On Friday 04 December 2015 05:39:52 Doug wrote: > On 12/03/2015 10:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > On 12/3/2015 3:35 PM, GC wrote: > >> Can someone help me compare the differences with each of these laptops? > >> > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad T60 > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad X200 > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad R400 > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad R500 > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad T400 > >> - Lenovo ThinkPad T500 > >> > >> I see many of these models listed on eBay. I want to buy one, flash the > >> bios with libreboot and use my main computer. > > > > I purchased a Lenovo R61 explicitly for experimenting with Debian > > installs. After ~2 years I've yet to have a problem not attributable to > > "nut behind keyboard". ;/ > > Some folks thought I was pulling their chain when I said that some Lenovo > models are hard-coded to run only Windows. So see this: > > > http://askubuntu.com/questions/684041/ubuntu-debian-on-a-lenovo-ideapad-100 >s-linux-has-issues-with-this-laptop
That link seems to say that it *can* run Linux, if you persevere. So not quite hard-coded to run only Windows. Lisi
