Lenovo ThinkPad T530: The T430’s “Big Brother”

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Today we will examine an excellent specimen of the T530. I discuss the basic specs, some features and show you the guts of this fine example. Please pardon the camera work, growing pains of a new camera.

Detailed T530 Specs and Configurations:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solut...

Upgrade Guide: (Mostly the same for the T530)
  / the-definitive-t430-modding-guide   by George Kushnir (http://n4ru.it)

Maintenance Manual:
https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub...

Have questions? Fire away in the comments, Twitter or Curious Cat.

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Timestamps provided by Jack Coe
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Notes on upgrades
1:20 Specifications
2:05 Admiring this machine
2:13 Battery
2:45 Bottom access panels
4:00 Removing keyboard
4:40 Laptop innards
5:35 Notes about screen separation
6:00 Removing the palm rest
7:00 Laptop innards
8:50 Boot & conclusion