Should you buy a Thinkpad T440p in 2019?

Is buying a 6-year old laptop in 2019 a good idea? In this video I'm going to try to answer this question.
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[@WolfgangsChannel]

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[@ryanjin6638]

Bruh where you find 9 cell battery for 30 euro?

[@MrDeicide1]

So you were a fat bearded guy once? I don't get it...

[@maxclifford937]

"You can use it outside in the sun and still see your screen" a problem linux users have never faced before :p

[@maxclifford937]

Love your channel btw thank you for the quality content and all the stuff I have learnt:)

[@romzdelacerna5004]

Can it play dota2 and nba2k20?

[@jeremybcenteno]

@@romzdelacerna5004 not that linux users would exactly care about gaming, otherwise they would have installed windows.

[@thatonepersonwhoeatscheese7348]

@@jeremybcenteno actually gaming on linux is progressing at an incredible rate, with proton you can play a very large amount of steam games on linux

[@iwonarabij680]

thank you

[@HolgerN]

I bought a X230 in great condition a few weeks ago and it is still a great machine for every day tasks and for playing older RTS-Games. It just depends what do you wanna do with older Thinkpads. I think the T440p is a great machine even in 2020 ;)

[@selfelectrician1340]

Hey, I became unemploy due to Covid19.I m very poor although. Wanna work online but have no Pc or Laptop.i have only 50-100$. can u help me to get a T450s please??

[@aceflamez00]

Got a perfect T440p with 8gb ram , 120gb SSD, and 92% battery health, with charger for $145

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Very nice deal

[@Jokl92]

where?

[@noelvalencia4025]

Wheree??!!!

[@aceflamez00]

@@noelvalencia4025 Ebay

[@noelvalencia4025]

Miguel C thanks!!

[@claudews529]

Now, august 2022, my T440p is still my main machine, and still really happy with it. Bought used laptop & followed pretty much you guide, upgraded LCD to 1080p, mem to 2x8GB 1866, CPU to i7-4900MQ, 450 trackpad, SSD, whitelisted the BIOS. Working with my T440p is a pleasure Thx again for posting your research 3 years ago. 👍👍👍

[@sIimepain]

Wait so can the processor be upgraded?

[@claudews529]

@@sIimepain YES! Here's the list of CPU's (and hardware) that it can use. :www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T440p Enjoy

[@sIimepain]

@@claudews529 thanks bro

[@despondentanura6939]

7:09 hurt me personally

[@anharhussain7739]

Chinese (ノT＿T)ノ ＾┻━┻

[@roblayton3190]

Love thiccpads. I have a P50, myself. Having the added heft in the base of the laptop does improve the typing experience because it feels more solid in your lap. I don't get the same stability when typing on an X1 Carbon 6th gen. Build quality is definitely better in the X1C, with keys that are more tactile, springy, and don't wobble like the P50, but P50 has superior weight and travel distance.

[@trip771]

Got a t440p today. Was not expecting it to be this good!

[@Nina-jc3be]

I am shocked at how this thing works so well... WTF

[@humakhan80]

Mine works horribly

[@lilpocketpc]

Watching from my T440s. ^.^

[@dorsey4t]

How do you love you T440s?

[@ThePressurizer]

@@dorsey4t Not the OP, but I'm using a 440s, too, and it's great EXCEPT the screen. The screen sucks, it's glossy has weird ghosting issues.

[@lilpocketpc]

@@dorsey4t I love mine. I am running Linux Mint on it. My Screen does not have any ghosting issues.

[@lizardemperorkorbac4281]

@@ThePressurizer I think the first batch of the T440s had LG panels, which are appearently way worse than the AUO panels most T440s have. Maybe you're unlucky and have an LG panel (or you just got randomly got a bad panel). The FHD IPS on my T440S is fine

[@barbarah-p8661]

I have a T440s and love it. Mine is FHD with the matte screen.

