[kwlug-disc] laptops with Linux preinstalled

[Ron Singh]

Well, well, it is now $1916 on a March promo.

Thanks,

Ron S.



On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 9:14 PM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> William, keep this url handy --
>
> https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/uwaterlooca/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-p/ThinkPad-P17/p/22WSP17P7N1
>
> See the model # 20SQS01P00 @ $2089? I was able to pick that model us for
> $1880 about a month ago on a Lenovo "family day" promo blitz for my wife
> for the same reason you cite:-)  These deals show up every 2-3 months.
>
> Note the URL has "uwaterloo" in it, but anyone can buy it at that price.
> Just be vewy vewy quiet about it:-)
>
> I did pop for the warranty upgrade to 3 years for some 120 dollars extra,
> but that's about it.
> It's running Ubuntu Mate 20.04.2 for Zoom sessions and the like.
> The screen ain't too bad, 1080P 300nits IPS with an acceptable 72% NTSC
> color gamut.   No scaling up required!
>
> It's heavy, about 8lbs, but it only moves from floor to floor once a day,
> so no biggie. It is truly built like a tank and a decent slim-tip charging
> port, not that uber-fragive USB-C thing which has a PD of 100W anyway. The
> P17 comes with a 170W or a 230W AC adapter depending on config. My pelvic
> partner's unit came with a 170W.
>
> Personally, when the deals comes back up again, I will pop for a 4K 100%
> gamut display and big up the fonts by some 150% which will give me about a
> 2.5x increase in actual real estate and not kill my eyes. Well, we will
> test that theory when I try Kubuntu on said unit Tues next week. I am
> starting to feel left out when the world is using these new platforms and I
> am still on the older stuff.
>
> Highly recommended.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron S.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:04 PM William Park via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>> On 2/27/21 1:46 PM, Ron Singh wrote:
>> > Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I have a fleet of 7 of the P17 Thinkpads
>> > being deployed next week, all with W10 except for one with Kubuntu 20.
>>
>> My ageing eyes can barely tolerate 15", so I need 17" laptop.  P17 seems
>> to be the largest ThinkPad.  Looking at the price... hmm... I need to
>> wait for next sale: "ThinkPad for old programmers"
>>
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