@abcdw I currently have the Thinkpad X13S and use it as a primary work machine if you have any questions. It's been great for my use-case. Especially for the battery life and size and such. I use Windows on it and do C++ projects on it and some Vulkan development and use VSCode to do remote-dev to my Linux server as well and basic media consumption if that aligns in any way with what you intend to use it for.
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@Wunkolo Nice to hear it serves you well! I would also be interested to hear experience report from linux users.