I have been running an E14 which is one of the cheaper ThinkPads. Everything is supported in Debian Stable. I'm finding this to be a delightful replacement to my Walmart brand "Motile" laptop (which was actually quite a good "consumer" laptop). ThinkPad is the "business" line of laptop with heavy duty construction. I am a fan. Everything feels solid and durable. They keyboard is soft-click with a double-width (almost) backspace key just like I like it. \ is slightly enlarged below backspace.
My work laptop is a nice Dell - but I prefer the thinkpad.
If you shop for one here is a pro tip: You can read the specs of the laptop you think you want and they will tell you whether the RAM is soldered onto the board or replaceable. I went for a lower price unit with replaceable RAM so I can upgrade. The cheapest ones have soldered RAM. This one is nice for me. Resolution is higher than the old laptop and it has a non-glossy screen.
Keyboard drawback - the Fn key is in the lower left corner where you expect CTRL to be. I went old-school and swapped CTRL and CAPS LOCK because I still miss Sun Microsystems.
Thanks for explaining the ThinkPad experience - I get it. It was worth a few more dollars.
I have been running an E14 which is one of the cheaper ThinkPads. Everything is supported in Debian Stable. I'm finding this to be a delightful replacement to my Walmart brand "Motile" laptop (which was actually quite a good "consumer" laptop). ThinkPad is the "business" line of laptop with heavy duty construction. I am a fan. Everything feels solid and durable. They keyboard is soft-click with a double-width (almost) backspace key just like I like it. \ is slightly enlarged below backspace.
My work laptop is a nice Dell - but I prefer the thinkpad.
If you shop for one here is a pro tip: You can read the specs of the laptop you think you want and they will tell you whether the RAM is soldered onto the board or replaceable. I went for a lower price unit with replaceable RAM so I can upgrade. The cheapest ones have soldered RAM. This one is nice for me. Resolution is higher than the old laptop and it has a non-glossy screen.
Keyboard drawback - the Fn key is in the lower left corner where you expect CTRL to be. I went old-school and swapped CTRL and CAPS LOCK because I still miss Sun Microsystems.
Thanks for explaining the ThinkPad experience - I get it. It was worth a few more dollars.
