Second, Windows destroys laptops. If you run Windows even on a Thinkpad, you will find the fan to run almost all of the time. I have a Thinkpad at work and it runs hot all day, along with all Windows problems that, are indeed for another reply.

But all my other Thinkpads that run Arch, the fan comes alive only when you put the cpu 100% for some reason, like compile or stress test.

There are a few good ones like Thinkpads, a few enterprise level HP and Dell are ok. But my preference goes for all Thinkpads T series.