I've been using my System76 Oryx Pro for a few years, which comes with Pop!_OS or Ubuntu on it (your choice), but works well with other distros. I use Arch with

I've been using my System76 Oryx Pro for a few years, which comes with Pop!_OS or Ubuntu on it (your choice), but works well with other distros. I use Arch with it just fine. The Oryx may be a bit bigger than you'd like, so you may want one of their lighter models. My laptop mostly sits on my desk all day, so I opted for the better CPU, GPU, and memory (which makes this machine better than the latest Macbook Pro while costing much less). One nice thing is that System76 laptops ship with IME disabled and, soon, will be shipping with coreboot.