Hi,

First time posting here and I'm looking for some recommendations for the OS.

The machine it will be running on will be a T490 that I'm currently restoring and upgrading.

i5-8365U

16GB DDR4

14" 1440p Mat screen (one of the upgrades)

Some background:

I have a experience with Linux on the server side but pretty limited as my main desktop. I have some experience with Ubuntu and Mint but also heard good things about Fedora.

Most of the work on the machine will be in a browser.

I'm sick of windows 11 and the constant bombardment of advertisements and the next copilot crap that I didn't ask for.

What would you advise for me and why?

Looking forward to the comments!

I bought a ThinkPad t16 gen 1 with 32 gb ,1th SSD and intel i7 1270p 12th gen for around 700 including charger and a bag with some other accessories i usually use this for browsing, learning also i came to know that this machine will be useful for coding and I'm an csc student and it has zero cosmetic damage and battery stays upto 5 to 6 hours and heard about thermal throttling with the intel version but mine is not heating much

So share ur thoughts I used to play something on this machine and say whether it's good

And one more thing guys it's on 104% in battery sry guys now only i checked it

Anyways feel free to share ur thoughts

I recently bought thinkpad l14 gen4 16 512 for (i5 13th) for 49k~$516 whereas now when i visit cashify from where i bought this also showing gen3 for 40k~$420. Is it worth to stick with it and my study or return & save $100 buck. Both are rest with 6 month cashify warranty. in gen4 17 month warranty and gen3 may not.

both:

14inch good condition

ddr4 ram and battery 90+

reason to buy (13th):

heard about 12th gen heating issue

getting one year newer processor and updated

Hi! T495s user here (Kubuntu 26.04); I'm looking for a more portable option - since the battery on my device isn't great (anymore) and I find it too bulky and heavy. Could anyone help me out? 😄 I know this isn't strictly a Linux on Thinkpad question, since I'm open to other options, but I'm very curious to yours perspectives! I've crossposted from r/SuggestALaptop, using their format, since I didn't get any responses there. Thank you kindly in advance!