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My concern when making a purchase is whether the purchase will be good for me. I would definitely wipe whatever laptop I purchased, so this story is interesting
by pekk 12y ago
My concern when making a purchase is whether the purchase will be good for me. I would definitely wipe whatever laptop I purchased, so this story is interesting and embarrassing for Lenovo but has no effect on my own purchases which are driven by what will function well for my preferences (like good Linux support and not requiring me to use a trackpad)
Given the general sliminess in computer, phone and software companies, there is no "pure" option except to buy some ancient computer and never use it on the internet, like RMS. This isn't acceptable to me. I will buy what serves my own needs, and you can do whatever you want.
- AceJohnny2 12y agoIsn't Apple the least slimy in this regard? I've been eyeing Macbooks forever, but as far as I know Linux support has never been great, despite the prevalence of their hardware. System76 sells some good Linux-oriented laptops. Some of Dell's laptops are Ubuntu-certified. I had a good HP Elitebook via work about 6 years ago, but everything I've tried of theirs over the past couple years has been throw-out-the-window bad.
- dredmorbius 12y agoIf Lenovo are willing to compromise user software for some perceived corporate benefit, what's to say that they're not going to compromise hardware, firmware, bootloaders, recovery tools, etc.? I ask that from a Lenovo Thinkpad T520i, one of a half-dozen or more I've owned or used over 15+ years, and absolutely my preferred mobile hardware over that period.