IBM ThinkPad Users' Group

[clyp1973]

My friends were amazed that laptops can have sim card .. lol...

 

[nicholaslee]

Just pointing out. Batteries degrade through charge cycles and deep cycling. Thinkpads don't come with proper custom charge threshold control these days. IIRC Lenovo Settings (Unlike thinkvantage power manager) only has a upper limit without a lower limit to prevent deep discharge. Unless you mod the legacy Thinkvantage power manager to work on windows 10.

It will be beyond economic repair when the battery is probably at maybe 50% of factory capacity. Be prepared to get quoted a pretty exorbitant amount for replacement. Batteries are normally under the exclusion for extended warranty typical of any laptop manufacturer (limited to 1 year limited wty, strings attached are probably if it degrades beyond acceptable threshold, maybe less than 80% within 1 year to qualify for replacement)

Quote for keyboard below, sealed battery will be more expensive.

Spoiler

If you want to buy a standard ultrabook, those are the innate limitations. X270 uses a battery model that is already seeded to key thinkpad models since 2013 with good part availability than an obscure FRU/Part # that has a good chance of going EOL prematurely if not they would be screwed by corporates.

Ultimately it depends on your upgrade cycle. Think wisely. Sure, X1C is sleek like a Macbook but the workhorse models are still the bread and butter classic T5/4x0, X2X0, W/P series in the long haul.

Thanks for your detailed explanation! I compared X270 and x1c hard.. I really want the built in Ethernet port as I use it very often for work. But I also want to try something really light. Have been using x2*0 series for many years..

Got a quote for 20HQA001SG with 3 years onsite at a very nice price.. Feel like taking the plunge.

 

[Lethal]

How much u get quoted for? X1 Carbon Gen5?

 

[tazy_tazy]

Even I have that. I really like this laptop...size, battery life (once Windows settles down), inking. The thing I hated was its PWM display! I don't why Lenovo insists on putting in PWM displays at low frequencies ...The 370 is at 210Hz.

The other thing I don't like on this laptop is Windows It keeps doing something in the background pulling down battery life. Linux on this wasted potential since there are not many good inking programs in Linux.

Overall, I like this laptop. Good build quality (except the bottom of the display and the upper end of the base over seem to wrapped in flimsy plastic), excellent keyboard with the nice nipple, good trackpad and a quick fingerprint sensor. To top it all, you can upgrade the RAM and SSD yourself if you want to (since mine does not have WWAN). It was this vs a MacBook Pro 13 - I am glad I went for this. The MBP 13 is a disaster - everything soldered and disgustingly expensive.



Get around 7 hours of light use (browsing, mail, music player in the background) mixed with a few Youtube videos. Display has PWM but not noticeable at all. I am more than happy.

Probably due to the touchscreen feature that something is running behind? I'm still waiting patiently for the delivery of my ThinkPad. does not seem to rec in 3 days. Hopefully I will grow used to ThinkPad as my previous laptop was surface pro 3.

 

[Lethal]

is only certain model of LCD screen have PWM features, might be the one that is used in Yoga 370.

 

[andyvalery]

Thinkpad T440 Upgrade to SSD

Dear all,


I intend to upgrade my Thinkpad T440 to SSD, however, when I visited the shop in Sim Lim Square, they said that Windows 10 cannot do disk/ system cloning, I just like to know if this is true ?


I do not intend to re-install Windows and all other programs and hence disk cloning from my current hard disk to the new SSD is the only way to do.


Does anyone knows that if it is true that Windows 10 cannot do disk cloning ?

 

[Lethal]

Dear all,


I intend to upgrade my Thinkpad T440 to SSD, however, when I visited the shop in Sim Lim Square, they said that Windows 10 cannot do disk/ system cloning, I just like to know if this is true ?


I do not intend to re-install Windows and all other programs and hence disk cloning from my current hard disk to the new SSD is the only way to do.


Does anyone knows that if it is true that Windows 10 cannot do disk cloning ?

Nope not true. Can still clone over as usual. Can look for me if you want.

 

[mynickname]

Probably due to the touchscreen feature that something is running behind? I'm still waiting patiently for the delivery of my ThinkPad. does not seem to rec in 3 days. Hopefully I will grow used to ThinkPad as my previous laptop was surface pro 3.

I replaced the SP3 with a X1C.

Didn't regret. Got sick and tired with the SP3 built quality.

 

[wiwi86]

anyone with X1C Gen 5 i7 model tried playing Overwatch on Medium or higher graphics quality? is it playable or is the FPS low and game is laggy?

 

[Lethal]

anyone with X1C Gen 5 i7 model tried playing Overwatch on Medium or higher graphics quality? is it playable or is the FPS low and game is laggy?

dont think thinkpad series is meant for gaming though.

 

[Lethal]

Lenovo ThinkPad T470
Touchpad is bigger
USB-C port and HDMI port for external display use

https://flic.kr/p/Uo5PKr
https://flic.kr/p/Uo5PJ4

 

[wiwi86]

dont think thinkpad series is meant for gaming though.

ya indeed not meant to but just wanna check if anyone tried and how's the performance like

 

[tazy_tazy]

Just receive my 370. The fingerprint scanner does not seem to register my fingerprint. Anyone has the same problem?

 

[townman]

Just receive my 370. The fingerprint scanner does not seem to register my fingerprint. Anyone has the same problem?

No problem for me, you need to press your finger in difference position just like on those Android smartphone, once you manage to register and use the fingerprint, you'll impress how fast and smooth the fingerprint log you into desktop

 

[townman]

Dear all,


I intend to upgrade my Thinkpad T440 to SSD, however, when I visited the shop in Sim Lim Square, they said that Windows 10 cannot do disk/ system cloning, I just like to know if this is true ?


I do not intend to re-install Windows and all other programs and hence disk cloning from my current hard disk to the new SSD is the only way to do.


Does anyone knows that if it is true that Windows 10 cannot do disk cloning ?

Not sure about new Samsung SSD but on old Samsung 840 SSD it come with migration tool that I use to clone my old hard disk to the SSD on the desktop PC and the speed is quite fast.

 

[dowzkeh]

thinking between X1 yoga (gen 2) vs thinkpad 370. Wondering if the premium over 370 is really worth it.

any one can help?

Basically i can see the main differences is (for equivalent specs)
(1) 14inch vs 13.3 inch
(2) QLED

X1 yoga would cost around 400-500 more

 

[clyp1973]

Can't recommend 370 because I don't have it nor try it..

X1 Yoga gen 2 build quality is really good. Keyboard will submerge when screen fold into tablet mode or close.

OLED is really oh my gawd

4G connectivity is a plus...

 

[wiwi86]

Can't recommend 370 because I don't have it nor try it..

X1 Yoga gen 2 build quality is really good. Keyboard will submerge when screen fold into tablet mode or close.

OLED is really oh my gawd

4G connectivity is a plus...

there's no turning back for u once u started using OLED. haha

 

[runestyx]

Can't recommend 370 because I don't have it nor try it..

X1 Yoga gen 2 build quality is really good. Keyboard will submerge when screen fold into tablet mode or close.

OLED is really oh my gawd

4G connectivity is a plus...

So hows the battery like?

 

[blitzio]

Guys, anyone know where to pick up a T470s in retail but is configurable like on the website? Considering getting it from Lenovo SG website but its a 2 week wait and delivery only, no easy pick up service.