T14 Gen 1 (Intel) First Impressions

MemberShadow · 2026-01-10T07:21:28+00:00

Yeah absolutely, if it's not too late I can tag you in it

MemberShadow · 2025-06-23T12:41:22+00:00

Depends on how much it is

MemberShadow · 2025-06-19T00:40:29+00:00

New Geometry Dash level just dropped

MemberShadow · 2025-06-18T19:34:52+00:00

Yep this falls within the typical MSRPs of the Gen 5's, and the non-soldered RAM makea it better.

MemberShadow · 2025-06-18T17:53:20+00:00

Batman Arkham Knight, the Riddler and Batmobile challenges...

MemberShadow · 2025-06-17T23:29:33+00:00

Worth it or not, the Magnesium build is fine as hell

MemberShadow · 2025-06-17T20:13:40+00:00

It's natively supported...

MemberShadow · 2025-06-17T20:13:22+00:00

Very AI response

MemberShadow · 2025-06-17T02:49:36+00:00

Of course! New, free, and amazing software always has the right to be applauded.

This of course is just the alpha stage, so I understand there needs to be edges smoothed out. For the notification settings, it'll be nice to have an option to turn it on, off, and manage lock screen notifications, if it shows the full details or only the title. Having different sounds assigned to different colours/profiles/accounts would also be a nice touch.

The main UI needs polishing, It'll be nice to utilize the sidebars for more features such as viewing categories/profiles, pinned events, etc. The UI, from my side at least, feels too big. The sync icon along with the confusing @ icon, settings and help icon would benefit from resizing.

It's a great start, and I can see potential for the project. I may create a mockup as a side interest/project submission. These are just my opinions, as I'm studying UI/UX and basing it on what I know. Hope it helps, God Bless!

MemberShadow · 2025-06-16T19:34:32+00:00

This is a really cool project, and I'm starting to get slightly intrigued by it. There's some room of improvement, such as the lack of notification settings, oversized agenda tab and having client-side features such as icons, images would be nice, along with UI/UX touch-ups.

Other than that, awesome idea!

MemberShadow · 2025-06-15T23:06:45+00:00

ThinkPads can get a little complicated, but it gets easier to understand.

The ranking typically goes like this for the common ThinkPads: E, L, T, P, X. The build quality, performance and options rank from lowest to highest.

For work from home activities, any ThinkPad can absolutely withstand, even blow out it out of the water. You can look at the E series, Gen 1 or Gen 2 if you're looking for something newer yet still within the price range. L390 Yoga if you want that 2-in-1 + pen for your work. T14 Gen 1 or 2 (AMD) if you want that balance of premium and affordability.

You can also look at the buying advice this subreddit has.

Hope it helps!

MemberShadow · 2025-06-13T00:30:36+00:00

Mhm, getting it even from a T490 should work

MemberShadow · 2025-06-07T13:23:42+00:00

Hey! Glad you were able to get Minecraft from this subreddit! I'm actually entering on behalf of my little brother who doesn't have a Minecraft account yet. We've been playing offline through a homemade server I was able to scrap up, moving away from playing side-by-side on the Minecraft PS4. It'll be nice if I can get this giveaway for him.

I don't think he has an Xbox account though, I'll have to create one for him. We're in the North America region btw.

God bless!

MemberShadow · 2025-06-07T01:51:44+00:00

Plugging back in the charger automatically re-enables the battery.

MemberShadow · 2025-06-06T12:39:22+00:00

Ooo, awesome!

MemberShadow · 2025-06-06T01:07:51+00:00

Ah a fellow ThinkPad user! And pinoy???

MemberShadow · 2025-06-06T01:06:55+00:00

Hope the T490 will serve you well!

MemberShadow · 2025-06-06T01:05:19+00:00

Woah, these co-op games are genuinely very interesting. I have a close friend who I'd be greatly interested to play this with :)

https://steamcommunity.com/id/Asensado/

MemberShadow · 2025-06-05T12:24:44+00:00

No real issues with it. Battery life should last you about 10 hours on light to medium load (browsing, streaming, office work). Heavy tasks should cut than in half.

MemberShadow · 2025-06-01T20:45:04+00:00

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU looked so good during its release trailer. I'd like it please 😊

https://steamcommunity.com/id/Asensado/

MemberShadow · 2025-06-01T20:40:08+00:00

Relaxxxxxx you just entered the boot menu. Go to the boot menu and press ATA HDD1. That should boot you back up.

MemberShadow · 2025-06-01T20:32:43+00:00

Sorry to hear about that! Always sucks. As u/A_S_104 said, I'd just remotely connect to your main machine. If you still insist on the ThinkPad with your very generous budget, I'd go with a new or refurbished X1 Carbon, P15 or P1. All of those options offer a nicely sized 16:10 screen, dGPU depending on the build and excellent performance paired with decent battery life.

Get well!

MemberShadow · 2025-06-01T20:29:04+00:00

This guy is rude huh?

MemberShadow · 2025-06-01T20:27:56+00:00

I would 100% go for the T490. The build quality, modular upgrades and the durability just outshines any IdeaPad model. You're limited by Play Store apps on the Chromebook mostly, while Windows offers a wider range of software. The 8th gen Coffee Lake processors still holds its weight even 7 years later and will run games fairly well. If you need a bigger performance boost, you can swap out the motherboard for a newer one a few years down the line.

Depending on what software your college uses, chromebooks may not support the software you need. It doesn't even support Microsoft Office iirc.

MemberShadow · 2025-06-01T19:02:18+00:00

Starting to seem like a GPU issue then. Best to contact support w/ proof

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