T520 and Windows 8.1 - do they play well together?

Hi. I'm probably going to be buying a T520 (my first Lenovo) and while doing some research elsewhere on this site, I found something that I'm hoping someone might explain.
This link goes to a page titled Windows 8.1 Tested System List and I don't see the T520 listed anywhere.
Looking more closely at the ThinkPad T series models that are on the list, I see that none of the "20" model versions of the T400 and T500 are listed, nor are any of the "10" versions, but the "30" and "40" series are.
I have a feeling that this list isn't up to date or isn't what it appears to be, since it's kind of hard to believe that even though it's not super new, the T520 would have issues running Windows 8. But I thought I'd ask.
I will actually be purchasing a used T520 with Windows 7, which is what I prefer anyway. But at some point I will either want to or need to move to Win 8. So I'd like to verify that that won't be a problem.
I'm excited about joining the Lenovo gang!
Thanks!

Hi MadGirlDisease,
I have a T510 with Windows 8 and it runs well, everuthing is working no problem. I haven't updated to 8.1 yet but as lead_org said windows 8 with no touchscreen is not that great but I use it mainly in desktop mode.
Vince.
Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.
ThinkPad T510 4313-CTO Windows 8 x64 - Intel Core i7-620M - NVIDIA NVS 3100M - 8GB RAM - 240GB SSD- Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 - Gobi 2000.
ThinkPad Helix 3697-CTO Windows 8.1 x64 - Intel Core i7-3667U - Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 8GB RAM- 256GB SSD - Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 - Ericsson C5621gw

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