The T430 has been my daily driver for about 7 years now. I bought it new from Lenovo's website with the i7 3540m, and immediately upgraded to 16GB RAM and a 250GB SSD (later upgraded to a larger SSD when prices came down.) I got the SATA drive bay you showed and stuck the factory standard 360GB HDD in it as backup / movie storage. I agree that this is a great laptop. It's been virtually trouble free for the entire time I've had it. It's suffered through drops and less than careful handling with barely a scratch, and was well worth the hefty price tag when new. Since these were so ubiquitous, I fully suspect I'll be able to milk another 5 useful years out of this thing with parts available for any minimal repairs that are needed. Here are some things I'd like to add, for people considering this laptop: - You have to come to terms with the screen. It's disappointing, considering the overall build quality of the machine. There are very few drop in upgrade options, and they're getting too expensive to be viable. - When you take the keyboard out, be very --- very --- careful with the ribbon cable. It's super fragile. I was able to get a replacement under warranty, but that's no longer an option. - The keyboard came in two flavors: with and without backlight. I've had the pleasure of using both, and while both feel good, the non-backlit option is much more clicky and responsive. If you can make due without a backlight, I'd seek out this option. This model still has the thinklight, which you can use to see the keyboard in the dark either way. - Don't forget that you can dock these as well! Docking this computer allows you to run up to four displays at once (including the built in screen) though you might want to seek out improved heat sinking options if you plan on making this a habit. Make sure you have the higher wattage adapter plugged into your docking station -- the one that comes with the computer won't cut it (this is the same as the W530 adapter.) - The DVD/SATA drive bay also had a battery made for it, allowing you to hot swap the main battery without being plugged in! I've never used this functionality, but it could be useful if you're on a transcontinental flight or something.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Great points! The Ultrabay batteries are pretty darn rare and fetch high prices since no third party companies seemed to make them.

@chatbud

5 жыл бұрын

I have a spare T460 internal battery. Was hoping to stick it into this refurbished T430 that I just acquired.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

I think you're out of luck. Pretty your battery will have no where to go in that machine.

@chatbud

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Subscribed!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

@@chatbud thanks for your support. I hope you enjoy working with and on your T430.

I have a T430 that's been at my side for about 2 years before I finally got myself a new laptop. It's liquid metal cooled, has the extended batter, has a secondary 1TB drive and primary 128gb SSD and runs like a dream. I still use it now and then with me on trips where I don't want to damage my newer, much more expensive laptop. I love the thing to death.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome setup. Thanks for sharing.

I absolutely love the ThinkPad series❤. I have owned many ThinkPads (T61, T420, T450, X220i, W510, X250, X230i). This is the only laptop series I could rely on, never had let me down. Now I have bought T430s. I want to say that I personally think your channel is so much underrated. You deserve so much more subscribers and views. I watch your movies since December of 2019 and they are always full of information and they are fun to watch. Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱😄

@LaptopRetrospective

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words and being a fan through the years. It's people like you that make it fun. As a ThinkPad fan I hope you've enjoyed the interviews as well.

@TehKaiser

Жыл бұрын

The ones with a discrete GPU are time bombs because the heatsink is not enough to cool the area enough. This then causes the hinge metal to break, turning it into a poor desktop replacement. Then the heat makes the chips themselves questionable.

The best notebook ever. I have bought an used one for 200 bucks online, then upgrade with a ssd and 16gb of ram an now this machine os flying! Runs like a new computer. Lenovo make these thinkpad series in a way that you can totally dismount and change parts separately. Marvelous!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a good chunk of them are made to be taken apart.

@Fatimavanilla

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, idk if you’ll reply bc you’re like a year old comment buuut when you upgraded to 16gb of ram could you play Minecraft?

@LaptopRetrospective

3 жыл бұрын

Ram helps but it isn't the only requirement.

Yeah, typing this on a T430. I also bought it in 2018. Used it as my main computer for work for 1.5 years but as I had most of my software licenses to OS X I had to switch to mac as my work computer in 2019. Still use T430. A great computer.

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I have one for work, it is two years past its service life (four years) but it has never let me down. Not replacing it for some plastic HP machine that has basically the same specs. The IT department understand.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Makes sense to me.

It’s almost 2022 and I bought a t430. Seriously this thing is awesome and brings out my inner geek to the max. And the budget of incrementing upgrades is so well put. Taking it apart and tinkering is so addictive. There’s a special charm to these old computers I can’t completely explain.

@LaptopRetrospective

2 жыл бұрын

Very true Josh.

@bag2963

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I agree all of these are brilliant but why nobody's talking about GPUs? like if you can upgrade the laptop to that level, can you add some solid GPU to run engineering apps?

@srancher6574

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when i had a T430 and i loved it so much. The design was great and it was very rugged too. Also that keyboard was a dream to type on. The fact that you can upgrade it is a huge bonus and it's something that you don't see these days on a laptop. Such a great laptop!

I went with a T420 last year, upgraded to an Ssd, plus an msata ssd, and A 3rd ssd in place of optical drive with an ultrabay caddy. Never have had a single issue. Awesome video!

@LaptopRetrospective

6 жыл бұрын

T420 is no slouch to be sure and has that keyboard many prefer.

@ajopasoij9d00

6 жыл бұрын

Wes the only issue with mine is the screen. :( Washed out colors, low resolution...

@ajopasoij9d00

6 жыл бұрын

Also usb 2.0 only

@hawkeye454

6 жыл бұрын

Medeiros I've seen expresscard usb 3.0 cards (2 ports) but I've not tried that yet. As for the screen I don't disagree but mine is okay for my usage. Cheers.

