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Regarding video, you should be fine as long as you avoid the Nvidia video cards.

Just get a Thinkpad and (mostly) stop worrying.

I bought a Macbook Pro in 2009 and used it until 2017 when I switched to a T470. Haven't regretted it one second. Debian works flawlessly, as does OpenBSD.

I was considering getting a Thinkpad and running Debian or Manjaro to replace my MBP. I know historically thinkpads have been good machines, but do the new X or T series laptops still live up to the reputation?

I have a T470 and I love it. Some say the keyboards aren't what they used to be, but overall, I absolutely love the machine. While I think it looks good, I consider it a tool, not a fashion statement. I just need it to work, all the time, and have a great keyboard. It has everything I personally need.

Avoid Razer, unless you like visible screen blanking. I've submitted tens of bug reports to Intel, to know avail. ("Try drm-tip")