[TriLUG] Laptop recommendations

[Alan Hinchliff via TriLUG]

My work laptop is a Dell XPS 13 (xps-13-9360) pre-loaded with Ubuntu, and
it's great.  For the OP, the base model is $950
http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-13-9360-laptop/pd?3x_nav=OS_BRAND%3DUBUNT&3x_page=1&filterCollapsed=true

On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Kevin Otte via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> I'll second the Lenovo recommendation. ThinkPads are all but tanks (I
> think only a Panasonic Toughbook could take more abuse). I'm still
> rocking my X220 from a few years back. If you do narrow it down to a
> model you want, check out http://www.thinkwiki.org/ for particulars. You
> may have to upgrade some of the modules, eg: I had to pick the next
> highest wireless module from the default to ensure Linux support.
>
> Lenovo also has IdeaPads now, which may be able to let you come in under
> budget for the specs you want. I have no experience with these units
> though.
>
> Be wary of Dell. They offer a Linux preload option, but it may not be
> worth the customer service headaches. The laptop I had before the X220
> was an Inspiron 1525N. It wasn't quite what I ordered and I suffered
> through a suboptimal computing experience for a few years because they
> wouldn't make it right.
>
> -- Kevin
>
> On 02/19/2017 10:51 AM, Matt Pusateri via TriLUG wrote:
> > I happen to know that Lenovo T450’s and T460’s run RHEL and Fedora
> pretty well.  So I imagine that they’d run other distro’s well too.
> >
> > Matt P.
> >
> >> On Feb 19, 2017, at 10:47 AM, Thomas Delrue via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey all,
> >>
> >> A friend of mine is looking to buy a new laptop(*) with a budget of
> >> roughly 1000-1200 USD. Obviously, this device will run
> >> $YOUR_FAVORITE_DISTRO Linux. It's purpose is not to do heavy computing
> >> but mostly use it for what your grandma would use it for: i.e. browsing,
> >> listening to music, some minor photo editing and -but this is
> >> aspirational- maybe some video editing.
> >>
> >> What are the recommendations for laptops these days and what are some
> >> common pitfalls that could prevent putting Linux on it?
> >> We've looked at System76 and I think he's looked at those offered by
> >> Costco but he was underwhelmed by all of them.
> >>
> >> (*) chromebooks are not an option
> >>
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