@LaptopRetrospective

6 жыл бұрын

Check the upgrade guide for screen options.

I recently found a T520 with a broken screen in the bottom of a dumpster behind a strip mall. Installed new screen and SSD, works great!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice find. Hope it didn't smell.

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Strange as it may sound, I've lost track how many stories I've heard about ThinkPads being found there...

I got a T430 in 2017 after my previous laptop died and I'm loving mine.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

They're reliable to be sure.

Thanks for this man! Music to my ears! I do have my own T430 currently at i5-3320M and 8 GB RAM and be upgrading soonest! Loving and enjoying this beast so far and he's my bestest work bud! All the best to your channel!

@LaptopRetrospective

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the well wishes! Good luck on your upgrades.

@guru9189

2 ай бұрын

Bro ... Did you upgraded your laptop ?. I have Thinkpad T430i so i need that i5 3320M processor

@glenedwardcunanan

2 ай бұрын

@@guru9189 not yet. didn't proceed to upgrading.

I've been running a T430 (i7-3520M, 16GB DDR3, 1TB SSD, X1 Carbon LCD mod, 9 cell battery, Ubuntu 16.04) for almost 6 years, and have found it to be the best all-around laptop I've ever owned. I might be one of the few longtime Thinkpad fans who prefer the new (at the time of the T430) chicklet keyboard. The original 1600x900 LCD was atrocious regarding color and contrast as were most laptop displays from that era, and as I do a lot of late night reading in dark rooms, the X1 Carbon display swap added immense value for me. With a fresh 9 cell battery, it can get 8 hours under moderate to low load. It is also extremely durable, relatively speaking, showing only scratches and finish wear and tear after all this time. My only reasons for upgrading in the near future (likely to the X1 Extreme), are a physically larger display, not needing a heat shield for my leg when the laptop is under heavy load, and weight. Better wifi performance, NVMe storage, and a trackpad which supports advanced multi-touch gestures will be a nice bonus. I'd highly recommend this laptop to anyone who might be in the market for such a device.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Well said and thanks for sharing your configuration.

@DaviLu

5 жыл бұрын

What's that heatshield thing?

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Which?

@DaviLu

5 жыл бұрын

he said that he doesnt need the T430 heatshield which is... for protecting your legs from the heat? Because I have the T430 and if you get it heated up, I'd say my legs aren't protected :D

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Ah gotcha.

I bought this beast on july 2012, and it still running well. I maxed out the ram, swaped the cpu with 3632qm.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very nice setup.

T430 is my daily driver I am really happy with it especially after preforming these upgrades for the first time.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff. What was your favourite upgrade?

@rcfriscoflyer

5 жыл бұрын

Ssd and ram it’s crazy fast now I was happy with the existing processor changing it seemed like a hassle.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Many find the SSD the most significant upgrade with these units. So I'm not surprised by that assessment.

The T430 is the school laptop I'm currently using, I actually love the keyboard and how durable it is. (dropped once)

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad to hear there are fans of the newer keyboard too, I don't actually mind it.

@bassam_salim

5 жыл бұрын

I looked over one of these, but it has 4GB Ram and 320HDD and core i5 third gen, is that an old one? The owner asked 185$

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Oldish, but still a great platform. Especially for tinkering.

@quirble

5 жыл бұрын

The 3rd gen of Intel i series is still very capable for gaming and other functions, and you can upgrade to a quadcore i7 if the i5 dualcore fails you.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely plusses.

Watching this on my T430...still rocking with no issues all these years.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 ай бұрын

Awesome!

Just sold my T420 ThinkPad. Had it for 4 years and installed an SSD. It never let me down, was fast and did what I wanted it to do. Was using 8.1 Windows. Love Lenovo

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

What did you replace it with?

Just picked a T430 and the dock today. Really happy with the unit. Its such a TANK and feels so premium. -Cheers

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@wesvill7565

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Hi L.R. question on batteries for the T430, do you use OEM or 3rd party? I'm thinking of purchasing an OEM from Lenovo because I don't want to mess around with the BIOS. Do you use 3rd party batteries? If so have you had problems and had to modify the BIOS? What brands of 3rd party do you recommend from eBay /Amazon?

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Lenovo batteries tend to be the highest capacity, but expensive and sometimes hard to find. No BIOS modding was needed for these, not sure what kind of batteries are being rejected. My biggest advice is but reputable and read carefully that the capacity you buy is what you get.

@wesvill7565

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective thanks for the advice.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome.

On one right now, bought it in 2017 for about $150 refurbished, to have something to use while travelling when I'm not at my desktop. It's a very nice laptop IMO.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

To be sure, what battery do you have?

I had that same computer for almost 4 years, is THE BEST for hard work! I changed for a T470!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

How is the newer one?

i got a thinkpad t400 since 5 years ago and i am more than happy with it ,it is made like a tank and since then i got no problems with it

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Great units for long term use.

I've got an X250 that I love to death, and an X61T sitting around while I fight to make it think it's a Chromebook. If my job ever gets around to selling off the stack of old ThinkPads in the back closet, I may find myself in possession of a T420 and/or a T430. Basically, I'm hooked. ...although I do slightly prefer the Latitude line for the first two generations of Core i architecture. You'll never convince me that there is a laptop out there more beautiful than an E6420.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, fair enough. ThinkPads are many things but beautiful is not often a word you hear with them.

