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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TimeNaan@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

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Shopping for a laptop as a Linux user:

Screenshot from the Simpsons where Otto is talking to Marge and Homer standing next to a window in their house with a caption "Oh wow, windows!... I don't think I can afford this place."

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[-] wfh@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Here in the EU there are a few companies selling rebranded Tongfang or Clevo barebones without an OS. Some are Linux-oriented like Tuxedo, Slimbook or LaptopmetLinux, some are general-purpose or gaming oriented like Schenker/XMG.

Slimbook Elemental 14 start at around 600€, Tuxedo Aura 14 starts at around 840€ for what looks to be the same SKU but a bit more storage.

Where are you located and what's your budget ? It might help point you in the right direction.

[-] lilith267 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lenovo has official support for Ubuntu on all laptops which translates very well to other distros. IMO the Thinkbook gen 6 having fully upgradable ram and decent specs is a really good deal for a Linux laptop *when on sale

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[-] ghostface@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

A little overpriced but nice hardware and support

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I've got a System76 Pangolin. It's ok for the price (a bit pricey).I'm going with frame.work next though - while frame.work is even pricier, the upgradability is to die for.

[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

Oh wow linux laptop, so cheap, while I appreciate their existence, if you're on a budget an old (t480,t440p) lenovo will do fine for most purposes, otherwise build a desktop.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Last three laptops I've bought, the Windows install never saw the light of day.

[-] Matriks404@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Even new Lenovo laptops can usually be bought direct without Windows

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[-] const_void@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Get a Framework. You won't be disappointed.

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[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I don't get it. I wouldn't need to have Linux preinstalled. I could just get... Literally any laptop and then only ever boot up Windows to download my preferred distro, if I don't already have a USB ready.

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[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago
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[-] produnis@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Check out TUXEDO

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Are you only looking for a laptop? Others have said a lot about it. I want to add that in desktop\net-top\mini-pc markets it's easier to encounter no-OS solutions. Some of them are very cheap and small, that small you can mount them behind a monitor and call it a day. I'm sorry if it's not up your lane.

[-] nopersonalspace@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You could try getting a Chromebook and installing whatever distro you want on there? I know it doesn’t avoid the pre-installed spyware, but at least it’s free so you’re not loosing money paying for a license. And Chromebooks these days are made in a wide range from very inexpensive to sorta-premium.

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