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Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by calvinmorrison on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @11:17AM (#23404305)
The biggest take away is make sure your hardware supports the software you want before you make expensive purchases.
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Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by WalterGR on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @11:48AM (#23404738)
Is that information that Lenovo publishes? In the following page it shows some model numbers. Is there a guaranteed 1:1 mapping from model number to chipset?

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd100264

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Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by wmf on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:24PM (#23406015)
Based on this thread you don't want to trust what Lenovo or Canonical say. You need to find first-hand reports about particular models.
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Re:Lenovo to Certify ThinkPad and ThinkStation Workstation P... by calvinmorrison on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @02:00PM (#23480085)
Sorry I just saw this. ThinkWiki may be a friend if you're looking for thinkpad specific documntation
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