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T480 guts into T25

Last post by theterminator93 « Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:18 pm
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by theterminator93 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:10 am

Anyone seen this? Looks intriguing. Although I won't do this to my T25 quite yet... unless I get another one to play with... :)

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Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:18 pm
Issues with internal battery

Last post by dr_st « Sun Sep 21, 2025 4:25 pm
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by aaa » Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:27 am

I've tried to replace my internal 3-cell twice now, and both times it did not work. Wondering if I'm missing anything or if this is a motherboard...

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Sun Sep 21, 2025 4:25 pm
Value of a brand new T25?

Last post by Segway « Thu May 22, 2025 3:08 am
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by Segway » Thu May 08, 2025 7:25 am

Hello, I have a T25 in its original packaging never before opened. It is brand new. I was wondering if I should do the very popular (and for good...

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Last post by Segway
Thu May 22, 2025 3:08 am
ISO T25 US layout keyboard

Last post by maxshanly « Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:07 pm
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by matthew28845 » Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:45 pm

I know this is a long shot, but I just bought a T25 with a UK layout keyboard, and am finding the differences in the layout quite annoying. Putting...

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Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:07 pm
Looking for Thinkpad T25

Last post by solidpro « Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:20 pm
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by matteo.lorenzini » Mon Feb 24, 2025 6:00 pm

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to buy a used ThinkPad T25 Anniversary Edition. However, after Googling, I couldn't find this model in any store. Any...

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Last post by solidpro
Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:20 pm
TRADE OFFER: ThinkPad T25 Nordic ISO for ThinkPad T25 ANSI US

Last post by vermaden « Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:03 pm

by vermaden » Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:03 pm

Hi,

I have a really nice condition Nordic ISO variant of ThinkPad T25 keyboard as shown below (real photo).

I need this ANSI US layout (stock...

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Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:03 pm
ThinkPad T25 ANSI US Keyboard

Last post by xaemhdvt « Sat Nov 30, 2024 7:20 am
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by vermaden » Sun Oct 27, 2024 9:46 am

Hi all,

I am a big ThinkPad fan and I use ThinkPads daily since very long time:
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Recently I was even able to get ThinkPad T25 ... but with...

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Sat Nov 30, 2024 7:20 am
Got a T25 FrankenPad with T480 guts. Have questions.

Last post by Mellon « Sun Oct 13, 2024 3:45 pm
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by Mellon » Sun Jun 09, 2024 7:04 pm

Hello all.

ThinkPad lover here, but I haven't really done anything ThinkPad for years until a few weeks ago, when I got myself a T25 FrankenPad...

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Last post by Mellon
Sun Oct 13, 2024 3:45 pm
Trackpad warped / not clicking - the fix (also for X1 Carbon Gen5/6)

Last post by bonnie prince « Thu Sep 05, 2024 3:54 pm
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by dr_st » Wed May 24, 2023 10:19 am

Yesterday I noticed that the trackpad on my work Thinkpad 25 is warped - the left corner sunk, and the right corner raised and protruding above the...

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Thu Sep 05, 2024 3:54 pm
Thinkpad 25 - Early failure symptoms? (probably similar to T470)

Last post by theterminator93 « Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:41 pm
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by dr_st » Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:07 pm

My Thinkpad 25 stayed docked and unused for 3 weeks while I was on a family vacation.

Turned it on for the first time - no POST, melodic beep...

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Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:41 pm
Sourcing the power button for my T25 mod

Last post by gulencocuk « Tue Jan 02, 2024 3:47 pm
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by LouisDK » Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:08 pm

I'm in the process of converting a ThinkPad T470 into a ThinkPad 25 using this guide:
So far everything has been worked out and all parts have been...

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Tue Jan 02, 2024 3:47 pm
tips for keeping a zombie t25 keyboard alive?

Last post by gulencocuk « Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:31 am
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by aaa » Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:19 pm

My keyboard has been accumulating a number of different failures, such as a broken scissor on a ctrl key, an unresponsive middle mouse button, and...

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Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:31 am
DIY T25 Experience

Last post by dr_st « Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:48 pm
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by TPFanatic » Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:22 pm

I decided to DIY my own T25.

Acquired:
- a cheap T470 with broken LCD (didn't realize it had an SVP lock, but it should've been obvious) $45
- a...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:48 pm
ThinkPad T25 on ebay UK

Last post by dr_st « Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:23 am
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by ThinkDan » Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:37 am

Nothing to do with me, but looks clean and boxed, with UK keyboard fitted. £2250. Clicky .

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Last post by dr_st
Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:23 am
T25 conversion on A475

Last post by DaKKS « Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:03 am
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by DaKKS » Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:08 pm

Has anyone ever tried this? The T470 and A475 share the same chassis. Theoretically it should physically fit if you replace the keyboard palmrest and...

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Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:03 am
Thinkpad 30th Anniversary

Last post by kony « Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:19 am
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by H-Atkinson » Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:37 am

Looks like the T25 is going to remain unique, for better or worse. Back to the re-badged prosumer model strategy for the 30AE.

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Last post by kony
Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:19 am
How good is the T25 keyboard?

