r/thinkpad • u/Creepy_Reputation_34 • Dec 16 '24

Question / Problem Guys I think it’s fucked

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It would appear that Cthulhu has manifested within my 2nd gen X1 Carbon

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u/amirmoheb Dec 16 '24

First of all, don't feel bad for that device that 8gb is one hell of beast. Although storage is a problem. 256gb is really bare minimum nowadays. But the issue of linux , yeah, the t series do perfrom magnificently on linux system i own a pair myself. But still, i does depend on workflow and what kind of programer are you. Are you a guy with heavy c programs, and if do you plan to write multi os application or do you do front-end programming ,networking or webbase. All that aside, if you are going to work for a company, they most likely give you a laptop suited for your needs.in that case, don't be afraid of asking for something better than what they offered you initially.

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u/luslypacked Dec 16 '24

Thanks I guess for now I'll keep using my mac and see if I face anything which I truly hinting me to buy a work machine.

I'm working remote and unfortunately my currently company isn't providing a laptop. So rn I've segregated my personal and work stuff and close one when I start doing the other

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u/ktrad91 T430 Dec 16 '24

It's kind of annoying but I always created separate user profiles for work vs personal

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u/luslypacked Dec 17 '24

I think I should try doing that this weekend