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My refurbished ThinkPad (L390 Yoga) came with wrong rubber feet (too thick) not allowing it to turn into tablet mode.

They clearly show wear. https://i.imgur.com/xFLLwoj.jpeg
I am not sure if they were replaced from another older device, or the entire cover is from L390, but that one would have a plastic cover for where this one has a stylus. It doesn’t seem like anything was snapped out of there.

I couldn’t find replacement ones online, and I am not sure if contacting the shop is a good idea. See, the L390 Yoga has a touchscreen with better colors and seems to be a bit more expensive (but not much).
However, I bought this as “L390”. I noticed the description said “Touchscreen: yes”, which I realized meant they likely mistook the Yoga version for the base version. Indeed, that is the case.
Currently they have one L390 Yoga in similar condition and same configuration, but the screen has some white spots (this one is flawless), …and it’s €46 more expensive.

If you’re curious, i5 8365U, 16GB RAM (single-channel), used 256GB Samsung SSD (I don’t remember if SATA or NVME), €180 and 2 year warranty.

Also, if you’re wondering what that port with network symbol is, it appears to be a proprietary connector used on ThinkPads requiring an “Ethernet Extension” adapter to be usable.

Hadriscus ,

you should be able to cut them down to the right size

Omgboom ,

You can buy them online for a few bucks

lichtmetzger ,

I have an L390 Yoga (i7) and these feet are indeed way too large.

The device is painful to use even with the correct feet, though - at least if you’re using Windows. It’s constantly overheating, because the cooling system is just reused from the L380 and can’t handle the heat of my i7 8565U processor. But hey - at least the marketing people were able to put “4.6GHz” into the specs.

I have to undervolt the CPU to make it run cool and prevent thermal throttling, which is not possible anymore if you’re running a current Windows version.

That thing is probably the last Thinkpad I’ve ever bought, to be honest.

Also, if you’re wondering what that port with network symbol is, it appears to be a proprietary connector used on ThinkPads requiring an “Ethernet Extension” adapter to be usable.

Yup, the port is called “MicroLAN” and the adapter was 30-50€ back when the device was new. It’s of poor quality (the rubber of the cable on mine is turning into a sticky mess) and entirely passive.

Lenovo must’ve looked at Apple’s accessory profits and thought they wanted to make money off of crap, too.

user224 OP ,
@user224@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Hmmm, did you get it new?
I’ve checked a review of this laptop and it had correct ones:
https://i.imgur.com/wZYXnUG.jpeg

lichtmetzger ,

Yes I bought it ~3 years ago directly from Lenovo and the rubber feet look just like the ones in that photo.

tal , (edited )
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It’s of poor quality (the rubber of the cable on mine is turning into a sticky mess) and entirely passive.

Maybe ten years back, a whole ton of consumer electronics were made with some rubberized coating which felt great when new, but over the course of several years, degraded into an incredibly sticky mess.

I had a Grundig shortwave radio covered in the stuff.

Eventually, after I went to a lot of work with different substances, I discovered that isopropyl alcohol and some elbow grease could get it off. But if this is the same stuff and it’s just a cable, I’d probably just replace the cable.

EDIT: Probably the same stuff as here:

old.reddit.com/…/cant_companies_stop_using_coatin…

The main reason why this happens is the “soft touch”, rubbery coating that gets put on plastics is a substance called “TPE”.

TPEs are popular for this sort of thing because they’re quite cheap to apply, look and feel good and quite importantly compared to genuine rubber coatings, don’t smell bad.

The problem with TPEs is that they experience a chemical reaction when exposed to oils which causes them to degrade into a goopy-sticky mess.

The way to avoid this happening prematurely is to ensure that your hands are clean when using your mouse/headset etc., both bodily oils and environmental (food etc.) oils can and do affect the TPE.

Korne127 ,
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Well, return it. While being refurbished, it doesn’t necessarily need to be in perfect shape, it still needs to work as it would when you buy it originally.

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