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Sign me up for a Thinkpad x series with this puppy and nixos

• mdaniel 3y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35262156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35262156 (aka https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadx/thinkpad--x13s-(13-inch-snapdragon)/len101t0019 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadx/th... ) may interest you, although just like every "WinModem" style repurposing of Windows-centric hardware it's not so simple as "wipe disk, install Linux, profit" :-(
  • MikusR 3y ago
    Those run the old soc. That is like 3 time slower than the one announced.
    • mdaniel 3y ago
      Apologies, I didn't mean to equate that machine to an alleged M2-class chip, but unless I have misunderstood the situation, nor can anyone buy one of those M2-class chips whereas (supply chain silliness aside) one can certainly convert USD$1000 into an X13s on their doorstep I am very much in the jaded camp of "tomorrow, all beer is free" when it comes to product announcements that no normal person can purchase