Vermaden,
Thanks for answering my thread question with a direct and to the subject answer list of one or more laptops you recommend.
I got a TP W530 on Ebay and it works Great so far with TrueOS.
Code:
LENOVO THINKPAD W530
PROCESSOR = Intel Core i7-3740QM 2.7Ghz (Turbo to 3.7Ghz)
RAM = 8GB DDR3 MEMORY
DISC DRIVE = DVD-R (SERIAL ULTRABAY ENHANCED)
OPERATING SYSTEM = NO OS INSTALLED
GRAPHICS = NVIDIA Quadro K1000M (2GB GDDR3) / Intel HD Graphics 4000
DISPLAY = 15.6" (1920x1080)
The unit came with No HDD. I purchased 2, new, (~$50ea)
> HGST 1TB 32MB Cache 7200RPM SATA III (6.0Gb/s) 2.5" PS3&4 Hard Drv
and a HDD Caddy for the UltraBay
I installed the 2 drives and then installed TrueOS w/zMirror
I had an issue with the latest iso because it had issues with the NVIDIA card so I used and older version and installed: TrueOS-Desktop-2016-12-27-x64-DVD.iso Then let it upgrade to the latest version. ( I later learned I should disable the nVidia for the install)
WiFi is working fine.
-Ben