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If you've ≥5 computers, do you use them all or feel guilty?

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by pianowizard » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:48 pm
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If you own 5 or more computers (laptops or desktops), do you actually use all of them? If you do, how do you use them?

I am asking this question...
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Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:27 pm
Interesting chip brand on memory modules...

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:29 pm
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by cadillacmike68 » Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:02 pm

Check this out:

No matter which side of the aisle you are on, this should give you a chuckle:

Item number: 264742515896
Listing: ... SwSPJey2CO...

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Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:29 pm
Covid-19 expands to animals: tiger and 3 lions affected in the New York/Bronx zoo

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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:45 am

This pandemic is now reaching out for animals!
Tiger and 3 lions at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for COVID-19
Makes you wonder if cats and...

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Fri May 29, 2020 8:08 pm
Anyone else know what a Stylophone is?

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu May 28, 2020 11:34 pm
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by Twiggy » Thu May 28, 2020 10:22 pm

So I ordered this a while ago, it's a Stylophone, a pocket size basic synthesizer which you play with a stylus, meaning you essentially complete a...

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Thu May 28, 2020 11:34 pm
"Acceptable" CPU Temps?

Last post by Twiggy « Wed May 27, 2020 12:45 am
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by Twiggy » Mon May 25, 2020 11:14 pm

*Decided to post here because this should, I think, apply to any computer, not just Thinkpads*

I have owned a Thinkpad T42 for about the past two...

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Wed May 27, 2020 12:45 am
Boe Hydis in Samsung Galaxy Book Flex

Last post by Worzyl « Sun May 24, 2020 11:28 am

by Worzyl » Sun May 24, 2020 11:28 am

I was looking at the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex with the QLED display, and apparently it is made by Boe Hydis. I wonder if we will see this in future...

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Sun May 24, 2020 11:28 am
ThinkPad Challenged with Large Magnet

Last post by dr_st « Sun May 24, 2020 12:37 am
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by Callahan » Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:54 am

I saw this large magnet test on Youtube ... had no idea it was a ThinkPad T61 till watching the video. I guess he had already done this with a desk...

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Sun May 24, 2020 12:37 am
Have you joined the 3:2 club yet?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat May 23, 2020 7:45 pm
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by pianowizard » Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:05 pm
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The 3:2 aspect ratio is becoming popular for tablets, detachables and even laptops. Have you gotten one yet? I bought my Surface 3 (10.8 1920x1280)...
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Sat May 23, 2020 7:45 pm
2 external hard drives at once?

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat May 23, 2020 7:12 pm
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by czukuczuku » Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:34 am

Hello everyone! i have question concerning safety of hardware. I have older vaio laptop, like 7 years old, and i would like to connect two external...

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Sat May 23, 2020 7:12 pm
Artist(s) that stand out to you?

Last post by Puppy « Sat May 23, 2020 12:05 pm
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by Twiggy » Thu May 21, 2020 3:25 am

I don't know why I am asking this, I guess I am just bored and find this an interesting question to ask.

What artist(s) specifically stand out, or...

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Sat May 23, 2020 12:05 pm
The new Dell XPS 15's battery is rated for 300 cycles

Last post by Puppy « Sat May 23, 2020 11:37 am

by Puppy » Sat May 23, 2020 11:37 am

The new Dell XPS 15's battery is rated for 300 cycles, and apparently that's ok

Dell recently updated the 15-inch XPS variant with the 9500 for...

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Sat May 23, 2020 11:37 am
Talk about lousy postal services

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sat May 23, 2020 10:25 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat May 09, 2020 4:33 am

Since April 13, 2020 I am waiting for a package from the USA, shipped to Ireland via USPS.

As of today, May 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,...

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Sat May 23, 2020 10:25 am
Big brother is not just watching you...

Last post by TonyJZX « Sat May 23, 2020 2:25 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:34 am

The US Government (read Trump and consorts) is now trying to end citizen's privacy once and for all:

Can anybody stop this senseless disaster?

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Last post by TonyJZX
Sat May 23, 2020 2:25 am
Americans may like this!

Last post by MikalE « Wed May 20, 2020 10:14 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue May 19, 2020 12:30 pm

Americans may like this! In the NOW

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Last post by MikalE
Wed May 20, 2020 10:14 am
Made some wallpapers for my thinkpad T23 and T43p

Last post by Droider « Tue May 19, 2020 8:46 am
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by Droider » Fri May 01, 2020 9:33 pm

Visit my Deviantart Gallery for all wallpapers :

Made some wallpapers out of boredom, hope you guys like it. Might as well take requests for...

