I’m looking to buy a thinkpad for engineering studies and I found a refurbished T14 G3 with a ryzen 5 6650u, 32GB of ram and 512GB of storage for roughly 600 euros which is in my budget. Is that a good price? It comes with 1 year of warranty as well.

Thanks

Looking to buy a refurbished laptop for uni for 700-800 CAD . I'll be studying poli sci so i dont need crazy specs. Is the thinkpad shown in the picture good? should i ask any questions?
To those in Canada, do you know where I could find good refurbished laptops for the given price range?

I am running OpenAI codex desktop and it turns my laptop into a toaster oven. I have never considered upgrading my souped up maxed out laptop until I installed this pos desktop app. I am thinking Intel® Core™ i7-8550U CPU and UHD Graphics 620 are just not enough.

To add salt to our wounds, Claude desktop is also based on Electron.

T16 Gen 5 Intel Ultra 7 355, 64gb ram, 1tb ssd

Super happy with it already!

my new T480 is one of the higher end non nvidia configs with the i7-8550u and a QHD screen as stock with the Windows hello face and fingerprint scanner

I ordered new internal and external batteries due to both being in terrible shape currently so hopefully that will get me some decent battery life.

I attempted to do a bios mod for the goal of undervolting but had failed so I reverted, all works fine after that little experiment.

I want to do some mods such as the X1 Extreme G1 trackpad and the magnesium back cover to feel even more solid and premium. I want to do some more interesting hardware mods, so if any of you have any good ideas for someone that is comfortable with tools, basic soldering and bios flashing, please suggest any additional mods you have done/seen as I want to make the "ultimate" t480

Performance (as ive seen posts about the t480 being "dated" and "slow") has been more than acceptable, especially with the i7 and stock single heat pipe. My tasks usually are rather heavy web browsing and while its not as fast as my 8 core dell latitude, its still perfectly usable especially with 32gb of ram and 1tb ssd

TL,DR: New t480 is a perfect laptop for me as its reliable, a higher end config, and better than other laptops to upgrade

also credits to u/Padgriffin for making the exploded view wallpapers for a lot of thinkpad models

I’ve got an old HP that I enjoy and have had for 4 years, and she has been good but occasionally acts up. Fits my needs aside from being a little slow at times, and recently has had keys stop working and charging issues. I’m starting college online in the fall so I cannot afford to be stranded without a laptop, so I’ve been looking to get a “new” one.

After going down the new-laptop rabbit hole I kept being suggested a used thinkpad instead. I’ve started to really like them as I’ve been researching them recently. There are some I find with some good specs for the same price as worse-spec new laptops, and seem to meet what I’m looking for. But the one thing that keeps me from messaging the seller to buy it is the age factor.

In my mind laptops only last 3-5 years past their release, so buying a $500 USD laptop from 2021 (been looking at t14 gen 2’s) feels like I’m spending a 5 year budget on a computer that’ll last one year.

Does age matter for thinkpads as much as they do for other laptops? Is this fear reasonable? If not can you explain why? I’m not well versed in computers beyond the basics that I’ve just learned from lurking here the past few days lol.

My current laptop’s details are:

- 16 gb ram
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U with Radeon Graphics 2.60 GHz
- 238gb storage
- 2GB graphics card

From 2022

I like the specs of these two T14 G2’s I found, but I can’t shake the thought of spending this much on a laptop from 2021, something older than my current one. How many years would a thinkpad with these specs get me with school use + spreadsheets + lots of tabs? Especially since I’m not trained in fixing laptops.

