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Sure you do. Despite all the other products they still actively sell the only device Lenovo actually supports with updates at the moment is the Tab 4, https://support.lenovo.com/au/....

I'd be willing to consider something else, but I really don't want to go back to Windows and there aren't any interesting Linux laptops available.

I'm running Linux on a Thinkpad T-series and I recommend it. There are several models, ranging from thin-and-light to the "performance" model.

I currently have a T460p, from the older generation that have a special docking port on the underside. The newest Thinkpads have a docking station that uses a USB C port on the left-hand side of the laptop, and I haven't tried that. I found some comments on Reddit that a T480s works great in Linux with the Lenovo USB C dock.

I'm running Linux Mint MATE edition, which IMHO steals the best parts of Mac OS X and the best parts of Windows. But if you want a desktop environment that works very much like OS X you do have options.

TL;DR A Thinkpad is a lot like a MacBook Pro that didn't get stupid-thin, and you might like one.

the likelyhood anyone at Lenovo or Dell has the muscle to steer the ship away from Intel is pretty slim

Not only is it likely, but it already happened. AMD PC products are in the channel but we haven't seen them in bestseller lists yet, that's the next milestone.

X61 will support 8GB of RAM.

The official specs say two 2 GB modules, but this may have been because Lenovo lacked 4 GB modules to test with. Are there increased crashes or other misbehaviors when using two 4 GB modules in an X61?

X61 will support 8GB of RAM.

The official specs say two 2 GB modules, but this may have been because Lenovo lacked 4 GB modules to test with. Are there increased crashes or other misbehaviors when using two 4 GB modules in an X61?

You couldn't find it? By searching English language media in the US? Big surprise. I could. Note the release date: 08 May 2018.

Oddly everyone can find info about this, except for you.

P.S. Do you think people reading your near continual stream of insults truly believe that you have the upper hand, or recognize the signs of someone failing miserably at defending an indefensible position?

Not that I know of... Especially when you compare them against what you can get from Dell, HP, and even Lenovo for under $500. A $600 Chromebook seems like a really big stretch...

The Lenovo Book already does this - Its basically 2 touchscreens one in the position of the keyboard, and you have a non tactile touchscreen to type on (and in my opinion it sucks).

I believe you can get Lenovo laptops pre-installed with Linux: https://support.lenovo.com/us/...

I've had very good luck with running Ubuntu on my Lenovo laptops in the past. Had a bit of issue with a wifi driver I got past and a few years back the Nvidia drivers weren't great for Ubuntu but that seems better. Lately though I've been running Ubuntu in a virtual machine as I have too many programs I need Windows for (ex my college uses google drive, which can work in Ubuntu but I only got it to work extremely poorly).

Lenovo's history with spyware and back doors is a concern, but I suspect people are watching Lenovo and similar companies a lot closer than they are watching for simple internet downloaded spyware these days (http://www.itpro.co.uk/desktop-hardware/29396/lenovo-settles-superfish-spyware-lawsuit-for-35m). And other companies like HP and Sony have been found to install Spyware too, so I think Lenovo is just the one being talked about, possibly not even the worst.

My primary reason for Lenovo has been the physical layout of the laptops. I have been able to easily take apart most any Thinkpad and upgrade the hardware. Tore apart my Lenovo the first day as I couldn't find the second hard drive it was supposed to come with... it was there, I just didn't notice it wasn't enabled in drive management. I even swapped out the HD for an SSD in my Thinkpad flex which is less easy to tear apart being a convertible laptop but still better than most manufacturers.

This is why I purchased a ThinkPad P for my latest laptop. These things are not small, they are not light, they do what I need.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/l...|se|google|365764632477|Lenovo_Thinkpad_P_Series|IIP_NX_Lenovo_ThinkPad_P_Series_SMB&CAWELAID=120030930000068286&CATRK=SPFID-1&CAAGID=42871565940&CATCI=kwd-365764632477&CAPCID=284151630458&CADevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9su3s5C43AIVjMDACh1KNw1UEAAYASAAEgIQ3fD_BwE

Good suggestion. I like the SD card idea, as I only use the SD slot on my Stinkpad intermittently and I hate that Lenovo didn't really implement mSATA on my laptop (T430) as anything more than a cache drive.

