Don't mind me, I'm just another x230 with an x220 keyboard and IPS panel
Posted Sep 14, 2019, 7:24 PM UTC
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I wish these keyboard could be installed on a T440p. They are very nice keyboards. I hate chiclet style keyboards.
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Buy a t430 and do the classic keyboard swap. Very affordable these days.
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Yeah! That's a good idea. The T430 also has my beloved lid-latch!
Looks like I'm gonna have a collection of modded thinkpads in a couple years! XD
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T430 is a wonderful mod hobby machine. The quad core is just slightly behind the t440p. However the express card slot enables you to have a egpu for heavy games and other graphics intense work. Buy a t430 without the Nvidia option. Honestly, build quality of the t430 is better than the t440p. Enjoy the mod process! I'm about to do a motherboard replacement on my T430
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I didn't know how moddable the t430 is until like an hour ago when I read this article: https://medium.com/@n4ru/the-definitive-t430-modding-guide-3dff3f6a8e2e
Most definitely getting one! This looks like a lot of fun. Could make for a great linux dev machine.
I also didn't know that it had better build quality! That's a plus.
Seems like there are some additional fun mods over here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/995484-iamdarkyoshis-lenovo-t430-modding-log/
Well, I guess this will be my biggest modding project ever. I've done some modding before, but I've never done anything on this scale. You have no idea how excited I am to get my hands dirty with this project.
Are you replacing it with another stock motherboard, or something custom (if that even exists)?
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What do you think is a good price for a T430? I think under a $100 is probably good...
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I'm jealous.
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8 space tabs?!
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The Go language uses hard tabs, why not render them in all their glory?
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Great looking rig man. If you don’t mind me asking, what IDE are you using there?
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Thanks! It's just VSCode
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Your super key turns my stomach.
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Wacha writing , golang ?
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Which screen did you go with?
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This is the one I ordered: https://www.ebay.com/itm/173766759040
The colors are okay, but the brightness and viewing angles are great. Whole new world compared to the stock screen, for sure.
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Thanks a lot. Brightness is what I care most about. I've got more modern laptops when I need a good screen, but I carry the x230 the most.
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Same for me, I wanted this as a casual coffee shop machine, the upgrades really make it a joy to use anywhere, though
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Bought this i7 x230 refurbished a few months ago. Wanted to see if I'd actually use it before I went all in on upgrades. Turns out I use it quite a bit, and the fresh keyboard and panel take it to a whole new level. Thanks to everyone in the sub for providing resources and inspiration. I use Clear Linux btw