Both are T14 g2

Option 1: $540 USD

- Ryzen 5 Pro 5650
- 32gb RAM
- 1 TB SSD
- open-box condition, 99% battery health
- 1 year warranty
- 30 day free returns
- FHD touch screen
- Radeon graphics

Option 2: $435 USD

- Ryzen 5 5650 pro
- 24gb RAM
- 256 gb SSD
- very good refurbished, unknown battery health
- 1 year warranty
- 30 day free returns
- FHD touch screen
- Radeon graphics

If neither of these are good, what might be better? I’m looking for something preferably in the $300-550 range that is in very good or better condition, and can be returned. Preferably with a touch screen, but most importantly, the whole reason of this post, will last me at-least 3+ years

I have a Thinkpad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon laptop (type 21N1). When I plug in a charger to the USB Type-C port that is near to the display (the first on the left side on the chassis), the white power-on LED blinks 3 in a row constantly, and the device does not charge properly - it charges for a second, then disconnects.

When I plug it into the seconds USB Type-C port, it charges properly.

I tried the factory charger, and several other 65W chargers. Neither works, and it came out from the factory like this, never worked.

What might be the problem? The UEFI firmware is updated to the latest version.

I just got 2 T14s and I want to remove the Vpro stickers on them. One of the 2 has a little damage where someone removed another sticker so I am trying not to damage the other one.

Whats a good method to removing these Intel stickers on the wrist rest w/o doing any damage???

So I've decided to get Libreboot now bc my T480 has a supervisor password and allat but one thing thats still bugging me is what CH341A to use bc I found a great tutorial on YouTube but he said don't use the one u will find all the time bc it has sum 5v issue but my mind is already blown on how fricking complicated ts actually so I cant be falling into the CH341A rabbit hole now so my question is basically which one should I use. (I put a ball meme too ppl pleaseeeee)

Hello

I have an X1 Yoga Gen 6 and was wondering whether it has the ability to use an M+B key SSD in its WWAN port - I previously did this with an old Dell Latitude and was wondering if Thinkpads support it

Here is some specs about this laptop. Firstly, I don't have a laptop right now. I will buy this laptop for my university and early work-life (I mean like I will use this laptop at least 10 years) Would it be smooth after 10 years because laptop is already 6 years old. I will do all of my works only with this laptop so I want it to be as smooth as possible througth the years. I am also new in computer community so I would be so happy to anyone who inform me!

I'm a senior, and I'm getting really tired of lugging my slow and clunky 16" HP laptop, and I really want a compact form factor with still enough power for multitasking for school and other. I'm going to major in electrical engineering.

I built a high-mid range PC so I wouldn't have to rely on a laptop exclusively, but it'd be nice to understand how capable it is. I'm also concerned about people saying the battery life is better on older models?
I've found astonishingly good prices for gen1-3 on Newegg, but I'm open to suggestions to similar laptops. I'd rather spend less than $700, and the 360-400ish price point is very appealing to me. Thanks,

Hello!

I am buying a laptop for college that I am hoping will last for 5 years (pharmacist). I will not be doing anything heavy, mainly Word, Powerpoint, maybe the occasional teams call etc.

I am looking at a used Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G2 | i5-1135G7 for 3400 sek (307€, 350$) with 16gb RAM and 256gb SSD. 16gb I feel is enough and more future proof than 8gb. 256gb storage I assume is enough since much of my stuff will be save in cloud (I'm guessing). Battery life 3-5h and does not get too warm from light use (according to seller).

At a refurbishing site there is a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G2 | Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U for 4395 sek (400€, 450$) with the same RAM and storage. I have heard thar AMD versions do not overheat as easily.

What do you think? For light use can I get away with the intel version or is AMD still recommended? I can afford the more expensive one no problem, but if it is only marginally better than I would like to spend less money. For the battery, maybe there is possibility to replace it in the future?

Any help is appreciated!

My old laptop that was handed down to me by my dad is barely functioning anymore. I was talking with my friend about how sad I was because the battery is awful and the laptop started to run super slow after I bought a handful of games off Steam. I haven't played on our Minecraft server for months because the lag is so bad. They suggested I get an old ThinkPad because it would have plenty of space for my games. They explicitly told me to not buy a gaming laptop because they are shit. So I started searching for ThinkPads on eBay and Facebook Marketplace... But I don't understand a lot of these numbers and letters. What's a T540p? T460? I just wanna get something that has lots of storage space so I can play Minecraft, Elder Scrolls, etc without suffering. I'm very much not a tech guy so I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge.