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/...

Someone above linked that. for the price its a decent computer. I love my Ryzen. I have a binned(by myself) chip though.

My wish list would be:

1) Ryzen processor. 2) long battery life 3) AMD graphics (plays nice with free software) 4) sweet price point

Other stuff like SSD and generously expandable memory go without saying

So, like this then.

I believe this is what they want...
Ryzen7 2700U
Vega Graphics
and it starts with a 256GB PCIe ssd with a 512GB option

Yes. A Lenovo P71, fully loaded with 64 GB of RAM, 2 TB of SSD, and the 17.3" 4K screen, comes in at $4166. I wouldn't expect this new unit, with more memory, SSD, but a smaller screen, to be significantly more cost, certainly no more than $5000.

And of course an iMac Pro is by NO means a "portable" solution. I can toss my P71, power supply, mouse, 4 days of clothes, toiletries, and UE Boom 2 and cables into an Everki Titan backpack and go anywhere. I did just that last week, spending 8 days in Asia at 3 factories and 2 hotels. Can't do that with an iMac, no way no how. I can pick up my laptop and run between floors in buildings, hard to do that with an iMac Pro - even to move just a desk or two over.

Now, you CAN use an iMac (running Windows, of course, if you're doing any serious hardware engineering) Pro to do everything, and rely upon a second laptop to remote in to your iMac Pro. But I dare you to try to do 3D CAD with 100-200 msec of latency - good luck getting the right surfaces or reference points selected! And that is a LOW latency for many situations, such as a Starbucks, an airport lounge - or overseas.

In the non-linked Lenovo blog post, they call it a mobile workstation. The word laptop is not used. Only in "the verge" article do they call it a laptop. I guess the anonymous reader works for "the verge".

http://blog.lenovo.com/en/blog/the-new-thinkpad-p52/

From: https://support.lenovo.com/us/...

Operating system
The following operating systems are supported on the ThinkPad X61 or X61s systems:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows Vista Home
Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32 and 64 bit)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32 and 64 bit)

If you don't understand how I derived my numbers by now, you never will...

I was being polite. It's clear you have no idea what you're talking about. I explained how I got my numbers, which you're unable to contracdict. You refused to explain yours.

I know *exactly* how your numbers are derived: you pulled them out of your arse.

How so?

I explained that, speaking hypothetically, if you had a 15" 2016/2017 MBP, which has 4 USB-C/TB3 Ports, and you plugged 1 of those OWC 13-Port TB3 Docks into EACH of the 4 Ports, you could have a MacBook Pro with FIFTY-TWO Simultaneous Legacy I/O Ports.

In reality, since 2 of the USB-C/TB3 Ports share the same 40 Gbps TB Controller in the Mac, I am not actually SURE you could realize ALL of the I/O provided by those 13 * 4 Ports Simultaneously (especially when it comes to the video fan-out, unless you are willing to restrict your external displays to 4K resolution each); but I saw nothing in the OWC Dock's admittedly sparse spec-sheet that had any relevant "asterisks" or limitations mentioned in that regard.

So, you already HAVE a Dongle. And who the HELL needs 4X HDMI on their Laptop, as standard Ports?!?

Odd type of 4k. 4k HDMI out of the box. It only has one port.

LOL! My bad!!! I must've misread "4K as 4X". That makes MUCH more sense!!!

Well, then there are like a ZILLION solutions for a single 4K HDMI out available on Amazon, clear down to around $13.

And you think that the MacBook Pro doesn't have WiFi? It has both WiFi and Bluetooth for "Wireless". So?

I said WWAN, not WLAN.

So you are saying that the ThinkPad has a built-in LTE MODEM?

Meh. The few times I would find myself out of reach of WiFi with my laptop, I would simply use my iPhone as a HotSpot. Not worth having to have a separate Cell data plan (or another user on a family-type plan) for the very few times I would need that.

