I am currently looking to replace my laptop running Ubuntu 24.01.1 LTS and I am looking at a ThinkPad. I currently have an AMD 5625U right now and it works flawlessly.
I am on this forum, because I bought a ThinkPad e16 gen2 recently, with the 7735 HS and installed ubuntu (gnome). And it would lag after 1 hour opened, doing basically nothing, like the cursor wasn't following the mouse, apps would take longer to load than my older laptop, despite being newer, nothing was "snappy".
I returned this computer, because of the CPU, because it would simply NOT function on any Linux distros, (I have also tested Manjaro KDE and Gnome). People there told me that HS series was simply not working on Linux, someone bought a Tuxedo with the 7840HS and it was the same apparently. (Network and fingerprint scanner worked though!)
However, not all hopes is lost. ThinkPad is selling the same computer, with different options I wanted to know if any of you guys have experience with the different processors :
- Ryzen 7 7735U (no extra cost)
- Ryzen 5 7535U (no extra cost)
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (+170$ than AMD)
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (+200$ than AMD)
My work consist of programming, JetBrains or vscode, watching youtube, multi task and in term of gaming nothing fancy (Minecraft...). My current laptop does run all of this already, with an older CPU.
Budget is 1k at most, this one cost 997$ here. Intel adds about 200$.. I am not looking for a thinkpad specially, but it was my dream laptop : 16:10, 16", 2500x1600, 400nits, 57wh battery with a good backlit keyboard
Shops in my country only sell the same HP over and over again, Asus seems overpriced so I kinda settled for the E16 with another CPU. There are no other 16" with this type of screen, battery, keyboard and aspect ratio.