Well yeah I guess if you’re buying a used machine from six years ago with millions in existence because tons of businesses bought them it’ll be cheap no matter what manufacturer it’s from. Thinkpads do hold up better against age than most.
Well yeah I guess if you’re buying a used machine from six years ago with millions in existence because tons of businesses bought them it’ll be cheap no matter what manufacturer it’s from. Thinkpads do hold up better against age than most.
Arch users
LinuxFromScratch users
low prices
On a Thinkpad!? Unless you’re buying a last-generation one that’s on clearance, that’s a laugh.
That sucks. I’ve found that 90% of stuff works fine in Linux, 5% works if you jury rig it enough, and 5% just straight up doesn’t work - and if that last 5% is needed for your job, then you’re SOL. For me the few things that don’t work are worth giving up because of how much I hate Windows’ spyware and adware, and all my work apps work fine in a browser window so I’ve never had to worry about that.


Not a great look getting seen instantly while your subjects have to wait in line.
It might be discussion of piracy/VPNs or something like that. China’s got rules about that stuff too AFAIK. Maybe if one of the admins can read/write Simplified Chinese they could reach out to the relevant government bureau and request clarification.