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What laptop to buy? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm in the market for a new laptop. Preferably under $2000 and have good specs. 16 GB ram minimum and 500 GB SSD minimum. What recommendations does Lemmy have? If more details are needed please specify what and I'll answer

EDIT: thank you everyone for the answers 🙂 I do not need anymore suggestions

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Lenovo Thinkpad T14s AMD. Runs Linux perfectly, is fast, has a great keyboard, has a great trackpoint, and has good battery life.

If it doesn't run Linux, I don't buy the laptop.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There are computers that can't run Linux?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

A lot of laptops have proprietary drivers that are Windows only. Wi-fi/touchpads not working is a common issue

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Linux support for Apple Silicon is still early stages, for example.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My hp laptop has some bang & Olufsen speaker in it, and on Linux it sounds faint no matter what I try. Mic also very low volume.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Thinkpad E series AMD ones are also really good. I use one daily at work to run 2 monitors and its own (for 3 total). It doesn’t hiccup at all on an AMD 5000 chip with Ryzen mobile. Battery life is fabulous when running just its own screen. I routinely get 8 hours of web/office suite work done.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve had good luck with Lenovo over the years. A job just got me an HP and I’m missing my last Lenovo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the recommendation I'll look into it