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Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen3 Review – with Linux

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Re: Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen3 Review – with Linux

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Post by jeswin »

macco wrote: post #2

Why they have this bad touchpads is beyond me. Then it would be better to ditch them completely and position the keyboard nearer to the user. Like tho good Linux support though.

> Then it would be better to ditch them completely and position the keyboard nearer to the user.

I'll need to carry a palm rest as well then.

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Post by raegis »

tommiegannert wrote: post #4

> Lenovo is famous for their TrackPoint (that little red thing on the keyboard), but I am not sure if I’ll take the time to learn using it. Who's still using this? I removed the red rubber because it was leaving residue on my screen.

I use it. Go to any Thinkpad enthusiast website and you would think the opposite. There are different types of trackpoints. The one I use is flush with the keys.

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Post by frant-hartm »

For developers, going with Intel only (no Nvidia discrete card) is the most sensible choice. I have P15 and it's riddled with issues - not that they are not solvable, but it needs workarounds, restarts of X (logout/login), or running discrete only (which eats battery).

The problem is they don't make the larger workstation laptops with Intel only.

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Post by Aldipower »

tommiegannert wrote: post #4

> Lenovo is famous for their TrackPoint (that little red thing on the keyboard), but I am not sure if I’ll take the time to learn using it. Who's still using this? I removed the red rubber because it was leaving residue on my screen.

In an industrial environment with dust, rough hands or maybe gloves on, this TrackPoint is very useful.

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Post by adamors »

> 7-9 hours of typing, browsing and some programming.

> 3-4 hours of video/audio conferencing or other CPU intensive tasks.

This is one of the primary reasons I can't even consider moving away from an M1 Mac. I used to love ThinkPads but not being able to use the machine for 10+ hours without charger is a dealbreaker in 2022.

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