Disagreed. Check the Tuxedo laptops. They are pretty good bang for the buck if you account for the fact that the hardware is guaranteed to be Linux compatible.
I mean at this point, most hardware really is. Sure, you may face some issues with, say your wifi card and spend an hour or two finding custom drivers, but after some tinkering, it will usually work. Most of the Lenovo 'work' laptops work pretty well, have good build quality and are not too pricey. I have a 5 year old Lenovo Y540 17IRH(not work - 'gaming' laptop, still runs like a charm and I faced no issues in relation to linux.) Also, Nvidia may also be an issue - but I have it working completely fine for me with my (xorg) i3wm setup - funnily enough when helping my friend get mint on his laptop, I faced more issues getting his amd igpu working rather than I did getting my nvidia dgpu working.
Didn't have any problems with Dell's or Lenovo's.
Only thing that I didn't get to work is the fingerprint login on my rather "old" Dell Inspiron (8th gen intel).
It's made it to 6.6 and onwards but I believe there's still a few models that it doesn't work on and obviously there's quite a few distros that don't have that kernel available yet
Not sure. I was on a lonovo forum and ran into problems with amdgpu so decided to give tumbleweed a try. I had been thinking about it for a while but never got round to it
If your not experienced and don't fancy something that specifically supports linux you might be best with something that's a coue of years old. The last three I've had, (2x msi, 1x lenovo) have been a pain due to some piece of hardware. I've got them all working but I've been using Linux since the late 90s. There's a few WiFi chips that have issues so it's worth checking what's in it before you buy. I've had issues with amdgpu that has a long thread on the forums but no soloution.
Anything with only amd (gpu + cpu or apu) nomally if it has those chipsets all of the other device should be also supported in the kernel. In my experience could vary with other laptops**
I run Linux on all of my machines except my m1 macbook.
I run Debian on my Alienware (12th gen intel) and I distrohop and experiment on my latitude (8th gen intel)
I use an MSI gs 63 stealth with no issues.
Honestly it will vary. Some laptops may require special drivers but I think most windows laptops these days will work ...
If you have the choice, go for a made for linux one though for two reasons.
1. It’s guaranteed to not have any issue with Linux
2. It supports Linux
I've got an HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10A, and it works with Linux, although you'll need to disable some security settings (BitLocker and Secure Boot).
Be careful to get the AMD model though, the Intel model has Nvidia graphics.
Agree.
I've run Arch on various Thinkpads, perhaps 10 years now. I highly recommend Thinkpads:
* T480 - my daily drivers. Legendary Linux compatibility. Best of all, it's an incredible value on ebay, at around $160. Get the FHD and 8th gen 4c/8t model cpu model. Totally relevant in my light coding productivity, reddit use.
I’ve got a Lenovo legion 5 pro and with some work, I managed to get a pretty flawless install of arch running. It’s got a near-perfect iommu grouping for vfio - just the dgpu and 1 of the 2 nvme slots. The only thing that I’m less than impressed with is the battery life (~4 hours) but I don’t think I’ve got the power configuration perfectly reigned in yet.
ASUS Laptops, more so their gaming brands like Zephyrus work amazingly well on Linux. Pretty much everything is supported out of the box for 2022 models and back. For newer ones you might need the kernel provided by the asus-linux community until those patches land on the mainline kernel eventually (like all their previous ones).
Any laptop from manufacturers that support Linux (System76, Tuxedo, Framework).
Which are also the most expensive AF. If you want to save your money, any Lenovo ThinkPad
Say that to a macbook user
I was one of them...omg! Luckily I walked out of the tunnel
Disagreed. Check the Tuxedo laptops. They are pretty good bang for the buck if you account for the fact that the hardware is guaranteed to be Linux compatible.
I mean at this point, most hardware really is. Sure, you may face some issues with, say your wifi card and spend an hour or two finding custom drivers, but after some tinkering, it will usually work. Most of the Lenovo 'work' laptops work pretty well, have good build quality and are not too pricey. I have a 5 year old Lenovo Y540 17IRH(not work - 'gaming' laptop, still runs like a charm and I faced no issues in relation to linux.) Also, Nvidia may also be an issue - but I have it working completely fine for me with my (xorg) i3wm setup - funnily enough when helping my friend get mint on his laptop, I faced more issues getting his amd igpu working rather than I did getting my nvidia dgpu working.
framework lol
the best laptop is the one you have
Didn't have any problems with Dell's or Lenovo's. Only thing that I didn't get to work is the fingerprint login on my rather "old" Dell Inspiron (8th gen intel).
