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I was checking out Linux laptops last night and came across Star Labs (https://starlabs.systems/ https://starlabs.systems/) who look pretty interesting. They're
by lampington 5y ago
I was checking out Linux laptops last night and came across Star Labs (https://starlabs.systems/ https://starlabs.systems/) who look pretty interesting. They're based in the UK and seem to be focusing on thoroughly testing their machines on as many Linux variants as possible.
However, they don't seem to offer machines with serious graphics cards -- Intel only. That's fine for me, but you mention Nvidia and gaming so perhaps a deal breaker for you.
- istingray 5y agoInteresting to compare that strategy to System76. Test machines on as many Linux variants as possible vs create a Linux distro optimized for your hardware. The first seems easy (anyone can do testing), but somewhat powerless and something customers can do themselves. The latter seems powerful (custom software, something target users don't want to do) but expensive (dev time).
- lampington 5y agoAnyone can test, true, but you need the machine in front of you to do it. There's definitely value in knowing before you buy that the manufacturer has made sure that their hardware works with your favourite distro -- and that they've chosen components specifically to make that the case. That's information you can't get about most other laptops, apart from the ones that are so popular that someone somewhere has blogged their experience.