ThinkPad T430

At this point, the T series has been an ultrabook for longer than its traditional format. There's just no demand for a T420-type laptop nowadays, and it's also completely unnecessary to make a laptop that bulky now. Back then processors were socketed, used more power, PCBs were less compact, everyth

No! Absolutely not! I've been using ThinkPads since the 90's. I had some hand-me-down used IBM ThinkPads growing up, and have bought quite a few new ones over the years myself. I've also bought them as dedicated work laptops. ThinkPads were always the geek engineers laptop. They always had every IO

The L line is focused on "economy and value"...that already indicates adulteration and cheapening. There are some already here gaslighting you. These computers are not "Toughbooks" either, but they're better in the suburban/professional use they're intended for because they don't screw up the power

With apologies for taking the lazy way out: ThinkPads are deified for what's essentially no good reason. I recently wrote: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1qe3oj9/comment/nzuqxua/ and in that thread I linked: The Myth of the ThinkPad – Innovintage - every single word of this post is corre

Should have been here 5 years ago when they last could be upgraded to keep up with ultrabooks of the time. Today, they just feel like cheap options for people that sometimes spend more than they're worth upgrading them They were cheap and fast 5-10 years ago when upgraded as CPU performance stagnate

It really depends on what your needs are. Yes you are getting something that is good for what it is. However you need to know what you're going to use a device like this for. Based on your post, going to assume that you are a student and will be using this for both gaming and schoolwork. Firstly, yo

I agree with your point about the T series, I own a T480, and the chassis is mediocre compared to my EliteBook 840 G7 and my older X/T series ThinkPads (X301, X230, T430). I can't see why anyone would buy a new one when the HP EliteBook series and X series ThinkPads are usually cheaper.

Personally I’d just look at ThinkPads (or other older business laptops in general), see what looks to be newish and a good deal, then do research on it rather than look for a specific model. Since the financial quarter just ended a lot of companies have placed orders on new laptops and brought their

It really was the new fan. Thanks man. I now disassembled the t430 and found the f4. A quick check with the multimeter shows that it is blown. I will piggy back it and use the laptop with the old fan. After i then tried to power the new fan with 5v, it began to smoke bc of a short. I will never buy

I've had 3 thinkpads die, all the "cheap" E models, They're all plastic construction so the feel way cheaper than they are, far too fle6when carry them around to inspire any confidence. Back in the days of the T430 they were like tanks but these days, just cos it has the ThinkPad logo doesn't mean a