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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by oaguy1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I’m trying to downsize from an aging gaming laptop to an ultrabook I can use for writing, web browsing, and JavaScript / Python web development. I understand an ultrabook will be a downgrade in the performance department, but I don’t need all the performance my current laptop offers.

I’ve been looking at ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 machines and they seem like a good sweet spot of price to recent parts/repair-ability. Anybody have other suggestions for Linux ultrabooks? Needs to be <$400 USD.

PS. For more intense tasks, such as training language models, I plan on renting cloud compute as I don’t have the space for a deep learning machine at home.

edit: meant under $400, I am a dumbass

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[-] kanzalibrary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

+1 with Thinkpad any S series. More portable and compact (thanks to the lightweight compensation than other series). Also thinkpoint is the main point of Thinkpad laptop that brings you joy to the fullest on this machine.

[-] words_number@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

The connectivity is also nice. The RJ45 socket is especially important for me, so the laptop couldn't be thinner anyway.

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