Lenovo laptops

[Smoot Carl-Mitchell]

On Sun, 2021-12-19 at 12:56 -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> I've seen a fair number of posts (many from Liam - hi :-) that tout
> the ease of using Lenovo machines.
> 
> I wonder - are their laptops also that easy to work with?

I have a X220 notebook running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. I have never had an
issue with the machine except when I had to replace the fan assembly
and CPU heat sink.  All the Ubuntu upgrades have run flawlessly.

The machine specs also claim it only supports 8G of memory. I upgraded
it to 16G which works. Newer Lenovo models probably have a higher RAM
limit.

> 
> I'm looking at one that looks decent, a little more than the HP I
> want
> to return, and it also would require replacing the hard drive with a
> faster one (SSD).
> 
> Is this also a relatively easy operation?

I replaced the HD with an SSD drive without any issues as well. All I
did was remove the old disk and then boot and install from the SSD
drive. I then copied what I needed from the old drive attached with a
SATA to USB cable.
> 
> How hard are they to open up?

Not too hard. There are a lot of little screws, but the locations are
marked. You can get the disassembly instructions online. The HD removal
and replacement only requires a single screw on the hard drive
compartment.

I find the machine to be well made with rugged construction.

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