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What are good Linux laptops for 2019?

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Re: What are good Linux laptops for 2019?

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Post by lecarore »

wmantly wrote: post #25

I have been using Linux on many higher end HP laptops without issue. At the moment I have HP Spectre x360 15in 2016,8th gen i7 16gb RAM, 512GB SSD and 2gb mx950 Nvidia. After installing Linux Mint 19 everything worked out of the box and i get about 6-hour of battery. I have a few older HP envy series and each of them work with out issue. The only issue i have had in the past 5years is laptops with more then 2 speaker…

Also using hp here, i used 2 models (burnt the first one by connecting it to a cheap hdmi adapter while on battery). They're not the best but you get a great laptop for 600€. Nvidia graphic card handling needs tweaking on Ubuntu or it stays constantly at max power. I never tried to get the fingerprint reader to work. The rest works fine. I really like having 3 external screen outputs (vga + hdmi + usb c) to make a triple screen setup without needing an adapter

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Post by ninetax »

ahachete wrote: post #9

Writing from a Carbon X1 6th gen right now. Ubuntu 18.04 stock, no tweaking required, all worked no problem. The best laptop I ever had. Previously owned a 4th gen. 16.04, minor tweaking, also excellent laptop. Pricey, but the best you can get.

I have the high density version of this laptop and it's a pain switching between external monitor and the laptop screen due to lack of ubuntu support for per monitor fractional scaling.

Otherwise it's been pretty good. I wouldn't say no tweaking at all, but mostly none. Love the keyboard.

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Post by whalabi »

I'm using a Gigabyte Aero 15X because I wanted the 8750H asap and a proper graphics card.

5 seconds in powertop and I'm getting 10 actual hours of proper use including heavy IDE and loads of browser tabs.

I had a lot of trouble in windows with drivers and the likr, so it's not a perfect machine, but in Linux it's been pretty perfect (Ubuntu and Fedora)

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Post by aidenn0 »

I run a 15" HP zBook. FWIW I configured it without discrete graphics as I don't game and it's supposed to be better for battery life.

If you want something more in the "thin and light" category everyone I know with a recent XPS 13 loves it.

Also using either TLP or PowerTOP is important; many distros don't have that out-of-the-box.

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Post by robgibbons »

akmittal wrote: post #28

I am using Asus Zenbook UX430. Everything except fingerprint works out of box. Getting 6+ hours of battery life with kubuntu 18.10 installed. Also it is decently priced.

Asus Vivobook F510UA here, same report: 6+ hours on Ubuntu MATE 18.10. Runs perfect out of the box, sans fingerprint support. Great machine if you add the M.2 SSD and more RAM.

From what I've read, fingerprint support for the hardware is still experimental but should be working soon.

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Post by auraham »

zlynx wrote: post #33

Your problem with the Dell was likely its Nvidia GPU. Even if you aren't using it, the Linux drivers seem to leave it "on". You have to actually unload or never load the drivers. My XPS 15 gets six hours, easy on Fedora 29.

Can you elaborate more on that issue (and how to turn it off)?

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Post by grover_hartmann »

tristram_shandy wrote: post #39
ioddly wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I replaced my workstation and gaming computer with this setup and am finally down to one-device nirvana. That's a tantalizing option, what kind of gaming do you do on it? I'm at a point where I'm ready to have one computer, but while I don't do very much gaming any more I do like to pick up new games.

The external 1080Ti will run pretty much everything flawlessly. I play Overwatch, Rocket League, GTA V, etc, and run everything with max settings and get consistent 60FPS with vsync and no tearing. Of course, you can always upgrade the graphics card in your external GPU enclosure to keep up with future titles

Do you play Overwatch and GTA V with Proton?

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Post by knotty66 »

2013 - 2015, pre facelift MacBook Pro 13. Great Linux laptop, and a nice resolution without the scaling issues you will probably run into with a 4k screen. I run arch/i3wm on mine and it runs great. I had a new MBP like yours, but 'downgraded' to a 2015 model because it runs native Linux much better, and the keyboard is much less hassle too.
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