ofc I imediatly upgraded it from winxp to gnu/linux
I love it!!!
makes me think of the good ol’t times when the air was cleaner, roads were safer and our bosses used to pay us in Thinkpads, not this “fiat money” nonsense.
I’m new to Linux; what’s with the ThinkPad hype?
I’ve owned/used HPs, Dells, and several Thnkpads and the thinkpads by far are always the best machines. They are built to last, support is top notch.
They generally have really great linux support for all of their hardware (touchpads, fingerprint readers, etc.), and provide bios updates via fwdup. They are also just nice laptops.
Yeah back when it was IBM before they sold off to Lenovo. Back when their biggest selling point was their priority was keeping you up & running and getting work done. Nowadays nearly all the products are made with the priority “So, how do we design this so the user will have to pay for it multiple times?”
Gina bad
They’re reliable, good quality, have amazing keyboards, and work well with Linux (some even support Libreboot).
deleted by creator
2013 t430 is good but i want the classic keyboard so much
The classic keyboard was legendary, I never understood why they ditched it. Nobody hates the new keyboard, but nobody sings its praises like they did the old one either. And they’ve had a decade to fix this by bringing it back.
Idk my T460 is fine on arch. I honestly feel like the ThinkBooks are the nasty ones and even the newer thinkpads are alright.
deleted by creator
Yeah I almost felt betrayed buying those. Its company money but I have to deal with it.
I personally disagree, I use a 2013 T440p and it’s an amazing device.
Years after using one for work, I still cannot get used to having Ctrl not being the leftmost key.
I personally prefer the Thinkpad keyboard
I could get used to it just for control, but pressing ctrl-shift without fn is very awkward, especially since it’s a shortcut I have to use a lot. And then there’s the fact that I unlearn it everyday with my keyboard at home.
There’s a setting in the BIOS to switch these over. You may be able to jump in and do it yourself if the work laptop isn’t too locked down
Oh I didn’t know that. But yeah I don’t have BIOS access, even if it was a registry key I couldn’t do it. It’s fine though, for now I always plug in another mouse/keyboard/monitor and forget that laptop exists.
I’m a gnu/linux noob. I recently installed Pop OS on two older laptops. Am loving it so far. Going to work on getting games functioning on one of them next.
Was blown away when the built-in Disks program was able to easily fix a couple of thumb drives I have that were suffering from logical corruption. They were completely unusable in Windows 11. I tried 4 different methods in Windows 11 to fix them, with zero luck. Disks fixed them in 2 clicks. They are nicer thumb drives and were somewhat expensive. I am very happy to have them back.
Very cool. I love those IBM Thinkpads.
Fuck lenovothe older lenovo models aren’t bad, but the shit they pump out recently is well, shit
They had a Chinese back door in the firmware. Don’t know if that’s still the case. https://www.techworm.net/2015/08/lenovo-pcs-and-laptops-seem-to-have-a-bios-level-backdoor.html They’ve had several major (intentional) security flaws over the years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo They had a modified UEFI that allows insecure execution of EXEs. The Lenovo laptops given to US military in Iraq had keyloggers that sent all inputs back to China.
I thought Lenovo was two different brands, one consumer (terrible) and one corporate (decent). Is that no longer true?
Haven’t really used the older models but the x1c line is decent imo. Also t14. Z line is also good but focuses on different crowd.
I wish someone randomly gifted me a thinkpad as well
You can find them for really good prices usually.
I mean, work in a tech field and have good relations with people who manage hardware, you’ll get to keep some that goes to garbage then, you’ll be surprised how much fairly recent hardware is thrown out by companies
I already do, and most hardware in the office are macbooks, toshibas, and dells. Also, it’s no longer as common for companies to allow employees to buy/adopt old hardware and they choose to recycle instead.
These are good at holding all sorts of things like doors.
Thigh socks not included
don’t worry, I do have some
I assume you also have a Blåhaj :3
no (can’t afford it rn)
Based
Nice. I use older lappies to remote control my i7 machine. They can be fairly good dumb terminals.
How? I’m interested
Mostly just using Rustdesk or Nomachine, or a remote desktop client for best results.
Are these VNC?
No, but VNC will work. It just doesn’t have sound.
I’d run XFCE themed with Chicago95 in this everyday.
Libreboot it.
deleted by creator
This is from 2004: https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/ibm-thinkpad-x31 It will chew amps (electricity). Recycle it as best you can. Grab a modern box instead.
Unless sparks are free where you live, this beast will become a liability very quickly.
I totally get what you’re saying, but I suspect the OP is not going to be using this device full-time. Or even part-time.
I like your boss.
I also like this guy’s boss.
deleted by creator
Due to no mousepad I would recommend installing a tiling wm like sway (forgot to mention I use a Thinkpad, yes I know about the nipple. But consider the extremely high quality keyboard).
You can just tickle the ni…trackpoint?
Yeah just rub the clit
I have rubbed the Thinkpad nipple many times and I occasionally use it, I still prefer the keyboard
It will sulk if you don’t touch its thing
nah trackpoint is just a better touchpad
I use a Thinkpad, the trackpad is nice but honestly I prefer the keyboard for navigation
IMHO, it has a TrackPoint, there’s no need for a a trackpad. I have a x201 on Linux Mint and literally just disable the trackpad.
maybe I will, how’s the 32bit compatibility in your experience?
Not sure, my Thinkpad uses a 64bit CPU (t440p)
I looked it up and it nowhere said 32bit and I won’t compile it myself
I checked and it should be in the repos, if it’s not use i3.
