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Laptop companies: which one?
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I have a 6 year old Dell laptop and was hoping Linux would make it snappier. Ubuntu ran the best on it of the distros I tried, but it still had lag issues that I didn't experience in Windows. I was able to to troubleshoot some other issues I had to get everything running mostly pretty good, but not that one.
I feel like if you want to go the laptop route, it makes a bit more sense to buy something officially supported.
Agreed! I've had very similar experiences with trying to run Linux on Laptops.
With my Surface Go, I was desperate to get it back into a useable state, and I had a surprisinly easy time. Largely thanks to the Linux on Surface Go hobbyists I found guidance from.
But when buying a new laptop, I would one of the many better options in this thread, every time.