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

  • Corroded@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    1 year ago

    They’re also significantly more expensive than ThinkPads and might be a bit much for what OP plans to do

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year 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
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        1 year 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
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            1 year 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.