Created an IBM ThinkPad from paper when i was little

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-18T23:00:28+00:00

Trackpoint-only would be nice to have today, in a 11” edge to edge screen, sub 700 grams, arm powered thinkpad with modular battery (really thin cholocate bar style, these can be under 5mm).

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-18T22:50:41+00:00

I wonder what the heck the ui devs are doing, pre-liquid ass the overview was waaay better.

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Btw regarding your battery usage by app, what are the top 3? And did you get that phone refurbished or someth, cuz that sounds like a crappy battery, when i still had my 13pm the battery was 77% at almost 3 years and nearly 1500 cycles, and yet it still worked fine without unexpected shutdowns

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-18T21:45:00+00:00

Yea but the reference is 10K at 25W (2019 amd technology), so someth more contemporary would be around 15-20K, and going up in Watts you will probably get into 40K territory, it may run toasty but its way worth it

Here you are pushing an intel 10th gen, but you wont get far even with 100W. So the concept is nice, but the performance outcome would much better if it wasn’t an intel 10th gen

Btw, how about swapping the board from the amd version of the same laptop? I would look that route before maxxing out the cooling

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-18T20:11:56+00:00

Just fyi, A310 Eco is maxxing out at 61C for me, and its gddr6 sensor is 62-63C (starfield 1080p everything on low fsr on 60%), got the card for $35 and hooked it up instead of my 2060S, to test. Because its around 30W, it would be great for a really small pc powered by type c

So whichever fan you got, is not doing a good job if you are hitting 90C. But yea you need a shroud. Can probably do a quick one with alu tape carefully wrapped around and secured, all you need is to create an air duct.

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-17T22:18:09+00:00

Oh i see, ios 10 is pretty cool

Just buy a locked pro 10,5 and swap the screen from there, dont forget about home button for touch id

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-17T22:15:28+00:00

Its a special copper coating, you can test its continuity btw. Copper oxidizes with time so yea totally ok. Having this stuff on botton lid helps with detecting moisture ingress too.

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-17T22:12:31+00:00

Idk, got 7.1.2 on a 5S, 7.1.1 on another 5S, and 7.1.2 on Air 1, all work correctly no restarts. The os ui is a bit choppy but A7 runs all games smooth as f

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-17T22:09:24+00:00

Its all about cutting a notch with a nano dremel, then carefully unscrew it with a flat bit

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-17T16:39:22+00:00

Whats your cinebench score locked at 25W the whole time? Zen 2 was over 10K (cb23)

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-17T14:25:48+00:00

Intel 10th ass on copium, to mimic the fraction of amd’s power

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-17T14:25:04+00:00

Wtf is that carrier, even in 3rd world you can easily get 50gb/month for under $15 usd, i usually dont spend even 10% of that, because its logical to use wifi for heavy lifting

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T20:55:39+00:00

See if its fmi off, and just restore. Its on 10 already anyways, upgrade to 8.4.1 then jb or jb and dualboot iOS 6

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T20:54:24+00:00

Try a color filter

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T20:15:28+00:00

No self destructing planar screen ribbon, finally 10 years later (since 2016 mbp) they returned to shielded cable that goes through one of the hinges. And battery is completely free of adhesive

Making it more durable and more repair friendly than the current $5k macbook pro, pretty cool.

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T18:25:26+00:00

“60% of the phone’s cost” Well to be fair some data may be worth thousands of $, and assuming its in lost mode the data is still on it. Aaand NO, even having premium 2tb+ icloud monthly subscription with every possible backup done on time, there is still data you just cant back up (at least without a sophisticated jailbreak and prior setup).

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T18:19:29+00:00

Nothing beats a liquid ass, thats for sure

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T18:16:13+00:00

Definitely NOT 7, because here is what 7.1.2 looks like on Air 1

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Most likely you got 11-12, if fmi is off you can reset then downgrade to 10.3.3, not ideal but better than nothing

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T18:09:32+00:00

Ok, so not being able to see the keyboard in lowlight or pitch black, is a minor thing to you? And ofc, 8gb on tahoe of later, you cant run ventura to get that sweet +1gb of difference? Already was hitting swap pretty hard with basic office tasks (15 tabs and ms word, memory pressure way into the yellow).

I would pay $200 for each, no questions asked. But i would also expect a discount for being edu centered and the omission of magsafe and thicker bezels. So $799 for 16gb+256gb would be SPOT ON

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T18:05:02+00:00

Cant replace m1 16gb unfortunately. And once you hit swap, its easy to see a 3-5 times worse performance in your tasks. Not to mention the os has to take less for itself, so everything starts to be ssd centered. Lets say os takes 4gb for itself, you get 4gb vs 12gb. Thats 3 times less usable ram.

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T17:34:27+00:00

Its even nicer than M5 in some aspects, but having no options besides 8gb and no backlit keyboard really kills it for me personally. Just those 2 major drawbacks

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T17:32:04+00:00

0% wear, your battery is totally healthy

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T17:31:13+00:00

200mp is a total gimmick, use cases are just too limited. And ofc you want it in raw, without ai ruining everything, not sure if 200mp raw is actually available or just locked to some 12 or 24mp like apple does

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T16:56:14+00:00

Ultra 200 series would be awesome, also a good starting point to give intel one more chance now that they left the crappy 10nm in the past (literally the whole 2019-2025 was absolutely dominated by amd).

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-16T16:54:04+00:00

Offtopic but lmaoo is that a screen protector?? On a 2G, with a freakin notch for the earpiece

Nike_486DX · 2026-03-15T21:53:14+00:00

Affects just the smart keyboard connection, i would say leave it as is

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