[ale] Good Linux Laptop from Lenovo?

[Steve Litt]

On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 09:42:31 -0500
Derek Atkins via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:


> 
> the T470p is one of those "you need to completely open up the thing to
> access ANYTHING" machines.  There's not a bay to access the HDD or
> Memory like there were on my previous devices.  According to
> https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd104718-removal-and-installing-steps-of-the-wireless-lan-card-thinkpad-t470p
> it looks like I have to do approximately the same amount of work to
> replace the wifi card.  Of course, I would need to ensure the new
> card is physically compatible.

Looks like a bad idea to replace the wifi card. That's another thing
about new laptops: They're much more anti-DIY than the ones a decade
ago.

> 
> Frankly, it WAS stable on F29. I was running F29 for a couple years
> without incident, but decided it was time to update (for a multitude
> of reasons).  I'm very surprised to see this backwards step after the
> update to F33.  I reported it to Red Hat, but I suspect it'll just be
> ignored. The fact that I didn't stop in the intermediary points means
> it'll be hard to determine when it started failing.

As somebody said, boot Knoppix or System Rescue CD to verify that this
is a software problem.

Given that Redhat packagers won't fix this, the question is: Why remain
with Redhat? The last time I tried Redhat (CentOS actually), the dearth
of window manager choices was incredible. My impression of Redhat is
they exist to line their pocketbook, and make things as difficult as
possible so you order their consultants, service contracts and courses.
There's no excuse for stopping support on hardware you once supported.

SteveT

Steve Litt 
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