ThinkPad P17 Gen 2

I picked up a P17 gen 2 around a year ago on eBay as an impulse buy. It was great choice. It's hefty, but feels like it emerged from real industrial design. I appreciated how some of the promotional material gave examples of it being using on a offshore oil rig. It also has the best keyboard I have

I've had Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, running on my Lenovo P17 Thinkpad for the past 3 years, flawless. I do what works for me, I also have OS X on a Mac Mini M4, again zero issues. Do what works best for you, and your needs.

I’d say 3-4 years. My Lenovo P17 laptop workstation is still going strong in year 4. I did do a clean reinstall of Windows 11 a year ago as the system had become corrupted but no hardware issues.

No laptop has ever been BIFL. That’s just not feasible when bad actors exist to write malware. It is true that cheap “gaming” laptops don’t last long. They never have. However, Lenovo absolutely does make very reliable machines, and the better ones like the new P-series and T-series remain extremely

Windows laptops do not match Apple quality unfortunately, otherwise they would have been way more expensive than they currently are. You need to understand that. ROG laptops come the closest in build quality and feel to macbooks. HP ZBook Power/Studio/Fury, Lenovo ThinkPad P1/P15/P16/P17 - All of th

This P1 gen 6 is refurbished by Lenovo and comes with the same warranty as Lenovo's new devices. You may be able to get more bang for your buck by going to something without a warranty, but the P1 is no slouch. I would avoid running it on anything that blocks the cooling vents and cleaning it a few