#thinkpadt430 — Public Fediverse posts

So I thought about buying a Thinkpad T430 with minimum RAM and hard drive and swap them with components from my old machine. I really like T430.

One thing I am worried is the plastic degradation (it came out in 2012, after all). I had been trying to be careful with my T430 and keep it away from sun when possible, but if I buy a new one (to me, still originally from 2012), I don't know how well it was preserved.

I really like T430, but the way how you (dis)assemble it means hoping the plastic thingies (hinges, I guess) don't break as you have to use some force.

What are other people's experiences? Does it break easily nowadays? Do you find they are in bad condition when bought online?

#Thinkpad #Lenovo #T430 #ThinkpadT430

I have replaced the noisy Toshiba fan+heatsink from my #Lenovo #Thinkpad #T430 with the quieter Delta #fan and #heatsink from the dead Thinkpad T430 that serves as organ donor for the one I use.

The fan noise was getting me crazy. It was unbearably loud. See this video for comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsp5YouMfcs

(tagging #thinkpadt430 for completeness)

Have a good afternoon!
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