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Thanks for bringing this up. Can folk's recommend specific thinkpads that play well with linux? I'm specifically interested in Ryzen versions.

busterarm 6y ago
The T14s might work, but IIRC most of the Ryzen models are in the E series and hardware support there is spotty.
- DeltaWhy 6y ago
  Just got a Ryzen T14 - only had it for a few days but it's working great. Arch works well out of the box, but Debian needs a kernel and some firmware packages from sid in order to get WiFi working.
- mikeywazowski 6y ago
  I have an E490 (i7) running PopOS and the only thing that doesn't work is the fingerprint scanner. Everything worked out of the box; I haven't had to install any drivers myself. (That I can recall, anyway. Might have been such a simple process to install any missing drivers that I've forgotten.)
nextos 6y ago
Some are Ubuntu certified. Those tend to work well. Also look at what Redhat or BSD developers use. Besides, try to avoid discrete GPUs if you can. An all Intel machine, or lately all AMD, usually works really well. Another good sign is the availability of EFI firmware updates that are OS independent.
ibraheemdev 6y ago
I recently bought a t14 with a 4750u. Ubuntu worked great out of the box, but the battery lasted about 4 hours. I don't know if it was a hardware issue, but I tried everything and couldn't get it to last more than 5 hours. Everything else was great though. I was running Rust compiles on large projects without a sound from the fan, and it stayed cool throughout. Sucks that I had to return it because of the battery.
kcartlidge 6y ago
I've got a Thinkpad L14 with Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U, 16GB, Radeon. I had Mint 20 running on it briefly. Everything (that I tried) worked perfectly, except that the trackpad was jumpy. Eventually got fed up with the imprecision and put Win10 back on it (I still run Mint on a Yoga S730 and have Ubuntu under WSL2 on the L14). I'm sure I'll try again at some point as it is probably a simple fix; I just couldn't spare the time to investigate. I'm assuming as this is a fairly new machine, when I try again in a few months it may work better.
- cpursley 6y ago
  How is linux running on the Yoga S730?

busterarm 6y ago

The T14s might work, but IIRC most of the Ryzen models are in the E series and hardware support there is spotty.

DeltaWhy 6y ago
Just got a Ryzen T14 - only had it for a few days but it's working great. Arch works well out of the box, but Debian needs a kernel and some firmware packages from sid in order to get WiFi working.
mikeywazowski 6y ago
I have an E490 (i7) running PopOS and the only thing that doesn't work is the fingerprint scanner. Everything worked out of the box; I haven't had to install any drivers myself. (That I can recall, anyway. Might have been such a simple process to install any missing drivers that I've forgotten.)

nextos 6y ago

Some are Ubuntu certified. Those tend to work well. Also look at what Redhat or BSD developers use. Besides, try to avoid discrete GPUs if you can. An all Intel machine, or lately all AMD, usually works really well. Another good sign is the availability of EFI firmware updates that are OS independent.

ibraheemdev 6y ago

I recently bought a t14 with a 4750u. Ubuntu worked great out of the box, but the battery lasted about 4 hours. I don't know if it was a hardware issue, but I tried everything and couldn't get it to last more than 5 hours. Everything else was great though. I was running Rust compiles on large projects without a sound from the fan, and it stayed cool throughout. Sucks that I had to return it because of the battery.

kcartlidge 6y ago

I've got a Thinkpad L14 with Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U, 16GB, Radeon. I had Mint 20 running on it briefly. Everything (that I tried) worked perfectly, except that the trackpad was jumpy. Eventually got fed up with the imprecision and put Win10 back on it (I still run Mint on a Yoga S730 and have Ubuntu under WSL2 on the L14). I'm sure I'll try again at some point as it is probably a simple fix; I just couldn't spare the time to investigate. I'm assuming as this is a fairly new machine, when I try again in a few months it may work better.

cpursley 6y ago
How is linux running on the Yoga S730?