Working from home. Need more thinkpads

"DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By" (ducst3-red-1liter-standing-by)
04/28/2020 at 17:56 • Filed to: None

How many thinkpads does one man need?

Wrong, the answer is more

DISCUSSION (29)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:05

Want some more? I have a few T420s that are probably fixable. Maybe even an old W -series of some sort.

lone_liberal > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:07

Most of our employees have Thinkpad T580s with 32GB of RAM, i7s and so forth. I’m the IT guy so my main PC is a desktop since I’m supposed to be the one person in the office every day. The best laptop I could scrounge up for myself was an HP 650 G2 from 2016. At least I found an HP docking station that went with it in a box of stuff.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/28/2020 at 18:11

God no, I’ve got a few more lurking around as is. The one on the right is an old t410 running manjaro

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > lone_liberal
04/28/2020 at 18:12

Those would be nice, the newest one I have is still only running a 4th gen i5. But thats why I love them, freaking un- killable machines

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:17

I could probably cobble them together into a working system but like who would want to buy a ten year old laptop (besides nibby)

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/28/2020 at 18:19

Exactly, I bought this old t410 7 years ago for around $100. But, I t hrew an SSD in it and installed linux and works fine for an email/word processor machine

lone_liberal > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:20

The first T580 that we bought had a few issues but since they got their drivers up to snuff they’ve been dead solid. So far in my time with this company we’ve gone from Dells to HPs to Lenovos. I’ll have to think outside of the box for the next round of upgrades.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:22

I’ve held onto them because I would feel bad sending such awesome machines to the dump. I don't have the energy to try parting them out.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > lone_liberal
04/28/2020 at 18:23

X1 carbon?? I’ve been eyeing some used ones on and off. Couple coworkers have them and they’re pretty solid machines

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/28/2020 at 18:25

I know how you feel. Plus there is soooo many on the used market you would never sell anything

Tekamul > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:30

If my recollection is correct, I have 5 thinkpads in this house. 1 of them was even made by IBM.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Tekamul
04/28/2020 at 18:33

Oh the classic!

lone_liberal > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:33

Nah, the T580 is a different model than the X1 Carbon. The T-series isn’t as thin and light as the X.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > lone_liberal
04/28/2020 at 18:36

Sorry, thinking x1 carbons as your next upgrade! unless you guys need the oomph

ClassicDatsunDebate > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:36

Here ya go...

Kinja'd!!!

jminer > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:37

This is always the correct answer, my house has 5 of them and was perusing eBay for another for a specific project...

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:41

I have 4 or 5 older ThinkPads, including one that is getting old enough to be able to drink legally. I did buy another one in 2018 for my dad, a nice i5 model that needed a display, but he was content with his Dull and passed on my offer. I ended up giving it to a friend that was out of work and needed something to apply for jobs instead of using the computers at the library.

Even though I have plenty of these machines I usually end up using the 17" HP or the 2008 MacBook Pro...

lone_liberal > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:42

Oh, sorry. My mind ain’t what it used to be. Of course I’m not really sure it ever was. I was pondering on the fact that we’ve gone through the major PC makers so now we might have to get weird.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/28/2020 at 18:46

tisk tisk, I prescribe one hours use of the red nub to show you the true path

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > jminer
04/28/2020 at 18:47

I’m looking at some used x1 carbons to replace this old t410. But then I relized all I need it for is email and oppo, so here it stays... for now...

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > ClassicDatsunDebate
04/28/2020 at 18:48

good man, blue enter key is best enter key

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:49

We’ve always been a Thinkpad family. My Aunt was a division head at IBM and she could extend her discount to family. My mom, who was a travelling businesswoman, could buy brand new high spec Thinkpads for the same price as a mid-range Dell or HP. I've only ever owned one non-Thinkpad laptop and it was just awful.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
04/28/2020 at 18:51

That would be a kick ass position to have!

jminer > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 18:51

I was contemplating picking up a t440p to use as a hackintosh, they’re a pretty popular base for it and pretty cheap.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > jminer
04/28/2020 at 18:54

Ive got a t440p as my main worker now, not a bad machine, but the keyboard isn’t the same as the old ones

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 19:04

I'll have to ask her but I think she lead a software development team? Possibly Lotus after IBM acquired them?

ClassicDatsunDebate > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 19:07

That’s my old T420. Miraculously it took the Win10 upgrade like a champ. I’ve got my audio interface hooked up to it for recording and stuff.

The smaller one is an X260 which was my first SSD. No blue enter key tho.

jminer > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
04/28/2020 at 19:12

Yeah I’m with you the island style just isn’t the same. I’ve got a x201 (the tablet) and an old x60 I keep around just for that amazing original keyboard...

I DD (for personal) an E480 and it’s quite nice, work is an HP that’s meh.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By
05/13/2020 at 12:27

Sigh. Yeah. I miss my ThinkPads... I went Dell last time. Ugh.