<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 10:12 PM Ian Bruntlett <<a href="mailto:ian.bruntlett@gmail.com">ian.bruntlett@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Mark,<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 19 Dec 2021 at 20:58, MR ZenWiz <<a href="mailto:mrzenwiz@gmail.com" target="_blank">mrzenwiz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I've seen a fair number of posts (many from Liam - hi :-) that tout<br>
the ease of using Lenovo machines.<br>
<br>
I wonder - are their laptops also that easy to work with?<br>
<br>
I'm looking at one that looks decent, a little more than the HP I want<br>
to return, and it also would require replacing the hard drive with a<br>
faster one (SSD).<br>
<br>
Is this also a relatively easy operation?<br>
<br>
How hard are they to open up?<br>
<br>
Feedback welcome</blockquote></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">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.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">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.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">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.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">HTH,</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Ian<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>-- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - <a href="http://www.accu.org" target="_blank">http://www.accu.org</a><br></div>-- My writing - <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/</a><br><div>-- Free Software page - <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/home/free-software</a><br></div><br> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>garyk</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><a href="http://garyjkirkpatrick.com" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">See my art website and blog</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">   </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GaryJKirkpatrick?ref=hl" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>