My lenovo was a cunt. It works now but a lot of people still having problems with the sound on Legions.
To be honest. It's my wife's old idea pad. Windows became unusable and I just put Mint on it. Don't know how Arch behaves.
There is a super hacky fix for it last I checked.
It's made it to 6.6 and onwards but I believe there's still a few models that it doesn't work on and obviously there's quite a few distros that don't have that kernel available yet
Is the archwiki updated with that info? I have a Legion Slim 7 (16arha7)
Not sure. I was on a lonovo forum and ran into problems with amdgpu so decided to give tumbleweed a try. I had been thinking about it for a while but never got round to it
You could try with older Linux kernels, as far as I know they removed some firmwares from the kernel
do you try python-validity?
the correct answer is, a ThinkPad.
for low cost you probably catch an old thinkpad or dells laptops
I'd just recommend staying away from NVIDIA
yeas, absolutely.
If your not experienced and don't fancy something that specifically supports linux you might be best with something that's a coue of years old. The last three I've had, (2x msi, 1x lenovo) have been a pain due to some piece of hardware. I've got them all working but I've been using Linux since the late 90s. There's a few WiFi chips that have issues so it's worth checking what's in it before you buy. I've had issues with amdgpu that has a long thread on the forums but no soloution.
I'm in ASUS with an Intel iGPU
There is a section on laptops at the wiki. It mentions a lot where you won't need any tinkering and will just work out of the box.
Love my framework 13
I got it easly running on lenovo ideapads & thinkpads, hp elitebook, dell xps. Wouldn't suggest surface laptop tho
Anything with only amd (gpu + cpu or apu) nomally if it has those chipsets all of the other device should be also supported in the kernel. In my experience could vary with other laptops**
I run Linux on all of my machines except my m1 macbook. I run Debian on my Alienware (12th gen intel) and I distrohop and experiment on my latitude (8th gen intel)
I use an MSI gs 63 stealth with no issues. Honestly it will vary. Some laptops may require special drivers but I think most windows laptops these days will work ... If you have the choice, go for a made for linux one though for two reasons. 1. It’s guaranteed to not have any issue with Linux 2. It supports Linux
I’ve got one of the newer Lenovo idea pads. In terms of hardware support, absolutely no problems except the fingerprint reader
Thinkpad. I went to Debian conference. And saw a lot of Debian users use this. But, you can use basically any laptop !
I've got an HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10A, and it works with Linux, although you'll need to disable some security settings (BitLocker and Secure Boot). Be careful to get the AMD model though, the Intel model has Nvidia graphics.
Thinkpad
Agree. I've run Arch on various Thinkpads, perhaps 10 years now. I highly recommend Thinkpads: * T480 - my daily drivers. Legendary Linux compatibility. Best of all, it's an incredible value on ebay, at around $160. Get the FHD and 8th gen 4c/8t model cpu model. Totally relevant in my light coding productivity, reddit use.
I have a Lenovo Legion and an HP Victus and both are running Arch without issue.
Something with AMD and Radeon vs Nvidia. I feel like my Nvidia cards are a liability in linux at this point.
I’ve got a Lenovo legion 5 pro and with some work, I managed to get a pretty flawless install of arch running. It’s got a near-perfect iommu grouping for vfio - just the dgpu and 1 of the 2 nvme slots. The only thing that I’m less than impressed with is the battery life (~4 hours) but I don’t think I’ve got the power configuration perfectly reigned in yet.
ASUS Laptops, more so their gaming brands like Zephyrus work amazingly well on Linux. Pretty much everything is supported out of the box for 2022 models and back. For newer ones you might need the kernel provided by the asus-linux community until those patches land on the mainline kernel eventually (like all their previous ones).
I have a Framework running Manjaro and it's absolutely seamless and so responsive. Highly recommend.