[thmzlt]

I got a Thinkpad X230 for the exact same purpose. It doesn't have the nice screen but takes two SSDs and 16GB of RAM.

I installed FreeBSD on it last night and apparently everything was detected and seems to be working fine.

The FreeBSD wiki has a Laptops page: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops

[NhanH]

Sadly, the Thinkpad X230 seems to be replaced by the newer X240 now. Any idea if it's working just as well? I probably can still get a refurbished X230 somewhere, but the screen is a bit too bad :(.

[serf]

X series laptops have historically had a lot of screen options to choose from if one wishes to upgrade. I have a X201s with an IPS from the tablet version I swapped in. 400+ nit outdoor panel, couldn't be happier with it.

[octix]

Thanks for posting. I'm waiting for a x230t and was thinking about trying Centos 7 and FreeBSD too at some point.