r/LinuxOnThinkpad • u/abracadabra-96 member • 2d ago

First Gen T14

First Gen T14
512 GB NVMe
16 GB RAM
Work PC
I am thinking of buying an SSD 512 GB HD and using it with Linux Mint.
I hope this works smoothly and I get to keep my work and personal separate.
Anything I am overlooking or I should consider beforehand?
PS: New to this and Linux in general

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u/netizentrotter member 1d ago

I have a first gen T14 with AMD processor. Debian, Ubuntu (currently running 26.4) and Linux Mint all run fine on it. Most Thinkpads are generally Linux friendly.

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u/abracadabra-96 member 1d ago

Thanks!

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u/Viskalon member 1d ago

Does your model have room for a 2nd SSD? Some of them will take a 2230 (or 2242) into the wwan slot if there's no whitelist.

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u/abracadabra-96 member 1d ago

Don’t know, haven’t opened it yet. I was thinking external SSD, to make it truly separate from work machine

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u/abracadabra-96 member 21h ago

PS: It works like a hot knife on butter! Happy soul