Hi Boss, your video is awesome, I do have my old lenovo x220 recently upgraded last year to a 256SSD with 16GB ram, now im planning for a MSATA and FULL HD Display(if I can find one in my country), what is more interesting here is reading all the comments one by one and seeing how other users mod their laptops. Good job on the author of the video and all the users here who has modified their laptops, now I know what to find for future buys. I Susbscribe now to your channel, Thumbs up.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers man, I'm glad you recognize the talent we have in the comments. Glad to have your support.

I didn't understand too many words, but the pictures explained perfectly, why I love this notebook so much and use it since over 10 years. In this notebook I can insert an update of my last 1:1-HD-copy - and it works in between 5 minutes including handling time.

@LaptopRetrospective

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video!

Very good review and assessment, informative. And you are not annoying or overly snarky in your delivery. sound trustworthy too. good job.

@LaptopRetrospective

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mario, I try to be the real deal.

@mkn.567

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Do you have any more for sale

@LaptopRetrospective

3 жыл бұрын

I don't sell them, sorry.

Got the t420 with SSD. Works perfect and fast for Browsing, Office, GIMP and smooth programming. Best decision to buy it used for 200€ 6 months ago.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds solid to me alright.

My friend inspired me to get a T430 and I love it, though it's not as durable as I expected it to be. Hinges and bowed lids seem to be a high failure point for these machines I've noticed and mine came with the lid ruined, ruining the hinges shortly afterwards and broke a few tabs on the bezel. My ultrabay got destroyed by the laptop's weight, the laptop was sitting in my bag at an angle and the weight of the laptop pushing down on the ultrabay managed to break the locking tap piece. On the flip side, the machine performs well and after a thermal paste change it stays damn cool and quitet at idle and even under small loads. Keyboard feels great too despite what most ThinkPad enthusiasts say. Absolutely love the servicebility and the price. Lovely machines.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like yours might have had a tough life before you got it. Thankfully parts are easy to come by.

@strawloki7133

5 жыл бұрын

Laptop Retrospective I believe it got scarred during shipping, the keyboard had very little wear and there's no dings or signs of wear anywhere

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Could have been an old demo unit or perhaps saw previous service repairs.

Just bought a x230 tablet can't wait to get it up and running

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Woot! Let me know how that goes.

Needed this video. Thanks for making this.👍

@LaptopRetrospective

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad to help.

I like my T430. It's running less demanding stuff and I can sit at it for hours. The keyboard (like in this video with back light) was what made me buy it and I enjoy the whole thing with a few upgrades last year.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very nice. What's your workload like with it?

Just bought two T430s Thinkpads for $100 each! i5-3320M, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD. Using one of them now as my daily driver, replacing the Macbook Air 13 from 2013, I bought new. I plan to upgrade the chip & RAM in the next month & put a SSD in the optical drive bay. Came with Windows 10 but on my daily driver, I replaced it with a distro of Linux. It's an amazing machine!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

@Nietingebruik-fc5jy

5 жыл бұрын

wow nice, where did you get them? I just saw them as refurbished laps on a dutch site, for 300euros. Kinda way to much i guess. Its the t430s i5, 8gb and 180 ssd.

Great video. I did buy a 410 3 years ago and installed Lubuntu. Works great. Now you have me interested in the 430.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

It has some trade offs from the older models but is still a contender.

@robkam643400

5 жыл бұрын

Due to the better power efficiency and Intel graphics capability, it is significantly faster. With an SSD and a new battery, it's on par with brand new laptops.

The T430 is still my daily driver I'm actually getting ready to replace the palm rest. I have a new Latitude laptop and I still find myself using my ThinkPad.

@LaptopRetrospective

3 жыл бұрын

They are special aren't they?

I used a T430 for a long time before switching to its cousin, the X230. :)

@LaptopRetrospective

6 жыл бұрын

Great choices all around.

@tubeMonger

6 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about that too :)

That is funny because Im watching a thinkpad t430 video on a thinkpad t430

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

That's so meta. How is it?

@tylerc5085

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Runs like a champ. All my school work, music production, small gaming, with only BIOS settings changed to go from a balanced power/battery to full power of course being plugged in. Shes loud to be honest. Overall very good

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@maxstevens9643

5 жыл бұрын

Same, but on a T430s.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Padception.

Picked up my T430 about a year ago for $220. Added 16gb of ram and a 500gb SSD. Super solid machine!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Lots of RAM to go around.

@jefferymillerjr8572

5 жыл бұрын

If i add 500gb ssd do i have to reinstall windows ?

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Depends if you replace the original drive or not. If so, then yes, you'll either need to clone the original drive or reinstall.

@dskribe9598

5 жыл бұрын

@@jefferymillerjr8572 Since the laptops tend to come with smaller SSD's, you can easily upgrade to a bigger drive using Acronis or another migration tool.

@jefferymillerjr8572

5 жыл бұрын

@@dskribe9598 what you be the difference and would I have to reinstall windows?

I topped up my T430 with 16 GB of ram, Msata SSD, an i7 3720QM (didn't need so much horse power more than threads) and this machine is still a beast that can pull off quite a load of work. I couldn't find a better heatsink, but decided to use better thermal paste, and lower the CPU performance in power management to avoid turboboost (gets near the 100°c quite often that way). I can produce on protools and with a lot of stuff going on, from plugins to virtual instruments, a firewire interface with an xpresscard expansion. This machine is a dream. The only disadvantage, is that doesn't come with thunderbolt, no even the first generation. If an expresscard adaptor coud give us that, it would be amazing and make this laptop even more futureproof.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Thunderbolt via ExpressCard would be something to see...

