This article is for you to find Lenovo desktop and laptop computers sold with Ubuntu preinstalled. We want everyone to know that Ubuntu computers exist and help them to buy quality computers they want. This article is part of our support to Free Software Business and also a response to Lenovo's 2020's announcement of the availability of their Ubuntu-powered ThinkPad and ThinkStation.
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Glossary
Every computer manufacturer has their own brands to name their products. Lenovo has many brands for their own products. Among others, here's several of them mentioned in this article.
ThinkPad, Lenovo's laptops.
ThinkStation, Lenovo's workstations or desktop PCs.
Where To Find
To find Lenovo products with Ubuntu:
1. Visit www.lenovo.com/us/en
2. Visit Laptop or Desktop or Workstation section.
3. Tick "Linux" option under Operating System, or alternatively visit
this link for Laptops
this link for Desktops
this link for Workstations
this link for all computer types
4. You will see choices of Lenovo computers with GNU/Linux preinstalled.
5. Click one choice then click Build Your PC to find OS choices.
Below we mention one by one of these Lenovo products with each link. Please note that products and prices may change rapidly.
(Screenshot of Lenovo.com United States for "linux" keyword search)
Note: one day after first writing this article's draft, the P15 in this picture suddenly gone from the list.
Laptop
ThinkPad is Lenovo's brand for their laptops. Below are Lenovo laptops with Ubuntu OS preinstalled. To date, there are several products. Among them are ThinkPad X1, T14, T15, and P17.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Gen. 8
Offered with Fedora and Ubuntu. This is the modern generation of Thinkpad with Intel Core i5 (10th generation) and Intel UHD Graphics, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and 14" anti-glare display IPS. Product webpage (archived).
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| ThinkPad X1 Carbon and T15 |
Offered with Fedora and Ubuntu. Similar to Gen. 8, the difference is that Gen. 9 is equipped with 11th generation of Intel Core i5 and Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Product webpage (archived).
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
Offered with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This is the modern, 360-degree touchscreen display ThinkPad with Intel Core i5 CPU and Iris Xe Graphics, 8GB memory, 256 GB SSD, and a Lenovo Pen. Product webpage (archived).
ThinkPad T14
Offered with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This is the modern generation of black ThinkPad, thinner and more compact, with Intel Core i5 CPU and Intel UHD Graphics, 8GB memory, and 128GB SSD. Product page (archived).
ThinkPad T15
Offered with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Similar to T14, the difference is this T15 offers 15" display. Product webpage (archived).
ThinkPad P17
Offered with Ubuntu 20.04. This is the Power version of modern Thinkpad, with Intel Core i5 CPU and NVIDIA Quadro Graphics, 8GB memory, 256GB SSD, 14-hours battery life and 17.3" display. Product webpage (archived).
Desktop
ThinkStation is Lenovo's brand of their desktops and workstations (personal computers or PCs). At the moment, there are several ThinkStation models offered with Ubuntu preinstalled.
Lenovo ThinkStation P340 Tower Workstation
Offered with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This is the standard class PC ThinkStation, with Intel Core i3 CPU and Intel UHD Graphics, 4GB memory, 256GB SSD, and optional (Build Your PC) storage disk and optical drive. Product webpage (archived).
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| ThinkStation P620 |
Lenovo ThinkStation P340 SFF Workstation
Offered with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This is the Small Form Factor edition of the standard class ThinkStation P340. Everything is similar, except it is more compact in size. Product page (archived).
Lenovo ThinkStation P340 Tiny
Offered with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This is the Power edition of ThinkStation P340 despite it bears the name Tiny and being the smallest in size, with Intel Core i3 CPU and NVIDIA Quadro, 8GB memory, and 256GB SSD. Product webpage (archive).
Lenovo ThinkStation P620 with Linux
Offered with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This is the most powerful PC on this list, it is ThinkStation P620, with AMD Ryzen Threadripper (12 Cores) CPU and NVIDIA Quadro Graphics, 16GB memory and 256GB SSD. Product webpage (archive).
Afterwords and Further Readings
That's all we can collect for you from Lenovo. We're not affiliated with nor being sponsored by Lenovo whatsoever as we write this as part Free Software Community to support both Ubuntu and Lenovo cooperation in making Ubuntu computing available for the mass. We wish Lenovo would produce and promote more Ubuntu preinstalled ThinkPads and ThinkStations in the future and we wish them success. Next time, we hope we can present you collection like this for other brands, hopefully Dell. To close this article, finally we present you similar resources from other authors and organizations hopefully useful for you.
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