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>>72639629Don't buy anything OTHER THAN IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T, X, and W/P Series if you want the Real Business Experience™
>Other business laptops are welcome in /tpg/ (Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).Why ThinkPad?
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap>Excellent keyboards>Great durability (excl L and E series)>Utilitarian design>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop>Most models are easy to repair, upgrade & maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model and spare parts are easy & cheap to obtain>The best TrackPoint™, easier to use when typing>Good for HackintoshingLibreboot-compatible models:
>T60 (check lcd), X60(s/t); X200(s/t. -s requires soldering), T400(s)/500; W500Models before *40 series can be Corebooted
Modern models:
>X220/X230 - 12", 768p, cheap>T420/T430 - 14", 900p, widely available for a good price, socketed CPU (Ivy Bridge CPU support on T420); Quad Core Compatible>T520/530; W520/530 - 15", 1080p, DTR, 32GB RAM on quadcore models, USB 3.0>T440s - best price/performance ultra portable>T440p/540p; W540/1 - Last Thinkpads with socketed processors, easily replaceable trackpad (W541 doesn't need trackpad replacement)Chink Upgraded models:
>X210 - X200/X201, i5 8250u quadcore>X62 - X61, i5 5250u>T70 - T60, i7 7700 hqIPS displays, USB 3.0, m.2 x4, miniDP
https://forum.51nb.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=117>ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads & running GNU/Linux on them:https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki>BIOS logo booru:http://biosimage.booru.org