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

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
    62·
    9 months ago

    But it’ll arrive with Linux and it’ll work. You also don’t have to spend a week googling wifi chips to see if they’ll work.

    • sping@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      22·
      9 months ago

      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.

        • const_void@lemmy.ml
          2·
          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.

        • sping@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          2·
          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.