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Linux laptop recommendation thread🐧💻 (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months 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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[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

my current dell one has an amd cpu, slotted ram (no soldered on crap) and nvme + sata (with space for a drive); too bad the build quality and the touchpad sucks
my old lenovo one also had replacable slotted cpus (with Pentium 2020m pre-installed). The lid also just slid off (like on a rail), with only one screw needing removal, no flimsy plastic clips. I broke plastic part of the hinge on that one by just flipping it over, oh well.

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I miss the old days and what I thought the future of tech would be like back then...

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