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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 tasuki »

Brian_K_White wrote: post #135
than3 wrote: post #68

I don't get why so many people like the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. They don't come with SODIMM slots, RAM is soldered directly to the board. If RAM goes bad, you have to do circuit level repair which requires a potential reball. The X1 Extreme comes with SODIMM slots from what I hear, but that is not the X1 Carbon. It certainly won't be lasting anywhere as long as previous Thinkpad models that have replaceable parts.

When I got my x1c 5th a few years ago it was the best balance of power for size/weight and more rugged than others in that class. I loved it running linux the e tire time. If the Framework had not come into existence I would probably still be using it, and I still like some details better than the Framework. Soldered 16g limit and all. I would have liked more ram, but 16g was enough even for working with vms and comp…

I'm on a 5 gen X1 Carbon and the luxurious cover has started peeling off, making it noticeably less luxurious...

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

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Post by kzrdude »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #162
kzrdude wrote: post #156

I have a Dell Latitude 5420 and while it's probably not "the best", it's very decent. I'm happy with it. Battery life is ok and everything works. Both HDMI and usb-c ports are options for external displays. USB-C for charging which will hopefully hold up long term (maybe that's a weak point that I'm dreading, don't know yet.)

No trolling: I never considered USB-C for charging as a physical weak point. I have an older Xiaomi Mi Laptop Air 12 that uses USB-C for charging. My port still seems pretty strong. What is your guess for how long we can expect the port to last?

I don't know. It's one of those based on hearing concerns (and now I'm spreading them, I'm sorry..), can't quantify

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

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Post by loudmax »

jll29 wrote: post #4

Writing this from my X1 Carbon (with my M1 MacBook Air also next to me). I'd be particularly interested in what experience folks have had running Linux on ThinkPad X1 Nano s. Note on your methodology: a purely numeric vote is an automatic win for Lenovo simply based on market share, so you should ask people about problems, if any.

Agreed about the methodology. I was going to vote for Lenovo X1 Carbon because I have a 6th gen and I love it, but there may be better options these days. Obviously Framework's approach is interesting, but that StarFighter looks really exciting. Also I'd like to see what options for ARM CPUs come out in the next few years, and possibly RISC-V after that.

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

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Post by pwpw »

jll29 wrote: post #4

Writing this from my X1 Carbon (with my M1 MacBook Air also next to me). I'd be particularly interested in what experience folks have had running Linux on ThinkPad X1 Nano s. Note on your methodology: a purely numeric vote is an automatic win for Lenovo simply based on market share, so you should ask people about problems, if any.

I use a ThinkPad X1 Nano (gen 9 I believe) with an intel CPU since it supports Thunderbolt, which I use to dock my laptop. I ended up on Fedora and am happy as can be. Everything works besides the 5G cellular modem, but I just use my phone as a hotspot.

This was my first time purchasing a laptop that isn’t a MacBook, and I really like it! My favorite aspect is probably the keyboard, which I find a lot more enjoyable to type on than my MacBook for work.

I purchased this laptop to pair with a nice desktop setup, so I wanted something lightweight (~2 lbs.) for traveling that just worked. I’m a software developer who primarily uses Firefox, kitty, and VS Code.

I was concerned about the “just works” aspect before purchasing, but after some very slight initial tweaking, I find that it does just work and never gets in my way of productivity. Gnome Extensions made that minor tweaking much simpler than setting up an Arch environment.

Overall, I’m extremely happy with this laptop and hope to use it for years to come.

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

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Post by davidw »

grp000 wrote: post #202
davidw wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I've also heard legends about how great Dell's Worldwide repair program is where people have had parts delivered to them next day on the island of Borneo in Indonesia, but that's yet to be tested. This was a long time ago, but I bought a Dell with Ubuntu while visiting my parents in Oregon, and took it back with me to where I was living in Innsbruck, Austria. The hard drive (I told you this was a while back) died o…

Were they local to the area?

I think the guy came down from Munich, which was about a 2 hour drive, but I don't recall exactly, it was a long time ago.
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