They Threw Away This ThinkPad X1 Carbon, BUT it’s Actually NOT TRASH!

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4 ай бұрын

This is the Thinkpad X1 Carbon that I got in the last video, where I bought 10 laptops for 100 dollars. This computer has some flaws, but still pretty decent.
Yes, the headphones I'm wearing are from 1993, but I'm not using its mic they're purely decorative. I'm using a Samson Q2U microphone for this video. I'm still trying to get it to sound better, and after following some tutorials, I think it sounds better than the last video, but It could still use some improvements.
The reason I didn't apply thermal paste to the second die, is because PCH die is supposed to be thermal isolated from the CPU, otherwise the CPU heat would transfer to it. It doesn't have thermal paste from the factory. DELL has an article about this for the I7-5600u. Some PCH chips are separate from the CPU and on the motherboard, but this one has it on the CPU.

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@sebtroop23 4 ай бұрын

3:05 Duct tape bruh

@vash3805 4 ай бұрын

It may surprises you, but business laptops, like this X1 Carbon 5th Gen you got there, are fully Windows 11 compatible! You need to set these things up in the BIOS: 1) go to "Security" and enable "TPM2.0" 2) also under "Security" make sure "Secure Boot" is enabled. Then boot into a stock Windows 11 USB flash drive made with the Microsoft tool and you will be surprised that it will accept the hardware flawlessly. The compatiblity is basically only on the presence of TPM2 and secure boot being enabled. Try it out. 🙂

@fritzlb 4 ай бұрын

idk about the cpu, but there's a workaround for that

@vash3805 4 ай бұрын

The CPU does not really matter as long as there is a TPM 2.0 chip and support for UEFI secure boot. I have successfully installed a vanilla/unmodified Windows 11 on a X1 Carbon 2nd Gen before! And that old laptop only got a 3rd Gen i7 CPU! This is one real benefit from these business grade laptops.

@7_of_9 4 ай бұрын

I have the same laptop and it does work.. also there's another work around by editing the registry during installation. Awesome laptop btw

@vash3805 4 ай бұрын

With the correct settings there are no registry hacks or any other workaround required as you can straight install a stock Windows 11. Also you do not have to fear future Windows updates to break anything as these "workaround" installs sometimes tend to do.

@user-in2cs1vp6o 3 ай бұрын

Don't be a psy and use linux

@LearningTech96 4 ай бұрын

As someone who enjoys old computer hardware for nostalgic reasons, I am very appreciative of you mentioning Linux. It really does breathe life into old hardware that would otherwise turn into more e-waste

@JacobLaurenzana 4 ай бұрын

Hey I just wanted to say, I've been loving your videos, they're entertaining and I like the energy and style, keep it up!

@Wisankara 4 ай бұрын

Such an entertaining video, great! Even though I don't personally like X1 Carbon series, they are still decent and 6th gen i5 is still very much usable.

@EddiePepper 4 ай бұрын

A nice video, thanks for making it.

@mmarkkozo 4 ай бұрын

I love the toaster webcam, it gives the video that authentic feel. I suppose you were using this X1 specifically for the webcam too and if not, you can also do that to showcase that these laptops' cams are not good, but not terrible either:)

@duy103zxc 3 ай бұрын

lol I'm using Thinkpad T400 with linux for lots of tasks tbh, no idea if pp consider X1 Carbon as "trash". I have heard this somewhere on the internet "computer doesn't getting worse, the act of using computers is getting worse".

@ivanocj 4 ай бұрын

Amazing! It looks brand new... I pretty much believe it can last more 10 years easily for medium usage if the battery holds on...

@WATPLightness1 4 ай бұрын

Speaking of carbons, Im using my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen 3 as my personal computer, and it was an quite an upgrade from my old X1 Yoga Gen 2, it has a faster qual-core Intel Core i7-8650u, better speakers, better screen, and that's I can think of. The Major flaw is that the F3 is defective and it does not work in normal usage, but it acts up when I open the laptop up. Otherwise for 186$ in total I paid for a small top-right crack, its a great laptop for normal and somewhat heavy usage. Fantastic!

@jonfreeman9682 2 ай бұрын

You can't beat the price. I have a yoga no idea what Gen but it's i7 7700HQ 16 GB dinosaur and it still works great for browsing and most anything. Older chips are powerful enough that it's still good even today. But it can't do windows 11 though.

@jonrutherford6852 3 ай бұрын

Pleased to read about your concern for sound -- so many presenters either don't know or don't care about good sonic quality. BTW, the sound in this video is already better than about 80% of YT videos, so you've been quite successful. Narration really good, too -- detailed and clear explanations.

@iliketowncars 4 ай бұрын

Your voice sounds good.

