Now that Framework is coming out with AMD models, I find myself suddenly less excited about Linux on laptops from all other vendors.
Sure maybe this Thinkpad has nice hardware, but this laptop has three major flaws all others do:
1: Too many sub-variant models: Did you get one with a Qualcomm wifi chip, or an Intel wifi chip? Linux users do not have the luxury of not caring.
2. The ODM's never design these laptops with Linux in mind. Often a simple BIOS update is enough to make or break that experience.
3: No safety in numbers, no network effect: Maybe a few hundred people buy this Thinkpad model/variant to run Linux. The numbers simply are not enough for Lenovo and friends to financially care. There will likely never be enough eyes on this machine to make it a first rate experience.
Sure maybe this Thinkpad has nice hardware, but this laptop has three major flaws all others do:
1: Too many sub-variant models: Did you get one with a Qualcomm wifi chip, or an Intel wifi chip? Linux users do not have the luxury of not caring.
2. The ODM's never design these laptops with Linux in mind. Often a simple BIOS update is enough to make or break that experience.
3: No safety in numbers, no network effect: Maybe a few hundred people buy this Thinkpad model/variant to run Linux. The numbers simply are not enough for Lenovo and friends to financially care. There will likely never be enough eyes on this machine to make it a first rate experience.