Thinkpads are generally great, but of course the trick is generally to check before you buy. For my last purchase, I just looked through https://wiki.archlinux.

Thinkpads are generally great, but of course the trick is generally to check before you buy. For my last purchase, I just looked through https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/Lenovo https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/Lenovo and cross-compared against features I cared about and prices on ebay until I found something that suited. YMMV depending on what your requirements are; my uses happen to be light enough that what I bought was a 5 year old device:) Newer devices may have worse compatibility; again, check the lists for issues before spending money.