@erickmanangan4803 3 ай бұрын

I love my X1 carbon gen 6. Fully supported by windows 11 and I use it for light design and office works.

@Fuckfuck18291 4 ай бұрын

Underatted!!!!!!

@Eye1952 4 ай бұрын

Great Video! You be surprised what you can find. I have a stack of laptops that I have various flavors of OS on. Most I have got on E-bay. Also have a stack of 2011 Macbook pros and airs... Where do you get your "scrap" from? I'm in Batavia, IL. THX

@TechDave 4 ай бұрын

i gotta say: i prefer ur real voice. always nice to see an x1 in my YT feed!

@mintybudgie 3 ай бұрын

something about his voice sounds so familliar. i have no clue how i recognize it

@flierbill 3 ай бұрын

I bought the same deal, 10 for 100. My Lenovo X1 Carbon 5th Gen. I7-6500U did boot to bios, then died . I really like this one . I hope to get it going again, or it's just a money pit, I could get a decent one for $291.00

@jonfreeman9682 2 ай бұрын

Honestly for $10 each if even one of them works it's a good deal. But if half of them work then it's a bonus.

@PenguinYayOne 4 ай бұрын

2:39 You forgot to add thermal paste to the second die.

@Duraputer 4 ай бұрын

Actually the PCH die is supposed to be thermal isolated from the CPU, otherwise the CPU heat would transfer to it. It doesn't have thermal paste from the factory.

@f_for_freedom2492 4 ай бұрын

@@DuraputerThat's not the PCH die tho, that's the iGPU unless I'm mistaken. Normally the PCH isn't on the CPU, it's supposed to be on the board itself.

@marvinochieng6295 3 ай бұрын

i hope you get more subs and views so you can get a great mic. cheers

@nicecarphill 4 ай бұрын

given the battery was swapped, have you checked how long the battery life is? and great video always love the topic of thinkpads and refurbished tech in general

@Duraputer 4 ай бұрын

I used it for 2 hours and still had quite a bit of charge left, So it seems decent.

@debayanabae87 4 ай бұрын

2:57 My ThinkPad also had a panle gap, but it was a puffed battery that was causing it.

@sitnpurr 2 ай бұрын

Is that duraputer’s old computer if so that’s a cool story

@kborak 3 ай бұрын

"One man's trash, is another man's treasure." Seems you forgot the quot.

@deacbeugene 4 ай бұрын

The CPU in this video has two dies, is it enough to put thermal paste to the main one?

@one_step_sideways 3 ай бұрын

Per Intel, you don't need to put thermal paste on the smaller PCH die because it doesn't heat up.

@escapetherace1943 3 ай бұрын

that extra dot of thermal paste is overkill man, and you had too much to begin with. On CPUs that size I just put a small line down and don't spread I just screw it down in the moving X pattern. I would know I've spread paste over little laptop CPUs. They're less forgiving than desktops because of restricted space/airflow and even a little too much paste can be an extra 2-3 degrees C

@anthonyrosales5671 6 күн бұрын

I have that as well and it's running Windows 11 ..I manually reprogram my laptop

@jonfreeman9682 2 ай бұрын

Wow you got 10 laptops for 100 so only $10 a laptop. If even one of these laptops work half decent for web browsing then it's not bad at all.

@kborak 3 ай бұрын

Also, replace the pinched battery.

@Russell970 4 ай бұрын

Your voice is good maybe u can use the AI voice for shorts :3

@inoino9918 4 ай бұрын

i hope in the future, you will upgrade your filming rigs but NOT your webcam, make the lowres cam your niche.

@ImplicitFlower 4 ай бұрын

There is always win10 ltsc which is supported to 2027!

@debayanabae87 4 ай бұрын

Win 10 is really a great os.

@ImplicitFlower 4 ай бұрын

@@debayanabae87 currently using it on my Thinkpad P52s smooth as butter.

@wiedapp 4 ай бұрын

Why didn't you repaste the detached GPU silicon as well?

@SouthPokey 4 ай бұрын

who knows mate

@one_step_sideways 3 ай бұрын

That's not a GPU die, that's a PCH die. Per Intel, you don't need to put thermal paste on the PCH die because it doesn't heat up.

@wiedapp 3 ай бұрын

@@one_step_sideways Ah, okay, thanks. But I guess, it wouldn't have hurt either.🤷🏻‍♂️

@Aygross 3 ай бұрын

You didn't add thermal paste to the gpu die. Also check the health of the SSD.

@one_step_sideways 3 ай бұрын

That's not a GPU die, that's a PCH die. Per Intel, you don't need to put thermal paste on the PCH die because it doesn't heat up.

@andressapereira 4 ай бұрын

🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱

@GnuChanOS 4 ай бұрын

you try thinkpad but you not install gnu Linux shame on you my dude btw i use arch linux