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Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by neurostimulant »

> So, Apple recently stopped supporting the last version of OS X that would run on a 2012 15" retina MacBook Pro.

You probably can still run the latest version of macos on that model using OpenCore Legacy Patcher [1]. My only issue is while GPU works for UI, macos video decoding service (VTDecoderXPCService) seem to stop supporting the gpu on my model and do all video decoding with software decoder, which leads to increased cpu load whenever any app display any video (e.g. when the settings app show some video preview in the trackpad section).

[1] https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/

Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by okasaki »

the1337god wrote: post #304

I'm currently typing this on my second Dell XPS 15, and I'm looking for a new Linux-based SDE Laptop for my day job. My first Dell XPS (Dell XPS 15 9560-NGG9X) literally exploded after overloading the USB bus with an external camera. It's completely dead... My current Dell XPS (Dell XPS 15 9500 (FGHDC)) has startup problems, it keeps rebooting until it is warm enough to operate normally. This happened just a month ou…

Agreed, I have a XPS 17 for work and don't like it.

The screen is very vibrant and the build feels solid but that's all the good things I can say about it.

Every two months it randomly reboots, which breaks the virtualbox install. The keyboard sucks, the touchpad is too big and 4x usb-c is not enough for serious computer users (welcome to dongle/dock hell), and what in the world was the thinking behind the flaky carbon fiber...

Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by prmoustache »

nigamanth wrote: post #91
eeue56 wrote: post #30

I've found my last 3 Thinkpads (T480, T490, T14) to all be excellent for Linux work. No real downsides, everything works as it should. If there was one thing that's let me down, it's that their webcams aren't great with occasional audio issues. My current driver though is a Flex 5i Chromebook, running ChromeOS and Linux via Crostini. Last time I had a Chromebook, I wiped it and ran straight Linux. But now Crostini is…

I don't know if this is just me, but the keys in any Lenovo are like too close to each other. There's no gap so I often end up mistyping sentences, but I just use a mechanical keyboard anyways.

Have you used any recent Lenovo?

Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by prmoustache »

loser777 wrote: post #62

I was recently in a similar boat, as the combination of discord + twitch was really making my 11 year old i5-2520M-based T420 really show its age (WHY IS A DESKTOP CHAT CLIENT AN ELECTRON APP??!??!) even with 16 GiB RAM in Arch Linux. I settled on a 16GB X13 Gen 2 from the outlet store (which seemed like a deal at ~520 USD). Coincidentally that's where I bought the T420 in 2011. The outlet store seems like a good way…

Why are you using the electron app while you certainly already have a browser running ?

Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by thanato0s »

tmtvl wrote: post #76

My real opinion would be "check out Tuxedo computers*," because every device I ever bought from them worked flawlessly (must be that vaunted German engineering), but of the options you listed I guess I'd go with S76, as they are all-in on GNU/Linux and I've heard good things about pop! OS. * https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en

Writing from my TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 - Gen7 in a train (important details :D), it runs very well with a good old Arch Linux and i3. The battery is really good!

Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by oDot »

nine_k wrote: post #269

I see very disparate use cases for these laptops, so the competition is not really that fair. - Fastest CPU + GPU + battery life, x64 not needed, money no object: M1 MBP. - Reliable, serviceable, upgradeable, fashion-despising: T14 / T480 / T490. - Serviceable, upgradable, but sort of new kids on the block, and less fashion-oblivious: Star Labs Starfighter, Framework, System 76 Oryx Pro. - Sleek-looking at the expens…

While the M1 MBP is indeed the most efficient CPU/GPU combo, it is not the fastest overall.

Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by ThePhysicist »

Very happy with my T14 (Gen 3) but I think the new X1 Extreme (?) has a significantly larger battery (91 Wh vs. 50 Wh for the T14) so if you plan to travel a lot it might be worth the upgrade. For me the T14 is a good compromise between cost and performance, the 4k display is also great. With any Lenovo laptop make sure to get the premium coverage as the low-tier coverage has gotten really bad.

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Post by [deleted] »

michaelt wrote: post #301
mato wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I voted for the Dell XPS, but really wanted to vote for the Dell Latitude. I recently upgraded to a refurbished 8th gen (KBL, top of the line i7 model with NVMe and Thunderbolt) Latitude 7390, and everything "just works", including BIOS updates via LVFS/fwupd with only a few days lag over the announcement on Dell's site. With this level of support I finally feel like a first class citizen running Linux. Oh, and it ha…

I, meanwhile, have a Dell Precision 5570 and on the latest LTS Ubuntu it suffers from intermittent trackpad lag; crashing when moving from one docking station to another when suspended; the fans sometimes running when suspended; poor audio quality from the built-in microphone; it intermittently becomes unresponsive to mouse and keyboard; and it exclusively has USB C ports. I very much do not feel like a first class c…

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Re: Poll: What's the best laptop for Linux these days?

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Post by mtlmtlmtlmtl »

michaelt wrote: post #301
mato wrote: post #293

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I voted for the Dell XPS, but really wanted to vote for the Dell Latitude. I recently upgraded to a refurbished 8th gen (KBL, top of the line i7 model with NVMe and Thunderbolt) Latitude 7390, and everything "just works", including BIOS updates via LVFS/fwupd with only a few days lag over the announcement on Dell's site. With this level of support I finally feel like a first class citizen running Linux. Oh, and it ha…

I, meanwhile, have a Dell Precision 5570 and on the latest LTS Ubuntu it suffers from intermittent trackpad lag; crashing when moving from one docking station to another when suspended; the fans sometimes running when suspended; poor audio quality from the built-in microphone; it intermittently becomes unresponsive to mouse and keyboard; and it exclusively has USB C ports. I very much do not feel like a first class c…

The latest LTS is 22.04, right? Maybe you'd have more luck with a newer non-LTS version; might have more driver improvements.
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