Horses for courses. If I were a building contractor, out of a "job-site" a lot, built in LTE might be a handy feature. But I notice it is still relatively slow, compared to piggy-backing off of the 4G LTE MODEM in my iPhone.

https://support.lenovo.com/us/...

And so, for the equivalent of your Thinkpad's Ethernet Dongle (you're the one that admitted it!)

*if* you want wired ethernet. I never carry round a wired ethernet for my MBP, and my SO never carries around wired ethernet for the thinkpad.

you can carry a USB-C Dock that has 3 USB 3.0 Ports, an SD/microSD card slot, Gigabit Ethernet Port (RJ-45), an Audio I/O Jack, a USB-C "Charging Port" and 4K HDMI. For $60

So, I'd have to carry around a much much larger dongle than the one I'd never carry ronud and that gives me a bunch of stuff I don't need on the road. A USB-C dock is a fine and useful thing and after your sales pitch I'm considering one for my desk now. However, I don't want to carry around the extra stuff.

Take a look around on Amazon. There are ALL manner of Docks, from those that have just a few ports, like this one:

2 USB 3.0 Ports and a 4K HDMI Port. Looks to be about 2" square. $20:

https://www.amazon.com/USB-HDM...

This one has 2 USB 2.0 Ports, Gig E, 4k HDMI, and a USB-C Power-Passthrough Port. 2.7" x 3.1". $40

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-M...

This is even better! For the same $40, you can have 3 USB 3.0 Ports, 4K HDMI, a 60W Power Passthru, and an SD/MicroSD Card Reader. And it is STILL only 3.5" X 2.4" :

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-M... ..an

Looking at this, the best match is perhaps the Yoga 710. It's well specced enough and is the right size, and the M.2 SSD can be upgraded (with some work).

Lenovo actually keeps an 11-inch sized netbook around in it's line up in a couple of flavors, but the full PC version is the ThinkPad 11e. It can ben outfitted with 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD, and Core i3 Processor if you like.

Info here: https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/...

Lenovo P910 with a pair of 10 core Xeon processors (better, faster than a single 18 core), 64 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD for boot drive. Price is $4500.

Add a better video card (GForce GTX1080 is a faster, better video card than the Vega 56 in the Mac) for $700 from NewEgg

Add a pair of Samsung 1 TB SSD drives for $289 each (fully redundant RAID for better data integrity than the Mac).

Add a pair of 28" 4K Samsung monitors for $369 each. Why I would want a non-standard "5K" display is beyond me, when 4K is the standard for all video content etc. I'd love to have a full second monitor for whatever else I wanted to look at/read/use as well.

Total comes to $6516. It's a faster graphics platform, more CPU horsepower, double the RAM, more storage (redundant at that), and much more screen real-estate. And it's nearly $1000 less. AND - I can still add more drives, more graphics cards, etc. since it's a tower configuration. And I can save $1000. What's not to like?

I have a rugged Thinkpad 12" around that's still one of the most comfortable laptop keyboards i've ever used.

I would but my laptop does these just fine and takes up just about as little space while doing a lot more at the same time.

I find it interesting that you think 'twice as much' is the same as 'just about as little space'. If I were less lazy, I'd hit you with a joke about the size of your penis.

When compared to my full tower desktop with corner desk and triple monitors, my laptop is only a little larger than my tablet. And by little larger, I mean fits just as comfortably anywhere I need to use it.

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/...|se|google|All_Products|NX_Lenovo_All_Products_DSA&ef_id=WcAn_gAAAoLExYOZ:20171024181007:s

Been considering it myself... Mainly to get both a pen and good discrete video. Held off because the high-res 4K UHD version unfortunately had an issue with a lose light diffuser leading to a black line on the screen:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/f...

Also, I'm not sure how well the pen will feel when trying to use it with a 15" laptop compared to a 13".

I don't think the lower-res HD version has that diffuser issue though, and it is quite a bit cheaper -- so I've been considering getting one of those to replace a four year old Asus laptop with discrete video. But it is now so close to the end of the year, maybe a deal will show up.

