Those of you who use Linux on a laptop, which laptop do you use? I’ve been thinking of buying a new laptop to replace my current ageing macbook and would love to run Linux on it.

  • lovehumanity1@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    Any laptop will be able to install linux on it as long as its not super super new. the lenovo thinkpad is quite a popular choice.

  • sacredbirdman@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    I’ve been running linux on Asus Zephyrus G14. It works great, battery life is okayish (like 4-6h).

    Pros:

    • Good display
    • plenty of processing power
    • no webcam

    Cons:

    • had to replace one of the fans under warranty
    • it has no pg up/down keys
    • no webcam
  • xarvos@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    I use Dell Inspiron tho I don’t remember which model exactly. Everything works out of the box, except for fingerprint reader.

  • pereputty@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    I didn’t even know that the thinkpad was such a popular choice for Linux, but I bought a used x121e thinkpad laptop a while back because I needed something small for school. Windows was horrendous on it, so that’s how I got into Linux! Even on this old and not very powerful hardware, Linux Lite and Lubuntu ran quite nicely, but recently I switched to a very barebones arch install which is very streamlined and lasts an hour longer than my Linux lite install. So even a shitty laptop will work very well (especially with an SSD), which is great for your wallet!

  • HatlessAtlas@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    I bought a new Thinkpad T480s. I threw a few distros at it. Settled on Manjaro. Manjaro works 100% All buttons, suspend on close (unlike my old Slackware installs), audio, webcam, the works.

    The only thing that isn’t supported (yet) is the fingerprint reader for logging in. There is fix available for CPU throttling I had to install. But that is very simple to do.

  • SirLotsaLocks@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    A lot of people here are recommending linux first laptops like tuxedo and system76 but if they are too expensive there’s also dell and lenovo which are linux-second vendors. Every dell laptop I’ve used has worked great with linux and are reasonably repairable. The only things to watch out for are gimicky features like fingerprint readers or anything that would need custom firmware, and super slim laptops (for repairability and the potential for weirder parts on the inside) but even for weird hardware like fingerprint sensors, both dell and lenovo have been working towards supporting them on linux as well.

  • jollyrogue@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    System76 is probably going to be the best since that is what they do.

    Dell Precision or Dell Latitude are both lines with good Linux support. The Precision line can be ordered with some distros, and the XPS Developer line comes with Linux preinstalled.

    Thinkpads in general are good, and there are some Thinkpads which come with Linux from the factory.

    Latitudes, Precisions, and Thinkpads can be readily found as refurbished models.

  • poVoq@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    I have been running a Tuxedo laptop since 2016. Overall I am happy with it even though the build quality is probably not quite comparable to a Mac etc.

    I also have a Pinebook Pro (comes with Manjaro by default) and given the very low price there is really nothing to complain about. But I hope the Rockchip VPU will be supported by the Linux kernel soon as it gets quite hot on watching videos or doing video-chat in the browser.

  • Bradlees@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    Asus vivobook s m13 I think with amd 4700u runs countless distros with no problem. Cost me $350

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.de
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    4 years ago

    Ideapad 5 14 Ryzen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8oc5FxW0A

    Just Josh (the youtuber above) also has a Discord with lots of community members you can get laptop recommendations from.

    The Ryzen Thinkpad X13 is a bit better in terms of build quality and runs Linux very well, too. That’s what I use currently. It was fucking expensive though.

  • inediblePotato@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    A few months ago I bought a Gigabyte Aorus 15g (intel 10th gen), made in Taiwan, and are relatively more open with visitors/reporters than their mainland China counterparts. Very happy with it so far. Runs ubuntu/debian out of the box flawlessly. Nvidia prime-select allows to run games with high FPS with no compromises, or gpu codes in python/matlab, and use the intel gpu for other things to get all day use out of the massive battery. The keyboard has made me a convert to mech-keyboards. The laptop itself is well made, metal, rigid. They don’t sell direct in the EU but I eventually found one with the right components and keyboard layout. If you are in the EU (https://geizhals.eu/) or (https://tweakers.net/) are great for searching. Their higher spec’d versions aint cheap but you can shop around to find a deal. They also make similar spec’d Aero series but the high refresh rate screen (300hz) on the Aorus is more useful to me than the oled screen on the Aero, with may be a factor if you have a terminal open all day in the same place on the screen. Was also looking into Tuxedo (Germany), Entroware (UK), or System76 (US) but unfortunately as of 2 months ago they still are all Clevo (or TongFang or similar) laptops manufactured in mainland China, with a difficult traceability or outright bad working conditions, if that’s something you choose to factor in. System76 have some ‘made in the US’ promises but I havn’t seen any actual products yet. But the Tuxedo guys were very open about where they are sourcing things, as far as they could be, and seem to do a lot in the space, I was impressed. Purism have the librem series which seems good but I have no first hand experience with it.