I've noticed in the Linux community whenever someone asks for a recommendation on a laptop that runs Linux the answer is always "Get a Thinkpad" yet Lenovo doesn't seem to be a big Linux contributor or ally. There's also at least six Linux/FOSS-oriented computer manufacturers now:

So what gives? Why the love for a primarily Windows-oriented laptop when there are better alternatives?

  • Mane25@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    First of all I wouldn't use a pre-installed OS (I would always wipe and install my own for security reasons).

    Secondly: Thinkpads (at least when I bought mine, last year) let you buy them without an OS and don't charge you for it.

    Thirdly: the linked manufacturers above tend to be either US-centric and/or more expensive than Thinkpads.