I know ubuntu has a a certified hardware list: https://ubuntu.com/certified
Obviously there aren’t entries for 24.04 yet because it’s not released.
Does anyone know how long after release they tend to publish the new list?
If not, anyone have ideas for suspected recommended laptops, ideally thinkpad models?
If linux kernel supports some hardware it tends to support it for decades. So, any currently supported model will be supported by 24.04 also, unless some regression in linux kernel happens, but it tends to be resolved in a few weeks usually.
Kieran said:
If linux kernel supports some hardware it tends to support it for decades. So, any currently supported model will be supported by 24.04 also, unless some regression in linux kernel happens, but it tends to be resolved in a few weeks usually.
Thanks for the insight
I’m afraid my ThinkPad T460s that ran beautifully on 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04 is experiencing a new problem since 22.04 with intermittent crashing. Diagnostics show hardware is fine. Maybe it’s not kernel/ubuntu related, but I’ve reached a dead end trying to figure it out
Kieran said:
If linux kernel supports some hardware it tends to support it for decades. So, any currently supported model will be supported by 24.04 also, unless some regression in linux kernel happens, but it tends to be resolved in a few weeks usually.
Thanks for the insight
I’m afraid my ThinkPad T460s that ran beautifully on 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04 is experiencing a new problem since 22.04 with intermittent crashing. Diagnostics show hardware is fine. Maybe it’s not kernel/ubuntu related, but I’ve reached a dead end trying to figure it out
It’s impossible to say what’s the problem with your T460 without additional information, but I still have x230 for example, and right now writing this comment from 23.10.
Fintan said:
Kieran said:
If linux kernel supports some hardware it tends to support it for decades. So, any currently supported model will be supported by 24.04 also, unless some regression in linux kernel happens, but it tends to be resolved in a few weeks usually.
Thanks for the insight
I’m afraid my ThinkPad T460s that ran beautifully on 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04 is experiencing a new problem since 22.04 with intermittent crashing. Diagnostics show hardware is fine. Maybe it’s not kernel/ubuntu related, but I’ve reached a dead end trying to figure it out
It’s impossible to say what’s the problem with your T460 without additional information, but I still have x230 for example, and right now writing this comment from 23.10.
Maybe going to 23 would help me 
I won’t bore you with the details, but about once every month or so (used to be more often), I’ll wake it from sleep and can’t do anything. No apps work and opening a fresh terminal gives input/output io errors and I can’t manipulate any data on the drive. I have to force reboot. It is happening infrequently enough though that it’s not a huge bother.
Get a nice ThinkPad T/X/L Series.
Luca said:
Get a nice ThinkPad T/X/L Series.
If money wasn’t an issue, which specific models of those would you pick? I’ve always used T models, but I honestly don’t really know the difference
Luca said:
Get a nice ThinkPad T/X/L Series.
If money wasn’t an issue, which specific models of those would you pick? I’ve always used T models, but I honestly don’t really know the difference
I always buy used. 1-2 years old, ideally when corporations dump their “old” ones on ebay.
I have had T,L,X I like them all for what they are. L are nice and cheap, and if you don’t mind them being a bit heavier and slightly more basic, they’re really great. My first preference due to the low price. I still have an L380 Yoga i5 8th gen.
The T is the all rounder. I’ve had T420,430,460 then T460p and T480s. That last one I just sold it and got a T14s gen4 AMD (brand new but killer price on edu site here in the UK).
My current “daily driver” is an X13 Yoga Gen 3 (Alder Lake). Got it new-old stock for £500, can’t complain, although it only has 16GB soldered, but it’s really nice (except for mediocre battery life).
Fintan said:
Luca said:
Get a nice ThinkPad T/X/L Series.
If money wasn’t an issue, which specific models of those would you pick? I’ve always used T models, but I honestly don’t really know the difference
I always buy used. 1-2 years old, ideally when corporations dump their “old” ones on ebay.
I have had T,L,X I like them all for what they are. L are nice and cheap, and if you don’t mind them being a bit heavier and slightly more basic, they’re really great. My first preference due to the low price. I still have an L380 Yoga i5 8th gen.
The T is the all rounder. I’ve had T420,430,460 then T460p and T480s. That last one I just sold it and got a T14s gen4 AMD (brand new but killer price on edu site here in the UK).
My current “daily driver” is an X13 Yoga Gen 3 (Alder Lake). Got it new-old stock for £500, can’t complain, although it only has 16GB soldered, but it’s really nice (except for mediocre battery life).
Thank you so much for this extremely thoughtful reply
T14 is the latest T series right? They rejiggered the numbering?
Luca said:
Fintan said:
Luca said:
Get a nice ThinkPad T/X/L Series.
If money wasn’t an issue, which specific models of those would you pick? I’ve always used T models, but I honestly don’t really know the difference
I always buy used. 1-2 years old, ideally when corporations dump their “old” ones on ebay.
I have had T,L,X I like them all for what they are. L are nice and cheap, and if you don’t mind them being a bit heavier and slightly more basic, they’re really great. My first preference due to the low price. I still have an L380 Yoga i5 8th gen.
The T is the all rounder. I’ve had T420,430,460 then T460p and T480s. That last one I just sold it and got a T14s gen4 AMD (brand new but killer price on edu site here in the UK).
My current “daily driver” is an X13 Yoga Gen 3 (Alder Lake). Got it new-old stock for £500, can’t complain, although it only has 16GB soldered, but it’s really nice (except for mediocre battery life).
