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T430 keyboard swap

date
2026-04-16
tags
hardware
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Just wanted to share my little replacement, forever grateful to guy who thrifted me this keyboard! Replaced T430's island-style with 1238 KB LEN T410, that provides 2.5mm keys and 7-row for perfection.

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ANT broadband 1ANT broadband 2
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ANT broadband

HF / VHF antenna

Adjustable radiator with telescopic counterweights. Covers civil CB, PMR, VHF and service bands, plus eavesdropping devices. Currently hidden in my room during renovation.

freq
1 MHz - 2.4 GHz
broadcast
70 - 430 MHz
mod
AM / FM
bands
airband, amateur, marine, railway, service
port
SMA
RTL-SDR V4 1

RTL-SDR V4

receiver

USB software-defined radio receiver.

freq
500 kHz - 1.76 GHz
bandwidth
2.56 - 3.2 MHz
power
4.5 V, 180 mA
MSI Cyborg 15 1MSI Cyborg 15 2MSI Cyborg 15 3
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MSI Cyborg 15

laptop

Gaming laptop, dual boot Win11 and Arch. Main coding and software device.

model
A13VE
ram
32 GB DDR5
gpu
RTX 4050, DLSS 3
cpu
i5-13420H (13th)
display
15.6" IPS matte 144 Hz
ThinkPad T430 1ThinkPad T430 2ThinkPad T430 3
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ThinkPad T430

laptop

Thrifted 2013 ThinkPad in perfect condition. New RAM, battery and keyboard (island to 1238 KB LEN T410). Runs Arch Linux with Niri.

model
2347A31
ram
8 GB
gpu
Intel HD 4000
cpu
i5-3320M
display
14.0" HD 60 Hz
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HP 15-dw3xxx

laptop

Runs CachyOS. Partially damaged: battered, scraped corners and a weak network card. Otherwise works fine.

ram
8 GB DDR4
gpu
Intel UHD
cpu
i3-1115G4 (11th)
display
15.6" HD 1366x768 60 Hz
Custom monitor 1

Custom monitor

display

Laptop panel turned into a standalone monitor with an eDP controller board.

panel
CHIMEI INNOLUX N156BGE-E41 Rev. C1
size
15.6" 1366x768
cable
V5WE2 eDP, 30 pins
board
eDP controller, 82 x 60 x 5 mm
serial
7VC10083BX201CH
lcd
KL1560D00435265A2C3400
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