@EscanthonX

5 жыл бұрын

You might be surprised to know that the Express card slot on the t430 has a whopping two pcie data lanes! I used a GTX 780 with mine for a while and it worked great, only lost about 15% performance compared to stock 780's thanks to Nvidias amazing pcie compression on laptops

Wow! Great video. Thanks to you my friend now I have the reason to buy a T430. So I subscribed to your channel :)

@LaptopRetrospective

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

@glenedwardcunanan

3 жыл бұрын

YES! You won't go wrong with it!

Still love this product T430 that I'm using right now Can't Sell this Laptop for other laptop out there Love my Laptop

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

It's a nice unit. No doubt.

@iiTzGwa

5 жыл бұрын

Laptop Retrospective Yeah Still using this

I am still using a T530 as a main computer. This thing never gets old. I cloned the HDD to 1Tb SSD, and use the old HDD in the DVD Bay for storage. 16gb RAM. It is as fast as new machines. With I7. Screen is HD+ with an awesome resolution and format, not glossy. Replaced the keyboard as the fire ants chew the original... Sticky and yummy. I still don't feel the need for a new one.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice. The fire ants sound like an interesting story...

@marcusdumitru

5 жыл бұрын

+Laptop Retrospective yes. Red, tiny but painful ants. I use the laptop deep in the jungle, in very humid environment. In a certain moment I realized that some keys were not responding anymore. I took it out, checked it, cleaned it. It was full of crumbs, sticky, dusty. Only then I realized those ants really liked to chew on the silicone taps under the keys, and eat the contacts. After a week, they did the same to my wife's ThinkPad. I had to smoke the ants out of the house and replace both keyboards.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Now that's a real story of some serious use.

Love mine. Travels well in a checked bag and still works fast Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Excel. - i7 3612QM -16 GB RAM - 500 GB SSD Favorite part is the keyboard light! I'll be sad when it becomes obsolete.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Obsolete is more the use case of the user.

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

if it's speced out the way that it's listed above then you should get good performance so long as the project isn't super complex or is using incredibly high resolution video.

I love Thinkpads. Wife has T500. We upgraded memory from 8 to 16gb and installed a 500gb SSD. It is running Linux Mint and is very fast. My Thinkpad is a W520, 32gb, 500gb SSD w/Mint, I put a 2tb HDD in the DVD bay, and use it for video editing. It is my 5th Thinkpad ... a bit bulky but just run flawlessly. So sturdy you can leave them to your grandchildren.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah, pretty much. I've read as lot of comments on how they get handed down.

@grabol1982

5 жыл бұрын

☺

I used to use the T430s, I used it for around 4 years, when the screen was really starting to bother me. I had the one with core i5-3320m and Nvidia NVS 5200m. I used to overclock it, and found that removing they keyboard while the fan was at full blast helped it move more air. The vent on the back never blew out any air, dont know why, but that one vent blew out lots of air. I switched to a T480s now. The screen is a night and day difference.

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

I can imagine a huge difference in screen quality for sure!

This is one of my all time favourite post-IBM ThinkPads. I use one as my daily laptop for the last 3 years or so with 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Windows 8.1 Pro and hardly any complaints yet. My biggest issue with Lenovo is the lackluster screen resolutions but that can be easily replaced later.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear you've gotten so much life it if it so far.

@kathrynradonich3982

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a great little machine that’s for sure. The best post-IBM ThinkPad imo (now I haven’t had anything past the x40 series) is the T400. The C2D is getting to be unusable now but as a general purpose word processing, email, web browsing machine it is still amazing and my son and husband haven’t had a complaint about it.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I'm just rendering another ThinkPad video I've had on the back burner. Hope you enjoy it.

Just picked up a refurbed T430s from ebay for $250 with 6 months warranty. This is going to be my 3rd laptop and the only one that will hopefully be functional for some time to come! My old 13 year old toshiba Portege can't perform in today's world. Acer Aspire decided to call quits. And the current "laptop" I'm typing from has a broken hinge and keyboard. I love the fact that you can repair almost every part of this laptop as highlighted in your video. Hopefully, this bad boy will hold up for a couple more years for uni/travel purposes!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

It should be able to, hope you enjoy it!

Bought mine 3 years ago for £349 U.K. used. It's still running just fine with original 8GB RAM and 240GB SSD. The built-in display is not up to much but I do all my Photoshop editing and watch huge amounts of KZread - all on a 24-inch Dell Ultrasharp permanently connected to the Mini Display Port. The USB 3 ports are great for USB3 Western Digital MyPassport external drives. Who needs expensive Macs?

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely sounds like a solid setup to me. Especially that monitor.

@Cotictimmy

5 жыл бұрын

Laptop Retrospective - You sound like a chap who knows his stuff. I'll coming back to you for reccommendations when I want to get my next Laptop. This one is good for now. My brother upgraded his Dell to a T450S with more RAM and the top of the range touch screen after seeing how reliable my T430 has been.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers, always glad to have a viewer benefit the content.

I have a T430 since late 2016. I upgraded to an i7-3540M and 16GB of DDR3-1600 RAM. I honestly really recommend it to pretty much anyone. Reliable, (in my opinion) nice, and can be really snappy.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like quite the power house. You rocking a 9 cell or 6? What kind of life do you get?

@lucha0075db

5 жыл бұрын

Hello, I was thinking of doing the same as you but with a i7-3610QM. which is better?

