Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P...
by fluffything on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:16PM
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> Also, MS and Apple charge for their software. Linux OS are free.
I paid ~2k$ for a Lenovo Laptop certified for Ubuntu. I don't really see the difference between doing that and paying 2k$ for an Apple laptop that's certified for MacOS (which i've upgraded for 8 years for free), or some other laptop certified for windows.
Except for the obvious difference that the Lenovo Laptop does not work with Ubuntu as promised.
Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P...
by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @05:34PM
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I used to be more superstitious about that, but now the most cautious I think I'd recommend being would be to wait for the first point version (e.g. 20.04.1). Ubuntu has been a lot less surprising since 14.04 or so, for me.
How do Apple charge for their software? They do sell things like Logic Pro I suppose, but not the OS itself.
Also, MS and Apple charge for their software. Linux OS are free. That doesn’t absolve Lenovo from selling “certified” laptops that aren’t compatible though.
I also find that sticking to older enterprise Thinkpads (X, T, W) and staying away from the toys posing as thinkpads tremendously helps avoid headaches with Linux. Shame on Lenovo for mucking the waters and using the name for enterprise and consumer machines.
And older enterprise class thinkpads are dirt cheap on top of being easily fixable and upgradable for peanuts because every IT department is on a 3 years lease cycle.