i was going to get the dock with the 2 DVI and Display port ports

i dont know if there are differences, mine has 1 dvi, 1 vga, 1 display port

the one for the w500 has dual DVI and Display ports with USB 3

its more expensive and works with all of them

https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkPad_Series_3_Dock_Comparison

@JHWH pass? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3x-Thinkpad-T420s-Laptops-i5-NO-RAM-NO-HDDs-PARTS-ONLY-w8-/182712447236?hash=item2a8a82b104:g:YJMAAOSwi-9ZjULX

1 X Unit powers up has faulty optic dive

2 X UNITS DO NOT POWER UP. SHOW POWER ON LIGHT

yeah get the 2 for oh fuck broke the plastic part

or oh fuck fucked up the display

or oh fuck (insert reason for needing spare parts)

if you have a hdd and ram for it, why not

its not like you use the optical drvie

and you need a charger

well they are $60 AUD so like 45 USD

4GB is another 30$ and a charger maybe 15-20

yeah so i could do a lot more cheaper

better external display

its probably the worse resolution though

he didnt state it

1366x768 or smth

well it doesnt really matter, the thinkpad would be terminal or mayeb at best firecucks

just get orange pi for that lol

i have a few pis but nah

@JHWH is yours a t420/i/s

which one

x200

t420

no i and no s

does it really matter if its i or s

yes

i is less cpu power

s is slim and supposed to have cooling problems

it has usb 3.0 though

okat so the stock is the best

for your purposes yes

t420 standard has usb 3 via the dock

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/IBM-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T410si-T420-T420s-Docking-Station-Port-Replicator-USB-2-0-/401289446130?hash=item5d6eb702f2:g:UboAAOSwA29Y3lWV

might be, you can also always just buy an express card with usb 3

its like 5 bucks or so

what was the good display resolution

@JHWH do you own 2 thonkpads <:thinkpad:309725375968182272>