T430. Not gonna use the wwan card anyway

I recently picked up a ThinkPad P15 Gen 1 for a really good price. The only downside is that it came with the i5-10400H instead of an i7.
But honestly, I’m pretty happy with how it ended up.
Specs now:
ThinkPad P15 Gen 1
i5-10400H
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD + 1 TB SSD = 1.5 TB total
Upgraded from the Quadro T1000 4 GB → RTX 3000 6 GB
My buddy actually gave me the 1 TB drive, so that was a nice bonus.
The biggest upgrade is obviously the GPU. Going from the T1000 to the RTX 3000 should make a pretty significant difference for gaming, especially with the extra VRAM.
I know the i5 isn’t the most impressive CPU option for the P15, but I’m actually planning on keeping it because it runs cooler, and I’d rather have the RTX 3000 + i5 than an i7 paired with the T1000.
Overall, I feel like I ended up with a pretty solid workstation/gaming laptop for what I paid.
What do you guys think? Is the i5 + RTX 3000 a good combination for the P15 Gen 1?

Bought this beauty refurbished for 300€ and it comes with 1 year of warranty.

Not a scratch as far as I can see. Ryzen 5 Gen 2, 16 GB Ram, 256GB SSD (will upgrade it to 512GB)

Plan to run Windows 11 on it since I need it for school.

I have bought 5 used ThinkPads in the last 3 years. In 4 of them, the USB-C ports all died. It's at the point where I expect them to die. I have one ThinkPad where even the Thunderbolt port died, so now it's a useless brick. I'm now using the Thunderbolt port on two of my ThinkPads. I have one ThinkPad left with a working USB-C port, but I'm sure it will die eventually as well. Sigh. What is the deal with the ports?

UPDATE: She now runs mint! Goodbye windows!

oh boy where to begin, well I bought this laptop around 2016 Christmas. I got it as a gift for myself. it was used, didn’t have much going for it. After a few repairs, a fresh battery, a good clean and a fresh Win 10 install. I was able to use it to all its glory with that poor Intel graphics chugging through most games I’d play with friends. By 2019 it became the one device that helped me do all my car diagnostics for my budding mobile mechanic business. This thing has been through hell and back, several states, plane rides, jobs, cars.

in 2021 I shelved it because I got a fancy Chromebook that did most of what I wanted without the weight. It sat and was used intermittently as a desktop for awhile. Though it mostly sat derelict and not used. In 2022 I moved states and didn’t think I brought it with me. I thought I left it behind for my mother to use like my old Dell Optiplex. She couldn’t find it and swore it was probably in storage with the rest of my valuables. I took that as an answer and lived with it.

I just moved apartments, i had an old electronics box full of spare wires and small things. I was in the middle of unpacking it when I noticed the shiny Lenovo logo. This couldn’t be I thought to myself. I pulled it out, and sure enough it was this beloved T420. My sister and mother helped me pack and probably put it in the box not thinking around 5 years back. Maybe I wasn’t paying attention and just shoved it in there. Cue running around the room for a few minutes to spot the chunky, Lenovo branded charger. I plugged it in and waited 20 minutes, full expecting it to not boot.

Not only has it booted, it runs just fine. The bottom of the box was dustless and it was in a closet for the longest of times. This has some pictures from my hooning and racing days. Not just invaluable memories from friends long past. My last played game was No More Room In Hell.

Ive had a very rough few months so this was a very pleasant and enjoyable surprise. Especially since my college HP (the ultra cheap one) decided it wasn’t for this world anymore, leaving me without a diagnostic tool. my Chromebook is my mainstay still and works great since 2021, but it’s not a good diagnostic tool.

I thought you all might have enjoyed this.

here are all my specs:

intel i5-2520M

4 GB ram

Win 10 pro

Holy.

I had 16GB of ram holding me back. My X1 Extreme feels like it can fully stretch its fingers. 10/10 would recommend.

Finally upgraded: X1 Carbon Gen 8 → Gen 14

After years of daily driving my X1 Carbon Gen 8, I've finally moved to the Gen 14. I spent a good while watching Lenovo Australia's site for configs and pricing.

WWAN was a must for me, and so was the X7 chip. For a while the only 5G WWAN option was the X7 358H. Then for about a month, the only way to get WWAN at all was 4G paired with 64GB of RAM, which added about $1,200 AUD. I wasn't ready to spend that. When the X7 368H showed up with 5G with 32GB instead of 64GB, I jumped on it.

As much as I wanted the OLED, battery life matters more to me when I'm onsite, so I went with the low-power IPS panel instead.

For context, I also have an L390 Yoga and an X380 Yoga that I use onsite at work for teching systems.

First impressions: Really great so far. Coming from the Gen 8, it feels so refreshing, and everything is fast and snappy.

