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Refurbished Lenovos in general (and LinuxPusher.dk, in particular) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by mpblack@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey all - what’s your experience with refurb Lenovo laptops for Linux from companies/shops that specialize in this as a service? I’m looking at LinuxPusher.dk but am also curious about other EU-based shops. It seems like a good, affordable way to get a Linux machine if you’re a novice, like me (some experience with Ubuntu and Kubuntu about 10 years ago).

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[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've had good luck with an X201, W520, and T480 - all thinkpads. Haven't tried any of the lower end lenovo models. I got my W520 new and my other ones off craigslist.

If you're looking to get a preinstalled OS and from a refurb vendor, an interesting option would be buying from libreboot. Debian/KDE by default or you can choose your own distro. Libreboot is a good cause, and sales funds the project. You'll have the most secure bios on the block.

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'd be very careful with setups that promise libre everything.

I don't know this particular brand, but it is quite common for projects like this to not include security and stability updates with the sole justification that "it's proprietary".

Your laptop's motherboard came with a fatal security issue, or is a time bomb waiting to implode on itself? Too bad, can't receive updates from HP, Lenovo, Dell or whatever because they are proprietary...

Just something to keep in mind.

[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

they only offer the one laptop, a T480. Not an HP, Dell, etc. Ongoing fixes to the UEFI and BIOS code are irrelevant as this has libreboot instead. That's like saying you're missing out on windows updates if you run linux.

And anyway the T480 is at end of life:

This product is no longer being actively supported by development (End of Development Support) and no further software updates will be provided.

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago

Fair enough, I just wanted to point that out because i see a lot of people falling for the "it has nothing proprietary" mindset.

But there's nothing wrong with that device that I can point to, other than it being older hardware with all the limitations that might entail.

[–] mpblack@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Libreboot looks very, very interesting - thanks for the tip!