Lenovo laptops

[Gary J. Kirkpatrick]

On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 10:12 PM Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntlett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> On Sun, 19 Dec 2021 at 20:58, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> 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'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?
>>
>> How hard are they to open up?
>>
>> Feedback welcome
>
>
> I can only comment on relatively old lenovo ThinkPads. The one I am using
> at the moment is a T420 which is quite old. For some time, I have been
> refurbishing unwanted systems with Linux and given them away to people with
> mental health problems, their families, or carers. When I get given a
> system I always download its relevant user guide and hardware manual where
> available. Someone in a Linux User Group recommended them to me. I must
> admit, given my experience of different systems, I do hold a special place
> in my heart for ThinkPads :) I have replaced keyboards and upgraded systems
> from HDDs to SSDs on old ThinkPads. In my experience, they are well built
> and more practical to repair. I am quite risk averse when it comes to
> hardware so I am always reluctant to change things (even though I have
> dones so in the past). They are OK to open up.
>
> When it comes to changing the main drive of a laptop - assuming we are
> talking about a conventional 2.5" HDD here - it is a routine operation
> (remove laptop battery first, press power button for about 30 seconds to
> drain capacitance), you need to make sure that the drive is the correct
> height - IIRC I've seen systems that take 7mm high drives or 9mm high
> drives.
>
> I can't comment on modern ThinkPads. From what I've seen with new systems,
> I'd be inclined to buy a system with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled.
>
> HTH,
>
>
> Ian
>
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I have two Lenovo laptops, one is a 5 yr Flex 14 touch screen and the other
a 15" something or other.  I installed Ubuntu on both (20 and 18 are not on
the 14, 20 only on the 15).  They work very well.  I have had Budgie on the
14.  Also super.


garyk


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