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    Linux laptop recommendation threadπŸ§πŸ’» (lemmy.world)
    submitted 1 year ago by Toldry@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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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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    [–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Framework, System76, Slimbook and Tuxedo are great choices

    [–] Fred@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

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

    [–] CodeHead@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year 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 1 year 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.

    [–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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.

    [–] alice_mac@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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.

    [–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year 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.

    [–] alice_mac@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

    Those GitHub links are pretty cool actually.

    [–] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

    [–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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