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Linux Developer Laptops: Dell's Precision 5500 series reigns supreme (2019)

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Re: Linux Developer Laptops: Dell's Precision 5500 series reigns supreme (2019)

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Post by qchris »

switchbak wrote: post #2

This is from 2019, does not appear useful at all.

I largely agree--the post definitely seems to show its age, and explicitly doesn't really cover any laptops besides the Dell Precision 5540 vs. the Thinkpad P1. Not the author's fault--this is a great reason why post's dates are useful, but I think that any current review of the Linux development laptop landscape has to include options like the Framework or System76 offerings and exclude models like the x230 (no shade at the x230; I ran it as a Linux dev machine for several years, but it's now significantly handicapped for modern software development).

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

switchbak wrote: post #2

This is from 2019, does not appear useful at all.

If I read dmidecode correctly, I'm writing this on a laptop from 2013, which remains not only fully functional but which has high enough specs that I don't even see it struggling for quite some time. When I someday get another laptop, it's likely to be from eBay, and I would very much like to know what the best laptops were 3-5 years ago. Being from 2019 is important context, but it's not disqualifying.

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Post by rgrmrts »

stingraycharles wrote: post #5

Missing [2019] in the title. I’m in the market for buying a laptop this year. What is the currently reigning developer laptop?

The Dell Precision 5560 is still a great Linux machine. Most things worked out of the box for me (the one I got has an nvidia card if that bothers you)

Battery life does not beat my 2019 MacBook Pro but it’s still pretty good (don’t have hard numbers)

Edit: also, nothing so far competes with the MacBook trackpads imo. YMMV

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Post by LargoLasskhyfv »

switchbak wrote: post #2

This is from 2019, does not appear useful at all.

It will probably more useful, because with the passed time since introduction, the drivers had a chance to mature. In opposition to the newest gadget, which lacks support of feautures to varying degrees.

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Post by burntsushi »

stingraycharles wrote: post #5

Missing [2019] in the title. I’m in the market for buying a laptop this year. What is the currently reigning developer laptop?

I'm a mostly[1] happy owner of a Framework laptop.

[1] - I have two complaints. One is screen size. I think one more inch would be ideal. I bought the laptop in spite of this. I can live with it. My second complaint is the battery drain when I suspend the laptop. When suspended, the laptop is dead within a day or two. (Yes, I have 'deep' sleep enabled. No, I'm not using hibernation.)

Re: Linux Developer Laptops: Dell's Precision 5500 series reigns supreme (2019)

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Post by linuxlizard »

stingraycharles wrote: post #5

Missing [2019] in the title. I’m in the market for buying a laptop this year. What is the currently reigning developer laptop?

I've been having very good experiences with my Lenovo P15v dual booting Fedora/Windows. Intel graphics aren't speedy but are reliable. Absolutely gorgeous 4k screen. The usual nice Thinkpad keyboard.

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Post by jeffbee »

Coincidentally also a great doorstop. 2 kilos puts this laptop way out in niche territory. Pretty much nobody wants that. The perfect Linux developer laptop is anything with an xterm and a radio that can reach the Linux box where you are actually working.
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