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Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by corty on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @10:02AM (#23403415)
I've had mixed experiences in this regard.

Thinkpads from the T and X series (don't know about Yoga, P or L) are really great, usually work out of the box and if there is broken hardware you are visited tomorrow by a nice guy from IBM (yes, really!) who fixes things without complaining about the weird OS you are running (of course you should be able to test that the new component works somehow).

Non-Thinkpad laptops from Lenovo are worse at running with Linux and the hardware support seems to be far worse, send it in, wait a few weeks, no solution.

Note that other vendors are very similar: there is a big difference between the "for professional business use" and "for home use" lines, in prices as well as support for software and support if broken.

Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by wildmusings on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:24PM (#23405225)
You have a pay a premium for that next-day, on-site warranty. But it's worth it.
Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by fluffything on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:13PM (#23405885)
> by a nice guy from IBM (yes, really!)

Why IBM? IBM sold Lenovo to China years ago, does IBM still handle support for Lenovo in your country?

Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by corty on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:19PM (#23405961)
Here in Germany, they seem to. Don't know if this has changed recently, but for the last personal visit 2 years ago, it was an IBM guy.
Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by fluffything on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:29PM (#23406078)
Cool to know!