The new Chromebooks with pens are also tempting. I'm writing this using Gallium OS on a Acer 15" CB5-571 with 128 GB flash upgrade. So, I could imagine upgrading one of those newer Chromebooks the same way. But they won't have discrete graphics.

It's a shame Apple has so messed up their "Pro" line of laptops (too thin, few ports, decreasing reliability, touch bar craziness) while also continuing to ignore those who want a pen as well as a keyboard and UNIX-y OS.

For the last 10 years all phone companies have been doing is trying to make a "better iPhone" (as in the 2007 original).

I'm actually pretty disappointed in what passes for improvements on current-gen Android smartphones: Curved glass (because fuck perfect display geometry, I guess), rounded display edges (CRT nostalgia?), no headphone jack, on-screen navigation buttons (because some designer decided physical buttons are ugly), and all screen sizes below 5.2" are reserved for bargain-bin prepaid crap phones.

My top-loader washing machine doesn't look much different from the ones sold back in the 70s. I probably wouldn't have bought it if it had all sorts of superfluous features and embellishments, from 4 decades of "innovation". My current laptop doesn't look significantly different from the nearly 11-year-old laptop it replaced. Perhaps one day the smartphone industry will stop trying to shoot for the moon with "innovative" new designs, and just stick to improving performance, camera quality, and battery life.

I used to be a dedicated ThinkPad user. They were perfect for running open source operating systems such as Linux or BSD. Thinkpads are well-supported with open source drivers, detailed specifications are available at http://psref.lenovo.com/, and spare parts are available at https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/partslookup. Many models are also built to military standards of reliability (MIL-STD-810G).

But within the last several years the hardware has become less appealing. Only Lenovo-approved wireless cards are allowed. The keyboards aren't as excellent as they used to be (although they're still pretty good). The clickpads are horrible for work that requires precision. (See http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/lenovo-thinkpad-w540-mobile-workstation-review/.) And fewer options are available for customizing the hardware. (Do you want a laptop without a built-in privacy-invading webcam? Well, you probably won't be able to purchase a Thinkpad without one. Do you want a DVD drive on a 14-inch laptop? Well, you can't get that either.) Lenovo also revealed itself to be untrustworthy in the Superfish scandal:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/two-weeks-on-superfish-debacle-still-causing-pain-for-some-lenovo-customers/

For my next laptop, I'm seriously considering HP, instead. I can purchase a 14-inch HP with physical buttons below the trackpad, without a webcam, and with a DVD drive. I can't get any of those features on the current generation of Thinkpads.

I used to be a dedicated ThinkPad user. They were perfect for running open source operating systems such as Linux or BSD. Thinkpads are well-supported with open source drivers, detailed specifications are available at http://psref.lenovo.com/, and spare parts are available at https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/partslookup. Many models are also built to military standards of reliability (MIL-STD-810G).

But within the last several years the hardware has become less appealing. Only Lenovo-approved wireless cards are allowed. The keyboards aren't as excellent as they used to be (although they're still pretty good). The clickpads are horrible for work that requires precision. (See http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/lenovo-thinkpad-w540-mobile-workstation-review/.) And fewer options are available for customizing the hardware. (Do you want a laptop without a built-in privacy-invading webcam? Well, you probably won't be able to purchase a Thinkpad without one. Do you want a DVD drive on a 14-inch laptop? Well, you can't get that either.) Lenovo also revealed itself to be untrustworthy in the Superfish scandal:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/two-weeks-on-superfish-debacle-still-causing-pain-for-some-lenovo-customers/

For my next laptop, I'm seriously considering HP, instead. I can purchase a 14-inch HP with physical buttons below the trackpad, without a webcam, and with a DVD drive. I can't get any of those features on the current generation of Thinkpads.

I have the Phab Pro 2.

It is not a great phone by any means but it does has a 6.4 inches screen + 4050 mAh battery. The battery life I get out of that is only average (meaning daily charge). I wonder how the smaller battery will hold out for Note 8.

Lenovo did/does this. I had to replace a faulty wifi adapter in my wife's old laptop and it would throw a bios error. I was able to find a modified version of the bios that had modified/neutralized the white list check that Lenovo uses, but it was annoying.