Last post by MBG0001 « Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:31 am
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by Edward Mendelson » Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:02 am

Later this year, I'll be spending three months away from home, without a desktop machine, and I'm trying to decide which ThinkPad to bring with me....

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Last post by MBG0001
Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:31 am
T25 keyboard bezel to make T470 a 7-row?

Last post by Jake.Werecat « Wed May 04, 2022 2:13 am
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by SwissFrank » Mon Dec 18, 2017 4:14 pm

I was happy with my T400s and T420s. I was going to buy a T470s, then saw the 25, then saw that the T470p was same price and twice the CPU cores.

So...

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Last post by Jake.Werecat
Wed May 04, 2022 2:13 am
T25 Keyboard raised?

Last post by H-Atkinson « Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:53 am
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by jra166 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:53 pm

Hello Everyone, recently received my T25 and I love it, however the bottom of my keyboard isn't level. I've looked at many HD pictures and of the T25...

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Last post by H-Atkinson
Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:53 am
Thinkpad 25/T470 Base Cover - FRU differences?

Last post by H-Atkinson « Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:51 am
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by dr_st » Sun Nov 28, 2021 8:10 am

There are two FRUs: 01HX698 and 01AX949.

Both appear in the Thinkpad 25 FRU BOM, under Covers as Base,BLK,plastic,w/ screws .

In the T470 FRU BOM...

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Last post by H-Atkinson
Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:51 am
T25 can take ANY T470 motherboard and 64GB RAM

Last post by mikemex « Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:54 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:07 am

Just found this on Reddit: I made a pretty cool discovery regarding the T25 (Anniversary Edition) and the T470! (sort of long)

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Last post by mikemex
Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:54 pm
CPU throttling issue?

Last post by LTE « Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:44 pm
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by gauthier » Tue May 25, 2021 6:35 am

Hi, I'm facing CPU throttling for a while now, I doubt it is temperature related and I've tried adjusting windows 10 settings to no avail.

The CPU...

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Last post by LTE
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:44 pm
TrackPoint excruciatingly slow

Last post by DaddyLongLegs « Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:00 am
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by Cookie Guru » Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:02 pm

I have my TrackPoint settings set to be really fast. However the TrackPoint feels like it's at the slowest setting.

I also have a ThinkPad Compact...

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Last post by DaddyLongLegs
Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:00 am
Thinkpad 25: 6 months and a 6 cell battery later (PICS)

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:52 am
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by dr_st » Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:11 pm

Now, having been using the Thinkpad 25 for almost 6 months, this is what I think:

Everything I described in the First Impressions thread stands....

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Last post by cadillacmike68
Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:52 am
intel 665p nvme drive?

Last post by gauthier « Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:31 pm
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by gauthier » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:05 pm

I've got a intel 665p drive for my T25, but I'm unable to get it detected, and before I tweaked some bios settings to enable legacy USB boot for my...

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Last post by gauthier
Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:31 pm
Does anyone know a place to source P/N:01HX690?

Last post by H-Atkinson « Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:44 am
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by H-Atkinson » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:48 pm

Gathering the parts for my T26 has been quite an ordeal. Encompass (fedex who pinned it on encompass technically) unfortunately lost my shipment. I...

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Last post by H-Atkinson
Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:44 am
T25 trackpad

Last post by H-Atkinson « Sat May 23, 2020 3:52 pm
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by H-Atkinson » Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:12 pm

I currently need to source a T25 trackpad, and Encompass no longer has them stocked. I read that its the same part as the X1C5 trackpad, but just...

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Last post by H-Atkinson
Sat May 23, 2020 3:52 pm
T25 Frankenpad?

Last post by pitchdown « Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:43 pm
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by Wolfman_Jack » Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:25 pm

Has anyone yet figured out whether the upper from a T470 or T470s is swappable onto the T25 base?

I'm thinking about getting a non-touch FHD or WQHD...

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Last post by pitchdown
Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:43 pm
T25 with Quad-Core CPU and UHD LCD Panel

Last post by pitchdown « Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:12 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:22 am

Roaming the web, I found this: A FrankenPad Story: T25 with Quad-Core CPU and UHD LCD Panel

A price-list of the required parts for this mod can be...

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Last post by pitchdown
Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:12 pm
T480 Modification with Thinkpad T25 7-Row Keyboard

Last post by dr_st « Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:40 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Feb 01, 2020 1:38 am

LeoKim is at it again: Perfect T480 Modification with ThinkPad T25 7-Row Keyboard

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:40 am
T25 appears to be sold-out in US lenovo web store

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:10 pm
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by JayNYC » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:11 am
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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:10 pm
Thinkpad 25 (also T470, T480) assembly design flaw *small pics*

Last post by markob17 « Thu Dec 19, 2019 6:13 pm
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by dr_st » Sun Mar 10, 2019 6:40 am

Between the T460 and T470, Lenovo changed the bottom cover so that only two screws hold it at the front, rather than three as it was before. The...

