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by ineedtosleep 4482 days ago
This is actually a very very interesting laptop where my only question is: Will it run Linux without too much trouble?

I have a Lenovo W530, but I have an inkling that the future of the Thinkpad is very grim for my work use cases. Laptops like the Razer Blade would be my next potential go-to if it can run Linux without much fuss.
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sitkack 4482 days ago
How so? http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/w540/

I really like my MBP, solid fast machine. It only has 16GB and I would like a machine with at least 32 if not 64. I am a little jealous of a W530/W540 owner. You can have RAID SSD and 32GB of ram. Coupled with VMWare Workstation ... swoon!

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ineedtosleep 4482 days ago
Right, I've seen the W540 as well, but I guess I'm thinking longer term since my previous laptop, the T61, was used for 5 or so years. In that time, I'm not too confident about Lenovo's workstation plans...

> I am a little jealous of a W530/W540 owner. You can have RAID SSD and 32GB of ram.

There's also an available mSATA slot. I have 3 SSDs on mine, but I think I went too far.

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sitkack 4482 days ago
You did not. Use all available resources I say! In my MBP I have 1 TB SSD and a 1TB rotational drive (replaced the DVD drive) for backups (runs an rsync every hour ssd->platter). When the reliability is proven I will run dual 1TB SSD and rsync to a networked machine. My Samsung 840 EVO has been stellar. You don't need Hadoop when you have fast disks.
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en4bz 4482 days ago
What are you doing on a laptop that could possibly require 64GB of memory.
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spiralpolitik 4482 days ago
I'm also hoping this has good Linux support when it comes time to replace my X1 Carbon at the end of the year as based on the recently updated model I also don't hold out much hope for the future of the Thinkpad.
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JohnBooty 4482 days ago
What has you feeling down on Thinkpads?
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spiralpolitik 4482 days ago
The new trackpads. The one of the reasons I've liked Thinkpads is the two solid mechanical buttons, plus the 3rd button in the middle. The latest model replaced those with the integrated trackpad.

The old X1 Carbon apart from the display is nearly the perfect Linux Laptop. All they had to do was upgrade the display to HiDPI and it would have been perfect.

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JohnBooty 4477 days ago
That's disappointing to hear! I've been on Macs for a while, and figured I'd go to Thinkpads if I ever switched away.
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