You can read more about their white list here

up to 3Gigs ram, octacore and two sims +micro SD

http://shopap.lenovo.com/in/en...

Then I saw how much they were charging!

I have no complaints concerning the price of System76 laptops--I'm willing to pay a premium for hardware that works well with open source software. Nevertheless, there are two things that prevent me from purchasing a laptop from System76.

(1) I want to see detailed technical specifications for the laptops. For example, I may wish to install an unusual (non-Linux) operating system on the laptop, and I would like to be able to verify that the hardware will be supported by the operating system. I'm not asking System76 to verify hardware compatibility--I'm only asking that they describe their hardware in enough detail that I can verify compatibility on my own. For example, what ethernet NIC does the laptop use? What wireless card? (In contrast, Lenovo provides detailed specifications at http://psref.lenovo.com/)

(2) I want a laptop with a built-in DVD drive. Even Lenovo offers laptops with DVD drives, but System76 does not.

If you want to install a non-Linux OS (assuming that it's not a BSD either), why are you going for System 76? The only reason to go that route is if you want a Linux laptop, or maybe even a BSD. While you could wipe Ubuntu and put in a distro of your choice, I believe System 76 would only support you on Ubuntu.

If specs are important to you, then yeah, go w/ a Lenovo or an Asus. Incidentally, which OS did you wanna install?

Then I saw how much they were charging!

I have no complaints concerning the price of System76 laptops--I'm willing to pay a premium for hardware that works well with open source software. Nevertheless, there are two things that prevent me from purchasing a laptop from System76.

(1) I want to see detailed technical specifications for the laptops. For example, I may wish to install an unusual (non-Linux) operating system on the laptop, and I would like to be able to verify that the hardware will be supported by the operating system. I'm not asking System76 to verify hardware compatibility--I'm only asking that they describe their hardware in enough detail that I can verify compatibility on my own. For example, what ethernet NIC does the laptop use? What wireless card? (In contrast, Lenovo provides detailed specifications at http://psref.lenovo.com/)

(2) I want a laptop with a built-in DVD drive. Even Lenovo offers laptops with DVD drives, but System76 does not.

They had a ThinkPad with a second physical screen before ... they tried it and found it wasn't what the consumers wanted

As any Razer engineer will tell you: the problem was that the ThinkPad did not have enough monitors.

They had a ThinkPad with a second physical screen before, it didn't exactly set the world's collective hearts aflutter. Granted the second one was much smaller than the primary, but they tried it and found it wasn't what the consumers wanted. I don't see why someone would want to commit to a laptop form factor with 3 screens. There are plenty of good reasons to use a laptop - I do the vast overwhelming majority of my own work on a laptop - but this seems like a solution in search of an answer.

BIOS has nothing to do with this. It's an expansion card.

You'd be surprised. Lenovo has a habit of using BIOS to restrict expansion cards.

Why not? People buy desktop expansion cards to add new functionality.

What desktop owners do doesn't necessarily predict what laptop owners do.

The Yoga 900 comes with a Kaby Lake Core i7-7500U. From what I understand if you are doing image or video editing the Kaby Lake outperforms the Skylake (in the new MBP) at the same clock speed. It comes with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD. That configuration runs $1,700. It's also a stunning design. Should do anything the MBP can do except empty your bank account.

Haven't looked very hard, have we?

eg. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/l...

I wish my desktop keyboard had one too.

Buy one for your desktop: USB version Bluethooth version
Look on Amazon or Jet.

I wish my desktop keyboard had one too.

Buy one for your desktop: USB version Bluethooth version
Look on Amazon or Jet.

I'm STILL waiting for the day when the whole keyboard surface is flat-but-springy (like, oh my god, a touchscreen!) so you can type on it, hold a pen on it, or use it as a giant trackpad in the keyboard layout of your choice (numpad or trackpad? Trackpad below and center or off to one side? etc.).

Tech moves SO SLOWLY in this regard until someone spots it after many years and puts out a mass-market device like that and everyone goes "at fucking last".

