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Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
https://imgur.com/a/je3mIU1 has vids and pics.
Thank you. I tried entering the serial number / MTM on the lenovo website, but it doesn't give the LID MATERIAL info (though it gave other details like CPU, battery, etc).
Thank you. I tried entering the serial number / MTM on the lenovo website, but it doesn't give the LID MATERIAL info (though it gave other details like CPU, battery, etc).
Re: Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
I'm not sure it can be determined from exterior images. Does the website give the LCD lid (rear cover) FRU for your serial number? I believe the FRU for the magnesium lid is 01AX955.
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Re: Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
It's difficult to understand from a photo. In a cool environment, it colder to touch, compared to the other parts of the laptop?
Also the plastic lids have a tackier surface. Overall, it's difficult to understand externally. But if the laptop's working, does it even matter?
Also the plastic lids have a tackier surface. Overall, it's difficult to understand externally. But if the laptop's working, does it even matter?
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Re: Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
I'd tap it with a coin, comparing to something of similar shape and thickness.
Metal probably sounds different than plastic.
Metal probably sounds different than plastic.
Re: Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
Magnesium is a heat conductor, plastic is a heat insulator. Place ice in a plastic bag and put it in a corner of the lid. It's it's magnesium, you should be able to feel the cold in the opposite corner quickly.gulencocuk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:13 pmIt's difficult to understand from a photo. In a cool environment, it colder to touch, compared to the other parts of the laptop?
AZ91D alloy, which is the thing they use on Thinkpads, has a thermal conductivity of about 50 W/m·K. ABS plastic, less than 1 W/m·K.
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Re: Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
My laptop is covered with a layer whose particles shimmer when exposed to light.
It looks as if this "rubber" surface was covered in small scratches or pricked with a pin, and there was some light-reflecting metal underneath.
How is it with you laptop?
I would like to point out that mine was bought used so maybe it is renewed or some part of the surface layer is worn off.
It looks as if this "rubber" surface was covered in small scratches or pricked with a pin, and there was some light-reflecting metal underneath.
How is it with you laptop?
I would like to point out that mine was bought used so maybe it is renewed or some part of the surface layer is worn off.
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Re: Can anyone look at my pics and confirm if t480 lid is magnesium?
Take the lid apart to find its P/N or FRU.
Or do a vinegar test...
Scratch some lid paint away, put a drop of vinegar on that spot and see if it sizzles.
If not, then it's not magnesium.
Or do a vinegar test...
Scratch some lid paint away, put a drop of vinegar on that spot and see if it sizzles.
If not, then it's not magnesium.
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