Hi all,
Got some pretty cool news. Found a ThinkPad T420 on eBay for $63 shipped. It is a complete rig, came with i5 2520M, 8GB RAM, 1600x900, 128GB Toshiba SSD, and 90W charger. Has HD3000 graphics. The issue was a corrupted Windows 7 install so looks like the guy didn't know how to fix or had time to deal with it.
seller's picture, needs some cleaning up
also had this tape and stickers on the lid
And all cleaned up! It seems to be missing the little sticker for the LEDs on top of the case. Anyone know where I can nab that? Thanks.
front
rear
side
other side. Ditched the DVD/RW drive with a spare 2nd bay SATA caddy and tossed in another SSD in there.
Bottom
dat Sierra Gobi card
Even has the NMB keyboard! Does have some shine on it though. Replaced the touchpad sticker as well
superior OS
modded BIOS with WiFi whitelist removed. Added a Dell DW1510 WiFi card
desktop
specs
programs galore
installing high sierra on the other SSD
a helper! Used this guide https://josephsiu.com/convert-windows-10-thin … os-high-sierra/
macOS 10.13.6 desktop
specs + details
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7