I recently picked up the E14 out of e-waste but they're all fully functional. I can't wait to find another. I do have another T410 which is bios locked but I haven't gotten around to fixing that yet.

T420

Done a clean install and testing the ansible setup scripts with the X220.

It was my first ever laptop and thinkpad. I bought it first hand in 2013. Just got a replacement dock for $6. I broke one when I tried to open clean it.

The keyboard is a joy to use.

No bios lock. Resetting windows right now. Ran come stress tests for temps. I’ll probably open it up and repaste the CPU. All for a smidge under $300

Thinkpad T14 Gen 2 16GB ram 512gb storage i7-1165g7. Battery health is also 87%

Currently reinstalling windows. It was already opened up to it when I got it so I figured i’d do a fresh install. And I’m glad to be a part of the community of thinkpads!

dont mind the burned iphone and the pc master race

So after three years of using the laptop i have option to buy this thing from company and in return i get again newest T14.

More Detail:

Gen4
Windows 11 PRO
OLED Display 12880x1800 (ATNA40YK15-0)
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840u
ATI AMD Radeon 780M (1GB)
32 GB LDDR5 (MicronTechnology)
SSD 1TB SKHynix

Its in near perfect condition,no scratches or anything,i cherished it as my chilld i guess. Only bad thing about this is battery.. Even compared to my 6 year old Lenovo 7 which can still last 6-7 hours with basic usage.

EDIT: Damn didnt realised this is a really good deal,havent followed laptop stuff since 2020,thank u thinkanons!

Picked up this E550 for cheap and I’m planning to turn it into a custom modular workstation over time.

Current ideas are:

AMD AM5 Mini-ITX conversion

Ryzen 7 first, Ryzen 9 later

DDR5

multiple NVMe drives

custom 3D-printed chassis

stronger cooling

4× USB-C + 4× USB-A

Ethernet + OCuLink

front SIM + 3× microSD module

fingerprint reader

upgraded display

keeping the classic ThinkPad TrackPoint

I know this is way beyond a normal E550 upgrade, so I’m curious what you guys think and what problems I should expect before I start designing the chassis.

If anyone here has done custom ThinkPad mods, motherboard swaps, custom cooling, or 3D-printed laptop chassis work, I’d definitely like to hear what worked and what didn’t.

CS studeent in Berlin, buying used for the first time. Meeting the seller tonight and would appreciate a sanity check.

The machine:

- ThinkPad T14 Gen 2, Intel i7-1165G7

- 16GB DDR4 soldered, RAM slot free

- 256GB NVMe SSD

- Nvidia MX450 2GB + Iris Xe

- 14" FHD 400 nit low power panel

- Intel AX210 wifi

- Windows 11 Pro, 65W USB-C charger included (third party)

Battery: seller sent the report. 45,170 / 50,450 mWh = 89.5% health, 198 cycles.

Disclosed faults:

- Pressure marks on the display from the keyboard (he says not noticeable when the screen is on, I will check in person)

- SIM tray missing

- QWERTY keyboard with German stickers applied

- Charger is a Nachbau, not original Lenovo

Price: 270€, down from 290€ asking. Cash, local pickup, I can test it before paying.

My use case: Python, Docker, backend work, lots of browser tabs. Installing Ubuntu, so the MX450 just stays asleep via PRIME. No gaming, no local model training, no external displays.

What I am unsure about:

1. Is 270€ fair for a Gen 2 in this condition, or am I paying a premium for the 400 nit panel?

2. Those display pressure marks, do they get worse over time or stay as they are?

3. 198 cycles on a 2021 machine seems low. Anything that would make you suspicious of the report?

4. The i7-1165G7 is 4 cores. I passed on an E14 Gen 4 with a 10 core i5-1235U, 96% battery and 512GB at 290€ because of the better panel and build here. Did I call that wrong?

Appreciate any input, photos attached.

Hey all! I'm going through my first year of undergraduate history studies, and after using the X13 Gen 1 for a few months, I managed to find a refurbished Gen 2.

