Re: Anyone here have experience of Debian on Thinkpad P series?

didier gaumet <[email protected]> wrote:
> Le 07/06/2026 à 10:21, Chris Green a écrit :
> > I'm thinking of getting a refurbished Thinkpad P Series laptop to
> > replace my existing Thinkpad T470.  I want a larger screen as my eyes
> > are getting older.  Weight and size isn't a **huge** issue but I don't
> > want anything a lot bigger.
> > 
> > So, something like a P1 gen 4 would seem to fit my requirements but
> > I'm a little wary of them nearly always having dual display hardware,
> > Intel 'built-in' and Nvidia.
> > 
> > Does anyone here have experience of installing Debian on one of these
> > systems with Intel and Nvidia?
> > 
> > Although in theory there should be Thinkpad P series with no Nvidia
> > hardware (it is an option) I have yet to actually find one for sale.
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The Linux Hardware Database website is handy to assess the level of 
> Linux compatibility of a part or a computer.
> Here are the probes of installations of various distros on various 
> Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen4:
> https://linux-hardware.org/?view=computers&vendor=Lenovo&model=ThinkPad+P1+Gen+4+%28All%29

Thanks, that's of a bit of a maze to navigate but I guess once I have
an exact model in mind then it will be useful.