I have the high density version of this laptop and it's a pain switching between external monitor and the laptop screen due to lack of ubuntu support for per monitor fractional scaling.
Otherwise it's been pretty good. I wouldn't say no tweaking at all, but mostly none. Love the keyboard.
I’ve got one of these as well, and it’s great at running Linux, but it’s SOOO much slower than my 6-core MBP.
Compiling any project that takes longer than 30 seconds kicks the fans into high gear, throttles the cpu, and leaves it nearly unusable until it’s finished.
maybe this anti-throttling script[1] should help. I'm able to run at max CPU clock frequency at 85-90+ deg temps without throttling when doing CPU intense stuff (t480s, not carbon, but should work on carbon).
seconding the x1c6, fantastic linux machine. Lenovo's sub-model differences are a little bit baffling, but this means there are sometimes deals to be had on ebay.
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Writing from a Carbon X1 6th gen right now. Ubuntu 18.04 stock, no tweaking required, all worked no problem. The best laptop I ever had.
Previously owned a 4th gen. 16.04, minor tweaking, also excellent laptop. Pricey, but the best you can get.
I have the high density version of this laptop and it's a pain switching between external monitor and the laptop screen due to lack of ubuntu support for per monitor fractional scaling.
Otherwise it's been pretty good. I wouldn't say no tweaking at all, but mostly none. Love the keyboard.
I’ve got one of these as well, and it’s great at running Linux, but it’s SOOO much slower than my 6-core MBP.
Compiling any project that takes longer than 30 seconds kicks the fans into high gear, throttles the cpu, and leaves it nearly unusable until it’s finished.
maybe this anti-throttling script[1] should help. I'm able to run at max CPU clock frequency at 85-90+ deg temps without throttling when doing CPU intense stuff (t480s, not carbon, but should work on carbon).
[1]: https://github.com/erpalma/throttled
I've had this installed and running since day 1.
that's impossible. If it were that that much faster, it'd have to weigh twice as much and the CPU would probably have double the TDP! :)
Do you use it as a laptop? What’s the battery life like with no tweaking?
Yes, very frequently. I haven't measured it, but it lasts quite long.
seconding the x1c6, fantastic linux machine. Lenovo's sub-model differences are a little bit baffling, but this means there are sometimes deals to be had on ebay.