@winMANhun

5 жыл бұрын

Laptop Retrospective Sadly, I have just a 6 cell battery. But it's till pretty much new, so it does the job just fine. While I edit documents, and browse the web, I get around ~4 hours of battery life.

@winMANhun

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Brown Well... It's not an easy questin... A 3610QM is way faster than my 3540M, BUT the TDP of that quad core is 45W. All of the "official" CPUs, wich were installed in this motherboard are not using more than 35 watts of power. Using a more power-hungry CPU is problematic, because it's generating more heat (and the heatsink is only designed to handle 35W CPUs), and also the circuitry on the board isn't designed to andle this much power. I've heard about several T430s that they are able to run stable with a quad core CPU, but I personally do not recommend it.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very nice for an older power house.

i have t400,i am writing and watching your video on it right now,and it works just fine.i bought 3 of them for 100$...one MB is dead,other one ihave sold for 150$ and the third is this one....so....thank you Lenovo for real quality laptops that made me earn money and have one for free

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very cool story.

I have exactly the same ThinkPad and I bought it in 2018. ;)

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Hope it was a good deal.

@ping01ping66

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Yeah it was, I am satisfied with it.

@michelleparker336

5 жыл бұрын

@@ping01ping66 I just received mine yesterday I paid $200 for it .

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Welcome to the club. 😎

@SergeyPRKL

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah i got mine 2 weeks ago (october 2018) and i love it. Had to choose between newer models also, and yet still i got this one. Didn't pay anything for it, but at our store it goes out for 200EUR with 12 month guarantee

my love with t430 is not going to end , according to my company policy my laptop has been expired a long time back and they are giving t480 these days to new comers. I.T has sent me many reminders to replace it but still i want this and not responding to them. In 5 years i have replaced batteries 3 times and screen one time. :P

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of like, that's for sure.

Still using mine, upgraded to a 3x3 5 GHz wifi card, i7-3632qm, and 16 GB of RAM with an SSD. I recently also discovered that the exact FRU number for the keyboard can make a pretty significant difference. There are 3 manufacturers for this laptop's keyboard going by the FRU BOM list - LiteOn, Chicony, and Sunrex. You want the LiteOn if you can live without the keyboard backlight (they do not manufacture a backlit part). I had the Chicony backlit one but the keys constantly looked smudged. This does not happen on the LiteOn part (FRU 04X1277) as the keycaps are nicely textured, and the tactility of the rubber domes themselves are improved over the slightly mushy Chicony. From what I have read, flat out avoid the Sunrex parts.

@LaptopRetrospective

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it isn't as well know as it should be that there are several keyboard manufacturers and they have different materials and some different switch mechanisms. One model has five different versions.

@johnjohnston1086

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there I see you changed the CPU. I've got i5 did you see a significant difference when upgrading. I'm trying to do the same but very much out my depth with the lingo.

@metal571

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnjohnston1086 since modern applications commonly take advantage of more than 4 logical cores, yes. The 3632qm is as high as you can go without blowing the TDP rating of the heatsink, to my knowledge. You will gain total performance by having 4 physical, 8 logical cores, but the performance of each core will be slightly less. Overall it is a gain in most workloads in my experience. I needed it because I write software for a living and compiling code to executable format is heavily multithreaded.

@johnjohnston1086

2 жыл бұрын

@@metal571 ok thanks for reply. I'm running bot traffic through software but just wanting to speed tasks up get done more in day.

Great vid I was thinking about getting this for my budget

@LaptopRetrospective

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. They're great project machines.

Wow ... excellent information, thank you.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of service!

Are bios required when replacing parts like the ram, cpu, ssd, or the WiFi card?

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Any part that isn't in the Whitelist of the BIOS will require some tweaks. RAM, CPU and SSD should be drop in so long as the motherboard supports them. WiFi cards need to be on the approved list or you need to modify the BIOS.

I enjoyed your video, I purchased one for $25.00 and upon examination I wondered what the socket next to the 2 USB connection was and I didn't make out what you said about it, all I got was " .......display connection", but beyond that your review was excellent, Thank you very much.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Must be the display port? Glad you enjoyed it!

@mikebeaulieu9485

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Indeed, it is, I looked it up online, just ordered an adapter cable from Prime Cables.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Right on! Hope everything works out and you enjoy it for years to come.

Thank you for this video. I just bought one.

@LaptopRetrospective

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I hope you found it useful.

I got an SSD on the DVD bay however I want to swap it with the HDD since I heard it will be even faster there. You said those 2 loose cables at the back inside next to the RAM are for the SSD. How does that work? I thought I would put the SSD under the USB sockets where the HDD is. 🤔🤔

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

If I remember right, the mSATA slot is next to RAM. It's capped at SATA 2 speeds. The Ultrabay I "think" is 3GB/s. A quick search didn't get me a conclusive answer. When in doubt, put the SSD in the main drive bay.

I'm getting this ThinkPad in my birthday and to be honest, I've been having these dreams where I get the ThinkPad. Good Video tho!

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you enjoy it.

@grape2743

4 жыл бұрын

You getting the nvs or the intel? Its pretty good regardless (coming from the guy who uses a 2007 macbook pro)

@mandanda

4 жыл бұрын

How much ?

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Cost will vary from region to region.

This is probably my laptop of choice, I need to replace my current laptop and I was really attracted to the thinkpad style and the moddability of this thing. It's also on Amazon with 8gb for like 200 usd. I know I could probably get it cheaper on ebay, but I'd like something decent over a complete project build. Since I don't game as much as I used to, it can run AoE 2, Rome, Fable, and some other classics which is all I need nowadays (and Rimworld!). Also your advice on the pi is grand, but I think most people should get one! The zero, the one I have, is a fantastic little machine and it was like 10 bucks or something.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Lots of options out there.