[@theburntcrumpet8371]

I’ve owned a couple of these over a couple of years now. The first one I had, I accidentally snapped one of the latches for the touchpad ribbon, preventing me from connecting one to the main board. I decided to pick up another and found one on eBay for £130! This had an i3 CPU, but the beauty of this laptop is the socketed CPU. Upgraded to an i7 with 16GB RAM, 480GB ssd and a 1080p IPS display for less than £200. If you look at the build quality and specs of a modern laptop at £330 (the most I would have payed the the laptop + upgrades) they don’t come close. I’ve not used a brand new laptop that feels this solid in years. They just don’t make them like this any more. Most of the things you’d want to upgrade are under the bottom cover which takes 2 screws to remove. I’d take a half inch extra thickness for this any day. Its better than having to use a spudger to pop snaps out of place to upgrade your ram, risking affecting the way the case fits together permanently. This hardware plays nicely with linux out of the box too, a massive bonus. I hope in the future lenovo can appreciate why people like these older models and what makes them the “engineers” laptop, and wake up to the fact that its the product which is truly great, not the aesthetic and brand

[@apoth90]

Louis Roussman once showed another benefit of a T440 over later models. Since the T450 the batteries cannot go beyond the back end, because of the hinges that make the laptop thinner. If you take a bigger battery it gives you something to hold the laptop while it's open and that way you can actually work on it while you are on a walk. Also the newer style of hinges seems to break more often, but that might only count for macbooks. Had I known that I can replace the clickpad, I would have gotten a T440. But I'm still happy with my T450s

[@mnemonic6047]

I bought the T440P in 2021 :c

[@recceshoe6911]

I bought a used one off ebay for $90. Upgraded ram, screen, processor and trackpad. It was a fun project and have been using it for a year now. Love this thing. I went with the i7-4710MQ

[@sIimepain]

Wait so the processor on the LENOVO THINKPAD T440P can be upgraded?

[@recceshoe6911]

@@sIimepain yup. Do the research. Typing from a t440p.

[@zkovacs01]

@@sIimepainWait, you haven't watched the video?

[@AlpakaAntifa]

Short answer: Yes, T420-T440 are awesome!!!

[@JS-mn5ro]

T420 vs T430: which one would you choose?

[@ivwoc]

is there a way to make the mouse pad less sensitive ?

[@AlpakaAntifa]

@@JS-mn5ro T430, like the new design keyboard with backlighting more

[@AlpakaAntifa]

@@ivwoc windows setting is your friend

[@AlphieG]

Bought a second-hand 4th gen Thinkpad and using it for a week now. Upgraded the RAM and still no issues. Superfast laptop.

[@VASound7]

2:37 E X T R A T H I C C 👌

[@VeteranJuggernog]

I just bought a T440p for 50USD. Excited!

[@WolfgangsChannel]

woah, nice!

[@gaylord7327]

Where? I was hunting for t440p on ebay and got one three days ago for $50, but I didn't see anything that low 6 days ago.

[@araa5184]

@@gaylord7327 got one for 30 bucks, with broken screen and no SSD. But was planning to change those anyway so was a bargain. Check best offers for cheaper prices

[@gaylord7327]

@@araa5184 nice! If I saw that one I would've snagged

[@xthomas7621]

$50 HOW

[@alexandrosioannidis2147]

I can confirm that this laptop is still very solid in 2019. Bought mine from a small refurbished store about 9 months ago with an i7 4700MQ, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD, 9-cell battery and 1080p screen for 400 euros. Should I wanted to get a new laptop with similar specs I'd probably pay 2-3 times the amount. I'm so happy with my thicc baby ! P.S The touchpad is trash so I suggest using a mouse.

[@dogfacezombie]

thicc baby...

[@thericksterrick]

How would you say the graphics are? How would simulations or games load?

[@Kyle5K]

My first laptop was a Thinkpad 600E, I loved her! Just bought a T440s, I needed a cheap laptop for school.

[@agps4418]

Then i gotta say youve made a really good decision. Beware of firmware problems though

[@horatiumarasescu6187]

Posting this from my T440p with all upgrades: i7-4702MQ, FHD panel, and 3 buttons trackpad. Awesome notebook, best money spent ever. Thanks to your channel, Sebi's channel and this guide octoperf.com/blog/2018/11/07/thinkpad-t440p-buyers-guide/ I've managed to have my own Thinkpad. Started with X200s, then X220, X230 and now T440p.