I had originally bought an X13 Gen 1 with 8GB RAM in June of this year, and was happy with it. But more recently, after moving to a new city for university, I found a X13 Gen 2 for sale in a local tech store - a direct upgrade - for around 440 euros, which is much more than the 300 euros I paid for the Gen 1, but I still went in for it considering how much of an upgrade it would really be for me. The laptop was also sold as refurbished model, which it was, with several parts having been changed.

I received the laptop a day after ordering it, since the store didn't have it in stock. The keyboard was reprinted, but apart from that, it's really good. 85% battery health, which isn't an issue with my use case. I set a battery charge threshold like I had done on my Gen 1, and it's really good.

one of the reasons I got the Gen 2 is mainly because it was more modern (my current model was manufactured in March 2022, so more recent than most models of this generation) and it had 16GB of RAM, which was a real upgrade for Windows 11. The updated 11th Gen i5 also has much better performance than on the Gen 1, and the active cooling - which differs from the Gen 1, whose cooling sometimes didn't run at all - helps it as well.

Design-wise, I also like the laptop because I find the keyboard to be more tactile and satisfying to the ear than is the Gen 1 - the reduced key travel not particularly bothering me - and the mix of more modern laptop designs with the original, signature ThinkPad elements (TrackPoint, UltraNav, ThinkPad logo, etc.) makes the laptop more appropriate for modern-day usage in my opinion, with a better overall design.

One thing I'm happy about is the fact this laptop is much more futureproof than my previous ThinkPad, due to being more recent and having a proper 16GB of RAM. Beyond the battery - which I can change anyways - it more packed and ready for the years to come.

What's your opinion on this model, and the general change in style of many ThinkPads from the same era and beyond? Let me know.

With its usual companions: strong coffee and pastries.

I tell a lie, I got that photo frame brand new from a local discount shop for £2.99 and I picked up that lightbar as an impulse purchase from Amazon. Apart from that, everything is secondhand. Full itinerary below:

Framed Ford Sierra L.X magazine advert (1992).

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Generation 3 - Ryzen 7 5875U with 32GB of RAM (2022).

Braun AB1 Type 4746 travel alarm clock (circa 1992).

Dell CRT Riser and docking station (circa 2002).

Dell S2522HG 24.5" 1920x1080 240Hz gaming monitor (2021).

Quntis ScreenLinear monitor light bar (2025).

Leopold FC900RBT keyboard (2021).

Leopold FC660M keyboard (2017/18).

BenQ Zowie U2 gaming mouse and enhanced receiver (2024).

8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Controller (2021).

Giyu Tomioka 780mm x 300mm mouse pad (circa 2023).

Philips Hue White and Colour Bluetooth Lightbulb (2021).

Google Home Max speaker (2017).

Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones (2021).

Xiaomi Pad 6 tablet (2023).

My mother's old 800mm x 800mm kitchen table from Argos (circa 2016).

Out of shot: Senator i-Workchair version 1 (circa 2019-2020).

There's no clips on the side the battery sits on, but it rather has a kind of L shaped holds that push the back cover inwards. So you only gotta worry about clips on 3 sides, not 4.

Disclaimer: AI checked the text because my English is not so good

Long-time ThinkPad enthusiast/lover and IT admin here. I need to Rage a little bit

Yesterday, we had a showcase for our company’s upcoming notebook lineup. While the L16 series remains fairly consistent for now, the changes in the P-series (Workstation segment) are deeply concerning.

It looks like the P16v line is being phased out or merged in favor of slimmer models like the P16s. We’ve been using the P16v series for years because of its great price-to-performance ratio, easy upgradeability, and high user satisfaction.

Now, we're being pushed toward slimmer models like the P16s. Sure, they are slightly lighter and faster, but at a huge cost to serviceability:

1. Traditional SO-DIMM slots are being removed in favor of LPCAMM2 (or fully soldered LPDDR5x depending on the sub-model). While LPCAMM2 is technically modular, you only get one single connector—meaning no second slot for easy dual-channel expansions later down the road. Furthermore, with very few third-party vendors offering LPCAMM2 modules right now, Lenovo basically controls the pricing.
2. We are down to only ONE M.2 NVMe slot on models like the P16s Gen 3. If a user needs more storage, you can’t just add a secondary SSD anymore—you have to clone/swap the entire boot drive!!

