Lenovo began teasing its new Linux initiative several months ago (refresh your memory here and here). Just in time to meet its “Summer 2020” promise, the first wave of Fedora-powered ThinkPads are now up for sale on Lenovo’s webshop. But it’s not merely this expected launch that has me excited; it’s how refreshingly visible they’re making the Linux option.
The Linux option isn't buried in the config dialogue for the X1 Carbon Gen 8; it gets standalone ... [+]
LenovoThe X1 Carbon Gen 8 is the first of three Fedora-powered ThinkPads launching with Fedora this year. The ThinkPad P1 Gen2 and ThinkPad P53 (which I’m currently reviewing) will complete the lineup.
While the X1 Carbon is positioned as a business laptop, it’s a consumer-facing one which means that sales of the Fedora-powered ThinkPad aren’t restricted to corporations.
Lenovo recently took their Linux love one step further, pledging to certify its entire workstation lineup — that means every ThinkStation desktop and every ThinkPad P Series laptop — for both Ubuntu LTS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Beyond just hardware certification, both Linux distributions will be offered as OS options during checkout.
But let’s circle back to what has me so enthused. When you land on Lenovo’s X1 Carbon page, your eye will naturally fall to the left-most option, which is the “ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 with Linux.” The fact that option is there at all feels refreshing, and I love the visibility Lenovo is giving this system out of the gate.
I can’t help but compare this with Dell’s “Project Sputnik” offerings such as the XPS 13 Developer Edition, which continue to be somewhat elusive unless you purposefully visit the company’s dedicated Linux page.
With Lenovo’s presentation, anyone shopping for the newest ThinkPad X1 Carbon will be presented with a Linux option. And they’ll also see the obvious price difference, with the Fedora-powered option starting at $1287, well below the entry-level Windows 10 offering.
That’s also prominently featured:
That starting price for the X1 Carbon? It's the system with Fedora...
LenovoThe systems are currently on offer in the United States, with Europe and other regions worldwide to follow. Fedora developers, by the way, are entitled to a discount.
The Link LonkAugust 30, 2020 at 07:19PM
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