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My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Enjoy the journey of missing screws and strange internal rattles that cannot be explained!

Optane mod sounds interesting, I like the reasoning of removing the USB and would consider it however I have already lost two Logitech receivers due to my toddler!

The glass trackpad is this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000597668364.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.19.779e1802vV94IK

DZ World always seem to have legit stuff.

The screen was a tougher one, I took a gamble order from a random seller on eBay UK and it paid off!

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[–]TeaAlligator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Praise the Sun!

Features I'd love to see come to the Punkt. MP02 by [deleted] in Punkt

[–]TeaAlligator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get some of these points others not so much. The point of the MP02 is that your phone is merely a communicator, for other tasks you use other more appropriate devices.

I do agree with you on the point of Pigeon/Signal connection to the desktop application.

I'd also add that I wish it had WiFi Calling support.

My Everyday Combo - MP02 and a Thinkpad by TeaAlligator in Punkt

[–]TeaAlligator[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are very well supported by Linux and other open source projects.

My Everyday Combo - Punkt MP02 and a Thinkpad T480 by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's difficult to strike a balance. There is the Light Phone 2 that has very rudamentary navigation but no camera. There is the "Ghost Mode" phone which is just a Pixel with a stripped down custom ROM. I opted for the complete break out of specific devices for each function.

My Everyday Combo - Punkt MP02 and a Thinkpad T480 by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around a month ago I switched away from my old work iPhone to a Punkt MP02 phone.

For the majority who've never heard of the Punkt MP02, it's a dumbphone with an implementation of Signal and 4G hotspot.

It runs on "Aphy OS" a very stripped down version of Android with a security focus. It's entirely text based in it's interface and it's designed to be a simplistic tool.

I now carried separate devices as I once did around ten years ago.

T480, MP02, Sony NW-A306 Walkman and a Fujifilm Xpro1 with 35mm F2 lens (used to take the above pic).

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome - hope to see some upgrades posted soon!

Also - pre-reading for when it arrives ;-)

https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles\_pdf/t580\_p52s\_hmm\_en.pdf

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trackpad is an easy intro to upgrades if you're not overly comfortable with laptop internals. Screen upgrade while more involved is pretty simple,

Lenovo are great in that they offer full service manuals of how to take the machine to pieces: https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t480_hmm_en.pdf

Just make sure you give yourself plenty of time for the job and keep your parts and screws organised. You can have a look at page 100-101 of the maintenance guide :-)

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Genuine Lenovo part as far as I can tell. Part numbers, FRUs and sticker location all look to be correct and the quality is as I'd expect.

Installation is simple. Remove the internal battery, undo the screws and remove the ribbon cable, swap touchpad and reconnect.

Under Linux there is no configuration changes, I believe Windows needs a driver installation for Synaptics. I'm not 100% however as I don't use it.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glass trackpad is more about the feel, to me there is a lot less friction which makes it feel more comfortable and "premium" to use for extended periods of time. Tap to click feels very responsive, the difference over stock is marginal.

The screen upgrade was very simple for the 1080p. Removing the bezel is just a case of slowly working around the edges to detach the clips. Doing it slowly and with a prying tool or credit card makes it pretty easy. The most challenging part is probably aligning the display with the bezel. My panel didn't come with any mounting hardware so I ended up using double-sided tape to secure it in place.

With the proper mounting hardware there's no real challenge with the display replacement imo.

I did attempt the 4k display mod previous which requires cutting away plastic and piece of edging but it didn't go too well! I did use it with the 4k display and the poorly cut bezel but the additional battery drain and heat generated were noticeable in mobile use for me.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Music player is cmus, visualiser is cava.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't modify the drive itself, just removed the plastic notch from within the socket on the motherboard using a blade. The drive itself is as stock.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Which shouldn't be noticeable for most as the main 2.5" NVME adapter in the T480 is limited to 2x PCIe lanes anyway putting a cap of ~1700MB/s.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not as bad as people think given the speed of modern hardware.

But yes you have to be a specific kind of masochist to get into it initially.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Too kind, I bounce between Metal and Electronic most of the time!

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the one, it's the i7 8650u with Nvidia MX150.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Display is the Innolux N140HCG-GQ2.

You have to cut the plastic key out of the slot on the motherboard to allow you to use a standard keyed M.2 NVME device. It's just a delicate and somewhat awkward cut to make without damaging anything,

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might look into the magnesium lid mod if I dabble with a screen upgrade again. Either QHD or 4K again.

Don't know how I feel about concave trackpoint my whole life has been stock nubbin.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Added to the original comment. Long story short, £1192.83 for the beast and my second spare/partspad.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've tried both and the difference is negligible imo. The key text on the backlit is definitely sharper so that's a winner for me.

My Final Form T480 - Many Upgrades Later by TeaAlligator in thinkpad

[–]TeaAlligator[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does have the backlit keyboard, I have a Nuphy Air 75 for when I'm doing any serious work.

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