cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/50059421
I’m looking around for a laptop with these characteristics in particular:
Screen with stylus / pen (and pressure levels), but it doesn’t need to be “2-in-1”.
Good or above-average computing capabilities.
Long support for some Linux distribution. I emphasize “long”, because for example Lenovo for its laptops supports only one specific distribution version. Recently I upgraded my Thinkpad X1C9 to Kubuntu 24.04, but OEM drivers are only available for 20.04.
Do you have any suggestions of good vendors of a laptop like that? And experiences to share?
The Thinkpad X1 Extreme was a good example of what I have in mind. But Lenovo don’t produce stuff like that anymore – and again, it doesn’t really support Linux long-term.
Thank you for sharing!
[also @sainth@lemmy.world] Overall I agree with you, drivers are generally well-usable even if not OEM, which is fantastic. But yes I do notice small glitches that OEM drivers do solve, an example is trackpoint vs touchpad interference.
Actually I must try to install by hand the old OEM driver (for Ubuntu 20.04) in the new 24.05, and see if it works. I hope I won’t break anything…