https://youtu.be/2glkXQY1_mA
Don'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)
Libre/coreboot-compatible models:
>T60 (check lcd), X60(s/t); X200(s/t. -s requires soldering), T400(s)/500; W500
Models before *40 series and T440p can be corebooted
Classic models:
>X220/X230 - 12", 768p, cheap and light
>T420/T430 - 14", 900p (1080p w/ mod board), both coreboot-compatible (Ivy Bridge CPU support on T420); quad core upgrade possible, old keyboard swap on *30 series
>T520/530; W520/530 - 15", 1080p, DTR, 32GB RAM on quad core models
>T440s/T450(s)/T460(s)/T470(s) - ultraportables, good battery life
>T440p/540p; W540/1 - Last Thinkpads with socketed processors, easily replaceable trackpad (W541 doesn't need trackpad replacement)
>T480 - last "real" ThinkPad, battery bridge system, excellent performance/battery life, getting cheaper
Upgraded models:
>X210 - X200/X201, i5 8250U quad core
>X62/X63 - X61, i5 5250u
>T70 - T60, i7 7700HQ
IPS displays, USB 3.0, m.2 x4, mini dp, no dock
https://forum.51nb.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=117
Why ThinkPad?
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap
>Excellent keyboards, tactile feel and quiet
>Great durability: magnesium roll cage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels
>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop
>Easy to repair (most models), upgrade & maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model, spare parts easy & cheap to obtain
>Excellent Linux & *BSD support
>ThinkWiki - General info about ThinkPads and specs
https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
>BIOS logo booru:
https://biosimage.booru.org
>xx30 thinkpads software unlock/bios mod
https://1vyra.in
>xx40 thinkpads hardware unlock
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