[@svw1999]

I got X1 Carbon with an i5 5200u for about 300€ on eBay. Honestly, it's the best laptop I've ever had wich 3 years prior cost like 1500+€. The screen is glossy and the colours aren't accurate, but 1440p res, 8gb of ram and solid 4-7 hours of battery life. I only use my notebook when being on the go and therefore I don't need much power and a thick&heavy wouldn't fit in my backpack as well. But if weight and size aren't a problem I'd pick up one as well.

[@albarshini490]

No, only a LibreFreeAssInFreedomBooted 1987 IBM x10 ThnikPad is an acceptable mobile computer.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Wake up, Neo

[@sunnohh]

Aint nothin like nicad batteries ....

[@greasysteve5671]

@@sunnohh my 90s satellite has NiMH batteries

[@ambigjo3900]

I have I5 t440p amazing performance and I can even play games like GTAV and fifa 17 etc. Just upgraded the ram.

[@ollie13239]

me and my daily driver T430 always love to see some thinkpad fans

[@dooshmasta]

“Chinese cartoons” :D

[@Fiskie666]

IS JAPANEEEESE! >:O .. baka

[@dr.s.b.3461]

@@Fiskie666 r/wooooooosh

[@greasysteve5671]

@@dr.s.b.3461 woodshed hard

[@KenNakajima07]

U R being a provocateur...

[@euphoricren9309]

I'm offended tbh

[@rocheuro]

totally agree! these days most! .. yes - most laptops are overpried.. just like new cars.. very poor plastic poor quality. Now I own x230 and T440s ... these are better for example than my Xiaomi Notebook Pro for just 1/3 of the cost! - T440s has better screen (for professional photography) and better cooling.. and performance wise I cannot see much difference in everyday work! (Xiaomi should be in theory 2x faster..) shame I didnt know it before... used IBM Thinkpad t440s was 1/3 of a price of Xiaomi!!! that runs throlling all the time! - I need to totally repaste it and void warranty of course.

[@tadejsadar7033]

I know this for many years now. I am only buying thinkpads.

[@SimonZellox]

I used to have a T500 with 2, maybe 3 hours of battery life max. I used it for school and couldn't really use it all day due to the battery life. It was also super heavy and the screen was awful. The T440 might have a much better screen and maybe better battery life but it's still heavy and new Laptops are honestly better for a lot of things. Fun fact: You only have to go up slightly in price to match the Haswell quad cores and those are at half the TDP and you get a way slimmer machine. Not every new Laptop is a Macbook.

[@wesleyl4283]

I have a 2012 lenovo thinkpad w520. Its a power house. 4 core I7 2.2ghz turboboost to 3.4ghz, 16gb ram, 240gb SSD, 2 gigs VRAM and has the 9 cell battery that lasts for a LONG time. Running Parrot OS and never had a problem. Thinkpad for life!

[@Laup2ten]

OH BOY THIS TITLE OMG U GUYS LOVE IT DEEP

[@Fiskie666]

What do you mean 'deep'? Are you referring to what I think you are referring to? ~//~

[@computerkid1416]

My only complaint about the T440p is its weight. Otherwise it's a great laptop.

[@V8PORS]

I have had a Thinkpad x230 from 2012 running Debian as my daily driver throughout university and beyond, ran me $80 plus a $90 new battery. Sold my 2015 MacBook Pro afterwards, kept the $600 and haven't reconsidered

[@pragueexpat5106]

I used a T440p at work for almost 2 years and it was fantastic, so I bought a used T440s with new battery for $300 and it's just as good, 8GB ram, 240GB SSD, 4th gen i5 cpu etc

[@jason3000tt]

Awesome...am on the lookout for a good unit T440p-T470. where can i get a great unit at a god price?

