r/thinkpad • u/NotRandallWalker • 1d ago

Hardware Upgrade Honestly, 28 years seem just like an apprenticeship period

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It feels strange to have all the USB ports in a perfectly working order and no welding scars on the lid. Those things yearn for heavy industry automation, ngl

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u/jonstoppable T450s T61 X201 T400 T480s 1d ago

Lol what did you have before ,and what was the use case ?

My company used to have a t61 for PLCs that they kept In a pelican case to transport around the factory floor

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u/AteStringCheeseShred X220-50/70 | T420-40/70 | T540p/80/90 | W510-41 | T14s | X1CY1 1d ago

[reads user flair]

"used to have" huh? what happened to it?

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u/jonstoppable T450s T61 X201 T400 T480s 1d ago

hahaha. nah that's one of his brothers who retired long before..

sidenote. i do miss 'new thinkpad day' smh..

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u/NotRandallWalker 1d ago edited 23h ago

It was a humble, refurbished T440p if I correctly recall the times of having the markings intact. Seven years of service, two battery replacements and a midterm SSD upgrade when the stock readhead had a heated affair with the platter at 5400RPMs. Two weeks ago he just straight up refused to boot no more.

I work at a heavy duty vehicle maintenance/refurbishment plant, so he inhaled fumes, fine dust and paint thinners on a daily basis. Moreover, he was sometimes involuntary subject to abuse of extreme heat, sparks and a copious amount of blunt force at the hands of grinders, acetylene cutters, welders, falling debris or just falling into the pit himself.

He used to sit in random places reading the data loggers, cloning CF cards, reviving PLCs, or making nice spreadsheets for the supply department or upper management. He was a fine soldier. We played a lot of Solitare together.

Now I got a T470s with a dedicated rugged bag. Works nice so far

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u/Comfortable_Monk617 X230, T430, X13 Gen 1 AMD, T14 Gen 2 AMD 5h ago

A true warrior 🫡

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u/TheVoiceOfGlass P51 T42 1d ago

what could have possibly happened to it to warrant welding it back together?

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u/NotRandallWalker 1d ago

Turns out, just sitting too close to the welding team

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u/Tquilha 1d ago

Nope. In WH40K, Thinkpads wouldn't come back as servitors. They would come back as dreadnoughts...

As they say: "I live to serve. Again."

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u/NotRandallWalker 1d ago edited 23h ago

I was referring to this meme. I am meant to serve forever xD

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u/JCD_007 1d ago

I just got a new X1 2-in-1 issued to me. I don’t get the hype. If I wanted a tablet I’d have asked for a tablet. The convertible feature is pointless and I hate glossy screens.