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I'm looking for a portable, very compact linux laptop.

Screen size: 12 inch or smaller Weight: less than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) Full hd screen

I did some googling and i only found a CHUWI laptop that suffers from an overheating issue.

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[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you can stretch to a 13 incher (no pun intended), LG gram might be your best bet. Around 965 gram weight, reasonably priced, can run Linux without any problem.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I still believe Framework laptop 13 is the best choice when going with 13 inch.

[–] UnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Framework is amazing (I have a 7840u 13in) but they're expensive. 100% worth it to me as an enthusiast and IT professional but possibly not for someone less interested in the tech itself.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 3 months ago

Agreed. It's 100% worth to me as well as software engineer. But maybe not for everybody. Then again, it's the best 13 inch laptop out there for running Linux. Especially considering the 2.8k display variant with 2x scaling works great under any distro.