[@sagahun1495]

Hi,Ive got one with i5, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD in optical mech. WIN10 Pro,90% battery life, brand new Lenovo charger. Thats for 250 EURO.Its fast like soaped lightning.Very nice physical condition. Im fully satisfied:-) Plan to set i7 and also SSD M.2 :-)

[@learningbird9940]

I declare myself with envy! :D Congratulations!

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Thank you :)

[@kogcyc]

Yes, buy (reuse) elderly Thinkpads.

[@wyzo]

2019? Just bought one in 2020!!:))

[@bprose209]

Is it good?? I’m planning on buying one

[@wyzo]

@@bprose209 I love it!! Work horse without much trouble. Depends what you want to do with it....build it as your own ( can get pricy if you are mad like all of us ) or just have a reliable work station ( i5 4200m, SSD and at least 8gb RAM, really cheap ).

[@misterenic]

bought this laptop in 2023 - still good for the price!

[@NainoLoL]

but should i buy one in 2024????

[@CoffeeChaos]

Love my T440p.... got it a couple of years ago for $200, 500GB HD, 8G of Ram... running Win 7. Now 500g SSD, 18G of Ram. I have an Ideapad 720, an X201, X240, and a new T470, but my T440p (running Fedora... or Kali) is my daily driver. :) Combined with a docking station, it is pretty much all I need. The 40A1 Pro dock is compatible with the T440 and the X240, and quite a few others. I got mine for #20 USD off fleaBay.

[@Keyshooter]

Also I totally understand your pain in welding

[@TechnoVault67]

Watching this on my T440s :)

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

It’s December of 2022 and I wanna get one now

[@brahsumatra]

Rocking the ThinkPad T480 from the T410.

[@mylliz8843]

I would love to see x200 project! That laptop looks good. I am still rocking on i7 x230 with coreboot. I actually got excited about coreboot through your videos. I am very grateful for finding that option for BIOS. Thank you and have fun with new laptop.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Thank you for the support :)

[@TeguhJatmiko79]

Yeah sure i will buy it in 2020.. i've already had t420.. it is great.. but after watching your video i think i will buy it.. thanks bro.. great job..

[@elerian9702]

Older ones with old keyboard were really good (T420, X220, X200 Tablet, T510...etc)

[@WolfgangsChannel]

+++

[@dirtychild7873]

Yes, for sure did you know, you can use x220 keyboard for x230, also t420 for t430

[@elerian9702]

@@dirtychild7873 Didn't know they are interchangable, in any case I have X220 Tablet, so I have it, these old lenovo laptops are virtually indestructible and will outlast us all

[@televisionandcheese]

@@elerian9702 They're not FULLY interchangeable , there are small size differences, function keys such as PageUpDown Home Del PrtScn etc are not correct, Тhere is voltage difference with backlit models giving too much voltage and overheating the controller.

[@musikvgen]

excellent! FYI, this has been added to the coreboot supported ones, which makes it a really good option

[@vivashvanbhushan3422]

Got one t440 i7 4600, nvidia gt 730m, 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM for around $350 today🔥

[@vivashvanbhushan3422]

@Mhammad Taleb no refurbished

[@samin8ter]

Found the same one for $250!

[@vivashvanbhushan3422]

@@samin8ter nice bro

[@andriipcreate]

I have e440 with i7 4702mq, nice but not robust as 440p

[@hellsing0999999999]

Please do a tutorial on how to upgrade the trackpad! I've heard a lot of stuff about how messy it is (driver wise). Also, to anyone here dealing with slow 1080p60fps youtube videos or suffering from framedrops, use the h264ify plug-in on chrome or firefox, saddly, the I5 that comes with the t440p is not supported by the newer codec youtube is using (vp9) and does not support propper hardware acceleration.

[@bedwar12494]

solution: use the trackpoint, bozo

[@Talk378]

New lap tops are pretty good for compiling a lot of code, or doing a lot of video production. Sometimes that’s worth more than new ports.

[@GhostSamaritan]

I'm leaning towards the E595 because I need a decent CPU and lots of storage, for music production.

[@joseantoniobarranco7305]

Congratulations, you have a good channel, very useful. I bought a t440p in 2019 (ho-ho-ho).Thank you very much for all the information.