@tomshott3513

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, do you know if this laptop could run football manager 2020? That's all I'd really want to play plus the ones you mentioned!

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

System requirements for it are fairly low so you can probably manage. Not sure how well since I've never played it.

Thanks! - I for one am hooked on the T410s. Fantastic, except of run-time on battery. I have a bunch of cheap docks, in these days available from USD 10 onwards. So I can carry my 3 T410s around, have the manuals, some spare parts. And blow out the fan with compressed air from time to time. Just to think that you have a 10-year-old machine that easily compares with a 'modern' one - with the exception of gaming, of course. But I'm not a gamer, just some 1,8-inch SSDs thrown in, 8 GB of RAM, and all running *buntu with double-boot to some Windows on disks on the bays, swappable easily with DVD-RW.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Very versatile.

I'm watching this on a T430 that I've done a few upgrades to so far: - Brought the RAM to 12GB with the sticks I had on hand - Swapped the original chicklet KB for a backlit one What I hope to do next is swap out the LCD, change the 2nd 4GB stick to an 8GB, get a SATA drive bay for a 2nd SSD. I'll still keep the DVD burner to swap out on the fly. I'm good w/ the i7 3520M that's in it currently, don't need the Quad Core. I enjoy your content, especially on the AMAZING ThinkPads! Thanks for sharing!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update Ryan on your upgrade history. Eager to hear how your LCD panel work goes.

These are great. I've compared it to a much newer T450 and it is similar CPU performance despite being older. Graphics performance on the T450 is only slightly better and you get no optical drive, no LED light, etc.. It's better than most new $500 laptops from the big box stores.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Most big box stores that still sell laptops around here don't offer much at all.

I've a T430 and a L570 (offered by my job), but, despite the T430 be old, I prefer the T model because it's more comfortable, robust and expandable

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

Hello, Thanks for the nice video. I just bought a T430 for my nephew and my question is: Do you think it's possible to mount a Bluetooth device in this machine & could you please tell me how? Thank you once again.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, two options, which is best will be your call: 1) Bluetooth Daughter Card 60Y3305 60Y3303 installation under the palm rest. Not the worst to do, but not the easiest. Cost is about $10 but may require another ribbon cable and such. Check the manual posted in the description of the video on the work involved. 2) USB BT Dongle. $12 and can be moved to different machines as needed. No hardware to install.

Picked a T430. Looking at upgrading the wireless performance to an AC card. But I do not have the skill set and knowledge base to perform the bios mod for these, yet. Thinking about trying a mini pcie > USB 3.0 adapter with a TP-link AC1300 USB 3.0 WiFi adapter inside the chassis instead of external plug in. Any thoughts on if it could work ?

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Haven't a clue. Not sure if you'd have the space inside the machine. You can get Lenovo approved cards that are faster and will work. Check the maintenance manual for the FRU of the approved cards and then search eBay.

I have gotten myself the T430 with the i5 but with the Nvidia Nvs 5400m upgraded to 16gb 9cl ram, light up keyboard, upgraded to the i7 3740qm, SSD 850evo m.2 converted cady in a standard HDD slot and 450mbs dual-band wifi 3 antenna. plays Arma 3 at low to med settings and that says something for that game

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, any laptop that can handle Arma and not turn into a cooking surface is an achievement.

This video got me so far as to purchase a T430 off of eBay, I just hope the battery is OK! I7 3520m, 8gb of ram, and an 225 GB ssd :)

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Not bad, glad you found it helpful! A new battery won't break the bank and having a spare never hurts.

@Pownurvids

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective I might consider that! I just found out the charger I got from amazon is rated at 90W, but it was listed at 65W, so I'll have to deal with that hassle first! Thanks for the video!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Common mistake often made by sellers as they look very similar. Hope you get it sorted out.

I also had my Thinkpad T430 from 2022, still has it, it's a beast and with every optimization i did, it came out SOO GOOD! Sadly, it died on 11th july 2024 because it wasnt starting like i press the power button but it's fan spins to the max for one second and then it shuts off with no signs of display or life, i targeted my RAM because I have 8gb (2 stick 4gb each) of ram and one stick may have died BUT the processor wont even clock it too! So i went to a repair shop and the repair guy replaced my i5 3320M with i7 so it started good! But as i am a gamer especially Minecraft, so the money i can spend on it, i can just get a w540 with even a nvidia card! So yeah i loved my beastpad but salute to it. I'll sell it to the market for good price then add some more money to get the W540.

@LaptopRetrospective

8 күн бұрын

It's a strange day when a ThinkPad is finally replaced.

Hi. I'm using the same unit. Some of the keys stuck up. Tried googling for what to do's but can't fix it right. I'm a tech noob and I need help please.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, just replace the keyboard. It's not that expensive and is very easy to do.

Totally agree even in 2019

@MikoErrante

4 жыл бұрын

i got my t430 last week, im fascinated with this laptop, works very good on graphic design projects

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Tell us more! Many people ask if it's a good machine for that work and first hand knowledge is always best.

@emnstatv6772

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikoErrante can I run Adobe premiere on Lenovo t430?

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

It will run, your limitations will come in the complexity of the projects you wish to create.

@emnstatv6772

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective i want to create a 2d cartoons and also can i rin Adobe Character animator? Thanks for the reply.

