For the budget minded, There's nothing wrong with a $450-$500 Acer Nitro5/i7. I recommend a used, higher end MSI, AlienWare, Origin, or another high end Clevo-based gamer. My way of looking at things, is if you want to play new/newer AAA titles, get a real gaming machine. Games like Roller Coaster Tycoon, The Sims 2/3/4, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, Amnesia, Shadowgate, etc. I have the game set on the lowest quality settings, even though my. This only happens to me while I am playing The Sims 3. If you like Semi-retro gaming, Even the T430/T430s/nVidia powered machines (NVS 5200m/NVS5400m), might be to your liking, IF you're running Win7. I am not sure if this is where it belongs, or if it is a Graphics Card issue. Keep in mind, we are talking "CASUAL" gaming, not serious gaming! If you don't mind a little "lighter" gaming, You can include the nVidia powered T440p (GT730m), the K1100m powered W540, and even the K2000m powered, W530. The high end W540, the nVidia powered T460p, and T470p, and the dGPU optioned T480, are all good computers for a combination, of work, and play. It's CERTAINLY not a 1050Ti, but for a lot of people, it is just fine. I game a lot on my W540/K2100m, and find it just fine for that purpose. For light to medium gaming, they're decent enough. The K2100m, in the W540, to the GT940m in the T470p. The 4thGen (Haswell) processors, at the higher end (i7-4900mq, and up), are faster than the 6th/7thGen CPU's, and are equal to, or a little faster, and a bit more powerful than the high end 8thGen "U" quad cores.įor medium gaming, the dGPU's in these machines are adequate. Lenovo Photo Library (including lots of wallpapers)
Mirror of Hardware Maintenance Manuals for discontinued models
Lenovo Windows Digital Download Recovery Images Lenovo Parts Removal and Replacement Videos (select ThinkPad tab) Specification guides for discontinued models (all the way back to 1992!) When reinstalling Windows, try the Lenovo disc images, as longer battery times have been reported, probably due to custom drivers. A can of compressed air may be useful too, and a bottle of isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds are good for cleaning, but not on the screen. The only tools you need for servicing a ThinkPad are a set of small screwdrivers and a nylon spudger (for taking the screen and keyboard bezels off), and possibly a pair of tweezers. Corporate bulk purchasers don't usually go for it. Not only will it have better brightness, colour, contrast and viewing angles - you will most probably more than make up the investment when selling it. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7.
When buying a new ThinkPad, consider taking the IPS screen option if possible, as it doesn't cost much.
When buying a used ThinkPad, remember to check that the BIOS is not locked with a supervisor's password and that Computrace is not enabled and activated. For IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad laptop enthusiasts.