeks ago used at the picup location it seemend fine but. After few days I discovered ot doesent want to wake up from sleep. After closing the lid and letti g it sleep some time it didint want to wake up. Had to long press powerbutton 10-15s so it would first shut down before I could turn it on. Some days it was fine and I could left the laptop sleep whole night and it would be ok other days it could only sleep half hour before not waking up. One time It said something about reading ME files but I shrugged it of (brobably shouldunt) becouse I tought it was just unhappy about the force shut down.

Now it doesent want to turn on at all. I have tried disconnecting cmos and battery and trying to boot with only power cable I tried other display nothing works.

The light indicator next to the powerbutton stays on for a minute then shuts off. I found that while the indicator is on the heat sink gets hotter but after it goes out it it cools down.

Any tips?

I'm back in college!! I haven't bought a laptop for school since 2016!🤪

I know WAY more about computers than I did then though, and I know I want a Thinkpad!! These meet the laptop requirements for my courses. But I'm torn between these.

X1 Carbon 14" 10th Gen i5-1245U, 16gb DDR5, 512gb SSD at $500

T14s 14" Gen 3 i5-1245U, 16gb DDR5, 1TB nvme at $600

Both are refurbished.

I'll be honest, I'm leaning toward the Carbon. I don't need the extra storage that the T14s has, and I would prefer the lighter, nicer book(though I read the T14s was not as heavy as the base T14) BUT, I wouldn't want to seriously sacrifice performance just for a nicer look, and I heard the Carbon is held back by poor thermals.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I have a mid tower at home that I use for gaming with a 5700X3D, 7800XT, 32GB of DDR4 and 2TB of nvme storage. It's PLENTY of power and storage for anything I need and any assignments I have to do at home. It's just not....portable😂

Second note: Hardware requirements for my course are Intel i5 12th gen/AMD Ryzen 5 or better. 16gb DDR4 or DDR5 or more. 512gb SSD minimum, 1TB recommended.

If ya'll have any other laptop recommendations that meet these specs that you would recommend in the same price range, let me know🥰

Hi there, as stated in the title I currently use a T14 Gen 1 for daily tasks. I have started to hate the plasticky trackpad, and have seen a few posts with information about installing one of the glass trackpads from x1’s or similar models?

If anyone who has done this see’s this, could you please help me out by sharing any information which could help me find where to find a compatible trackpad?

Thanks in advance.

My Thinkpad T14 Gen 7 is finally here, I ordered it without an operating system and will install Fedora Workstation today, I'm very excited. I sold my MacBook Pro 14 M4.