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They are suprisingly well supported on linux, in addition to being very good all-around ultraportable at a small price.
I am mostly happy with it - superfast, great screen. The two problems I had were when installing the Nvidia drivers, plus the fans stay on more than I think they should.
Rather than waste hours trying to solve these, I have decided to wait patiently and see what the community and Nvidia come up with.
Would I recommend others to buy one? Yes, though perhaps wait a while if any of your key requirements are not yet fully supported.
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T470P didn't, I'm typing this on a Core-i7-7700HQ w/32GB RAM and the 2560x1440@14" screen. Cracking little machine for massively less than an Apple machine with a faster processor and until recently twice the max RAM the 'Pro' could have.
It looks like Lenovo did not make the T480P models. Hopefully they will still get to it. I am in a similar situation to the OP. Currently it looks like the only option is the Lenovo P51, however it has a numeric keypad on the keyboard.
http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2017/09/01/lenovo-linux
Hope it helps.
A year ago I tried setting up a vanilla XPS-15, wiping the Windows install and doing my own Ubuntu setup, and gave up hope after a couple of weeks that I'd be able to make the trackpad not suck, or for sleep to not screw the system to the point that it was easier just to shut the machine down every time instead of sleeping. That machine was also fairly heavy (normally I don't care much about that, but it was definitely noticeable).
I put linux on my x1 carbon (gen 5) and it works well enough. Some notes, in no particular order: * great keyboard * kind of shit trackpad * trackpoint is pretty nice at least * hidpi is a pain in the ass to set up ..* looks great once you get it working ..* some apps like Zoom refuse to scale up, so the buttons are tiny * light weight * really long battery
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I find your result a bit surprising. Having the XPS 13 for work and these things are - besides the massive resolution for the comparably small screen - as painless as it gets in my experience.
The XPS 13 appears to be a much better choice than the XPS 15 - standard SSDs, integrated graphics, smaller and light(er). The 15 I have has two fans: one I presume for the CPU and another for the Nvidia GPU (which I don't use). However, once both have started neither shut off until the machine is suspended. There is a suggestion that this is due to a firmware bug related to suspend/wake and it doesn't happen from co…
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T series Thinkpads only come with U class processors. This is fine for many usages but depending on what you want you might need to go for the P-series.
T470P didn't, I'm typing this on a Core-i7-7700HQ w/32GB RAM and the 2560x1440@14" screen. Cracking little machine for massively less than an Apple machine with a faster processor and until recently twice the max RAM the 'Pro' could have.
I bought the new Dell XPS15 with 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and Nvidia GPU the week it was released, and straightaway installed Ubuntu 18.04. It is powerful enough to last me three years and the price was good. I am mostly happy with it - superfast, great screen. The two problems I had were when installing the Nvidia drivers, plus the fans stay on more than I think they should. Rather than waste hours trying to solve these,…
1. The webcam placement is terrible. If I'm taking notes during a call, everyone else gets a great shot of my fingernails.
2. I have to carry dongles for Ethernet and HDMI.