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

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just throw in a $20 Intel Wi-Fi card if necessary, and don't buy the first models of the latest CPU, as with any manufacturer, and Thinkpads are some of the another for Linux.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thinkpads are locked down, the bios will refuse to boot if you install a non-Lenovo wifi card.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

None I've ever used have been. I have a card I dropped in working right now on a 2 yr old Thinkpad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

This is a prime example of why we should be supporting manufacturers that ship open source firmware like coreboot and not the proprietary junk Lenovo ships.