Can we talk about hardware on notebooks?

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@Sheila_Flanagan

one reviewer bought it to use Linux and was not successful.

Back in 2019, I brought a Lenovo X220 PC-Tablet Laptop. I had a problem with the touch screen and Linux Mint. When I booted LM, the cursor would jump randomly around on the screen. I found a fix to stop the cursor from jumping, but it also disable the touch screen. I didn’t use the touch screen so it did not bother me that it was disable.

Later I got a another Lenovo Laptop T440. No touch screen, just plain laptop, No problem with Linux Mint at all.

I do not know if LM has solved the jumping cursor problem on a touch screen PC. You can read one of my posts on the jumping cursor here.

Switching from Windows to Linux

I will have to blame the Laptop for not installing 19.1. The Lenovo X220 is a PC - tablet. Being part tablet, it has a touch screen that can be use with a special pen. I chose Mint 18.3 figuring that since it has been out for awhile that most problems I would come across should be solved. When I booted Mint 18, the cursor was jumping all over the screen. I could only stop the jumping by touching the screen with the pen. Touching the screen with a pen with one hand and then trying to type with t…