> Who do you buy from when they’re all bad. I don’t think buying a Linux laptop is a serious option even for most enthusiasts. The software, hardware, and batte

> Who do you buy from when they’re all bad. I don’t think buying a Linux laptop is a serious option even for most enthusiasts. The software, hardware, and battery life just aren’t there. I'm writing to you from a $250 laptop running Mint (with 11 hours of charge remaining) that this is is pure, unadulterated FUD from 20 years ago. Lenovo certifies their systems for use with both RHEL and Ubuntu [1] which means that most mainstream distros will work contemporary, high-end business ultrabooks that are widely regarded as some of the best in their class. Arch has a lush, green compatibility matrix [2] for these laptops too. Once a year on average I buy a four-year-old T series and throw Mint on it for a friend or relative and everything works out of the box. This has been the case for at least a decade. If you don't want to buy a Thinkpad then the acclaimed XPS 13 is one of many [3] Dell laptops that comes pre-loaded with Ubuntu. Others in this thread have also pointed out the numerous vendors that ship Linux on rebadged barebones hardware. We need to cut it out with the "desktop Linux is hard" meme. It's a counterproductive mind virus. It hasn't been true since the Bush administration and almost always amounts to some hand-wavey comment like the above. The hoops you have to jump through with modern Windows a la Group Policy hacks, TPM requirement bypass, selecting the exactly-correct LTSC version, etc. are consistently greater than anything you have to deal with on modern desktop Linux in my experience. [1] https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd031426-linux-for-personal-systems https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd031426-linux-fo... [2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/Lenovo https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/Lenovo [3] https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/scr/laptops/appref=ubuntu-linux-os?page=2 https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/scr/laptops/app...