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Why do people still recommend Thinkpads for Linux when there are Linux-oriented manufacturers now? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've noticed in the Linux community whenever someone asks for a recommendation on a laptop that runs Linux the answer is always "Get a Thinkpad" yet Lenovo doesn't seem to be a big Linux contributor or ally. There's also at least six Linux/FOSS-oriented computer manufacturers now:

So what gives? Why the love for a primarily Windows-oriented laptop when there are better alternatives?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It saddens me to say this, but don't buy from Purism. My Librem 5, after 2 years, still didn't arrive.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

100% don't buy from Purism. I had their laptop. Librem 14? 15? And I gave it away to a friend after about a year. I had so many problems with it.

I had pre-ordered the phone but I asked for a refund just a month or so before everyone started saying they stopped giving refunds.

I have 4 pinephones, while they're not daily driver ready, they're awesome little devices and I've written a couple things for them. I also have 0 complaints about my system 76 laptop.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I opted for the Fir model, knowing version 2 would probably be 5–7 years away. My wife joked that we would have a school-age child before I got it… except it's slowly becoming not a joke (and we didn't even have kids when I preordered).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I got a Librem 13. Wasn't worth it.