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Ask HN: 17 inch Linux Laptops?
I know the question about new laptops that run Linux comes up regularly, but the answers are often in the 13" to 15" range (Dell XPS).
17 inchers are less common no matter what the OS, so I think this question is somewhat new.
I am looking at brands like the System 76 Kudu because I need portability, not graphics or gaming performance. And in my case portability means reasonable weight - not Apple sacrificing ports thinness in a mobile workstation.
Additionally I would prefer to run Fedora or another RHEL based distro, as all of my production systems are on CentOS.
Any with experience here that would recommend System 76 or another brand?
- pcvarmint 10y agoUse http://www.notebookcheck.net/Search.8222.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Search.8222.0.html to search by weight, screen size, etc. The one closest to what you want is probably the Acer Aspire E5-722 series. Not a gaming machine, not expensive, and not too heavy. http://www.acer.com/ac/en/EE/content/model/NX.MY0EL.002 http://www.acer.com/ac/en/EE/content/model/NX.MY0EL.002 You're going to have to install Linux yourself.
- bsg75 10y ago> You're going to have to install Linux yourself. I would'nt have it any other way, as long as video and network driver support is part of the common and current distros.