Ah, the 30 series. The last real ThinkPads. I've decked the whole office out in these, they've become the standard (though I now go for the t430s, the slim, lighter version). Last ThinkPad to have LEDs, touchpad buttons, and to be actually built like a ThinkPad. After that, it was all jet-setting executive MacBook-derived garbage. :( 3:43 I frikin died when the video cut away without mentioning the 2nd stick is under the keyboard, 2 screws away from where you were.

@andreiflorin6025

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the info, I might buy a t430 or t530 sometime when I'm on my own money because I'm a sucker for vintage :D

This has been my best laptop for what it is.

@LaptopRetrospective

Жыл бұрын

The T430 is well loved.

Hi, thanks for this video! Do you think this laptop could run football manager 2020 on decent settings? I'd like to play that and some other older games without breaking the bank and this looks like it could be a decent option.

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

As with all software, you want to check your system requirements of the software you plan on running. Keep in mind that there is an Nvidia GPU option as well so it depends on the version you are looking to buy/already have.

This Laptop isn't that old.. I still use this Notebook, have two hard drives in it and upgraded the WiFi chip two times during the last four years. Definitely very decent ThinkPad and after so many years of every day use, the battery is still in excellent condition.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it's going strong.

@EscanthonX

5 жыл бұрын

What really helps the t430 is its M-series CPU, with significantly higher clocks it competes well with U-series chips up to 5th gen. The integrated graphics aren't the quickest but it won't drop frames on 1080p HTML video, plus they support directx11. Take the price into consideration and this little monster is an all around great buy.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

I have both W520 and T430 and prefer the keyboard on T430. Both are great though.

Heavy user of T400 in 2018. Thinkpad rocks!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! What do you use it for?

@cytconsultingengineers9644

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Purchased in Mar 2009, still using it for engineering finite element analysis.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Always interested to hear how these machines are used.

I am looking at used thinkpads t4xx series. How are the temperatures? And do they work loud? I would prefer as silent as possible.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

ThinkPads are working machines. They aren't going to be the coolest under heavy load, bout 70C but they lift. Fans can get loud, but you'll never need to worry about overheating.

Hey! So I bought this laptop a month ago. So far I am very pleased with it. My only issue is the fan noise. Do you have any suggestions on how I can reduce the noise?

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Check your thermals. Your fan shouldn't be running that loud. If the temperature is fine, your fan ball bearings might be worn out.

@Laura-lg1tb

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective how can I check my temperature?

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

@@Laura-lg1tb SpeedFan does a good job.

@johng7212

Жыл бұрын

How did you solve the fan issue? As far as I understand, it just needs to be replaced with another Delta fan

Can it run newer updates of windows?

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Yes.

My T430 was with me for 10 years now. I just bought a T530 and swapped all upgrades to that machine: CPU, RAM mSata, main SSD, caddy SSD, battery, snap on battery and it's ready to serve me another 10 years. Worth every penny

@LaptopRetrospective

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome John! What do you use it for?

@YesthisisCharlie

Жыл бұрын

@LaptopRetrospective my main office work machine Most word, excel ... some light programming with pycharm. OTT like viber, WhatsApp, zoom, msTeam. The T430 I reassigned it as linux environment now. As for entertainment I?have anothe T470

@LaptopRetrospective

Жыл бұрын

Nice fleet of machines.

Hey Im trying to get one maybe. Was looking into it. Saw some refurbished ones, but just with the i5, and 8gb, 180gb ssd. Still a good buy for 200euro (found other site)?, and for normal use? ANd maybe some old games, or the football manager game. And which is better between this one and the other t430s? Just know its lighter n stuff, but is there more difference? Id like to hear from you, thanks...

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

There are a few other differences. www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/7sexrp/what_are_the_differences_between_t430_vs_t430s/?

i bought lenovo t430s 4 months ago, secondhand, and i tell you what, this is the best decision I've ever made, the price only $280 with 320gb hdd, i7 3rd gen, 4gb ram, backlit keyboard holyshit this machine is insane. i install win 10 in it and it works just well. i really recommend to buy this laptop, its cheap nowadays and can do almost everything.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

For many, it's all the computer they need. Might not be power efficient but it gets the job done.

@muhaY-vb5vp

5 жыл бұрын

Laptop Retrospective I use it for designing program such photoshop, Rhino3D even Keyshot for rendering that use all 100% cpu usage, its a bit hot even after i replaced the thermal paste but still can do all those things flawlessly.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they have a reputation for running hot.

Got mine off Craigslist for $60 in 2016. I still love it. I was really tickled at the backlight keyboard.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice catch at $60.

Does anyone know is it possible to replace bottom cover of t430 without removing the screen and whole chasis? As i got another i7 t430 today but bottom cover is broken on the corner.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Check the maintenance manual.

Would you recommend the lenovo L420 for basic programes like magix audio ? I know the L series is the entry level to thinkpads

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't had the chance to mess with the L series yet.

nobody ever mentions the docking station you can get for this. must have in my book.

@LaptopRetrospective

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, super handy. Home office or media centre.

@glenedwardcunanan

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, can you give more details to which docking station is it? Would love to have one for my beast!

