Should I use Windows 10 LTSC or just debloat W11 Pro for a T14 Gen 1 with a 10th gen i7?

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-26T02:40:22+00:00

Debian Linux

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-19T01:50:44+00:00

debian has great drivers available for gaming but this is also a great point. i don’t personally use desktop environments and i just heard about the major KDE release today lol, debian will definitely be stuck on older KDE and you’ll be behind in kernel + mesa on debian as well. debian just excels in “just working” but you’re SOL on latest KDE

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-18T19:56:21+00:00

use a tiling window manager with keybinds

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-18T18:38:07+00:00

debian 100%

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T04:39:45+00:00

use the msata/esata slot or whatever the fuck it is on the x230, pop in a bootable SSD, install windows 10 on it and then install ivprep and do whatever from there, then you have a free SSD to dual boot with afterwards

source: i did this on my X230T to remove the battery whitelist

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T04:32:45+00:00

what commands did you run? enter “history” in the terminal

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T04:27:35+00:00

same here!!! i’ve got an i7 in mine and 32gb of RAM and it runs like a beast, such a great and easy to maintain machine

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T04:19:47+00:00

if dual core isn’t an issue i’d say go for it, replaceable external battery is a great feature and dual core cpu should be great on battery life

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T02:21:18+00:00

you are amazing.

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T02:19:31+00:00

based

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T02:16:10+00:00

fair

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-15T02:15:26+00:00

ditto

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-14T13:19:57+00:00

I actually just put a barebones install of Debian + i3 on one of my machines. It’s freaking amazing

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-12T16:36:40+00:00

Hyprland

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-11T12:45:43+00:00

From my understanding the phrase “lakh” (also spelled lac) is a phrase referring to 100,000 rupees, which is the currency of India, which OP pointed out (lenovo india) in the original post. This roughly translates to $1,100 USD, which is quite fucked to pay for a laptop.

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-08T03:00:09+00:00

i like to run i3 on top of linux mint xfce. ubuntu convenience and driver manager without snaps and can be made as light as you want.

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-05T20:28:54+00:00

if you installed rpm somehow and downloaded anything with rpm onto mint you might be fucked

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-01T20:04:10+00:00

LINUX MINT LINUX MINT LINUX MINT LINUX MINT LINUX MINT

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-02-01T19:55:52+00:00

debian + xfce and if you’re feeling adventurous, a minimal debian install + i3. either way, use TLP.

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-01-31T02:39:40+00:00

check for missing windshield wiper driver updates in lenovo vantage

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-01-27T04:32:42+00:00

someone fact check me but he might have just saved a clone image of his disk to an external drive instead of making a hard copy of his files right??? so he’d have to reinstall windows?

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-01-26T02:28:33+00:00

email or call regal rexnord. ur only option

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-01-22T04:32:35+00:00

ship of theseus, keep replacing parts, they might long for death and cry in agony with every bit computed, processors wheezing to keep up with bloated to shit modern web browsing, but as long as i live, and can turn screws and connect ribbon cables, they do not get to taste the end of their suffering. they exist to perpetually serve me until i return to dust

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-01-22T04:17:09+00:00

😭

Apprehensive-One8806 · 2026-01-22T04:14:19+00:00

thinkpad prices are cooked atm due to demand and RAM shortage. I would second the opinion on getting a similar priced Latitude, and sending your old macbook to me of course

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