stripes theotoky <stripes.theotoky@googlemail.com> wrote:
I'm looking at this as a replacement laptop.
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6106&review=lenovo+thinkpad...
Does anyone have any experience of running Linux on it?
Someone probably has, but unless they're on this list, you'll have to search the Web with your favourite search engine to find any comments that may have been made. I have a Lenovo X200 which is quite well supported (as it must be, since it's running Linux exclusively), but every model of laptop is different, and what applies to one won't necessarily be relevant to another. If you can try it before buying, I would suggest taking the opportunity to do so. I appreciate the quality of the keyboard on my laptop; apparently, Lenovo (and IBM before them) have an excellent reputation for keyboard design. It's ideal for typing documents, e-mail, shell commands, configuration file editing, etc. The keys are almost full-size, and well spaced. You could also look up the technical specifications and check that the hardware is supported. There's probably a BIOS manual available on Lenovo's site - in the case of my laptop, it's part of the service documentation, which can be retrieved as a PDF file.