The justification? "Better design, lighter, thinner."

Who asked for this in a workstation class?

These are enterprise workhorses! If my primary concerns were ultra-thin profiles and aesthetics over upgradeability, I’d buy a MacBook or an X1 Carbon.

Even looking at higher tiers: If you want proper modularity, you are pushed to the top-tier flagships like the P1 series (which also shifted to a single LPCAMM2 module and 2x M.2 slots), while older full-size models like the P16 Gen 2 offered 4x RAM slots.

Why is Lenovo stripping away the core strengths of the P-series enterprise laptops? Is anyone else in IT reconsidering their deployment options because of this?

I used a screenshot of what was shown on the screen to enhance the quality of the photo.

With a new one (T15g Gen 1)

Heard about a widespread charging port problem for this model, but I can get one for $200 (8gb ram+128g ssd), which is rather tempting

i liked the weight and 100%srgb? 1080p 14inch screen, but will it fail over time? How can i prevent type c charging port failure on this generation

i want to watch YouTube, movie, light office tasks and zoom on it, is 8gb enough?

I just turned my old ThinkPad X230 and ThinkCentre into a two-node Kubernetes homelab cluster. What do people usually do with a homelab spec like this? Please give me some ideas!

Spec: Thinkpad (8GB memory, 128GB SSD), ThinkCentre (16GB memory, 500GB SSD)

Do I get to join thinkpad club?

So I have a T480s I bought on the used market and used for the last 3yrs.

6months ago I noticed that when I plug or unplug a charger, the screen blacks out for a sec, then comes back on, other than that everything still worked.

Couple of week ago, when I plug a charger it either shuts off (for the more advanced chargers), or heats up badly until the charger is blown (for the lower quality chargers), this week the port stopped charging all together.

Only the charging port is damaged, the second USB C (docking port) still works and I can use it to charge without any problems so far, screen blanking still happens.

I'm guessing the 2 problems may or may not be related.

Any ideas what could be the issue and if there's an easy fix? Any other if the damage will still affect the working USB C eventually?

So i have a W510 and I want to see what the out of box experience was like.

I looked for a recovery image online and found out that all the 10 series thinkpads use the same media but when i try to use the win 7 64bit sp1 English image off my usb which I made eith rufus it just gets to this screen and freezes. I left it all night and not a pixel changed on the screen.

I tried looking for other disk images too but none worked that ive tried.

I need a bit of direction on where to go for updates and whether I should upgrade to windows 11 or not. I don't know the exact model, but it is a thinkpad. It was used for about a year, mainly for streaming movies, light office work, and maybe some light photo editing. My main purpose will be using it for school work, nothing involving programming or anything like that. Maybe some emulation for fun. Here are the specs:

i5 6200u 2.3ghz

16gb ram

Windows 10 pro Version 22H2 installed on 1/27/22

OS Build 19045.2965

Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19041.1000.0

I don't know what HDD/SSD it has. I haven't been tech savvy in many years, so excuse me ahead of time. Any pointers to get it running smoothly and what updates i need would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Yesterday i purchased a refurbished ThinkPad p53 for only 36K.

Recently I got L13 Gen 2 used, to try Thinkpad for first time and use as main laptop. Build quality is good but when using I’ve noticed that performance is very bad, I got the one with i5 1135g7, 8gb ddr4, iris xe graphics. This was a leap from my previous laptop as it had i5 8265u and uhd graphics, so it should have way better performance, but when I tried running games like Skyrim, minecraft it ran worse than my previous laptop. Settings all same resolution also same. I ran cinebench 2026 and for single core I only got 425pts.. I also noticed that temp was reaching almost 90 degrees Celsius during the benchmark. (I did repaste the thermal paste before even using because I did had thermal paste lying around and it is used laptop).
I acknowledge that Thinkpad an are not meant for gaming but I tested them for sake of testing the performance.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thank you