Post #1854716
2026-05-01 14:57 UTC
I think the thinkpad T14 series is pretty mainstream for linux - except for the Gen6 snapdragon one. Arch wiki thinks the gen5 will work
I had a top of the line Dell (precision 5520) that I bought with Ubuntu on it, so it ran linux very well. But there were quality issues, mainly the battery swelling up and making the keyboard stop working. Then the screws for the case fell out and the hinge kind of broke, and the power connector stopped working, as did its replacement. I think you aren’t really supposed to work on the dells yourself as it had special screws, not plain philips heads.
Maintainability on thinkpads is better, in general. And I like the way the computer feels more - just better design.
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@trilobite@lemmy.ml 2026-05-01 19:15
This is a bit interesting. Isn’t Lenovo a Cinese company who bought IBM hardware production or something like that. So Lenovo has outpaced Dell then? I always had a slim view of Lenovo … and stuck with Dell because american superior quality …
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@JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 2026-05-01 20:22
Well, I think the latitudes are great to work on (at least my 5290). Just remove the Phillips screws on the back cover and you can replace practically everything. But it’s still way more delicate than the t440p (which is harder to accidentally harm.