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I have a 10 year old T420S with a new battery. Im _really_ interested in screen replacements as the original screen is pretty weak.
by yokoprime 5y ago
I have a 10 year old T420S with a new battery. Im _really_ interested in screen replacements as the original screen is pretty weak.
- ab_testing 5y agoIt is possible to upgrade to IPS display in a T420. This is a starting point. It needs a special controller card and ofcourse an upgraded screen. https://www.curlybrace.com/words/2020/11/24/thinkpad-t420-ips-pls-screen-upgrade/ https://www.curlybrace.com/words/2020/11/24/thinkpad-t420-ip... https://www.amazon.com/1080p-1920X1080-Upgrade-thinkpad-Controller/dp/B07N4Q9YCF https://www.amazon.com/1080p-1920X1080-Upgrade-thinkpad-Cont...
- anotherman554 5y agoHow did you get a reliable new battery for a 10 year old laptop? Lenovo doesn't appear to make batteries for old laptops, and I've had bad experiences ordering from random sellers on Amazon.com.
- Scoundreller 5y agoDunno about Lenovo, but once you get old enough, a laptop battery is just a pretty box for standard cylindrical shells. Carefully shuck the old ones out and solder new ones in and voila.
- okl 5y agoUpgrade to a refurbished T450s or T460 and you get a very nice FHD IPS display.
- flavius29663 5y agobut you lose on the keyboard...
- throwaway2331 5y agoW530 with a keyboard mod. IIRC, the cable needs to be modified, because the connectors are different, but I've seen it work.
- lozaning 5y agoX230 with a nitro mod https://nitrocaster.me/store/x220-x230-fhd-mod-kit.html https://nitrocaster.me/store/x220-x230-fhd-mod-kit.html and an x220 keybaord swap is my setup right now.