How to Get a Great Linux Laptop at a Perfect Price - Lenovo ThinkPad Without a Pre-installed OS
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Today I am going to give you a quick guide on how to get a great Linux laptop at a perfect price. In my experience, Lenovo ThinkPad laptops are one of the least problematic laptop series with Linux, so I will focus on them. ThinkPads with AMD Ryzen CPUs sell for roughly $200 less than their Intel competitors while offering better performance. In addition, you can get a ThinkPad T or E series laptop without the pre-installed Windows, which will save you another $100. I used to recommend the T series above anything, but these days they offer very little over the E series.
Note: I would like to give future viewers a tip. Even though I use ThinkPad E595 as an example in this video, new ThinkPads with newer AMD Ryzen CPUs will be out nearly every year. For future laptop releases, you can apply the same technique that I will be demonstrating here and get the same sweet deals.
Lenovo affiliate link which you can use in your purchase to help out the QuanticDev channel:
* lenovo.7eer.net/A97BN
If you want to check the Linux compatibility of future Lenovo laptops:
* wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop/Lenovo#E_series
* www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/E14_hardware_tweaks
If you want to read or contribute, you can find this guide on:
* quanticdev.com/articles/linux-laptop-at-perfect-price
My "Cleanest Linux Productivity and Development Environment using Manjaro Linux" guide:
* kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHVs1NmRYq2YeKQ.html
My Guides Playlist:
* kzread.info/head/PLlPRnMzqjADof5a4_l6oVVzOS5ETZGfRF
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wonder if this would be suitable for interior visualization or 3d modelling
If E595 is not available, you can try the guide for E15 (which is the next generation of E595). Though availability is very scarce at the moment, so you might not get many configuration options. This guide will also work with non E/T series laptops, as well as future laptop releases. Edit: Here is the Linux compatibility table for Lenovo laptops: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop/Lenovo#E_series and www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/E14_hardware_tweaks
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
@Emanuele Amico It has a couple of quirks but they are manageable: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop/Lenovo#E_series
@fuseteam
3 жыл бұрын
@Emanuele Amico yeah appearently only the t and p series are fully supported atm iirc
@charliebrownau
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuanticDev Gday Is this limited to USA Only like Dells with Linux, or are they going to remove the geoblock for people in AU+NZ+Indian+Japan,etc
@charliebrownau
3 жыл бұрын
Gday Please upload your videos to bitchute and post updates on gab/minds
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
It is available in Sweden so it should work globally
i am getting a e14 would that have support?
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
According to the compatibility table, it should be fine: wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop/Lenovo#E_series
@harimandhanjal3430
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuanticDev i just ordered this laptop! its my first laptop :D Thanks for the good news
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
@@harimandhanjal3430 Good luck. I still have my very fist laptop around and it's still working!
@ronithsinha5702
3 жыл бұрын
@Hariman Which Linux distro are you using? Is the Wi-Fi working well?
@harimandhanjal3430
3 жыл бұрын
@@ronithsinha5702 I am using ubuntu nad it works great. EVERYTHING WORKS
why not a buy a pre-installed lenovo linux thinkpad? price? lenovo offers official linux support now
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
That's also a good option if they sell them below the Windows ones' prices. Last time I checked, both Ubuntu and Windows Home pre-installed models sold for the same price. If that has changed, then Linux pre-installed ones are good a good choice too.
@fuseteam
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuanticDev have you checked their linux selection recently? their featuring it pretty prominently these days
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
@@fuseteam Their compatibility table looks great: support.lenovo.com/se/en/solutions/pd031426 I will check which systems they well with linux-preinstalled and see. Thanks for the tip!
@fuseteam
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuanticDev sure thing, i feel like to few people picked up on the move by lenovo
Where to get a Linux pre-installed Lenovo laptop in India?
@himanshushukla6451
3 жыл бұрын
get a dos one and install linux yourself
@ronithsinha5702
3 жыл бұрын
@@himanshushukla6451 Yeah I could do that. But if I get a DOS laptop, install Linux on it and then if something(for ex: Wi-Fi , TouchPad, etc) doesn't work, they might say that there is a problem with linux OS and not with the laptop. That's why I'm asking for a pre-installed Linux laptop.
@himanshushukla6451
3 жыл бұрын
@@ronithsinha5702 in that case you could go for dell XPS series they come pre Installed with ubuntu
@ronithsinha5702
3 жыл бұрын
@@himanshushukla6451 It's more than 2 times expensive than the Lenovo Thinkpad E14 or E15 with similar specifications.
Thinkpad E595 Ryzen 7 NOT Available.
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 seems to have replaced it: www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-e-series/ThinkPad-E14-Gen2-AMD/p/22TPE14E4A2
@denismota5014
3 жыл бұрын
@@QuanticDev not available...any suggestion?
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not. Availability of AMD laptops have been pretty bad for the last one year.
Too bad it’s no longer on sale. At least in Sweden.
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 seems to have replaced it: www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-e-series/ThinkPad-E14-Gen2-AMD/p/22TPE14E4A2 But it also has questionable availability, like most other laptops.
Why Thinkpad? I never understand. Thinkpads seem fragile to me, especially newer ones, and are tougher to upgrade, requiring palmrest/keyboard removal. My Dell Latitude is so easy to upgrade, also has NO BIOS whitelisting issues.
@QuanticDev
3 жыл бұрын
Mostly historical reasons I would say. ThinkPads were legendary amongst tech people back in the days. It's legacy still ensues. Also, their price/perf. is very competitive so it still makes them a good contender.
@SweatySockGaming
3 жыл бұрын
What dell latitude if you dont mind me asking? I heard latitudes were really good so I was wondering which model you had. Thanks.
@josmoify
2 жыл бұрын
@@SweatySockGaming yep,dell latitude works fine ...since 2008 with intel's "management system" or backdoor embedded on their chip,lol
@SweatySockGaming
2 жыл бұрын
@@josmoify most ThinkPad have the same issue, so u need a librebooted ThinkPad and only x220 and t420, t430 and below can be librebooted
@SweatySockGaming
2 жыл бұрын
@@josmoify and AMD has the same thing as Intel management engine ... It's called Amd platform security processor