[@JR-uy2nd]

For me that never click on the trackpad, just tap to click the track pad on this pc is a fantastic idea and I love it.

[@cyrecs014]

I love your videos and your humbleness about being afraid of some of the same things of ism I'll buy an t440p soon.. :)

[@0xlayer103]

Ich weiß was ich mir als nächstes kaufen werde.

[@dexter9770]

Wie viel hast du bezahlt und was sind die specs?

[@tomaslopez7690]

if you are still using bspwm i'd love to see a video about you config/workflow

[@petri152]

Wow, you sure spend a lot of time on /g/, anon.

[@recceshoe6911]

@Agnish Roy a place not yet ruined like /pol

[@ddoormatt4834]

There's basically a new one for sale for 120 near me. Should I get it?

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Depends on the specs

[@busyrand]

Thanks for all of the detail and recommendations. I've got a T440p with a deluxe docking station and I'm super happy with it. I'm running Windows 10 [upgraded with the Insiders Program] and am able to power my Software Development tools with WSL2 [Windows Subsystem for Linux 2nd Edition] with Ubuntu LTS. There are videos available on this setup and I plan on making some when I get settled in on how to do so. I'm opting to keep Windows because I prefer much of Adobe software for my photography business, and just don't want to add complexity to my life with multiple OSs. I may switch my T420 with Windows 7 to a Linux Distro though as Windows 7 is no longer supported.

[@weaponizedcheese4065]

Went for a T550 a couple of months ago, really happy with it (except for the display, i gotta change that).

[@bookofdaveandsteve]

Love me a vintage ThinkPad - still have an x220 - but you can get at T480 for increasingly good prices these days

[@DelphinusVyse]

Just picked up a T450 with i5-5300u, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD for $175. The batteries were a bit worn down, but I've replaced the internal and upgraded the external to an 48WH one, now it runs beautifully.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Very nice! How'd you get that deal?

[@DelphinusVyse]

@@WolfgangsChannel Found it on eBay. The exterior case certainly shows signs of wear with some scratches here and there and the finish being worn in the corners, but it was very clean inside and out when it arrived and the SSD still has more than 90% of it's write endurance left (I forget the exact number). Not bad at all in my opinion for a 3-4 year old computer. It even had a clean install of Windows 10 Pro which activated once I connected to the internet, though according to the sticker on the bottom it came with Windows 8, so I guess it was upgraded at some point. I'm planning to buy an m.2 sata SSD next month and put Linux on the second drive.

[@DJTydalOfficial]

Honestly, I might be one of the few people who actually like the trackpad. For my case, it works really well under macOS Monterey.

[@geoffk777]

The trick with using the awful touchpad on the T440 (or X240) is to turn off the trackpad in Synaptics setup. This means that the trackpad now ONLY has functionality as buttons for the trackpoint. If you do this, than it works Ok, and it really isn't much worse than regular trackpoint buttons. However, if you try to leave the trackpad enabled, it just doesn't work at all, and you are constantly selecting wrong things and clicking when you don't intend to. I'd still recommend an xx50 or newer model (xx60, xx70) instead, as the specs are slightly better, they're still almost as cheap, and the dedicated trackpoint buttons are still better than the pad, even just as a button.

[@chikentheduck4107]

I run a x250 with new ips, ssd, wifi card. With Linux and macos.

[@alfarizi.ibrahim]

Chiken The Duck how to install macos on non apple device?

[@faisalfarooq5242]

@@alfarizi.ibrahim hackintosh

[@MisterBadNews]

Watching this from my librebooted, Debian T60 (T7200 upgrade) :)

[@ajopasoij9d00]

Any stability issues?

[@rcfriscoflyer]

Watching on my T 430s which I love.

[@irisgg858]

Same here

[@iwonarabij680]

can it run minecraft java

[@fetconfet]

I own one since 2014 and it was dropped kinda hard, and it still works

[@selfelectrician1340]

Hey, I became unemploy due to Covid19.I m very poor although. Wanna work online but have no Pc or Laptop.i have only 50-100$. can u help me to get a T450s please??

