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ThinkPad T30: Solid Retro Laptop With an Unfortunate Flaw (Patreon)

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2021-03-02 00:29:00
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2024-01

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The ThinkPad laptop line from IBM (and later Lenovo) has gotten a lot of love over the years for being reliable and well-built. As such, they're a great option for those looking to get into retrocomputing...except for this model and its major problem.

Sources:
T30 without UltraNav photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21476504@N05/2272187072
"IBM Sells PC Unit to Lenovo," InfoWorld, December 13, 2004.
ThinkPad 1802 error fix: https://command-tab.com/2006/02/26/thinkpad-1802-error-fix/
"Introducing...Pentium 4", Maximum PC, January 2000.
Pentium 4 ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZtdjMiv-vI
AnandTech P4 benchmarks: https://www.anandtech.com/show/661/19
"Frequency-Busting Procs from Intel and AMD!", Maximum PC, November 2001.
"Immodest Predictions for 2007," InfoWorld, December 18, 2006.
"Netburst Slinks Away," InfoWorld, July 10, 2006.
"IBM T30: The Best Business Notebook," PC Magazine, June 2002.

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Music by Aviscerall (https://aviscerall.bandcamp.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com).
Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).

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ThinkPad T30: Solid Retro Laptop With an Unfortunate Flaw

The ThinkPad laptop line from IBM (and later Lenovo) has gotten a lot of love over the years for being reliable and well-built. As such, they're a great option for those looking to get into retrocomputing...except for this model and its major problem. Sources: T30 without UltraNav photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21476504@N05/2272187072 "IBM Sells PC Unit to Lenovo," InfoWorld, December 13, 2004. ThinkPad 1802 error fix: https://command-tab.com/2006/02/26/thinkpad-1802-error-fix/ "Introducing...Pentium 4", Maximum PC, January 2000. Pentium 4 ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZtdjMiv-vI AnandTech P4 benchmarks: https://www.anandtech.com/show/661/19 "Frequency-Busting Procs from Intel and AMD!", Maximum PC, November 2001. "Immodest Predictions for 2007," InfoWorld, December 18, 2006. "Netburst Slinks Away," InfoWorld, July 10, 2006. "IBM T30: The Best Business Notebook," PC Magazine, June 2002. ----------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ----------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Music by Aviscerall (https://aviscerall.bandcamp.com) and Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).

Comments

Hugo Cardozo

So it's The Return of the Cool Intro, nice. Nice laptop too, if slightly quirky.

Anonymous

I really enjoyed this video as the ThinkPad is my favourite PC Laptop brand ever, including my current T490s despite its not that great upgradeability. Indeed, I somehow threw myself down the hill and into the pit of getting an old one and I’ve got a T41 (you’re an influencer!) that I plan to use with Windows 98 to play DOS games —the Windows 98 drivers are still available in the Lenovo site! I had no problem inspecting and repasting the CPU and I’d probably upgrade it a bit, but have a rather basic question. That rubbery lid is a dirty nightmare and a magnet to grease and all kinds of sticky gunk. Mine came quite sticky and it’s disgusting to the touch. How would you get it clean? I tried a series of cycles of magic rubber and isopropyl alcohol with somehow mixed results. It improved, but I don’t know if it’s just matter of rinse and repeat the process, or if you have a better suggestion. Thanks!

thisdoesnotcompute
>>55901498

I think it depends on the nature of the stickiness on the outside. If it's external, e.g. something got spilled on it, then I find multi-purpose cleaner (like 409) to work pretty well, and escalating to Goo Gone if necessary. If it's because the rubberized finish is breaking down, I'm not aware of a way to remove the stickiness without removing the coating altogether. (That said, all of the retro ThinkPads I've been in contact with have *not* had their coating degrade, though it may also depend on the conditions in which the machine is stored.)