[TriLUG] Thinkpad deals

[Wes Garrison via TriLUG]

Well I *think* the T460s, x260, and X1 Carbon are all based on the same
generation of hardware.

Linux seems to work out of the box (at least Debian and Arch) on the 3rd
gen:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X1_Carbon_(3rd_Gen)

I think the main difference in the 3rd and 4th gen is the Skylake
processor, but I'm not positive.

If you want 16GiB RAM, make sure to get it NOW.  The RAM is soldered on, so
what you buy it with is all it's ever going to have.  With the 40% off,
it's actually reasonable. Normally upgrading RAM through any manufacturer
is a royal ripoff.

-Wes

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Wesley S. Garrison
Network Engineer
Xitech Communications, Inc.
phone:  (919) 260-0803
fax:       (919) 932-5051
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On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Diego Fernandez <aiguo.fernandez at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Oh wow, thanks!! Anyone got experience with the 4gen X1 carbon on Linux? I
> know I had heard some bad stuff a while back but not sure if things are
> better now. I have a t460s for work that runs Fedora pretty well (some
> issues with the dock and external monitors), but I'm interested in the X1
> for myself.
>
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 10:04 PM Wes Garrison via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>> Ladies and Gentlemen,
>>
>> I've always been a Thinkpad geek, as I imagine many of you are, so I
>> thought I'd pass along this 40% off deal
>> <https://enews.lenovo.com/pub/cc?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%
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>>
>> .
>>
>> This is through the Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce.  Password is
>> "ChapelHill"
>>
>> I've never seen anything like this;  The X1 Carbon is my favorite laptop
>> ever, which is a really nice ultra book.  I'm typing on one now, and I
>> don't need another, so I hope someone finds this useful.
>>
>> It can be had for $800 with:
>> i5 6200u at 2.8Ghz
>> 8GB RAM
>> 14" QHD 2560x1440 screen (upgrade from HD is only $30!!!)
>> 128GB SSD
>>
>> or $1050 with:
>> i7 6600u at 3.4Ghz
>> 16GB RAM
>> 14" QHD 2560x1440 screen (upgrade from HD is only $30!!!)
>> 128GB SATA3 SSD
>>
>> It's irritating that you have to upgrade to the i7 6600 to get 16GB of
>> RAM,
>> but the price with discount is so good, it's worth it.
>>
>> Ignore the price to upgrade; when you add more RAM or a larger SSD to your
>> cart, it automatically takes 40% off the already-discounted price.
>>
>> You can also try the regular site with the coupons SAV40THINKPAD and
>> SAV35THINKPAD and see if they work.
>>
>> Happy hunting.
>>
>> -Wes
>>
>> _________________________________
>> Wesley S. Garrison
>> Network Engineer
>> Xitech Communications, Inc.
>> phone:  (919) 260-0803
>> fax:       (919) 932-5051
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