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Which Linux laptop do you recommend?
by baq 2y ago
Which Linux laptop do you recommend?
- haskman 2y agoTry a Lenovo (thinkpad or ideapad), or a System76, or Tuxedo. Those are generally the most Linux friendly devices.
- kiwijamo 2y agoIt should be noted that the build quality of the ThinkPad are much higher than the IdeaPad. I have both and the IdeaPad is more or less on par with other cheap consumer laptops.
- haskman 2y agoFor sure, but they are also much cheaper
- 71bw 2y ago>It should be noted that the build quality of the ThinkPad are much higher than the IdeaPad. And still, they've fallen so low in recent years I don't see it being drastically better nowadays. Had a T495 for a while. Worst laptop I've had in a decade.
- gmokki 2y agoThinkpad P14s series with AMD, they make sure it is fully supported on Linux. I would take the just arrived gen 5 AMD because of the new Zen5 cores. Same perf than with Zen4, but much lower power consumption.
- haskman 2y agoI have a P14s Gen4 AMD that works like a dream with Linux
- theGeatZhopa 2y agoHuawei mate book 14 (2024) the grey one (800 bucks) or the green (1200). The mate book pro is superb too but to expensive. You'll love the OLED screen and it's ratio 3:2! What a beautiful thing.
- p4bl0 2y agoFor the described usage pretty much any laptop would work, even a Chromebook.
- greatgib 2y agoDell XPS are quite nice on the high end developer category of laptops
- tankenmate 2y agoIf you're looking for an occasional laptop, I bought a Lenovo V14 ADA for the few times I travel; got it brand new for less than $275. 1080p screen, 8GB RAM, 4 threads, good Mesa support. Perfect for travel / now and again usage. It can even play some games on low graphics. EDIT: I should note, this is the AMD variant of the V14
- tankenmate 2y agoI just checked Lenovo's more recent offerings in the US; the IdeaPad 1 15" AMD Abyss Blue. Not sure if the build quality is as good as the EU SMB market laptops (which are generally really good value with good build quality, for me a perfect compromise between price and build quality, steel internal framework with solid plastic case, not sexy but definitely robust). This IdeaPad1 looks like it has the same specs as the EU model (V14 G4 AMN). Just check if the build is solid enough. The IdeaPad1 can be bought at Best Buy.
- darkwater 2y agoI have an oldish Lenovo Thinkpad T470 which is bulker but it's very good nonetheless and a Dell XPS (4 years old, and the battery sadly is the weak point since I used it 95% of the time connected to an outlet and never cared for battery health)