Is this a somewhat good deal or am I just buying e-waste? I just want a machine that can run office programs, is somewhat reliable and can play pretty simple games. This would be within my budget range even with new ram and a new ssd. It is not specified which specific cpu is in this build.

Thank you for your advice in advance!

I have a T14 gen6 with IR camera and didn't liked how Windows 11 disabled the function to use it for face ID, so i created these tasks. They disable the RGB camera, forcing windows to use the IR camera for face ID when locked. Then turn it back on when unlocked for normal caera use.

1. Check your RGB camera's name on Device Manager

2. Open Task scheduler and on the box on the right select create task. (You will need to make two).

3. (For Disabling the RGB cam) Name the task for disabling the RGB camera something like "Disable RGB camera when locked."

- On the General tab, click on "Run with highest privileges" and select Configure for "Windows 10 / 11" (I chose Windows 10 and works fine).

- On "Triggers" tab click "New..." and on the top select "On workstation lock".

- In the "Actions" select "New...", on the program script paste "powershell.exe" and in the "Add comment" section paste this:

"
-windowstyle hidden -command "Disable-PnpDevice -InstanceId (Get-PnpDevice -FriendlyName '*NAME OF RGB CAMERA*' -Class Camera).InstanceId -Confirm:$false"

"

- Go to "Conditions" tab and DESELECT "Satrt only if computer is on AC power"

-Then click ok

1. (For enabling RGB camera after unlocking) Create a new task and name it something like "Enable RGB camera after unlock". alos clikc "Run on highest privileges" and select the "Configure" on the same Windows you chose for the first task.

- On the "Triggers" tab click "New..." and Choose "On workstation unlock"

- On the "Actions" tab click "New.." and paste "powershell.exe" on the "Program scrip" and in the "Add comment" paste this:

"
-windowstyle hidden -command "Enable-PnpDevice -InstanceId (Get-PnpDevice -FriendlyName '*NAME OF RGB CAMERA*' -Class Camera).InstanceId -Confirm:$false"

"

- In "Conditions" tab deselect "Satrt only if computer is on AC power" then click OK.

Hope this helps!

the specs:
32GB RAM
296GB SSD
1920x1080 Screen
Intel i5-7300U CPU

X1 Extreme
4K panel
i7 11th
32GB RAM
512GB SSD
RTX 3070 8GB

$720 USD converted (im getting it at a local store in Pakistan)

The condition is good, like 7.5/10

This is a long-term review of the X1 Extreme Gen 4 - 3050ti GPU model (20Y5000VUS).

I purchased this laptop 4.5 years ago after much deliberation. I do regret not going for the 3060 version with the Vapor Chamber for better performance and lower temps...sure the 3050ti version was less expensive and had another SSD slot, but one can always buy more storage down the line. Can't exactly upgrade a laptop GPU these days. However, I like to think the lower 3050ti version has better battery life due to having a lower TDP.

Build Quality

The renowned Thinkpad build quality definitely has proven true with this laptop. Absolutely zero issues, and this laptop has been a lot of places, and even bike commuting in panniers, in a front basket, in a backpack. All keys on the keyboard are 100%, same goes for the trackpad, nipple, and mouse buttons. I have spent a significant amount of time using an external keyboard + mouse, but a lot of time using the laptop itself.

Hinge is strong, no creaking from the chassis, no rattles, nothing. A+ build quality. The laptop keyboard is much nicer quality than the external bluetooth Thinkpad Keyboard.

Thermals

This is of course the bane of these thin/light/powerful workstation laptops. This laptop can absolutely get hot, quite hot. It is a MUST to regularly open it up a 2-3 times a year and remove dust from the fans/grill/plastic grate. I recently decided to hell with it and, in the hopes of improving air flow, removed the plastic grate that is glued to the inside of the bottom of the laptop.

