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On 20/07/2021 21:23, Roland Tarver via list wrote:
Thanks very much for your input; you seem ridiculously intelligent and I kind of feel I need to complete some sort of approved course before replying to you haha! ....
Ha people only say that when they don't know me... trust me, I'm at least as dumb as the next person, if not more so. I do know a fair bit about computers at this point I suppose, but after all the time I've spent on/with them it never ceases to amaze me how much I still don't know. Don't overthink things, just fire off stuff at me as much as you like. Well, preferably not guns or fireworks but y'know, normal stuff like emails and questions is fine :]
Noted, thank you! So erm, sadly I read this after making a purchase. I did buy a ThinkPad. A t460. i5 16gb 256ssd 1080p. Had a few delivery issues. Only just got it today. Using it now, with windows 10 (shudder) lol. Seems pretty good so far. Sooo fast compared to what Im used to. So I guess im pretty pleased - despite not following your suggestions.
Meh, don't worry about that - that's a pretty nice laptop all in all and you finally got the ThinkPad you wanted so I'd call it a win. Which t460 is it though (p, s or no suffix?).
Couple of questions for you: is the Windows install it came with a Home or Pro license? The Home license isn't worth keeping, the Pro one is.
Second, what specific SSD (make+model) do you have in it? At only 256Gb and a couple years old already it's decidedly the weak point here. It's too small to dual boot realistically - Win10 + apps + data is very greedy and will balloon to fill it's half share of the drive very, very quickly. Only ~120Gb left over for your Debian install (which is much more reasonable in terms of space demands luckily) won't give you much room for all your "stuff".
I know you've only just spent money on the laptop itself but if at all possible I'd hugely recommend springing for a replacement SSD and get it over and done with now. A Crucial MX500 1Tb is approx £80 if you want a recommendation - but many other options exist of course. It'll be super easy to replace as Lenovo have at least kept up the old IBM ThinkPad tradition of publishing really, really good documentation.
I can chip in on your other questions as well but they're a bit redundant until you've provided SSD info and decided whether or not to upgrade it.
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