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The laptop that won't die

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Re: The laptop that won't die

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Post by krusli »

opan wrote: post #117
BenFranklin100 wrote: post #78

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Agree. I’m not sure the exact years, but starting around 2013 the T series screens were awful.

Starting with the *40 gen they changed from LVDS to eDP screens and got access to better screens. This was the start of 1080p being available at 14" where it was only in 15" models before. There's a panel from one of the Razer Blade laptops that was popular to put in the ThinkPad T440p. 1080p IPS. Looks nice. On the older models you can also do a mod to sacrifice your DP port for use internally with an eDP panel. The…

I did the 1080p mod on both my T420 (AliExpress PCB) and X220 (nitrocaster mod).

The X220/X230 mod uses the docking port's DisplayPort lanes, instead of the DisplayPort port. I'm still able to use the DisplayPort port on the X220.

The T420/T430 converter doesn't use DisplayPort, but simply converts LVDS to eDP.

I used the B140HAN01.3 (AUO panel) for my T420, which my friend also got for a T440p. Colors and viewing angles are great on it, likely the Razer Blade panel you mentioned.

The X220 mod was a pain to install IMO - soldering to tiny solder points on the motherboard, soldering the sense wire which needed burning off the enamel from the enameled wire, and having to cut out (I used flush cutters) parts of the top case for the new display to fit. My first install wasn't great either, with a cold joint causing issues I solved later on by reflowing the joints.

The AUO 14" panel has better color gamut (IIRC 100% sRGB coverage) than the available 12.5" panels for the mod.

Re: The laptop that won't die

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Post by ddingus »

neilv wrote: post #59
ddingus wrote: post #20

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I have the same machine the author shows in the picture. Agree completely. Also have a really old T60p. Might be close to 15 years old now. It has a bad fan. What I did was put the machine into passive cooling and spin the fan up at boot! Kind of like a jump start. Runs just fine.

If you want to make it like-new... The T60* fan is a few-dollar part on eBay (plus you'll need a little ordinary PC CPU heat sink thermal compound, and some tape), it's not too hard to replace, and there's documentation. If you download the Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) PDF for that model, IIRC, it'll tell you step-by-step how to replace the fan&heatsink assembly. Follow those instructions, but after you remove t…

Thanks! I may do this. I still really like the old machine

Re: The laptop that won't die

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Post by kejns »

tonystubblebine wrote: post #329
kejns wrote: post #324

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That's incorrect, and at this point, it seems like you either don't know Medium or are engaging in gaslighting here. The Medium paywall is not always a choice, as Medium has placed many stories behind it without the creators' consent and doesn't pay everyone either. Furthermore, you guys display those paywall ads on all articles now. I'm not referring to the OP's case but speaking generally. Although it does seem tha…

The paywall is definitely always a choice and the choice is only available to people who get paid.

Then how are my stories marked as member-only when I had never enabled the paywall. It doesn’t seem like a choice for writers.

Re: The laptop that won't die

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Post by tonystubblebine »

kejns wrote: post #343
tonystubblebine wrote: post #329

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The paywall is definitely always a choice and the choice is only available to people who get paid.

Then how are my stories marked as member-only when I had never enabled the paywall. It doesn’t seem like a choice for writers.

Can you give me a link to an example?
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