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by oneplane 2786 days ago
Well, you are pretty much stating the same thing in the inverse way: yes, it works on ThinkPad, but not everyone uses a ThinkPad or wants one.
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> However, I've run OpenBSD on very cheap laptops also, with the only thing unsupported usually being the wifi. This is easily solvable by buying a cheap/supported USB dongle for $10 or less.

Are you saying that 10 USD is a show-stopper for you, or did you just not finish reading before you commented?

WiFi works fine on many non-ThinkPad laptops without any USB adapter, by the way. It's mostly Broadcom that causes issues.