of course if this is your only system then Mint is more suitable.

I got my old x230 and T530, now running Ubuntu server and Linux mint xfce. Not bad, I plan to get T420 for the keyboard

for weekend fun boleh lah to feel 1337

but for daily use need to have stable not complicated OS

arch linux can be built from scratch if u know what u doing , i just prefer ubuntu xD

I came back to windows due to how fucked up and unfixable the font rendering was in Linux... On windows my scaling is 150% and that's ngam² sharp like tab size font size all sharp

When Linux, tried all custom shits and experimental la this la that la install old font package la...scaling is horrendous, a beautiful pc with a horrendous UI and so I switched back to windows. Its peaceful now

Yes. Fonts are superior on Windows. There is even a wizard to help you optimize the font appearance.

On Linux probably not as good, but you can get close. I followed this many years back. TLDR, font hinting and antialiasing. https://www.oldforum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=10576

But nowadays, the fonts are pretty decent out of the box. Try to lower down the hinting if your fonts start to look blurry.

Guy installed T420 KB to T430/T430s/X230.

https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/..._install_guide/

https://www.instructables.com/ThinkPad-T430...c-Keyboard-Mod/

Nice, looking to mod as well. Btw I am planning to move to Debian lxde for much smoother ride lol

This post has been edited by RT8081: Yesterday, 10:15 PM

Feel like getting use Thinkpad model to learn Linux.
Which Thinkpad model and which Linux is recommended for beginner?

If getting Thinkpad, any used t4xx series is good. Linux Mint for beginners.

I prefer x series because its small enough to bring around

I kept my t430 until about a year ago, mostly usable running Win 10, even the battery can last 2 hours +.

Dunno why people want to go back to the T420 keyboard though.

The only issue is I encounter more and more videos that I cannot playback because of no HEVC support. I also do some transcoding. Have migrated to 6th gen CPUs for minimal HEVC support. X260 and E41. I just spilled some plain water on the X260 keyboard 2 days ago, now a few keys not working, they don't make it like they used to.....

That key is nicer to type. I don’t recommend it for multimedia though.

Using my x230 in Linux mostly to type docs and coding

This I agree, though up to x270, the battery bulges out and the flat battery is quite rare. And it has the powerbridge to run 2 batteries. I haven't found a machine with the internal battery though.

Yup, that also

Only issue I have now is the battery is dying lol. Those shoppe all is oem, dono how long to going to last. Got my doc though for future desktop replacement

This post has been edited by RT8081: Yesterday, 10:30 PM

That's the reason I don't buy the shopee batteries, they don't last that long, difficult to find used original batteries still in good condition.

But I really like the Lenovos for their upgradability since a few generations (or even different models) will usually share common parts. The X260 battery I harvested from a dead T460.

Agreed 👍

I got my T430s new original battery in Imbi Plaza in 2017 after cannot find any in Lowyat Plaza.

Sometimes can find some hidden gem there.

You could test without any installation on actual pc
Try this site

https://distrosea.com/

Obligatory I use arch btw

before that, archinstall or archwiki way?