[19:27] <Mooncairn> I'm thinking about buying a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad P53 and throwing Debian or Ubuntu on it.
[19:29] <Mooncairn> The specs guide says Ubuntu LTS is supported, so I'm hoping all the fiddly bits work (power control, fan control, etc.).
[19:29] <Mooncairn> Guide is here for those who are curious: https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_P53/ThinkPad_P53_Spec.PDF
[19:29] <Mooncairn> Anybody know of a reason NOT to get it?
[19:31] <jrwren> looks pretty sweet to me.
[19:31] <jrwren> its HUGE
[19:31] <jrwren> thick
[19:31] <jrwren> heavy
[19:32] <jrwren> but if it is mostly going to sit at the same spot on a desk, totally fine.
[19:33] <Mooncairn> I intend to take it places. Mostly friends' places and coffee shops. 
[19:34] <Mooncairn> I've already been lugging around an ancient Macbook Pro that's probably almost as bulky, so that shouldn't be too bad.
[19:35] <Mooncairn> Nice! The Thinkpad is actually a pound lighter than the MBP.
[19:39] <greg-g> +1 to lighter being great, I like boxy
[20:08] <jrwren> I like my 3lb notebooks, not 6lb laptops ;) 
[20:52] <Mooncairn> Yea, now that I think about it, I might wait for a deal on a slimmer and less beefy unit. I'm reading that the P53 runs *HOT*.
[20:59] <Scary_Guy> I'd run Mint, specifically LMDE but regular is fine too.
[20:59] <Scary_Guy> I also hear great things about PopOS!