Thank you so much for this extremely thoughtful reply
T14 is the latest T series right? They rejiggered the numbering?
T14 and then generations. Currently we are at Gen4, with Gen5 around the corner.
Fintan said:
Luca said:
Fintan said:
Luca said:
Get a nice ThinkPad T/X/L Series.
If money wasn’t an issue, which specific models of those would you pick? I’ve always used T models, but I honestly don’t really know the difference
I always buy used. 1-2 years old, ideally when corporations dump their “old” ones on ebay.
I have had T,L,X I like them all for what they are. L are nice and cheap, and if you don’t mind them being a bit heavier and slightly more basic, they’re really great. My first preference due to the low price. I still have an L380 Yoga i5 8th gen.
The T is the all rounder. I’ve had T420,430,460 then T460p and T480s. That last one I just sold it and got a T14s gen4 AMD (brand new but killer price on edu site here in the UK).
My current “daily driver” is an X13 Yoga Gen 3 (Alder Lake). Got it new-old stock for £500, can’t complain, although it only has 16GB soldered, but it’s really nice (except for mediocre battery life).
Thank you so much for this extremely thoughtful reply
T14 is the latest T series right? They rejiggered the numbering?
T14 and then generations. Currently we are at Gen4, with Gen5 around the corner.
Luca said:
Get a nice ThinkPad T/X/L Series.
If money wasn’t an issue, which specific models of those would you pick? I’ve always used T models, but I honestly don’t really know the difference
If money wasn’t an issue, which specific models of those would you pick? I’ve always used T models, but I honestly don’t really know the difference
A 22.04 supported laptop has very good chances of being supported in 24.04. It is more difficult to have a new laptop supported, meaning that if you’d like to buy am extremely new piece of hardware, I wouldn’t affirm it will be supported.
Notice that the fact that some laptop is not certified doesn’t mean it will not run ubuntu. My:
user@host:~$ inxi -SM
System:
Host: void Kernel: 6.5.0-21-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: GNOME 42.9
Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82JQ v: Legion 5 Pro 16ACH6H
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0R33126 WIN
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: GKCN60WW date: 03/07/2023
is not certified and I have had zero issues.
Finley said:
A 22.04 supported laptop has very good chances of being supported in 24.04. It is more difficult to have a new laptop supported, meaning that if you’d like to buy am extremely new piece of hardware, I wouldn’t affirm it will be supported.
Notice that the fact that some laptop is not certified doesn’t mean it will not run ubuntu. My:
user@host:~$ inxi -SM
System:
Host: void Kernel: 6.5.0-21-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: GNOME 42.9
Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82JQ v: Legion 5 Pro 16ACH6H
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0R33126 WIN
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: GKCN60WW date: 03/07/2023
is not certified and I have had zero issues.
Thanks for the insight!
If you’re open to it, I’d suggest looking into a laptop from a company that releases their own Linux hardware. I have a laptop from System76 that’s about three years old now and it is hands down the best and most seamless experience I’ve had running Ubuntu on any laptop in terms of having proper OEM support, everything just working and having great battery life. Even better than some of my old Lenovo’s (to be fair they were Ideapads, not ThinkPads).
San said:
If you’re open to it, I’d suggest looking into a laptop from a company that releases their own Linux hardware. I have a laptop from System76 that’s about three years old now and it is hands down the best and most seamless experience I’ve had running Ubuntu on any laptop in terms of having proper OEM support, everything just working and having great battery life. Even better than some of my old Lenovo’s (to be fair they were Ideapads, not ThinkPads).
Yeah system76 interests me highly as well. I’m just so wedded to the track point 
Vesper said:
Lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/1b8wy7i/keyboard_backlight_laptop_thinkpad/
What am I missing?
Fintan said:
I know ubuntu has a a certified hardware list: https://ubuntu.com/certified
Obviously there aren’t entries for 24.04 yet because it’s not released.
Does anyone know how long after release they tend to publish the new list?
If not, anyone have ideas for suspected recommended laptops, ideally thinkpad models?
I’ve been installing random distros on random PCs for years. Only once I had problems with a piece of hardware. It was a laptop’s WiFi card that didn’t work right from the first bootup. Ubuntu’s “Additional Drivers” fixed it for me the minute I plugged the Ethernet cable right into the router. So, the best laptop for Ubuntu is whatever you like most.
Fintan said:
I know ubuntu has a a certified hardware list: https://ubuntu.com/certified
Obviously there aren’t entries for 24.04 yet because it’s not released.
Does anyone know how long after release they tend to publish the new list?
If not, anyone have ideas for suspected recommended laptops, ideally thinkpad models?
I’ve been installing random distros on random PCs for years. Only once I had problems with a piece of hardware. It was a laptop’s WiFi card that didn’t work right from the first bootup. Ubuntu’s “Additional Drivers” fixed it for me the minute I plugged the Ethernet cable right into the router. So, the best laptop for Ubuntu is whatever you like most.
Not all laptops have the same support, and it’s not just wifi or fingerprint readers or webcams or keyboard baclklight and other peripherals working (although these aren’t guaranteed either). It’s a matter of the firmware having linux in mind (i.e some basic support for non-Windows OS), so that the battery is not crap, the temperatures are not scolding and the fans won’t run all the time (or not at all). So no, it’s not “whatever laptop you like most”. Just search this sub for Acer and watch the pain. Some users can’t even get to the bios after installing linux.