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Duh, I didn't notice you can configure ThinkPads, might have gone that route if I knew. I ordered Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro that is sadly limited to 16GB, but otherwise seems to be a huge success. High-res 90Hz 16:10 display, 5800H, good Linux support out of the box. I just hope the memory won't become a constraint. At least it was considerably cheaper than ThinkPads at 960€.



I considered this one but IMO not having dual-channel memory on such a super strong CPU is crippling it. :(

Plus yeah, 16GB is too small.

If it wasn't for that, it is IMO the perfect programmer laptop.


Got my device. It's super. A warning if any Linux user considers this though: Lenovo specs said Intel WiFi, but it came with Realtek 8852AE, and drivers for this aren't included yet in current kernels. It was straightforward to get it working with https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89 (latest KDE Neon), but for the time being that will then have to be done after all kernel udpates.


It is dual-channel according to specs. I'm not worried about performance at all, it's been very good in intial reviews.

16GB may be enough for me for the time being, just not very future proof. Maybe I'll get to update to the Framework laptop when the memory runs low.




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