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Last post by Droider
Tue May 19, 2020 8:46 am
For once I agree with the Brits and the Russians

Last post by MikalE « Tue May 05, 2020 6:10 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon May 04, 2020 1:46 am

Usually the Irish have little to no love for the Brits, but this time I totally agree with this one (and its originating website).
Everyone should...

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Last post by MikalE
Tue May 05, 2020 6:10 am
New HP OMEN 15 brings almost identical ThinkPad 7-row keyboard layout

Last post by ZaZ « Fri May 01, 2020 4:53 am
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by Puppy » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:33 am

Leaked HP OMEN 15 listing confirms AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU and a complete redesign

Check the pictures. Four...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri May 01, 2020 4:53 am
Is Lenovo Depot functioning in April 2020?

Last post by baertracks « Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:51 pm
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by baertracks » Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:47 am

I had a speaker problem (and possible overheating issue) with my ThinkPad P52. Rather than have someone come to my house for premium repair (per my...

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Last post by baertracks
Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:51 pm
Phones & You?

Last post by MikalE « Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:53 am
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by Twiggy » Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:26 am

When it comes to cellular/smart phones, how do you view them?

Personally I am not a heavy phone user at all. I only use mine for a little bit of...

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Last post by MikalE
Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:53 am
False advertising on eBay

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:30 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:08 pm

I was casually just seeing listings on eBay to see just how much some laptops sell for, and then I came across this thing:

This thing looks normal...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:30 pm
The reality is:

Last post by skx « Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:35 pm
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by rjsrjs » Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:52 am

The reality is, that I will not be going to any restaurants, Disney, Amusement Parks, Parks ETC. Only to buy food when needed at night, if grocery...

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Last post by skx
Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:35 pm
Acer announces the TravelMate P2 and TravelMate P6 to take on the ThinkPads and Latitudes of the world

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:30 pm
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:26 am

Acer announces the TravelMate P2 and TravelMate P6 to take on the ThinkPads and Latitudes of the world

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:30 pm
Gaming monitor?

Last post by UMPC2024 « Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:12 pm
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by majkell » Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:47 am

Hi,
I have a PC with a 1080 and would like to upgrade my current Samsung monitor. My Budget would be about 150-200$. What can you recommend to me?...

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Last post by UMPC2024
Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:12 pm
Goodbye Lorita, wherever you've gone...

Last post by WarhawkCZ « Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:21 pm
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by WarhawkCZ » Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:58 am

I've been curious, can somebody explain this to me?

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Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:21 pm
A question about an online seller in US

Last post by Bondi « Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:38 am
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by Bondi » Sat May 11, 2019 11:16 am

Hi there. I'm wondering if any of forum members has purchased anything form this seller It seems to be alive as I got a respond on my e-mail. One can...

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Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:38 am
The best post ThinkPad 7-row keyboard layout has ... MSI!

Last post by Puppy « Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:57 am

by Puppy » Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:57 am

Since the change to the stupid 6-row ThinkPad keyboard layout I am struggling to find a better one. I insist of having four navigation keys...

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Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:57 am
Dell to release a new XPS 15 model with a 4K OLED panel in March

Last post by Puppy « Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:43 am
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:34 am

Wondering whether the OLED can finally resolve the overall crappy laptop screens issue so there won't be so terrible ones available any longer.

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Last post by Puppy
Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:43 am
Cell phone headset (non-bluetooth)

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:01 am
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by katman » Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:21 pm

Hey all,
Just wondering if anyone can recommend a solid cell phone headset. I rahter not have a separate blue-tooth charger for the set, so I'm...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:01 am
Adobe Photoshop CS3 end of 30 days

Last post by exTPfan « Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:15 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:53 am

I have the boxed copy I bought of Adobe Photoshop CS3 a long time ago. I installed it on my Windows 7 machine and never activated it on the W7 as it...

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Last post by exTPfan
Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:15 pm
NEC introduced 4:3 Color Accurate Desktop Monitor

Last post by pianowizard « Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:06 am
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by Puppy » Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:56 pm

NEC introduced a new 4:3 desktop monitor again in 2015:

DPI is unfortunately too low (21 1600x1200 = 95 PPI only), but still a good start :-)

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Last post by pianowizard
Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:06 am
Hold my drink, W701ds!

Last post by UMPC2024 « Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:49 pm
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by moofish2842 » Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:59 pm

Will it get past prototype stages though?

Edit: oops, forgot to actually put a link.