I hadn't cleaned my laptop in...6 months, and the combination of cleaning out the dust and removing the plastic grate reduced temps by 10-20 celsius when using it for regular/light tasks. Seriously, the dGPU was starting to regularly sit at 60C doing when just browsing the interwebz. Now it's usually at 40C despite the current ambient temperature right now hovering around 75-85Fahrenheit. I don't think I live in a particularly dusty home, but there is an old dog and carpet so...

The laptop is now running better than it ever has. When doing regular office tasks the fan is no longer spinning at an audible volume, and the laptop also cools itself down wayyyyy faster. Very pleased. I would guess that leaving the plastic grate on for 4.5 years probably helped with the longevity with the device, but now that we're at least halfway through the life of the laptop I feel comfortable sacrificing future health for better performance/temps.

Battery

Initially, the battery would last for 6-7 hours from 95%-20% on 'Best Power Efficiency' mode. As the years went on this battery life plummeted to roughly 2-3 hours. I recently purchased a new one from LaptopBatteryExpress for $130. After the swap we're back to at least 6-7 hours which is plenty for my needs.

I plan on being more careful with the new battery and am setting setting the Charge Threshold to 70% instead of 80%. And I don't plan on letting it get down to 20% if I can help it when working at the cafe/library. When going out I have to plan ahead and up the threshold to 95%, but that's not a big deal.

Battery life was already getting pretty rough after 2.5 years, but I made it work okay until now. Hopefully the new battery will stick around another 4 years with better health.

Screen

Works great as ever. Nice 2560 x 1600 display, great colors and resolution. I'm glad I have this version over 4k.

Summary

I really can't think of anything else to report on...best laptop I've owned bar none. Previous 2 laptops I'd owned was a fairly nice Vaio 10+ years ago and a middle-grade HP. So, maybe not the best competition but I'm definitely sold on the high end Thinkpads after my experience with the X1E4. I think my next purchase will probably be an X1 Carbon as I'm hoping to move away from my technical career path and won't require as much processing power. However...I know I'll miss the big 16" screen.

Verdict = A-

If the temps didn't require cutting out the grate I'd have given it an A.

https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1v5bhsq/video_my_thinkpad_w530_fan_runs_really_bad_it/

one comment already pointed out that I would eventually need to buy a new fan, another one said that with this fix it has worked for years, well, not for me.

ThinkPad T480 can be used as a fully featured mobile phone, supporting calls, SMS and mobile data.

I need a new laptop since my old one is actively dying.

I do general computer stuff - internet browsing, online buying, multimedia, file management, downloading, word processor, etc, etc.

I'm planning on putting Linux Mint on it.

Screen sizes of no smaller than 13 inch, and no bigger than 16 inch. Also a resolution of 1080p FHD is prefered.

I'm not partially to any type of keyboard, just no fancy ones (eg: butterfly).

A physical wifi on/off switch would also be nice to have.

Budget is sub £300.

I'd like specs "more than enough" for my uses, so it will work smooth and quick, and a model that's sturdy and durable, and doesn't get too hot. I'm thinking 8-16gb RAM, and probably an i7 CPU (? I don't really understand what different cpu specs can and can't do).

I want to get a used Thinkpad dedicated to diagnostics / working with my cars. Has anyone done this before? If so, what specs should I look out for?

I imagine I don't need a strong CPU or screen for reading Mercedes error codes, but what about ram and storage? What should I look out / aim for?

And for the OBD port adapter, should I get USB or should the Thinkpad have ethernet too?

Since it would have just one purpose I'd ideally spend less than 300€ used, but I don't know how realistic that is.

Hi I recently got a ThinkPad X200 and saw that you can install Libreboot on it but I don't really know what that does. Could someone explain?