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> Thinkpad T or X series. Which also have near perfect Linux kernel driver support. Isn't that because Linux (and other *nix) devs typically use Thinkpads? An
by hackuser 10y ago
> Thinkpad T or X series. Which also have near perfect Linux kernel driver support.
Isn't that because Linux (and other *nix) devs typically use Thinkpads?
And does anyone know why that is? I'd guess that it's because when these projects started in the 1990s, IBM Thinkpads had a great reputation for quality.
- walrus01 10y agoThat, and the hardware used by thibkpads is usually very close to the Intel reference design for the northbridge chipset associated with the CPU, and things like Intel or broadcom Ethernet controllers and not shitty ones.