On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 at 20:37, S.Bob <sbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All;
I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad P73 with the following specs;
Just curious if anyone sees any compatibility red flags that I missed:
DIMM Memory 64GB(32+32) DDR4 2666 SoDIMM
Display 17.3FHD IPS AG 300N
Fingerprint Reader Fingerprint Reader
Graphics Quadro P620 4G G5 128b
HDD Config 2xSSD
HDD Total Capacity 4TB
Keyboard Backlit KB NP BK ENG
Absolute BIOS Selection BIOS Absolute Enabled
Processor Core i7-9750H 2.6G 6C MB
Storage Selection 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe TLC OPAL
Second Storage Selection 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe TLC OPAL
Security Chip Setting Enabled Discrete TPM2.0
System Expansion Slots Smart Card Reader
Wireless LAN Intel AX200 2x2AX+BT vPro WW
I assume you ordered it with Windows, Ubuntu, or no OS and hope to use Fedora.
https://certification.ubuntu.com/hardware/201909-27344 indicates some locations offer Ubuntu 18.04 pre-installed by manufacturer. Often there are regional differences in specs for removable (wireless, graphics) components and some drivers may be new so not in distros for a while. A pre-installed kernel may use a configuration that isn't in distros,
so installing Fedora might run into some issues. At the worst you might have to live without wireless or Nvidia graphics for the time it takes to sort out any issues.
Your storage is probably above and beyond the pre-installed offerings. Have you seen https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/70498/best-way-to-encrypt-my-system-on-an-ssd/500997#500997?
George N. White III
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