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Why oh why does it have a buttonless clickpad? I've got a ThinkPad T440p and it's terrible. I despise every minute of working on it and have to bring a mouse ar

Why oh why does it have a buttonless clickpad? I've got a ThinkPad T440p and it's terrible. I despise every minute of working on it and have to bring a mouse around. Is this just copying Apple for looks? I'm dying to buy a laptop that's as good as my X201 (and keeps 12" format, though thickness doesn't matter much), but with modern specs. I'm probably gonna break down and get an X250, which is limited to 8GB of RAM for no good reason, but I've heard newer processors can handle IM's 16GB SODIMM, so that particular problem might be solved. The X250 is the first gen ThinkPad after Lenovo partially realized they had destroyed the ThinkPad line and started, albeit slightly, listening to customers again. Any other suggestions? I've tried using a macbook, and the screen is great, but the keyboard, clickpad, and hot metal are very uncomfortable. I'd spend hundreds on a conversion kit to drop new guts into an X201. (And to mod it with mechanical switches... I'd spend a lot.) It seems you can't spend as much on a ThinkPad these days. My X201 was over $2000 without WWAN, but the X250 tops out around $1600.

avtar 12y ago
I bought a used X230, upgraded to 16GB of RAM, added an SSD, and it's been an awesome machine so far. But you're right, the X250 will offer a better display. At least Lenovo seems to have eased up on the hardware blacklist where this model and the T450 are concerned http://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/31rnsv/t450_and_x250_no_longer_have_whitelists/ http://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/31rnsv/t450_and_x2... Also, here's a link related to the 16GB SO-DIMM modules that you mentioned https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/16GB-SO-DIMMs-work-in-X250/m-p/2035646 https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/16GB-...
- FelixP 12y ago
  I have the same setup, as well as a 15" retina MBP. Each one is optimized for different use cases, but it's amusing that a machine that ran me ~$400 is better for a lot of things than my $2500+ top of the line Apple. Biggest drawback of the X230 is the AWFUL trackpad and the low res screen. Highly recommend getting the extended battery.
ntw1103 12y ago
If I had a t440p, I would buy one of the touchpads, with buttons and install it. Like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touchpad-Left-Right-Three-Keys-for-Lenovo-IBM-Thinkpad-T440P-T440S-T440-T450S-/161649564039?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a3109987 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touchpad-Left-Right-Three-Keys-for-L... I had an x201s, That is a very hard computer to move away from, as not much is better. Currently I'm using a t430s. I miss the smaller size, and the screen res on the t430s isn't the greatest.

avtar 12y ago

I bought a used X230, upgraded to 16GB of RAM, added an SSD, and it's been an awesome machine so far. But you're right, the X250 will offer a better display. At least Lenovo seems to have eased up on the hardware blacklist where this model and the T450 are concerned http://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/31rnsv/t450_and_x250_no_longer_have_whitelists/ http://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/31rnsv/t450_and_x2... Also, here's a link related to the 16GB SO-DIMM modules that you mentioned https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/16GB-SO-DIMMs-work-in-X250/m-p/2035646 https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/16GB-...

FelixP 12y ago
I have the same setup, as well as a 15" retina MBP. Each one is optimized for different use cases, but it's amusing that a machine that ran me ~$400 is better for a lot of things than my $2500+ top of the line Apple. Biggest drawback of the X230 is the AWFUL trackpad and the low res screen. Highly recommend getting the extended battery.

ntw1103 12y ago

If I had a t440p, I would buy one of the touchpads, with buttons and install it. Like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touchpad-Left-Right-Three-Keys-for-Lenovo-IBM-Thinkpad-T440P-T440S-T440-T450S-/161649564039?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a3109987 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touchpad-Left-Right-Three-Keys-for-L... I had an x201s, That is a very hard computer to move away from, as not much is better. Currently I'm using a t430s. I miss the smaller size, and the screen res on the t430s isn't the greatest.