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    Linux laptop recommendation threadπŸ§πŸ’» (lemmy.world)
    submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    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
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    [–] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Framework, System76, Slimbook and Tuxedo are great choices

    [–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

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

    [–] [email protected] 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

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    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.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    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.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    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.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    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.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

    Those GitHub links are pretty cool actually.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

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