[@RonaldJMacDonald]

Lenovo is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, business solutions, and related services.

[@infiltr80r]

That's why I got the T440s. Sure, it has the U class processor but it's plenty for me. It's a lot thinner and lighter which is important for me as a laptop is meant to be carried around. Hauling it around on many flights, riding scooters and general travel -- T440s is definitely a better choice. Besides, at home I use a small desktop anyway.

[@GamingHelp]

I agree. For mobile stuff, I definitely prefer my 440S. But, nothing beats the power of my 440P build. I tested my video render times and it's 11 times as fast as my T440S. I stuffed a 4910mq in it, but then I had to undervolt it and do a bunch of thermal mods so it would quit catching fire. Then for good measure, I stuffed 3 SSD's in it. Little bugger pulls ~60W from the socket now. :P

[@queseyopa]

I.came here Cuz I buy it for 120€ yesterday and.... wow. Now im in hackintosh part hehe. You have a new.subscriber here man. Congratulations

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

A couple things I'd like to say after owning a T440p for about a year now. Firstly, your old chargers aren't useless because of the plug change. You can get adapters on Amazon for about 3.50 USD each. Secondly, I can't speak for Iris Pro graphics, but I'm quite certain after using it that the GT 730M is about 2-2.5 times as powerful as the HD 4400 graphics on the CPU. Thirdly, I'd advise against getting one at all if you're a heavy user on the go. I was extremely disappointed when my unit arrived and I realized it only supported a single 6 or 9 cell battery, hence ditching support for hot swapping. Other than that, I guess it's okay.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Something worth noting here is that if you want to use a more beefy power adapter (like 130W) you'll need to use the "native" charger since all of the adapters you've mentioned have a resistor built in that only lets 90W through. You can always cut it open with a hobby blade and replace the resistor but I imagine that the majority of people will prefer to just buy a "native" power adapter marc.merlins.org/perso/linux/post_2016-02-29_Hacking-a-thinkpad-slim-tip-adapter-to-output-more-than-90W-_required-to-charge-a-Thinkpad-P70_.html Other than that I agree

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

@@WolfgangsChannel Fair point, I forgot about that particular part.

[@Goennhart]

Gutes Video Wolfgang, danke dir.

[@wendymueller2202]

I have a t440. I love the trackpad much better than the modern one

[@mazunte5930]

5 Years ago ...

[@HealMyTech1]

Sounds awesome. Thank you. I will defoe look at it and consider it for my next series on KZbin.

[@dorusie5]

I got a Dell Lattitude E6440 for a 100 euros with a 250 gb 850 evo, put 16gb in and waiting for the cooling paste to come in so I can replace the i5-4310M it came with with an i7-4700MQ*. Very easy laptop to open, reach the internals, it's rigidly built, and the battery is detachable. Keyboard is really decent for a laptop. I wanted a thinkpad t440p, but it's so memed to this point that I can only find it for 150 to 200 euros here in Holland. * If you have an E6440, beware that the i7-4700MQ might not operate well because it's wattage is way higher, I'm gonna try it out, but don't take my word for it that it won't fry your motherboard / thermal throttle your cpu to death.

[@dorusie5]

Thermal paste came in today, tested the thermals and benchmarked the cpu. With the new thermal paste, it runs even cooler than before (47 normally, 68 during stress test). It's quicker, but not by much, it's mostly having the extra cores that is nice of this upgrade.

[@itsregs9110]

had linux in my t440p converted it to windows 10 because linux was not working and just showing the black screen with the cursor the t440p still runs strong only drawback max ram you can put in it is 16gb but it still runs like a beast

[@beickus]

i prefer my t420 - classic kb, 2kg with battery - coolest laptop

[@adilosafi6400]

lenovo have some crazy quality and durability i have lenovo laptop for 5 years now and it still running like new

[@ivantheagent]

AdiL oSaFi I’ve seen you in my dreams

[@Naeidea]

I got myself a x270 and put a 1080 IPS screen in it with a 512 GB SSD and it's been my daily driver for a while now.

