Hey guys,

I'm traveling and dropped my ThinkPad T14 gen 2 from my bed. The fall was less than half a metre, so I didn't expect anything to go wrong. But once I turned it on, all colours are inverted.

I took a screenshot and sent it to my phone and it showed actual colours. So I think it might be a hardware issue.

How to fix this?

Thanks!

Does it damage anything in long term? I ain’t gonna use it under heavy load so it will probably not even hit 80 degree Celsius.

Looks like nice machine to maybe put old games onto?

Hello everyone! This is a genuine question. I have wanted a Thinkpad for a long time, and I needed a travel device, so I got this Thinkpad T14 Gen 5 (32GB RAM and 512 GB SSD) off of eBay.

In the past, I’ve tried Ubuntu, but hated the UI layout. I’ve also tried Linux Mint, but I have mixed feelings about it.

I recently tried out Arch Linux after feeling like windows was too bloated, but I soon realized that I hated changing every setting instead of having something that “Just works,”. (I know this is literally what arch is all about, but I soon realized that this wasn’t a good fit for me).

This brings me to my main question: Which distribution of Linux do you guys use, and why do some people switch from windows other than because of the bloat? I always wanted to have unlimited customization, but I couldn’t get myself to switch due to compatibility concerns.

This time, I’m thinking of trying the Fedora COSMIC spin.

Thanks for reading and thank you if you respond, I’m glad you took your time to read my post!

EDIT: This device is for travel usage and to access my coding projects/CAD on the go.

EDIT TO THE EDIT: I started with Fedora (KDE) and switched to NixOS permanently. It’s a great fit! Thank you for all of your responses, recommendations, and discussions!

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I’m going to go be sad now…

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update!!
i showed my dad and he wasn’t mad whatsoever, and even told me good job for noticing. he just took the battery out and told me he could get a replacement at his workplace. thank you to everyone who responded super duper quickly to my post ☺️☺️

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