Hi

I run proxmox and Ubuntu machines on my server , but have always used a windows laptop(which is work based).

The work laptop now is very restricted so I was thinking of getting a laptop with Linux.

There are a few ThinkPad X1 carbon gen 7 i7 on sale in Europe.

I was wondering would they work well for Linux.

I just be using it as a daily driver , battery life is prob main concern.

Thank

  • nem0
    1•1 year ago

    That’s my current laptop since 2+ years go and I love it. Battery lasts a day no prob for regular work. If you’re constantly compiling it won’t, but then on battery it throttles a lot so it gives you good balance.

    Anyway, with tlp you can tweak it a lot, I’m mostly going with the defaults, just lowered the max charge to protect the battery.

    Only thing not working out of the box on Ubuntu is the fingerprint reader. I read that there are ways but I haven’t bothered.