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Re:ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 includes SODIMM slots and user-replace... by vwoolf on Sunday February 25, 2024 @11:46PM (#39507779)
Doesn't seem to ship with Linux :(
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Re:ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 includes SODIMM slots and user-replace... by mirasmithy on Monday February 26, 2024 @03:50AM (#39508951)
I may be missing some nuance and/or perspective here, but is this truly an issue? I've used Dell, HP, Lenovo/Thinkpad, and most recently Framework laptops over the last 15 years, and only one of them offered an out-of-the-box Linux experience. _All_ of them ran Linux (ArchLinux and Fedora) fine if I installed it myself.

Is the concern surrounding having to install Linux yourself (valid concern), or around vendor support (subtle BIOS issues, lack of trackpad support, etc)?

Edit: Emphasizing my "fine" experience with Linux.

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Re:ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 includes SODIMM slots and user-replace... by wizhi on Monday February 26, 2024 @04:33AM (#39509242)
Vendor support.

Shipping with Linux is a good indicator that it's Linux compatible. Buying computers with Linux is also a way of voting for Linux compatibility - even if you reinstall your preferred distro afterwards.

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