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Is there a laptop you would recommend?

by arcbyte 9y ago

jimktrains2 9y ago
I like trackpoints, so I've been using various thinkpad models for a while and they all seem to work well.
ekianjo 9y ago
Lenovo Thinkpads.
prolikewhoa 9y ago
Dell XPS 13. Works with Linux out of the box as Dell made all of the driver's work for their developer edition's in Ubuntu. Battery life and and the 3200x1800 screen are phenomenal. Well made and Dell's warranty process is actually fairly good. It's no Apple warranty, but does the job.
pinkythepig 9y ago
I use an xps13 9350. I am running fedora on it and quite literally everything works out of the box on install.
isostatic 9y ago
I've used Linux on the desktop and laptop since about 2000, always with thinkpads. Back in the late 90s there were genuine hurdles to do with Linux desktops, my 1999 desktop didn't work in X with redhat 5.2 because of the graphics card. Today's when most productivity programs are web based, and so much more is cross platform, its far easier to run Linux than windows.
krylon 9y ago
FWIW, I run openSuse Tumbleweed on an Asus Zenbook; all in all, it has worked very well. I have the low-end model with a Core m3 CPU, so it's not blazingly fast, but it plays 1080p videos smoothly. The only problem I had I might blame Linux for was that it randomly dropped the connection to my Bluetooth headset, and it took a reboot to connect the headset again.
hanklazard 9y ago
I’m, at-best, a mid-level Linux user and I’m coming from MacOS. I bought a Lenovo Carbon X1 4th gen a few months ago. I was originally going to keep a Windows partition, but wiped Windows 10 Home after about 20 min. The fresh install of Linux Mint was even simpler than expected. I’ve been really enjoying Linux ever since, with the only issue being the HiDPI support mentioned elsewhere ... a 1.5x would be perfect and once that happens, I’d recommend my build even to my parents who are long-time mac/windows users.
blattimwind 9y ago
A 2010 thinkpad works well.
thedoctor79 9y ago
I've used recent enough Dell and Asus laptops, no issues whatsoever.
rileyphone 9y ago
Try to avoid any with optimus graphics (eg a dedicated GPU) if you can.

Is there a laptop you would recommend?

jimktrains2 9y ago

I like trackpoints, so I've been using various thinkpad models for a while and they all seem to work well.

ekianjo 9y ago

Lenovo Thinkpads.

prolikewhoa 9y ago

Dell XPS 13. Works with Linux out of the box as Dell made all of the driver's work for their developer edition's in Ubuntu. Battery life and and the 3200x1800 screen are phenomenal. Well made and Dell's warranty process is actually fairly good. It's no Apple warranty, but does the job.

pinkythepig 9y ago

I use an xps13 9350. I am running fedora on it and quite literally everything works out of the box on install.

isostatic 9y ago

I've used Linux on the desktop and laptop since about 2000, always with thinkpads. Back in the late 90s there were genuine hurdles to do with Linux desktops, my 1999 desktop didn't work in X with redhat 5.2 because of the graphics card. Today's when most productivity programs are web based, and so much more is cross platform, its far easier to run Linux than windows.

krylon 9y ago

FWIW, I run openSuse Tumbleweed on an Asus Zenbook; all in all, it has worked very well. I have the low-end model with a Core m3 CPU, so it's not blazingly fast, but it plays 1080p videos smoothly. The only problem I had I might blame Linux for was that it randomly dropped the connection to my Bluetooth headset, and it took a reboot to connect the headset again.

hanklazard 9y ago

I’m, at-best, a mid-level Linux user and I’m coming from MacOS. I bought a Lenovo Carbon X1 4th gen a few months ago. I was originally going to keep a Windows partition, but wiped Windows 10 Home after about 20 min. The fresh install of Linux Mint was even simpler than expected. I’ve been really enjoying Linux ever since, with the only issue being the HiDPI support mentioned elsewhere ... a 1.5x would be perfect and once that happens, I’d recommend my build even to my parents who are long-time mac/windows users.

blattimwind 9y ago

A 2010 thinkpad works well.

thedoctor79 9y ago

I've used recent enough Dell and Asus laptops, no issues whatsoever.

rileyphone 9y ago

Try to avoid any with optimus graphics (eg a dedicated GPU) if you can.