So, are you talking about the Lenovo Yoga Book that ships Monday? It's effectively a dual screen tablet with the second screen switching from an onscreen keyboard to a writing/drawing/trackpad surface (with an included Wacom pen.) It's being released in two forms, an Android tablet and a Windows 10 machine with identical specs (although the Windows version is $50 more expensive, presumably due to the licensing fee.)

Update: both Lenovo and Microsoft deny that this is a requirement related to the Signature program, but rather a lack of Linux driver support.

Lenovo recently adopted RAID on SSDs in certain product configurations, which require additional steps to support all system features. More information can be found on their support page; https://support.lenovo.com/us/.... Recent claims about software installation issues related to Microsoft Signature are inaccurate.

(Shameless thread-jacking... because I doubt the summary will be updated.)

you don't know the whole story.

lenovo is many companies. their business laptop division is nothing like the 'yoga crap' that they sell consumers with crapware. ...

the spyware and phone home stuff does not tend to exist on the business level lappies. business guys would not put up with that, generally; only 'yoga users' (lol, what a name!) would.

Um ...

As of September 2015: Lenovo systems may include software components that communicate with servers on the internet - All ThinkCentre, All ThinkStation, All ThinkPad

As of 1996 Apple, Microsoft and everybody else HAVE (not may) included software that communicate with servers on the internet. If they didn't they would kind of suck.

you don't know the whole story.

lenovo is many companies. their business laptop division is nothing like the 'yoga crap' that they sell consumers with crapware.
...

the spyware and phone home stuff does not tend to exist on the business level lappies. business guys would not put up with that, generally; only 'yoga users' (lol, what a name!) would.

Um ...

As of September 2015: Lenovo systems may include software components that communicate with servers on the internet - All ThinkCentre, All ThinkStation, All ThinkPad

Depends on the model. The second generation Thinkpad X1 Carbon didn't work with Linux *at all*.

If you want a Linux laptop, look for someone who actually supports Linux on the laptop. Dell has a few, including their XPS 13 developer edition. Purism's Librem laptops are a little more expensive, but specifically built for Linux. There are a handful of other vendors that primarily support Linux.

Lenovo has been hit-and-miss for a while now, and this isn't showing much that's recent:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/...

As explained in the slashdot story from 3.5 hours ago ...

A reddit poster offered this, in his link Lenovo says the dev team is working on it:

""[–]0xFFFFFF 89 points 7 hours ago*
Levono is aware of the issue and fixing it: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...
It is on hackernews, where people are being rational and theorizing that this is not microsofts fault. More like best-buy rep doesn't know what he talks about and the SSD doesn't have support drivers in linux kernal.. Or lenova messed up their bios implementation.
Luckily we have the reddit witchhunt in full force, so we can make uninformed rants!
Note: Every single previous similar scenario about linux being locked out has not been microsofts fault, which is why people are sceptical that this is the case this time..
I also have a Signature Edition laptop, it runs linux fine..""
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux...

The Lenovo link has an official post saying:

"Re: Yoga 900-13ISK2 - BIOS update for setting RAID mode for missing hard drive on linux install Options
07-27-2016 10:04 AM
Thank you for confirming it is still not possible to install Linux on Yoga 900-13ISK2 systems.
This issue has been escalated to the Development team. I am unable to offer a timeframe for fix at this stage in the investigation. With previous cases, BIOS fixes have been delivered anywhere from several weeks to several months.
I will post again when I have more information on the investigation."
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...

As explained in the slashdot story from 3.5 hours ago ...

A reddit poster offered this, in his link Lenovo says the dev team is working on it:

""[–]0xFFFFFF 89 points 7 hours ago*
Levono is aware of the issue and fixing it: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...
It is on hackernews, where people are being rational and theorizing that this is not microsofts fault. More like best-buy rep doesn't know what he talks about and the SSD doesn't have support drivers in linux kernal.. Or lenova messed up their bios implementation.
Luckily we have the reddit witchhunt in full force, so we can make uninformed rants!
Note: Every single previous similar scenario about linux being locked out has not been microsofts fault, which is why people are sceptical that this is the case this time..
I also have a Signature Edition laptop, it runs linux fine..""
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux...

