Asking the real questions. I'm happy to support Lenovo in bringing Linux to market, but not if they're going to be pocketing the cost of a Windows 10 license on every machine sale.
Also, will these cost less than their Windows-activated alternatives? (They should.)
Asking the real questions. I'm happy to support Lenovo in bringing Linux to market, but not if they're going to be pocketing the cost of a Windows 10 license on every machine sale.
I have a brand new T15P and the linux support is just fine. It's not 100% - the fingerprint reader needs a little fiddling but by all accounts is easy enough although I can't be bothered because I...
I have a brand new T15P and the linux support is just fine. It's not 100% - the fingerprint reader needs a little fiddling but by all accounts is easy enough although I can't be bothered because I don't need it; and the ongoing nVidia/Wayland shitshow is a thing but the latter is hardly Lenovo's fault.
Asking the real questions. I'm happy to support Lenovo in bringing Linux to market, but not if they're going to be pocketing the cost of a Windows 10 license on every machine sale.
Microsoft is fond of eating that cost to prevent this clear market price advantage from appearing.
At this point, it looks like they'll cost about the same. Stay tuned.
I have a brand new T15P and the linux support is just fine. It's not 100% - the fingerprint reader needs a little fiddling but by all accounts is easy enough although I can't be bothered because I don't need it; and the ongoing nVidia/Wayland shitshow is a thing but the latter is hardly Lenovo's fault.
Lenovo is getting serious about the Linux desktop, with support for almost 30 ThinkPads and ThinkStations.
I've got a 9-10 year old ThinkPad that I just upgraded to the latest version of Mint ... still works just fine.