I've used linux distros for a variety of tasks in the past but am finally committed to moving my primary machine to it. This is mostly used for games, writing, development, and web browsing. I've selected Manjaro as my distro.

Anyone have any tips or suggestions? Software to install. Things to keep in mind. Cool things to do you couldn't on windows?!

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  • neo [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I have the X201 with an i7, but I don't use it. It always ran pretty warm with the fan humming, but now it'll shut itself off from overheating under moderate-heavy workloads. I tried to disassemble it to reapply thermal paste but this particular model is kind of a mess to get into, and I ended up breaking some of the plastic on the chassis instead during my attempt to take out the keyboard.

    I think the x230 with the keyboard mod is the sweet spot for this "old" style thinkpad, but I never owned one :(