[@jrfigueroa2725]

Im trying to buy t440 right now.

[@rexevan6714]

I see you are a man of culture as well..

[@RackaApps]

I have a HP Probook with the core i7-4702MQ and it's a beast. 4600 single core and 12k multi core on Geekbench. If you want the CPU for cheap there are seller on eBay selling them used. But it sure is expensive compared to other options

[@auttark9815]

Found a t440p with FHD, 8 gb RAM a year ago for €225. 4300M good balance between performance n battery. Inside was a 500 gb 7200 rpm hd its now in an external housing nice. Slided my old plextor 256 gb ssd in. Btw i love the dvd drive. Oh killed win10 and installed Linux Mint! Plan is to use 10 years. PSThanks 4 your vid now i have to find a tracpad and a dock to complete the t440p mission.

[@peterparkerakaspider-manth2977]

You should get the t530 its good And windows 10 supports this laptop better and its fast.

[@mario_9431]

Fuck windows 10, how dare you mention such a dumpster-fire OS on a linux youtube channel

[@kevin34ct]

I used the i7 4910MQ CPU. It works great too. I can play some recent games.

[@markarca6360]

Old Dell Latitude laptops use the Alps touchpad, while HP and other manufacturers use Synaptics touchpads.

[@thet4306]

My Thinkpad T430 that I been using since 2012 that was bought by a company they didn't like it and my friend got a bunch and I loved it so much I got a p cell plus a dock battery a 4c 8t CPU ips 1080p IPS screen upgrade and the best GPU that could come in the Thinkpad the laptop doesn't like how many times it's been taken apart and put back together but it's been being used for 12 years now and I can make it stay up to date for school and gaming on the go to bad the gpu only supports DirectX 11 and is a pain to get games that are DirectX 12 turn on it

[@devdawg22]

It's 2022 I I just bought one that's i7,16ram,1tb ssd with 2 added 250ssds.came with tge 6 cell battery as well as 2 9 cells all for about 200 on ebay

[@RandyRandersonthefamous]

i was just looking for something compact with a mid range cpu that's 'good enough' for any real work. glad I made the right choice. That's a thiccboi. I 100% want something overbuilt that can perform than a thin laptop that overheats. Wish my gaming laptop had better cooling.

[@JmbFountain]

We are still running multiple ones at work, because of how modular and serviceable they are, and I myself work on a T560. (That one has the ventilation on the other side of the control thingy of the docking station). I think you can actually still use external GPUs by taking out the LTE card

[@antonyjr.devlogs5957]

It's not Chinese, It's japanese!

[@ulrichsamosii6058]

running linux Debian and mint on a T460 (got off e-bay) love it

[@jessragan6714]

Good information. Thank you, Irish David Spade.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

B-but I'm not Irish...

[@NervousNick]

Great Buy in 2019!

[@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB]

got two T430 for less than 300 Euros each and I use them to teach coding to my students. They are very robust and quick laptops. Only downside is the crappy sound.

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Yeah, I agree. Those are business laptops and weren't really made for media consumption. You could use a tiny bluetooth speaker instead

[@flapy8868]

I remember when my thinkpad broke my backpack lol that was so insane

[@kasiraki]

Very nice now have to find one

[@VV-wl8gb]

Nice! I did the same thing last year amounting to a T430, 16gb ram, i7-3610qm, 1600x900, 2 docking stations for 300 euro. It's a wonderful machine with a relatively shitty screen but the docking stations solve it for me and 1080p might be too much for me on a 14"

[@WolfgangsChannel]

That's what I thought too at first, but actually you get used to it fairly quickly

[@VV-wl8gb]

@@WolfgangsChannel I checked my T430 for pwm and unsurprisingly it flickers like hell. I was wondering why I feel so strange looking at the screen and attributed it to poor viewing angles, but pwm might be a big part of it. Would you know if this is controlled by the MB or the panel itself? Is there any hope for finding one without pwm on the T430? Thanks!

[@WolfgangsChannel]

Afaik the only way is a third party Full-HD adapter