The T430 is one of the latest real ThinkPads which allows you to do some heavily modding, thanks to community which were interested and involved in that process. (Like some old days with T61 modding) For mine stock T430 with i5-2520m I did next list of modding: 1. CPU swap -> i7-3632qm 2. Heatsink swap, to NVidia model, with extra heatpipe (my T430 doesn't have NVidia card, so extra pipe help alot in cooling) 3. Memory upgrade -> HyperX 2133Mhz DDR3L 16GB 4. Classic keyboard upgrade 5. Screen upgrade to IPS WQHD (the hardest part) 6. SSD for main SATA slot, HDD replaced the optical drive, and some m2 sata SSD... ...and what I got after all of that? I'v got an extremely fast machine for my software developing purposes with amazing IPS display and amazing keyboard. The only one drawback in T430 series is that main SATA slot located very close up to palmrest, it's mean that after heavily laptop usage it causes left side of palmrest be more hot in comparsion with right side. Swapping HDD to SSD decreases heating, but not removes it completelly...Anyway, this is a great machine.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent upgrade list!

@robkam643400

5 жыл бұрын

T440p and W540P have some serious upgradability too.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

For sure!

@bassam_salim

5 жыл бұрын

What about its battery, I'm going to buy one so I will be happy to know that it has a good battery.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Battery if used will probably need to be replaced. I suggest a 9 cell.

Please forgive me for bringing up my newly acquired T410s my first Think Pad, I bought it on a whim and can’t tell you how happy I am with it, it is fast and runs like a striped assed ape after increasing the ram, and adding two SSD’s one in the dvd bay. Modifying one makes you feel like Superman, especially when it works well, and when you are working on something with some body and they go. “Goddam this machine is fast”. It makes me smile. Cheers All

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story. If you have pictures, feel free to tag me on Twitter.

Hi, can you please tell me which specific brand of RAM sticks you used? Because I've read somewhere about sticks not running in dual channels due to compatibility issue

@LaptopRetrospective

3 жыл бұрын

This model in the video has long since left. But the type normally found in it is PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3.

I am still using a T440s FullHD Screen with i5 4300u, 512GB SSD, 12GB Ram. I editing and rendering video on trips and i dont have any problem's with that. 2 battery they allow me for 6 hours job. I'm must replace only TouchPad from T450 becouse this on T440s is really crappy.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice, glad to hear you have the HD screen.

@votius4167

5 жыл бұрын

FullHD* :D

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Quite right.

@votius4167

5 жыл бұрын

for me this FullHD is really ok, i dont have any problems with that. On windows 10 i use 100% scalling not 125 or 150

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

True. Replacing the panel is a solution, but better still is a purpose built display.

Upgraded chip would cost far more than what I paid for the T430.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

If you're referring to the CPU then yes, depending on availability that can be the case.

I bought 3 last year in a lot for $175, no batteries or drives but with 8GB in each one. Wonderful machines for playing around with different Linux distros.

@LaptopRetrospective

2 ай бұрын

Excellent use!

I hope i find some good use for the ExpressCard slot one day. Might 3d print something..like a tool tray, small screwdriver or something.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

eGPU or more USB 3 slots are options too.

Got my T430 year ago for about £300 with 8GB ram and 240GB SSD and it's my main work laptop now.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Nice, I'd feel cramped on a drive that size, but nothing to mock either.

Get T420, it is the last _real_ thinkpad with blue enter key! without blue enter key might as well get any other laptop.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Lol. Might be more to it than the colour of a key, but I understand what you're saying.

I’m an electrical engineer and I use a w530 for cad work, programming and in the office work everyday. I run my old x201t I got freshman year of college when I need portable toughness on job sites. Modded a t430s as much as possible for my wife. I just love these machines and still haven’t seen a reason to upgrade. They just don’t make them like they used to!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

That's an awesome story, thanks for sharing it here!

These are great machines. Even if you don't use it daily, these are great for for putting a 2T HHD in the SATA bay where the optical drive was and keeping a copy of all your files on the computer you use daily. Then if something happens to your daily computer or you have to evacuate, you can grab this laptop and be up and running anywhere. With a SSD, they are plenty fast.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Great units, no doubt about it.

This was the last good Lenovo laptop they made. I buy, open and modify, at least 10 Lenovo T-series laptops a month, and have been doing so from way back when they were still IBM's. I have reconfigured the insides of around 500 T-series. The T440 paved the way for an ever increasingly poor design. The T470 and now the T480 are just horrible to work on. Oh and don't forget the X240 that takes at least an hour to do a keyboard-swap. Hail the third-gen - last of the best.

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience. It's awesome to hear these stories of how the hardware lives on.

@dragunovbushcraft152

5 жыл бұрын

I disagree. The T440p, is a fantastic, tough, and easily upgradable machine. I own four of them. Three with nVidia GT730m graphics. IMHO, the best ThinkPad, ever produced, and a decent gamer. I consider the T430, to be the second best ThinkPad ever produced, followed by the T430s w/i7/nVidia, and the T400/T500 with Radeon graphics. I own all these machines and find them ALL excellent!

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Might need to try and find a 440 one day.

@dragunovbushcraft152

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Nope. I don't care for them. I don't care for the "u" processor, or being limited to 12gb/RAM. MAYBE if I found a working one in good condition for around $60, I'd consider it.

@EscanthonX

5 жыл бұрын

@@dragunovbushcraft152 The t440p had an M series processor that was replaceable, much like the t430.

That's it, im getting this machine ffs

@LaptopRetrospective

5 жыл бұрын

Do it!!

I was wondering if you’re experienced installing the classic keyboard. I modified one and unfortunately it doesn’t turn things on anyways (I broke it in the process). Wondering if I damaged the cable somehow or the power button so I know what to watch out for when I try a new keyboard 😂

@LaptopRetrospective

2 жыл бұрын

I have the parts and have read up on what's needed for the swap but I haven't done it yet...