If you're unsure about doing it yourself, then visit an I.T repair shop. Note: T14 Gen 2 (Intel) featured in the video has a soldered on Wifi Chip (cannot be user replaced). Also the heatsink is slightly different to the T14 G1 (Intel). Disassembly of the T14 Gen 2 (AMD) / P14s Gen 2 (AMD) model is very similar (largely the same chassis). Except the AMD models (T14 Gen 2 & P14s Gen 2) have swappable wifi chip. They may come with a Realtek wifi chip, which some prefers to swap for the Intel. Internals of the AMD as shown by our photo here: www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/orwnv1/p14s_gen_2_amd_similar_to_t14_gen_2_internals/ Thinking Intel vs AMD? Or the T14 Gen 2 vs T14s Gen 2? See our blog: www.cruisetech.co.uk/blogs/news/lenovo-thinkpad-t14-gen-2-vs-t14s-gen-2-2021
1:15 - the decline of Lenovo. Pre 4th gen models were built to be easy to take apart and you could do it a hundred times. The T430 for example was a pleasure to work on. And then it just got progressively worse with each new model moving to more of a disposable concept
T440p has only two screws holding the bottom cover so it only takes few seconds to open. And from there you can easily access the cooler, socketed CPU, socketed RAM, SSD etc. I wish laptops were still like that.
That's because Apple has thoroughly convinced the market to replicate its business model of making everything proprietary and NOT user friendly because the end user would ultimately have to ALWAYS defer to the manufacturer for repairs or better yet, just buy a newer one and spend more money. While all this is happening, ofc prices continue to skyrocket. What once was a market where the product was made to be easily modified or repaired has slowly turned into a market where the product only comes as is, where everything is welded into one piece and there's no such thing as "replacing a part" but--rather as mentioned before--having to "replace" the entire unit and buying a new one... Couple that with the fact that each generation of new buyer is happy being less informed and not being a participant in the ins and outs of the products they buy, preferring to discard and buy new, and the trend downwards continues... That disgusting way of making tech products has created so much profit that on one hand, you can't really fault that business decision and approach to replicate what makes the most money-sense
To be fair, these clips design has been around since T480 - or early as T460 if I recall. Base cover and the top palmrest could both be replaced, to resolve it. T14s, on the other hand, has a much simpler maintainability, but has the non-upgradable RAM.
Hello Mr.CruiseTech. this time , i have some question to you . May i ask you these ? .First , your computer's model is without WWAN , can that slot available? Second , if you want to append ssd there , can you do it ? If you are able to do it , i wanna do it , too .So , Please tell me more about . I'm sorry for the poor and long sentence .
1) WWAN upgradability depends on the model. One is upgradable, but one model might not come with the cable. 2. SSD can be upgraded. Needs single sided M.2 SSD.
@3:45 Lenovo usually whitelist expansions so the use cannot upgrade modules other than SSD or RAM to keep their other models selling. I remember I tried to replace a better WLAN card on a T430 some years ago and BIOS didn't allow that.
Thanks for this usefull video , this laptop has a single dim emplacement for ram extension but even i use it to a add 8gb ram for exemple, is it possible that the soldered ram stop to work and make the entire laptop unable to work ? is it preferable to buy a laptop without soldered ram like the H HP elitebook 840 G7 or 850 g7 ?
The OEM warranty is there in case the onboard ram stops working (rare?). 😶 HP Elitebook G7 is decent and popular range, has a different feel to the chassis (slightly more easy to deform it's metallic chassis if dropped).
@@GreenGreenStore pricesily, i want to buy a used and out of warranty business laptop (ThinkPad T14 or T15, Dell latitude 7000/5000 series or Hp elitebook g7) , so I should pay any any reparation thus i want to avoid the solderer ram as much as possible but if ThinkPad is the better overall choice i will go for the ThinkPad.
HOLY. CRAP. There's nothing easy or straightforward about taking off the cover. The plastic clips are both fragile and stubborn to take off. Why did Lenovo do this?
Apparently it's easier to do it on the next generation. Tbh we pass this model to one particular technician at the office whose used to this model, so it's done right. Definitely could be simpler.
On my t14 with 16gb soldered ram i was try to add a second ram stick 16gb ddr4 but 2666mhz , but my laptop dosen't start, is because suport only 3200mhz ??
Gen 1 should support most ddr4 frequency e.g. 2133-3200Mhz, if it's higher than 2666mhz on Gen 1 (upto 3200 on Gen 2), it'll simply down clock the ram. Maybe the ram stick is faulty?
To do dual channel, yes, if you match the RAM in the 1x user upgradable slot, to the onboard 8GB or 16GB (so you can have 16GB or 32GB in dual channel depending on the onboard RAM side). The downside is that the 40GB and 48GB RAM are not as fast in the 3d apps (iGPU likes memory bandwidth)
The T14 Gen 2 should support single sided M.2 SSD. These are mostly available upto 2TB, bigger ones may come eventually. There is 1x M.2 dedicated slot on the model. Would be nice to see 2x.
Much appreciated. This is less of an usual video format - uploading it for people just in case that it helps (with their upgrades). More hands on coming soon.
@@GreenGreenStore great! I must say I have the Gen 1 T14, love it, and would love a side by side detailed comparison (although I dont see any differences!). Performance, gaming, upgradability etc.
