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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] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why do people recommend Lenovo computers that are poor quality and fail often instead HP EliteBooks that are rock solid and well designed?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I avoid HP at all costs because they're a scumbag company that disables their printers if you don't use them the way they want you to.

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

Then you should avoid all brands in general because they misbehave in some aspect.

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

The Lenovos are cheaper to repair by and large, because there's just so many of them. I find HPs have overheating issues and I steer clear of them as a manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Our Lenovo notebooks from the last 2 years sound like a jet engine, even when you look at the desktop, known problem, they don't care or give you a possible solution.

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

My Dell does the exact same thing, or at least did when it was running Windows. I would go to put it to sleep and the fan would spin up like a jet engine, as if it was thinking really hard and doing the exact opposite of what I told it to.

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

That's because of the broken "modern standby". https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ykdtaIAG_0

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