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Last post by UMPC2024
Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:49 pm
File Server / File Sharing Mac and Windows

Last post by theterminator93 « Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:14 am
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by jon-smith2143 » Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:54 pm

Thanks in advance for any advice. We run a small web design business and are currently all running Mac computers. I am toying with the idea of...

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Last post by theterminator93
Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:14 am
Malware pre-installed on cell-phones sold by Virgin Mobile in USA

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:00 am

by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:00 am

WARNING: Unremovable malware found pre-installed on low-end smartphone sold in the US

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Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:00 am
Thinkpad batteries can not be repaired?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:12 pm
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by u666sa » Sat Dec 07, 2019 4:22 am

I just disassembled and charged by thinkpad battery using a lab power supply up to 13.1 volts. It takes voltage nicely. If you leaving it alone after...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:12 pm
Why I don't bother with a Smartphone

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:38 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:53 pm

My wife (who has an iPhone) insists that I have an always working phone with me when I leave the house.
But more often than not, that phone remains...

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Last post by ajkula66
Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:38 am
How many people on this forum own a Galaxy S9/S9+?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:09 pm
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by kfzhu1229 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:11 pm
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If so, what variant as...
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Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:09 pm
Recommendation for New "Light Gaming" Lenovo Laptop?

Last post by MikalE « Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:24 pm
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by olex126 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:25 am

I have a 14 year-old grandson who wants a light-gaming laptop, and since I'm not into gaming, I'm throwing the question out here. Since I'll be the...

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Last post by MikalE
Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:24 pm
The book - All About ThinkPad 1991 - 1998 (oh and other vintage thinkpads rant)

Last post by Saucey « Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:36 pm
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by Saucey » Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:26 pm

This post pertains to ThinkPad history.

So I've been writing on my website and trying to dig to the bottom of the ThinkPad's history.
Arrogantly I...

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Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:36 pm
Okay to post / debate politics here?

Last post by Saucey « Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:48 pm
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by Iron-Merc » Fri Sep 13, 2019 8:57 pm

Hi

I want to start a thread comparing liberal vs conservative values and left vs right wing politics.

Seeing as how the election is not to far...

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Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:48 pm
XPS 17 won't boot from USB, when HDD password is unknown

Last post by dr_st « Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:31 pm
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by magnifico » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:48 am

I changed Supervisor password, but the HDD password is the sticking point: even though I have changed boot order, the usb and cd take priority, the...

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Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:31 pm
Toshiba Satellite 2410-304

Last post by Droider « Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:32 pm
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by Droider » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:08 pm

Hi everyone,

If it is in good shape and costs cheap, i buy laptops of known brands eventhough i prefer to buy thinkpads first, it is not easy to...

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Last post by Droider
Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:32 pm
Someone please tell Washington to take the finger out!

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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:48 am

DC, stop dawdling!

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Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:48 am
Dell brought back Fn+F4!!

Last post by olddog « Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:19 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:05 pm

For anyone who remembers Fn+F4 to go to sleep...well the Dell Latitude machines have it. Fn+Insert puts it to sleep, and it has the same little moon...

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Last post by olddog
Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:19 am
PCIe 4.0 is coming (for AMD only; will not work on Intel)

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:10 pm
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by w0qj » Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:17 am

PCIe 4.0 is coming ( for AMD only; will not work on Intel ). No public PCIe 4.0 plans for Intel yet....

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Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:10 pm
Photobucket FYI

Last post by olex126 « Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:14 pm
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by ajkula66 » Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:03 pm

A while ago I was notified by Photobucket that the amount of my images - many of which are linked to this site - has gone significantly over the...

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Last post by olex126
Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:14 pm
tablet mode

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:04 pm
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by erichuff » Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:37 am

I intend to buy thinkpad W541 because I heard that it will integrate tablet mode right?

Why don't I see it?

Sorry for my bad English.

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Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:04 pm
Holy Crap! I Got A Feather.....

Last post by Saucey « Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:18 pm
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by olex126 » Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:28 am

Now........

Only 19,750 more posts to catch up to RBS ! :banana:

Better start working on it now.... :jhem:

Regards.

Dave

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Last post by Saucey
Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:18 pm
Asus ZenBook Pro Duo with two 4K screens

Last post by Puppy « Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:06 pm
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by Puppy » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:44 am

Interesting concept that makes the touch bar actually useful :-)

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Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:06 pm
Intel, Qualcom, Trump and consorts to be hammered by IBM!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:57 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:57 pm

IBM's Power-ful open source gift: China wins big, and these are the losers

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Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:57 pm
Stop Gmail asking: Want to leave the page....

Last post by farmall « Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:24 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:33 am

Lately Gmail has been pestering me with an irritating popup This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave - data you have entered may not...

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Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:24 am

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