291
Linux laptop recommendation thread🐧💻 (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by Toldry@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
133 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I'm on the market to buy a new laptop, and Lemmy has successfully coaxed and goaded me to give Linux a serious try.

I've never used *nix as my personal OS.

Which hardware/laptop do you recommend? And which OS to pair it with for a Linux newbie?

I'm a software engineer, and quit my job to pursue an MSc in AI. So my uses will be:

  • programming
  • study
  • browsing lemmy
  • gaming
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 51 points 10 months ago

Framework, System76, Slimbook and Tuxedo are great choices

[-] Fred@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

Second framework. The upgradeable is unmatched... Except if you want to go from the 13inch to 16inch.

[-] CodeHead@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Framework

This. It's awesome. I have the i7-1165G7 and my son has the newer intel one. I prefer the smaller one but the larger one has a dedicated GPU. This is all you need... everything is replaceable. But pick the size you most likely need

[-] jo3shmoo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Another happy framework user. I have the AMD 13. The modularity allowed me to completely disassemble and clean/save the machine when my wife spilled an entire chai latte on a 1 week old computer. Fan can get a little loud, but the machine just works great and there's a great community around it.

[-] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I was so close to buying a Framework and put Linux on it, but unfortunately my job requires me to use macOS, so I got a MacBook. I read a lot about the noise caused by the single fan, but the I'd say it's worth it for the modular ports.

[-] alice_mac@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

The MacBook's are damn good though, so it's not the end of the world for you.

Plus with Asahi they are pretty close to being a decent Linux machine too.

[-] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The M3 Pro doesn't support Asahi yet :(

But I'm glad they got the HDMI output to work. I'm so excited for the release, I'm gonna install it as soon as it drops. I don't necessarily need Thunderbolt, I just want some kind of video output. USB C display don't work at this time. I also love their solution for audio: the speaker safety daemon as well as the audio preprocessor.

I'm so excited, Asahi will be great, especially soon with KDE Plasma 6.

[-] alice_mac@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Those GitHub links are pretty cool actually.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Framework seems nice but only 4 ports is a huge deal breaker.

[-] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I'd say System76 is the 2nd best choice.

this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2024
291 points (90.1% liked)

linuxmemes

21282 readers
518 users here now

Hint: :q!

Sister communities:

Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack members of the community for any reason.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
  • These rules are somewhat loosened when the subject is a public figure. Still, do not attack their person or incite harrassment.
    • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn. Even if you watch it on a Linux machine.
    • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.
    •  

    Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

    Important: never execute code or follow advice that you don't understand or can't verify, especially here. The word of the day is credibility. This is a meme community -- even the most helpful comments might just be shitposts that can damage your system. Be aware, be smart, don't fork-bomb your computer.

    founded 1 year ago
    MODERATORS
    poopsmith@lemmy.world
    zephyr@lemmy.world
    rtxn@lemmy.world