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I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?

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[–] RoboRay@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

X1 for ultra portability.

Otherwise, T14 or T15.

[–] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I've got a t14 and it works perfectly under fedora 40. My only complaint is that the Left Ctrl key isn't in the corner.

[–] ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

There is an option in the UEFI settings to swap the Fn and Ctrl keys.

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