I've literally never owned a Thinkpad lmao I've installed Linux on:
- HP Pavilion DV5-2077CL (Ubuntu 12.10)
- Toshiba Protege Z835-P330 (Ubuntu 16+)
- Acer Aspire V3-372T (Debian 12)
As for desktop machines, I have essentially the same computer I had in 2014. A 4790K on a Gigabyte Z97 board. The only hardware issues I ever ran into were a Netgear WiFi adapter (I got it to work, but I'm on Ethernet again because it's better) and my RTX 4070 that replaced my R9 290.
Had this happen to me yesterday while I was out shopping. I'd been three other locations. I just wanted to hit up a particular place where I buy my dairy for milk, butter, and cheese before heading home, and the cashier (a little old lady) was going on and and on. Like, lady, you're really sweet, but I've been out for three hours, and I just wanna get home.
But I'm not a monster. I listened to her. I did make my escape after about ten minutes lol I'm sure she talks the ears off her grandkids.
I, too, have a tendency to ramble and over share lol