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Laptop for Linux (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by bonsai@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey all.

I've booted Linux Mint Debian Edition and Arch on to a couple old machines including my old laptops. The performance is still rather brutal because these machines are so old and their battery lives are rough. They are also bulky and uncomfortable to carry around.

So, I've been thinking about getting a more modern laptop and putting Linux on it but I've been out of the laptop market for so long now I have no idea what's good and what's not anymore. Any recommendations?

I think I've heard decent things about Chromebooks but how's the hardware of those? Are they relatively locked down and don't play nice with Linux? I'm just looking for a machine for daily use (browser, light coding, remote connecting to my desktop for heavier stuff)

Thanks in advance

EDIT: Thank you to everyone for responding, I did not expect so much discussion! I've certainly changed my mind on Chromebooks and will look into the options recommended below in the coming months. Thanks!

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[–] superfes@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've shopped around for a 12+ hour Linux laptop, I think you should wait a little while to pull that trigger, Qualcomm isn't exactly great /w Linux, RISC is currently tripping on its own laces and people just aren't interested in making this kind of thing exactly, yet.

I'm guessing that in a few years a lot is going to change with low power laptops that can still compute efficiently.

I have a 5 year old laptop that when I set it to highest efficiency can get almost 4 hours as long as I'm not doing 200 things, which is fine most of the time.

Plus I've read in a bunch of places that putting standard Linux on Chromebooks is way more complicated than it ought to be, so I'm not sure I'd pull the trigger on that without first researching the specific laptop you're looking into.

Not that I've tried personally, just the Internets.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Framework

[–] superfes@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, I am thinking about getting one of those too, but I'm probably going to wait for the next generation before I buy one.

Unless they have a flash sale before the next release ;-)

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Check their Refurb store.