The Lenovo link has an official post saying:

"Re: Yoga 900-13ISK2 - BIOS update for setting RAID mode for missing hard drive on linux install Options
07-27-2016 10:04 AM
Thank you for confirming it is still not possible to install Linux on Yoga 900-13ISK2 systems.
This issue has been escalated to the Development team. I am unable to offer a timeframe for fix at this stage in the investigation. With previous cases, BIOS fixes have been delivered anywhere from several weeks to several months.
I will post again when I have more information on the investigation."
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...

The Lenovo link has an official post saying:

"Re: Yoga 900-13ISK2 - BIOS update for setting RAID mode for missing hard drive on linux install Options
07-27-2016 10:04 AM
Thank you for confirming it is still not possible to install Linux on Yoga 900-13ISK2 systems.
This issue has been escalated to the Development team. I am unable to offer a timeframe for fix at this stage in the investigation. With previous cases, BIOS fixes have been delivered anywhere from several weeks to several months.
I will post again when I have more information on the investigation."
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...

A reddit poster offered this, in his link Lenovo says the dev team is working on it:

""[–]0xFFFFFF 89 points 7 hours ago*
Levono is aware of the issue and fixing it: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...
It is on hackernews, where people are being rational and theorizing that this is not microsofts fault. More like best-buy rep doesn't know what he talks about and the SSD doesn't have support drivers in linux kernal.. Or lenova messed up their bios implementation.
Luckily we have the reddit witchhunt in full force, so we can make uninformed rants!
Note: Every single previous similar scenario about linux being locked out has not been microsofts fault, which is why people are sceptical that this is the case this time..
I also have a Signature Edition laptop, it runs linux fine..""
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux...

The Lenovo link has an official post saying:

"Re: Yoga 900-13ISK2 - BIOS update for setting RAID mode for missing hard drive on linux install Options
07-27-2016 10:04 AM
Thank you for confirming it is still not possible to install Linux on Yoga 900-13ISK2 systems.
This issue has been escalated to the Development team. I am unable to offer a timeframe for fix at this stage in the investigation. With previous cases, BIOS fixes have been delivered anywhere from several weeks to several months.
I will post again when I have more information on the investigation."
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...

A reddit poster offered this, in his link Lenovo says the dev team is working on it:

""[–]0xFFFFFF 89 points 7 hours ago*
Levono is aware of the issue and fixing it: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...
It is on hackernews, where people are being rational and theorizing that this is not microsofts fault. More like best-buy rep doesn't know what he talks about and the SSD doesn't have support drivers in linux kernal.. Or lenova messed up their bios implementation.
Luckily we have the reddit witchhunt in full force, so we can make uninformed rants!
Note: Every single previous similar scenario about linux being locked out has not been microsofts fault, which is why people are sceptical that this is the case this time..
I also have a Signature Edition laptop, it runs linux fine..""
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux...

The Lenovo link has an official post saying:

"Re: Yoga 900-13ISK2 - BIOS update for setting RAID mode for missing hard drive on linux install Options
07-27-2016 10:04 AM
Thank you for confirming it is still not possible to install Linux on Yoga 900-13ISK2 systems.
This issue has been escalated to the Development team. I am unable to offer a timeframe for fix at this stage in the investigation. With previous cases, BIOS fixes have been delivered anywhere from several weeks to several months.
I will post again when I have more information on the investigation."
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...

An interesting reddit post:

"[–]0xFFFFFF 89 points 7 hours ago*
Levono is aware of the issue and fixing it: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/L...
It is on hackernews, where people are being rational and theorizing that this is not microsofts fault. More like best-buy rep doesn't know what he talks about and the SSD doesn't have support drivers in linux kernal.. Or lenova messed up their bios implementation.
Luckily we have the reddit witchhunt in full force, so we can make uninformed rants!
Note: Every single previous similar scenario about linux being locked out has not been microsofts fault, which is why people are sceptical that this is the case this time..
I also have a Signature Edition laptop, it runs linux fine.."