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<p>Recently I’ve been looking for a Linux-friendly, budget laptop. I like ThinkPads, and all of my laptops have been either T-series or X-series but this time I didn’t want to spend that amount of money and was looking for cheaper alternatives.</p>
<p>Browsing Lenovo website, I realised that a reasonably configured <a href="http://www3.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/thinkpad/edge-series/E470/p/22TP2TEE470">E470</a> would cost about €1000 which was about how much I was willing to pay. I configured it, so it has:</p>
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<li>Intel® Core™ i7-7500U</li>
<li>16GB RAM</li>
<li>NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX 2 GB</li>
<li>14" FHD (1920x1080) anti-glare IPS</li>
<li>256GB SSD</li>
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<p>Including VAT it set me back €1032 which I think is reasonable.</p>
<p>Unlike my other laptops, this time I kept the Windows mainly because it has a discrete GPU—granted not a high-performance one but still much better than Intel HD ones—and I thought I might be able to use it for some light gaming.</p>
<p>I installed Debian testing on it, and everything worked out of the box! The only issue I have with it is that middle-click isn’t working, but this <a href="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/input/mouse/trackpoint.c?id=293b915fd9bebf33cdc906516fb28d54649a25ac">patch</a> will fix it.</p>
<p>Being a budget laptop, E470 lacks some features of X and T series. For example, it doesn’t have ThinkLight or the keyboard isn’t backlit. Its only video output is HDMI which caused me some headache. My monitor only has DisplayPort input; so I bought an HDMI to DisplayPort adapter not realizing that those cables aren’t bi-directional. They’re suitable for scenarios in which you need to connect your DisplayPort-capable device to an HDTV, not the other way around. However, there are <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-Resolution-DisplayPort-Converter-monitors/dp/B00WM6MPGC/">converters</a> capable of doing such transformation, at higher costs.</p>
<p><strong>The Good</strong></p>
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<li>Reasonably priced.</li>
<li>45WH battery lasts 8 hours.</li>
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<p><strong>The Bad</strong></p>
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<li>FHD is the most high-resolution option.</li>
<li>Keyboard is not backlit.</li>
<li>No ThinkLight.</li>
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<p><strong>The Ugly</strong></p>
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<li>It’s weighty, ugly, bulky, and the design is unimaginative.</li>
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