It doesnt even have to be a thinkpad, I am enjoying it on a Lenovo Chromebook :) Now if only I knew how to increase clock ram speed (device uses half speed because idk, CPU can support more, unsure about motherboard)
weird way to spell “run DOOM” but okay.
but can it run Crysis?
More like “The absolutely first thing I’ll do on this machine is install Linux on it”
Ur not gonna believe this but guess what I’m doin rn
Thinking about installing Linux?
Not just thinking, I’m doing it
10 hours later: still using the same distro?
To me it’s like: “is this still running Windows?”
I put Linux on my Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Best decision I ever made with it.
*should FTFY
Will*
Asking out of curiosity, what makes these better than other consumer based ones with fwupdmgr support?
From my experience with a modern Thinkpad (A485); nothing if not outright inferior. The trackpoints on them are pretty terrible compared to classic IBM-era thinkpads (10-20hz polling rate, abysmal velocity curve). The physical durability of the machine might be above-average for business laptops, but the chance of the hardware failing in some major way within warranty seems to be quite high (among other replacement parts, I had 4-5 mainboard replacements done under warranty). The cooling solution on the Thinkpad I used to use was also a fair bit inadequate, and would lead to severe thermal throttling of the mid-range APU. Honestly between the reliability and torturous process to even buy a new Thinkpad from Lenovo, I just wouldn’t bother.
modern ones have 10-20hz polling rate on trackpoints? that’s actually atrocious wtf
I only have experience with 10yo+ models and I think I’m glad lmao
it’s the trackpoint that does it for me
So true. So, Yesterday I saw someone using their laptop, and there was like this Windows Lock screen. And I was like „WAIT why the fuck isnt a terminal there. And where is my waybar on the top? Are those really Windows floating there, what Kind of machorchist would spend a lifetime dragging around Windows in their Laptop monitor?”
nearly any electronic device of any architecture: “I could install netbsd on that” 🤔
Just try to install Linux for gaming on an XPS 15 with a 4k oled screen and an Nvidia GPU and not have anything break.
Stupid-ass Linux fanboys. So fucking dumb.
E: I’m so glad all the raving lunatics below proved my point about the entire Linux fandom. You’re all crazed cunts.
E2: the fact that I have a certain machine and you guys attack the machine instead of defending the ability of Linux to be installed Oh so easily on it, says everything we need to know about how trashy and unmaintained, hard to install, broken crack-pipe-esque Linux is.
XPS15
I stopped reading there. Congratulations, or sorry that happened.
Sounds like you just didn’t try hard enough buddy.
