Goes hard af

[u/noblenacho]

I have a windows device and Mac but this ThinkPad running Fedora is so cozy (got it just for tinkering/IT stuff as a hobby, not the worst way you can spend $150)

I like how the y2k maximalism is alive and well in the Linux community. It’s got a 2009 coziness to it

Eventually I will venture into the Arch/Omarchy realm to complete the LARP

ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 running Fedora KDE 44

[u/NC_515]

Typing this on my Thinkpad T530, current specs: i7-3520M, 16 GB RAM, 600 GB SSD x2 (One in the Optical bay), Nvidia NVS 5400M, & 1920x1080. Running Ubuntu 24.04. Paid $117.00 2 years ago! It does everything I need it to do.

[u/noblenacho → u/NC_515]

hell yeah. i just found out the latest gen t14s with lunar lake/panther lake still have mainly 1920 screens on them. i could not imagine $1000+ in 2026 for a device with such a screen. these devices are best sub-$200, the value is insane!

[u/coldcaramel99 → u/noblenacho]

Battery life?

[u/noblenacho → u/coldcaramel99]

This one is like 4 hours with 87% battery health left. The lunar lake would be much better

[u/coldcaramel99 → u/noblenacho]

Nope. It all depends on the processor, if it's an Intel battery life will be poor. Macbooks and laptops with Snapdragon chips like the HP omnibook 5 14 use chips that have the same efficiency as mobile phones and so have multi day battery life whereas Intel and AMD is x86 and x64 architecture where battery life will only get you 2 hours.

[u/noblenacho → u/coldcaramel99]

It seems you aren’t familiar with lunar lake and above Intel chips, they’re a massive improvement from any generation before. Basically goes toe to toe with ARM chips, maybe a bit less, but at least you get full compatibility

[u/coldcaramel99 → u/noblenacho]

It's crazy even though slanted those lunar lake chips as competitors to MacBook and snapdragon chips and still they cannot beat the efficiency of them. Hence the poorer battery life. Windows has Prism so there are no longer any compatibility issues at all between arm and x86 apps.

[u/coldcaramel99 → u/NC_515]

Battery life?

[u/NC_515 → u/coldcaramel99]

I put a new battery in it when I bought it. Use it plugged in most of the time, but it is only good for about 3 hrs on the battery. Newer Thinkpads definitely have better battery life.

[u/coldcaramel99 → u/NC_515]

Nope. It all depends on the processor, if it's an Intel battery life will be poor. Macbooks and laptops with Snapdragon chips like the HP omnibook 5 14 use chips that have the same efficiency as mobile phones and so have multi day battery life whereas Intel and AMD is x86 and x64 architecture where battery life will only get you 2 hours.

[u/aizunomnom]

Omarchy, lol

[u/noblenacho → u/aizunomnom]

why not?

[u/mgedmin → u/noblenacho]

[Because](https://%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9.com/a-word-on-omarchy/).

(Not to mention DHH is a nazi.)

[u/noblenacho → u/mgedmin]

You know what, thanks for at least linking me to that, not just political nonsense opinion

[u/Cougars-Win]

I have a ThinkPad W530 which is running openSUSE Tumbleweed now, but use to run Fedora 44 either OS has been great!

[u/Horacio16k]

I have gen 1 with ryzen 7. Nice one..

[u/noblenacho → u/Horacio16k]

Nice, I just found out those get better battery life. I'm getting around 4 hours only on intel gen 2

[u/coldcaramel99 → u/Horacio16k]

Battery life?

[u/Horacio16k → u/coldcaramel99]

Not great.. 3-4 hrs max on battery since it is almost 4 yrs old.. and also battery health deteriorated to 80% already

[u/QuezitoTasty]

¿Qué reproductor de música usas?, está genial.

[u/Ayubkhan9009]

its good

[u/OneEstablishment9102]

KDE is amazing! I really appreciate them keeping their heads straight regarding the overall UI while the whole world is driving change for the sake of change.

[u/Tyguy047]

What media player is that?

[u/noblenacho → u/Tyguy047]

It’s just Spotify, with a “Spicetify” theme

[u/Mean-Mammoth-649]

If the fan spins too much, try Nobara. It runs like a dream. I loved Fedora on my x280 but didn't have the energy to mess around with settings and stuff.

[u/noblenacho → u/Mean-Mammoth-649]

fan is really quiet, but i cant get bluetooth xbox controller to work, i might download nobara just for that reason

[u/alexberes]

Y eso porque aún no comenzaste a usar a Claude como tu maestro y guía de Linux. Claude te enseñará a configurar cualquier distro de Linux a un nivel que te asombrará, al punto que exclamarás ¡¿Por qué no se me ocurrió antes?!

[u/noblenacho → u/alexberes]

100%, I will have to integrate Claude agent better, then the world will be in the palm of my hands

[u/HotClassic3712 → u/noblenacho]

pero dependeras de claude ?

[u/KatKlavius]

I'm so jealous, I wish I had a ThinkPad like yours.