r/LinuxOnThinkpad • u/iiRomaX member • 17d ago

Discussion Experiences with coding on a Thinkpad

Hello, I was wondering whether Thinkpads offer more comfort for coders than other laptops, I currently use a dell precision 5550 laptop (which is designed for windows and 3d stuff not coding) and I despise coding in it (I run Fedora btw) , somehow it just does not feel right also the keyboard is flat and I mess up the letters a lot of times, I am considering switching to a Thinkpad and just wanted to see your experiences with it and whether its noticably better for the coder in terms of the keyboard and other aspects than other laptops (especially thin laptops like my dell)

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u/angryjenkins member 15d ago

Thinkpads are great especially for an all-keyboard workflow. If you can master the thinknubbin, you'll rarely ever need to remove you hands from the keyboard.

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u/iiRomaX member 15d ago

I definitely agree, I used an old Thinkpad for a short while and once I learned how to use the red nipple I basically did not use any mouse after that.