I was curious to see what Google had to say about the best Linux laptops.
I read a couple of articles from Techradar, Popular Science, ZDNet to name a
few.
Laptops from System76, Lenovo and Dell were on all the lists.
But here's some interesting things that I learned from just quickly
On Sun, Dec 18, 2022 at 7:16 PM David Fleck wrote:
> I use the laptop for web browsing and lightweight programming (generally
> command-line scripting), along with some video HDMI streaming and
> occasional DVD watching.
If that is really all you are doing with a laptop, then you might want to
I second this. I have a Dell for work - not bad at all - but getting
internal replacement batteries is stressful with each Dell agent I talked
to giving me different pricing (and often fairly steep) for a replacement.
Framework seems like a better option for me, both for repairability and how
As I'm a just your average home user of Linux these days, I'm not testing out
the latest & greatest distros or getting under the hood much and mostly just
use my computer as a web browser, I might be wrong about this but it seems like
these days most any laptop will play nice w. any currently
Hi David,
If you are interested in an ARM option, the PineBook Pro might have
enough juice for your use case.
> The E531 has a built-in DVD-RW drive, which appears to be a vanishing feature
> in modern laptops. I can live without it, though - presumably I could find an
> external drive.
An older refurbished Thinkpad T430 and earlier or a toughbook are
staple Linux laptops with good documentation and support.
https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
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On 2022-12-18 17:16, David Fleck wrote:
possible improvements. I'm intrigued by System76 and wonder if anybody
has had experience with them (OpenSUSE or not), or any other model
that they've found works well with Linux.
I have had a few, five or six, System76 laptops. They are fine systems.
On 12/18/22 5:16 PM, David Fleck wrote:
My ThinkPad E531 is showing signs of age and the effects of one too many
beverages spilled onto the keyboard, and I am now seriously looking for a
replacement laptop. Asking for any recommendations from the group for a
replacement.
I use the laptop
I bought a used Dell laptop on Dell.Com. They have a section on their
website that sell recent models that were returned.
I wiped the Windows installation and got Ubuntu running just fine. Price
and support was good too
On Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 5:16 PM David Fleck wrote:
> My ThinkPad E531
I understand there are problems with suspend. See, for example:
https://luisartola.com/solving-the-framework-laptop-battery-drain/
On Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 17:17 Randy Bush wrote:
> https://frame.work/
>
A friend of mine worked at System76, a total Linux geek, and said they were
very good laptops.
On Sun, Dec 18, 2022 at 5:16 PM David Fleck wrote:
> My ThinkPad E531 is showing signs of age and the effects of one too many
> beverages spilled onto the keyboard, and I am now seriously looking for
https://frame.work/
My ThinkPad E531 is showing signs of age and the effects of one too many
beverages spilled onto the keyboard, and I am now seriously looking for a
replacement laptop. Asking for any recommendations from the group for a
replacement.
I use the laptop for web browsing and lightweight programming
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