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Mentions Lenovo, UK based, but does not feature the Linux Emporium, strange. I personally do not need exceptional speed, so using refurbished Thinkpads off eba
by keithpeter 13y ago
Mentions Lenovo, UK based, but does not feature the Linux Emporium, strange.
I personally do not need exceptional speed, so using refurbished Thinkpads off ebay.
"This would enable you to wipe the hard drive and install Debian while retaining the option to load either Windows 7 Pro (which includes an XP mode) or Windows 8 Pro if you need them."
I would always suggest making an image of the hard drive using CloneZilla and using the Windows tool to make a restore DVD before wiping. Should you decide to flog the beast in a year or so, you can restore to factory state.
- yapcguy 13y agoMany of the Thinkpads have easily removeable hard drives, so just take the factory one out, and pop in a SSD. Time to sell, put the factory drive back in.
- johnchristopher 13y agoCan you recommend any sellers ?
- keithpeter 13y agoAt the Core Duo 2 end of the spectrum (e.g. X200s and X61 in my case), there are quite a few UK ebay sellers selling ex-corporate machines and I have had no problems with two of those, look out for a 30 day return period, and they always do a 'buy it now' price. Newer i3/i5 based Thinkpads tend to be sold in smaller quantities by individuals so you just have to decide... There is glugglug if an older X60 will do http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/ http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/ Never bought from them but coreboot and a wifi card with fully free drivers look interesting. If they get newer machines to refurbish, I'll definitely look at one in the future.
- johnchristopher 13y agoThank you.