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Last post by markob17
Thu Dec 19, 2019 6:13 pm
Is there any place to order the scissor switches for the T25? My "F" key is broken

Last post by fafaforza « Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:00 pm
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by DaddyLongLegs » Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:46 am

Hey all, as glad as I am that I got the T25 I knew a big issue would eventually be that it's impossible to find replacement parts for the keyboard....

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Last post by fafaforza
Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:00 pm
Thunderbolt dock gen 2 (40AN0230EU)

Last post by w0qj « Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:38 pm
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by Goran » Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:58 pm

Hi,

has anyone used the TP25 with this dock? I cannot find it on the list of supported models.

Thanks,
Goran

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Last post by w0qj
Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:38 pm
T25 charging via Thunderbolt 3 and Lenovo Workstation Thunderbolt Dock

Last post by dr_st « Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:18 pm
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by bra1niac » Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:50 am

I wanted to try out connecting a T25 to the Lenovo Thunderbolt Workstation Dock, and everything works great except that the laptop won't charge via...

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:18 pm
Unable to login to my laptop

Last post by pkiff « Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:27 pm
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by imranvp » Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:10 pm

Dear Guys,

I own a Thinkpad 25. However I've not been able to use my notebook for the past several months as I'm unable to login!!

I use windows...

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Last post by pkiff
Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:27 pm
Time to crowdfund the real ThinkPad: let's see how badly we want it

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:00 am
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by nitrocaster » Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:53 am
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When i first pitched the idea for the ThinkPad Retro, i told David that we wanted Lenovo to design the perfect machine for us. He told me that it...
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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:00 am
TP25 shows charging without battery installed

Last post by dr_st « Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:34 pm
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by hime3 » Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:27 pm

External power connected.
No battery installed.
Taskbar indicator shows battery is charging.
Does this indicate some TP25 problem?
Thanks
hime

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:34 pm
USB-c charging, what wattage/voltage is needed?

Last post by tdot « Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:36 pm
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by Olangu » Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:55 am

Hi all!

Do anyone have any information on how much wattage or voltage a USB-c charger needs to produce for the TP25 to start charging on it.
I don't...

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Last post by tdot
Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:36 pm
Windows 7 on T25 - any "real life" experiences ?

Last post by Wolfman_Jack « Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:39 pm
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by ajkula66 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:22 am

Not trying to start an OS flame war, or a discussion about pros and cons of T25. Just two simple questions:

1) Has anyone attempted to install W7 in...

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Last post by Wolfman_Jack
Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:39 pm
Trackpoint mouse slows down

Last post by Montago « Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:51 am
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by Montago » Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:47 am

Every now an then i experience that the trackpoint gets slow.

it becomes almost unuseable ..

anyone else experiencing this ?

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Last post by Montago
Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:51 am
A Full Analysis of TP 25 and its effects

Last post by ajkula66 « Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:44 pm
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by Yukikaze » Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:09 am

The mechanism as I see it is: TP Fans gave input to create TP 25, Lenovo released the cool PC as an 'epitome' of 25 years, and I was lulled into a...

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Last post by ajkula66
Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:44 pm
T25 Theme and other OS customizations

Last post by Yukikaze « Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:52 pm
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by saperkus » Mon Oct 16, 2017 2:47 pm

I've a request. One of forums members was kind enough to share a T25 wallpaper, but Lenovo usually adds few more customizations to OS. Would be...

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Last post by Yukikaze
Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:52 pm
Can TP25 drive an external 2k or 4k monitor/TV via its HDMI ?

Last post by dr_st « Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:54 am
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by w0qj » Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:46 am

A quick question for those lucky enough to own the TP25...

Can TP25 drive an external 2k or 4k monitor/TV via its HDMI ?

(My X1C4 daily driver...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:54 am
In defense of the Thinkpad 25

Last post by dr_st « Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:14 am
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by gofishus » Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:49 pm

The Thinkpad 25 seems to get a lot of hate online, some of it is deserved some of it is not. I made my points defending it here however, let me know...

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:14 am
Thinkpad 25 trackpoint caps where?

Last post by dr_st « Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:00 am
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by whc » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:55 pm

Since the Thinkpad 25 uses different trackpoint caps then other Thinkpads, thought I would just get some spare ones. Though I cannot find any...

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:00 am
David Hill plans to show his personal T25 shortly

Last post by micrex22 « Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:41 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:53 am

Not sure if this is the real deal , but David Hill (again assuming it's him) is planning to show his own T25 next on Reddit.

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Last post by micrex22
Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:41 pm
Running 4K external monitor too much

Last post by amardeep « Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:40 pm
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by whc » Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:25 pm

Just got a 4K external monitor, connected from the ultra dock with display connector running 4K 60Hz. But the whole mashine just gets so slow, CPU...

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Last post by amardeep
Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:40 pm
SSD F/W

Last post by latheliao « Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:30 pm
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by latheliao » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:53 am

New version fw has released
When the thinkpad 25 can support for update?

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Last post by latheliao
Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:30 pm
Thinkpad 25 First Impressions (PICS)

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:30 am
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by dr_st » Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:56 am

Once the rumors about the retro became concrete, I've decided to get it to replace my primary corporate laptop, the T410. I've kept the T410 for 7...

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Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:30 am

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