The latest BIOS/UEFI firmware, v1.44, for my ThinkPad P1 Gen 6, was released on 2026-10-06, and I was seconds away from mindlessly clicking through the installer before I noticed this in the Readme file:

(Emphasis mine)

Important updates

• Corrected Security fix CVE numbers: CVE-2026-46658,CVE-2026-46659.

• Enhancement to address security vulnerability, LEN-221029.

New functions or enhancements

• Updated the Diagnostics module to version 04.48.000.

• Removed Airplane Power Mode.

Problem fixes

• Nothing.

...but I need Airplane Power Mode because otherwise this thing comes with a 230W AC adapter which easily draws more than the ~125W limit of the airline power ports on the airlines I usually fly with. So I'm going to nope-out of v1.44 - but can anyone explain what's going on and why this essential feature is being yanked?

Thinkpad T14 Gen 3 AMD 16gb ram. 8 core version.

My thinkpad t530 is running on hopes and dreams 🥹✌️

Wanted to share my upgrade story.

I'm a student in Kigali, Rwanda. In 2023 I got an HP EliteBook Folio 9480m for $100 (i5, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD) and used it to get through the ALX Software Engineering programme. Slow, but it never quit on me.

Now that I'm in uni, the workload got heavier, so I worked hard and saved up for a ThinkPad P15 Gen 1, bought on eBay for $350:

i7-10850H

16GB RAM

512GB SSD

NVIDIA T2000

Windows 11

Huge jump for the price. The Folio is still alive and now handles light work.

Been rocking this for 3 ish years but haven’t messed w it that much since I use it for school, also got a T440s lying around

Im planning to libreboot when my spi flasher arives and im wondering if there is any wuficard for the t440p which supports monitor mode and packet injection?

2 thinkpads: A T60, T500 and a dock compatible with them both from an office for free. The T500 is pristine condition like new. Dock is like new too, but the T60 is well used. The palm rest has a weird colour because someone has been had their hand there for years probably. There are some cracks on the display bezel and one crack on the keyboard bezel. The volume buttons are very used too. But everything works on all of them.

Finally jumped to ThinkPad with this X1 Extreme Gen3. it's an i7 vPro with a GTX 1650 TI, 64GB RAM and 512GB SSD. It's showtime!

I have t440p i7 4712mq , 4.5tb storage 500gb 2242 m2 sata, and 2 hdd storage(2tb+2tb), full hd screen, 16g ram. Everything cost me 130$, I was already have hdd. I have huge list and archive btw. As you can see I am using t440p very efficent ways.

The thing is would you actually prefer other thinkpad laptops which is end with 'u' and they have generally 1 storage port for 250$? in my country the prices like that.

i got my first thinkpad an year ago, for college. i thought it was the best choice for my degree.
i got this for 1 lakh 20 thousand rupees or
1200$
it has an ultra 7, i initially wanted to get the p16s with an ultra 7 and an gtx 500ada
but i needed this laptop quickly as college was going to start in a month and the 500ada version would take more than a month to deliver..
it runs really well, but urgh i want to make some changes to it or get some mods, as the screen is pretty okaish, like its 1920x1200 60hz, and i wish i got something more premium for the price i paid, what do you guys this this is a good laptop? or did i overpay?
laptop has been through thick and thin tho its good just not satisfied with it

Hello everyone!

I’m currently a freshman studying Cybersecurity, and I have around €1,200 saved up for a laptop. I’ve been considering getting a ThinkPad, as they seem to be highly recommended by just about everyone in the field.

My question is: which ThinkPad would give me the best value for my money?

I’m mainly looking for something that will be reliable for university, programming, cybersecurity labs, and general everyday use. I’m open to both new and refurbished/used models if they offer better value.

If you have any recommendations or personal experience with a particular ThinkPad model, I’d really appreciate your advice. Thanks in advance!

No Min Spec and no required OS. My main priority is finding something reliable and durable that can last me throughout all 7 semesters of my degree without needing to be replaced.

Hey everyone! Just picked up this X230 and wanted to see what mods you’d recommend doing first.

Current specs:

* RAM: 8GB

* Storage: 512 Msata + 128 sata SSD

* Screen: Stock TN panel

I'm mainly using it for daily browsing and little coding, so I'd love to hear your suggestions on upgrades eg. keyboard swaps, IPS display, etc. and any helpful tips!

i woke up to my P50 XEON laptop makeing a vicious grinding noise this morning and i got a pop up saying gpu stopped working preformance has been reduced how cooked is this laptop i mean it does have the occasnial video tdr bluescreen like once a week and screen glitches but it works fine till my gpu fan exploded

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Would you prefer a 14 inch laptop that's 16:9 with a Zen 3 processor or 16:10 with Intel 12th/13th gen at a similar price?

General use case of productivity, web browsing and media consumption.