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Any guesses on Linux compatibility?

tejohnso 9y ago
My guess would be very compatible, except perhaps for the fingerprint reader. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T470s https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T470s
- zokier 9y ago
  It has nvidia graphics though, that does not bode well
  - compuguy 9y ago
    You could always just disable the discrete graphics card...
    - reirob 9y ago
      Does it mean that the Thinkpad 25 has two graphics cards?
      - 4ad 9y ago
        The Intel GPU is in the CPU, so yeah, it has two GPUs. Unfortunately, if it's like other ThinkPads I think the HDMI output requires the discrete GPU.
        reirob 9y ago
        Thank you for the reply. So it would be possible to use it without the nvidia card, but then connecting to an external monitor will not work. that's sad, but I rarely work with external monitors. Looked up on different forums and people had quite some trouble with Linux and nvidia cards, so I'm really not convinced. I've read as well on reddit [1] that the key travel is actually less than on the classic and newer chicklet style keyboards. Will wait until people report how the typing experience is with this keyboard. I don't care about the looks, but the typing experience is really important, because I'm spending all the time on the keyboard and though I love my T450s, I have to say that it's far from the IBM Thinkpad keyboards (although it's seems one of the best for modern laptops). I'm still not decided. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/74drfl/thinkpad_25_discussion_thread_release_oct_5/dny69of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/74drfl/thinkpad_2...
  - diggernet 9y ago
    Yeah, that's what troubles me. My current Thinkpad has NVidia and is working reasonably well using the proprietary drivers, but I know support has been hit or miss over the years with various chips. There was a time when I was unable to upgrade my OS for several years until I decided to get a new laptop, because the updated driver dropped support for my chip, and the old driver wouldn't work with the updated OS.

My guess would be very compatible, except perhaps for the fingerprint reader. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T470s https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T470s

zokier 9y ago
It has nvidia graphics though, that does not bode well
- compuguy 9y ago
  You could always just disable the discrete graphics card...
  - reirob 9y ago
    Does it mean that the Thinkpad 25 has two graphics cards?
    - 4ad 9y ago
      The Intel GPU is in the CPU, so yeah, it has two GPUs. Unfortunately, if it's like other ThinkPads I think the HDMI output requires the discrete GPU.
      - reirob 9y ago
        Thank you for the reply. So it would be possible to use it without the nvidia card, but then connecting to an external monitor will not work. that's sad, but I rarely work with external monitors. Looked up on different forums and people had quite some trouble with Linux and nvidia cards, so I'm really not convinced. I've read as well on reddit [1] that the key travel is actually less than on the classic and newer chicklet style keyboards. Will wait until people report how the typing experience is with this keyboard. I don't care about the looks, but the typing experience is really important, because I'm spending all the time on the keyboard and though I love my T450s, I have to say that it's far from the IBM Thinkpad keyboards (although it's seems one of the best for modern laptops). I'm still not decided. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/74drfl/thinkpad_25_discussion_thread_release_oct_5/dny69of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/74drfl/thinkpad_2...
- diggernet 9y ago
  Yeah, that's what troubles me. My current Thinkpad has NVidia and is working reasonably well using the proprietary drivers, but I know support has been hit or miss over the years with various chips. There was a time when I was unable to upgrade my OS for several years until I decided to get a new laptop, because the updated driver dropped support for my chip, and the old driver wouldn't work with the updated OS.