THINKPAD YOGA
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Hey guys, what do you think about the thinkpad yoga?
I can get one for about $1500 with an i7-6500U CPU, 16GBs of RAM and a 512GB SSD (special offer for students).
Is it worth it? Should I get it? How well does it run Linux? The pen especially has to work on Linux.
>lenovo
>he doesn't know
>>53787103
Does the botnet also affect the Thinkpads too? I thought it was just the "consumer" models.
>>53787394
Botnet? What botnet?
>>53787394
Bloatnet
>>53787682
Lenovo bundled bloatware into the BIOS. Even if you clean installed Windows, the bloatware would reinstall itself. Not sure if they still do it however.
Source:
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2015/08/13/lenovo-bloatware-redux/1
http://m.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2422015/lenovo-caught-installing-bloatware-again-with-windows-bios-backdoor
http://thehackernews.com/2015/08/lenovo-rootkit-malware.html?m=1
>>53787707
>>53787712
>>53787769
Does this affect me if I don't even run windows? I have the option of buying it with no OS installed to save a couple of bucks.
>>53786309
Why didn't you get the i5 one? Significantly cheaper:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6500U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6200U
The difference is negligible.
>>53789320
If you install Linux or another os then you have nothing to worry about
>>53789422
The special price for students is only for the i7 model (and more specifically, the model with 16Gb of ram and 512Gb SSD, i.e. the highest available configuration). I can have it for around $1500.Ordering it directly from Lenovo would cost more than $2000 in my country.
The i5 model (without special offer) costs around $1500, so I'd better get the i7 for the same price.
