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Posted by OompaLoompa
 - Yesterday at 21:22:22
QuoteThat's not true, Fedora regularly backports important packages like the kernel. Fedora's kernel version is usually pretty close to rolling distros.
Hah, interesting, I never kept a Fedora installation long enough to notice they update the kernel after 2 or three minor versions in between releases. Thanks for the heads up.

QuoteAlso holy moly, these comments sadly show once again what's wrong with the Linux community...
I think that the "My <OS|text editor|compiler|DE...> is better than yours" conversations come as part of the free as in free speech package :)

QuoteAlthough once could have easily updated the Kernel to 7.0 on Mint graphically in the "Update Manager" (View -> Linux Kernels).
Well, while I wouldn't rely on an alternative kernel as my main gear on binary distributions, though officially supported, that might be a great idea for a hardware compatibility test.
Posted by thafluu
 - Yesterday at 19:38:08
Also holy moly, these comments sadly show once again what's wrong with the Linux community... We need to moderate ourselves a bit more. Toxic distro bashing and stuff like "this article has no value" will only lead to no more Linux testing from Notebookcheck, and I can completely understand this. Touch some grass :) Plus it's super off-putting for new users who read y'alls comments.

Mint is an excellent distro, esp. for newcomers, just not on super recent hardware like the T14 Gen 7. Although once could have easily updated the Kernel to 7.0 on Mint graphically in the "Update Manager" (View -> Linux Kernels).
Posted by thafluu
 - Yesterday at 19:30:37
QuoteFrom my humble point of view, however, Fedora is not a good testing bed, as you have the worst of both worlds in this case: a kernel that is only updated each 6 months, and some serious instability at release time.
That's not true, Fedora regularly backports important packages like the kernel. Fedora's kernel version is usually pretty close to rolling distros.
Posted by OompaLoompa
 - Yesterday at 15:27:35
Quote from: aLinuxUser on May 31, 2026, 14:32:26With such an old kernel, there is no surprise it would be missing drivers.
Fair point, current Mint has kernel 6.14 which dates back to March 2025. Linux has no magic .exe driver download support available on the vendor website.

QuoteIf you want a solid Linux experience, stick with distros that are extensively tested and have a wide base of users, testers, and support groups, such as Arch, Debian or Fedora.
As a seasoned Gentoo user, I agree that drivers on Arch or Debian Sid are constantly updated as they are rolling distributions. From my humble point of view, however, Fedora is not a good testing bed, as you have the worst of both worlds in this case: a kernel that is only updated each 6 months, and some serious instability at release time. Just my 2c :)
Posted by aLinuxUser
 - May 31, 2026, 14:32:26
With such an old kernel, there is no surprise it would be missing drivers. I fail to see why people fall for such stupid distros like Mint or Po(o)pOS. If you actually care about reviewing hardware on Linux you should at least use a distro with a somewhat recent kernel such as Arch, Fedora or, hell, even a recent Ubuntu release (such as 26.04 which has just gotten released).

Stop recommending Mint or PopOS for "new" or "inexperienced" users. It creates far more problems that it solves. If you want a solid Linux experience, stick with distros that are extensively tested and have a wide base of users, testers, and support groups, such as Arch, Debian or Fedora. Maybe Ubuntu if you are really desperate and can't install two or three packages to enable third party proprietary media codecs or Nvidia drivers.

As another user noted, the value of this article is below zero.
Posted by OompaLoompa
 - May 31, 2026, 13:05:08
Quote from: Memeecadze on May 28, 2026, 18:51:53Linux mint-shmint means NOTHING.
There are a ton of Linux based distribution, who cares.
What users really care about is a Kernel version where the drivers live.

Please, delegate making Linux reviews to someone with enough competence.

This article has a value of below zero.

Yes, it is true that most Linux users are interested if their favorite distribution will work on that hardware.
However, I think that Mint is a great middle ground:
- leveraging the huge Debian ecosystem + Ubuntu non-OSS drivers,
- less telemetry than Ubuntu,
- saner package manager than Ubuntu,
- easier to use for newcomers than Debian.

Experienced users who understand the kernel bug reports or who prefer a specific distribution for a specific reason will know where to look.

It would be nice to read if the writer could go deeper and if some solution or workaround was found in the end, but I personally wish I could see more articles like this.
Posted by Mesa driver testing
 - May 30, 2026, 19:48:46
Probably a huge undertaking but have to start somewhere.

I'd like to see testing on open source Mesa drivers in games and see how it compares to closed sourced drivers on Linux and windows.

Kind of like what phoronix does.

Maybe in a few games, like Cyberpunk to start with since it has a built in benchmark.

On arm laptops I would like to see fex emu translation layer being tested too. Maybe after the n1x launches. :)

People are super interested, as you see quite a few videos on YouTube running such tests.
Posted by timattrn
 - May 30, 2026, 09:42:46
Lenovo does support ThinkPads, but they assume you running Fedora with latest kernel,.or Ubuntu with the OEM kernel. Not such an old kernel as tested here. Also, when a new ThinkPads gets HWE certification, then it is ready. This takes two to three months typically.
Posted by Tedd_93
 - May 29, 2026, 11:57:17
Care to offer an example?
Posted by Logoffon
 - May 29, 2026, 04:17:20
Quote from: Al Bumen on May 28, 2026, 23:04:59As for Windows, who'd be crazy enough to use that? Given the AI slop, ads, and spyware making screenshots all the time, Windows is radioactive. It's like something that escaped from Chernobyl.
You're saying this as if Linux distros don't come with "AI Slop" and "spyware"
Posted by Al Bumen
 - May 28, 2026, 23:04:59
I use Debian Linux, which is very popular. Please test it with that.

Fedora is also very good, it's more modern looking.

As for Windows, who'd be crazy enough to use that? Given the AI slop, ads, and spyware making screenshots all the time, Windows is radioactive. It's like something that escaped from Chernobyl.
Posted by Memeecadze
 - May 28, 2026, 18:56:17
This laptop is new, hence test it with latest Fedora or Arch those have the newest Kernel.
Posted by Memeecadze
 - May 28, 2026, 18:51:53
Linux mint-shmint means NOTHING.
There are a ton of Linux based distribution, who cares.
What users really care about is a Kernel version where the drivers live.

Please, delegate making Linux reviews to someone with enough competence.

This article has a value of below zero.
Posted by CCC
 - May 28, 2026, 16:29:34
Linux Mint is a stable version that runs on most equipment, however the newest equipment doesn't always have drivers for the most stable distributions.  The Linux Mint crew is working on providing a method to get the most recent drivers.  You should try a different distribution that touts support for new equipment.  I have been a Linux Mint user and fan for many years and I have never had a problem having everything working on equipment that is a few years old or much older meaning >18 years old.
Posted by Redaktion
 - May 28, 2026, 14:09:13
We recently reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7. As always, we tested it with Windows, but for this device, we also decided to do a quick compatibility test with Linux.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/ThinkPad-T14-Gen-7-These-features-work-with-Linux-and-these-features-do-not.1308644.0.html