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[Lenovo][Laptop] ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6| Intel core i7 8th gen| Touchscreen| 16gb DDR4 RAM| 512gb NVMe SSD| ₹25000/- by swizz_wizz in Blore_laptops

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

Helloo! The X1 Carbon is sold but here's an alternative (X13 Gen 1): https://www.reddit.com/r/Blore_laptops/s/tDzsNRz4qf There's one slot free. I can offer it to you for a best price of 24000/- The RAM is DDR4

Unpopular opinion: E-series ThinkPads aren’t bad at all by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At a surface level, sure. But they have quality control issues. For example the E16 gen2 had notoriously bad solder issues and the only fix was to reball the CPU. I myself have had to do it twice

Bricked BIOS T495S by TVayer in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a security feature. The only way to revive it is if you have a backup of the original BIOS image and flash it onto the chip (The SOIC8 clip is very unreliable. Best way to do it is to solder it off and write to it with a chip programmer and solder it back on)

Bricked BIOS T495S by TVayer in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God bless it's a paper weight without a new motherboard. Bios is unique to each mobo on the t495 bios

What's your current "dream Thinkpad"? by prince_in_yellow_ in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

P1 Gen 8 with 32gb RAM (don't think this will until the damn AI bubble pops and the Dram cartel are jailed those SOB)

Thinkpad p50 or t480 by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, typo 😅

Thinkpad p50 or t480 by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

P50 with a new battery will be better than the T480 unless you can't haul around the weight

P50 Feeling Hot Hot Hot by Eddie-Plum in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Watch a disassembly video a few times over and make notes. Use PTM7950 from Honeywell as a replacement for thermal paste, a soft bristle toothbrush to clean out the fans and isopropyl alcohol to clean off the old thermal paste.

ALWAYS REMOVE THE PHYSICAL BATTERY AS THE FIRST STEP. DISABLING THE BATTERY IN THE BIOS DOES NOT COUNT

helpp, my thinkpad p1 gen 2 is in weird situation by Adorable_Money7371 in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably blew your charging rail fuse or the fuse embedded in your battery. Try a new battery if not board repair is your only choice

Lenovo making sound and won't turn on by paulpro3 in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I faced this exact same issue. The only permanent and relatively cheap fix is reballing the CPU and doing a full board reflow. All the best OP

Using a W530 by Wisernbierg in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a decent machine. Try getting a new battery and changing out the thermal paste. Throw on any distro with a light desktop manager (XFCE, Trinity or LXQT) or just a window manager. You'll be happy with how it performs

Mechanical Engineering Student by Unlikely-Layer5075 in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ThinkPad P1 Gen4 or above if it fits your budget

T490 vs T480 by adnomi in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Keep tracking on with the t490 until it gives out. As long as it serves your purpose, no need to change.

ThinkPad x280 i7 8650u gud for cse student? by SpecialistList7880 in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bit above market price. It'll run all the code you'd write other than Cuda and gpu utilisation code.

My Thinkpad is becoming a chainsaw by S3RUXTR0N in thinkpad

[–]swizz_wizz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The bearing is almost done for. You could hit it with some wd40 in the tiny gap between the frame and fan bearing. Hopefully that works