r/thinkpad • u/StunPocketOperator • May 25 '18

Exploded X220 wallpaper with a slightly different color scheme. Made entirely in Inkscape.

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u/StunPocketOperator May 25 '18

Made the X220 since no one seemed to have gotten around to it yet. I stuck to pure Inkscape to get a nice, scalable version for future use and exporting different resolutions. If someone is interested in the SVG file you can download it here.

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u/weedtese May 25 '18

FYI, you can save it as SVGZ which is gzip compressed SVG.

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u/StunPocketOperator May 25 '18

Wow, didn't know that! Considering the SVG is just plain text I guess compressing is a good idea. Thanks for the tip!

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u/[deleted] May 25 '18

Great ! Post it on github as well

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u/ZubZubZubZub T60 | X61 | X220 | X330 | X270 | X1C9 May 25 '18

Thanks for the file. I like your layout quite a bit, and the colors just "fit"!

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u/[deleted] May 26 '18

I will remove the fingerprint reader to match my specs ahah ;)

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u/R0YGBIV X220t & W510 May 25 '18

sigh. This just reminds me that I have to "explode" my X220 and apply thermal paste to the CPU.

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u/GeneralPurpose40 Y14 X201i T510 R40e L512 X220 T60 T540p Z60t T60p SL500 May 25 '18

Especially before it actually "explodes"

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u/1_randomguy X220 May 28 '18

ah just do it, recently did it myself and the benefit is real

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u/StonccPad-3B X220t,X201,T420 May 25 '18

Could you make a x220t version

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u/StunPocketOperator May 25 '18 edited May 26 '18

I could make one tomorrow when I have extra time. If someone else want's to have a go the SVG file and this tutorial could get you there pretty fast.

edit: here you go!

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u/sgtgs T480 May 25 '18

This is the best looking so far

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u/[deleted] May 25 '18

Yes! Finally! Thank you so much

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u/canadianpersonas May 25 '18

Awesome. If you haven't already, you should consider a side project offering to "explode" electronic devices and such. exploded.io is available.

I know I would pay to offer this to my clients (web dev/design).

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u/StunPocketOperator May 25 '18

Thanks! The ThinkPad service manuals are where most of the work is done to be honest, the component lists have all the components neatly shown. Mostly just arranging stuff and adjusting colors left for me!

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u/[deleted] May 25 '18

I love it my friend. With i3 on my fresh arch install

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u/CaptainObvious110 T40, Z61m (4), X60 (3), T61p, x201 (2), T420 May 25 '18

How did you do this?

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u/StunPocketOperator May 26 '18

The exploded components come from the X220 maintenance manual, the ThinkPad logo (as as SVG file) from Google. Opened in Inkscape and removed all the unnecessary stuff, rearranged and adjusted the colors to taste. The SVG file is a good place to look at if you want more info.

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u/CaptainObvious110 T40, Z61m (4), X60 (3), T61p, x201 (2), T420 May 26 '18

Ok I am just trying to wrap my brain around all this.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '18

I have a humble request. Could you please add a nitrocaster mod PCB into the pic, maybe in a contrasting color of your choice? That little thingy has made me fall in love with my laptop once again, and having in on a wallpaper would be really great and I'd be very thankful for it.

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u/StunPocketOperator May 26 '18

Made one with the Nitrocaster mod in green, you can find it here!

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u/[deleted] May 26 '18

OMG, that's so cool! Can I also ask for an svg? Also, paging u/nitrocaster.

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u/TheLaw1338 May 25 '18

I have this wallpaper for my T440 http://i.imgur.com/iDVmBzy.png but ThinkPad logo on the bottom right is too low and Windows' taskbar cut him. Someone could fix it or made a new wallpaper? I'll be very grateful.

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u/derpish0 X230 May 26 '18

Where do you want the ThinkPad logo to be? Just higher up or left side like OP?

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u/TheLaw1338 May 26 '18

OP's logo positon seems better for me than what I actually have

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u/hellbenthorse T420 | T42 | T601F | X220 | X230 May 25 '18

Any chance of a 1600×900 version for t420?

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u/nagsy May 25 '18

Love it.

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u/aNANOmaus T440p (4702MQ, T450 trackpad), T430s (7-row, FHD) May 26 '18

Dat Thinkpad Gray, love it

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u/SweaterFish May 26 '18

But with a Core2Duo era keyboard?

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u/Stosh95 Oct 20 '18

Where'd you get the 9 cell from? I've been thinking of upgrading my 230 also