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New laptop time. Thinkpad recommendations? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by cirdanlunae@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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My lappy has bitten the dust, and I'm in the market for a laptop. I'm thinking about going Thinkpad.

I only plan on this being for web browsing, text editing, coding, etc. Any gaming is done on my desktop.

What would be a good Thinkpad model? I do t mind getting an older/refurbished one. Haven't been on the laptop market in nearly 8 years, so I don't know what to look for anymore

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This will be high on my list when I upgrade next. If you know your OS will be Linux I say it's a waste of time and energy to get a laptop that doesn't come loaded with it. I'm sure 90% of my laptop woes are due to poor support and optimization for Linux.

[–] cooopsspace@infosec.pub 9 points 9 months ago

Still, you can pry Linux from my cold dead hands.

I'll be a homesteading hermit living off grid in the bush before I install Windows on a personal PC.

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

ThinkPad never has had problems with Linux compatibility. You will get better (best) aftersales and better (best) third party parts availability, since it is "mainstream" and a business user brand.

Boutique Linux laptop shops just cannot compete on that.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've actually had a few issues with Linux on my ThinkPad, have struggled endlessly with the fingerprint reader and Nvidia on Wayland is a bit of a pain still

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is the FP reader Synaptic? It has no issues. I have not yet heard of a different FP reader on ThinkPads.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It rings a bell

I managed to get it working on Ubuntu once and then never again

I think I might've screwed it up by trying to get it working dual booted

[–] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe check added repositories for needing to add a separate one, or try using YAST?

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

I'm on NixOS so no yast, I've tried installing the one that supposedly worked for a p50