It would be interesting to see how anyone here who has only started buying computers in the last 15 years or so regards this reverence for Lenovo.
- Evan
Off-topic due to my buying history, but ... My old principal computer, an HP/Compaq laptop, is mostly out of action due to a failing keyboard. Until I get motivated to replace the keyboard I've substituted a refurbished Thinkpad T460s from the computer store here in town. Debian 12 simply installed (from the network install CD) and from then on just worked -- down to the Fn mappings for F1..F12; the guy at the store wondered whether those would be available. The Wikipedia page suggests that good Linux support is expected from Thinkpad T series. Also that the T460s dates from 2016, which is why I consider myself barely on-topic. This is my first run-in with a netbook style laptop. I miss having an optical drive, but added a USB DVD drive, and that did everything I need to do, including booting the Debian installer, IIRC. The DVD drive and mouse use all 3 USB ports, so I will probably be docking it to a powered USB hub if I get more ambitious. After the thread on favourite desktop managers (for which I thank everyone), I log in with the MATE manager, and everything goes the way I want. That includes being able to open audio CDs to read in to Rhythmbox -- it seems I lost that on the HP/Compaq with Xfce.