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smarmgoblin on Dec 30, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

> When it comes to Thinkpads and other similar laptops - get one without the dedicated Nvidia GPU. That is just a nightmare on Linux.

Second this. I got a Thinkpad P1 off eBay (basically the X1C with a dedicated GPU) from a similar recommendation thread on HN somewhere and actually have gotten it to work but this aspect has been difficult to sort out.

fnl on Jan 1, 2023 | [–]

Using Oryx Pro with Nvidia, and it is a breeze. Depends on your manufacturer supporting your hardware, I guess.

mciancia on Jan 2, 2023 | [–]

P1 is based on X1 extreme, not X1 carbon, just FYI

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