On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 11:52:22AM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
- am I going to run into Secure Boot issues? I've met other people at
events recently who had new laptops and were struggling to get into the BIOS and disable Secure Boot.
I have a recent Thinkpad (T460p from 2016). Secure boot can be disabled or you can use it with your own keys.
- Windows included - can anybody give any tips on how to buy without
paying the Windows tax?
Lenovo does not accept partial returns. If you want a Lenovo laptop that is only sold with Windows, you have to pay the tax.
Has anybody tried the 2017 models of the X1 Carbon or X270 with any Linux distribution?
I haven't tried the 2017 models, but Arch Linux runs fine on my T460p, including power management, multitouch gestures on the touchpad, and Bluetooth. I cannot say anything about web cameras as I opted out of visual spying. Hardware-accelerated AES is also nice if you use full disk encryption but that is obviously up to the specific processor you choose.
Cheers,