I'm thinking about getting a Thinkpad

"CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb)
10/01/2015 at 10:53 • Filed to: None

I’m in need of a portable laptop that can stand the abuse of frequently moved about, so I’ve been looking at Thinkpad T400 with the 2.8 ghz T9600 processor...thoughts?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/23169…

DISCUSSION (20)

TheRealBicycleBuck > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 10:57

If you want one that can really take some abuse, look at a Toughbook .

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 10:59

I have phased out 200 of these lately and they are still pretty stout little laptops. Add an 850 Pro SSD from Samsung and some PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory and you are keeping up with just about everything else consumer based out there.

Seat Safety Switch > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 11:01

My W540 has been great other than the super terrible trackpad. Since the T400 doesn’t appear to have that problem, fill your boots.

Nibby > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 11:03

I’d advise you to get something newer... C2D laptops are showing their age.

Look at a T410 for similar price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Thi…

Look at HP EliteBook 8440p as well, those are solid.

Trunk Impaired 318 > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 11:04

Lenovo makes pretty great stuff, espcially for the price. Id have no problem buying a ThinkPad

davedave1111 > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 12:15

Solid buggers, but I reckon HP Elitebooks are at least as solid, so consider them too if there are any decent spec ones in your budget. Add an SSD and either should run until it’s completely obsolete or the end of time, whichever comes first.

Try a 6930p, if you can find a good one. Get one with the highest spec processor you can find, max out the ram, add the SSD and it’s more than powerful enough for everyday use.

deekster_caddy > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 12:21

Whatever you get, make sure it has an SSD. I’m still disappointed that the default config on so many systems doesn’t use SSD.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > deekster_caddy
10/01/2015 at 12:26

I have a spare ssd from my last laptop so I'm good.

Tapas > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 12:39

Do you mind being spied on by the Chinese (Lenovo’s installed built-in spyware) and the Americans?

Or were these made when IBM was american?

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Tapas
10/01/2015 at 13:36

I’m buying it with No OS and using Windows 7 on it. So just NSA.

Tapas > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 14:05

I think I read that Lenovo rigged the BIOS or something within the chipset to automatically re-install their suite of softwares, in case you format the computer hard drive.

sebdel > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 14:42

If you want to move about I recommend the X series, look for an 201, similar price range and you’ll get a first gen i5 or put a little more money and get a X220, I’m on my third thinkpad (4 counting the one I got for my mother) and my experience has been great, they’re really well built machines (military grage testing or something) and the generation you’re looking at has the beautiful old style 7 rows keyboard, I updated my x220 to a x220 tablet instead of a x230 because I don’t want that new keyboard. The only problem with my thinkpads is that now I can’t have a trackpointless laptop, so other than HP elitebooks, thinkpad is all I have.
And by the way I’m running MacOS Yosemite and Windows 8.1 on my x220, the best of both worlds.

sebdel > Nibby
10/01/2015 at 14:56

We need you for our trackpoint fan club, a tshirt and decorative “cat tongue” trackpoing will arrive with your mail soon.

Nibby > Tapas
10/01/2015 at 15:00

Lenovo’s spying shit affects much newer machines... and not ThinkPads anyways.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Nibby
10/01/2015 at 19:55

I've decided on a Elitebook 8470,, which leaves off on where the Thinkpad left off.

Nibby > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/01/2015 at 20:02

Good man. I am posting from one right now. Solid machine.

anon-sxmcyecofnu1eocpqsk9iq > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/03/2015 at 02:36

ThinkPads are awesome. I’d get one just because they’re cool but I need a small, low-power fanless laptop.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > davedave1111
10/03/2015 at 03:36

I considered the 8440p, but realized the limits of it, and then discovered a cosmetically damaged 8470w at the highest possible spec (i7, 8 gb ram, upgradable to 16 gb, Windows 10, 1gb VRAM) runs at the same price. (200 dollars) when I receive it, a Mac OS X dual boot will commence

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > sebdel
10/03/2015 at 03:40

I’ve been thinking about the Thinkpads, and ever since the T60 they’ve faltered from the enterprise level overengineering to committee diplomatic neutering of the brand, tossing away the magnesium top roll cage, the titanium lids, the RUBBERIZED PAINT, nice keyboard, the stiffness of the keyboard, hinges, screen, the touchpad, and reducing it to another blip on lenovo’s playbook as a relabeled ideapad

sebdel > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
10/03/2015 at 05:08

There’s still hope: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/25/8848…