Re-badging a ThinkPad A31p (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by wesker to c/retrocomputing

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I've been slowly restoring this IBM ThinkPad A31p to its former glory. I've also been doing a few upgrades along the way: (P4 2.4Ghz, mSATA to IDE adapter, Wireless-N card, etc.)

One of the few, final cosmetic touch ups left was to replace the worn out Pentium badge. I managed to source a reproduction badge that looks accurate, so I thought I'd share the before and after.

Before

After

I think it turned out pretty well!

EDIT: compressed the images a bit.

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[-] wesker 2 points 1 year ago

So, I knew I wanted an A31. But it was ajkula66's forum posts that really convinced me to look for an A31p. It definitely took some time watching auctions like a hawk to find one, let alone one in decent condition.

this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2023

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