[peller]

I got one recently. Linux support is pretty so-so. It requires custom kernel parameters to boot, and suspend to ram hasn't been very reliable. Sometimes it refuses to wake up, others it wakes up but WiFi and USB become unstable, and maybe half the time it works as it should. (Running a 5.0 kernel; 4.18 was worse and 4.19 didn't work at all)

Battery life is also pretty weak; it's just over 3 hours under semi-heavy load, altho you can push it to around 5 with low brightness and RyzenAdj to downclock the processor

[prolepunk]

I was hoping for good Linux support because it's a Thinkpad.

Although some of this might be teething problem of Ryzen CPU. I have 2500 on a desktop machine and it was a bit unstable until I upgraded BIOS. It's seems to work fine with 4.20 kernel. I'm hoping that any hardware bugs in your system would be worked out within 6 months.

What kind of WiFi card do you have installed?

I remember in the years past when buying T-series I needed to pay extra to get Intel wifi instead of a card branded IBM. I'm not sure if that option is even available with this model. At least wifi card seem to be replacable (but I did not look at the documentation closely).

[peller]

Heh me too :/

Yea, that's definitely possible. I'm running the latest BIOS (at least last I checked, maybe a month ago). The HDMI port basically didn't work until I upgraded to a 5.0 kernel, so they're definitely still working out the kinks. (On 4.x it only worked after a fresh boot; any hotplugging or suspending/waking completely froze the machine)

WiFi is a Realtek 8822BE chip. That was the only option available when I purchased the machine, but yes it is user-replaceable (the machine is quite serviceable, if a bit tricky to open the first time around). Definitely considering getting an Intel or Qualcomm chip - the Realtek mostly works, but I have noticed a few coffee shops around town where it drops the 5GHz connection after a few minutes. Works with my router at home though, so I'm not really sure what's going on there.

I've read better things about Linux on the A485 variant, but I've no first-hand experience with one (high level at least, it looks to be an E485 with two batteries and a $200ish higher price tag).