Why do people still recommend Thinkpads for Linux when there are Linux-oriented manufacturers now?

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I've noticed in the Linux community whenever someone asks for a recommendation on a laptop that runs Linux the answer is always "Get a Thinkpad" yet Lenovo doesn't seem to be a big Linux contributor or ally. There's also at least six Linux/FOSS-oriented computer manufacturers now:

So what gives? Why the love for a primarily Windows-oriented laptop when there are better alternatives?

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Could be worse.
https://xkcd.com/243/

I always called it a nub. I haven't used one as an adult but I could definitely see myself calling it the clit mouse.

Nub is correct, also nubs are best laptop mouse once you get to know them.

Edit, Lenovo now calls them "Caps" and that is lame.

What makes them the best? I find them very difficult to use effectively.

A few benefits:

  • You turn off the touch pad and then you can type without hitting the mouse
  • Using the laptop in awkward positions (crammed behind a rack for example) is a lot easier
  • Minimal movement needed to use, not going to yeet a coffee over.
  • Once you get the hang of them they seem more responsive then a touch pad and a bit more precise (opinion I know)

Same. I had a couple of Thinkpads ages ago and just couldn't get used to it. Not enough control over acceleration and deceleration. I guess it is nice to not have to relocate your hand from the kbd all the time but...yeah.

In France I've always call this a clit or clito since they exist (80s? 90s?)

In the Netherlands, I've always known it as “the clit”, the same goes for my dad who's been in the IT since the 80s.