TUXEDO Pulse 15. They are not a big faceless corporation and seem to care about users.

I think that Lenovo ThinkPad generally work well with Linux. You can get refurbed ones quiet cheaply on eBay.

There is also system76 which come with Linux pre installed and have (I think mostly) open source hardware.

You can also get a framework laptop (you might have to wait until October/November). This is a fully repairable laptop that aims to also be easily upgradable (10/10 from ifixit). Linux support is generally pretty good and will get better over time (currently very new hardware).

You could also consider upgrading the ram or hardrive of your current laptop if possible. This will cut down on e wate although you might not be able to run Linux.

Any laptop will be able to install linux on it as long as its not super super new. the lenovo thinkpad is quite a popular choice.

A lot of people here are recommending linux first laptops like tuxedo and system76 but if they are too expensive there’s also dell and lenovo which are linux-second vendors. Every dell laptop I’ve used has worked great with linux and are reasonably repairable. The only things to watch out for are gimicky features like fingerprint readers or anything that would need custom firmware, and super slim laptops (for repairability and the potential for weirder parts on the inside) but even for weird hardware like fingerprint sensors, both dell and lenovo have been working towards supporting them on linux as well.

I use a Starlabs Star Lite Mk III and I put Linux Mint Debian Edition on it.

I didn’t even know that the thinkpad was such a popular choice for Linux, but I bought a used x121e thinkpad laptop a while back because I needed something small for school. Windows was horrendous on it, so that’s how I got into Linux! Even on this old and not very powerful hardware, Linux Lite and Lubuntu ran quite nicely, but recently I switched to a very barebones arch install which is very streamlined and lasts an hour longer than my Linux lite install. So even a shitty laptop will work very well (especially with an SSD), which is great for your wallet!

I’ve been running linux on Asus Zephyrus G14. It works great, battery life is okayish (like 4-6h).

Pros:

• Good display
• plenty of processing power
• no webcam

Cons:

• had to replace one of the fans under warranty
• it has no pg up/down keys
• no webcam

Buy purism system76 or framework to support official Linux hardware, else buy thinkpad for high quality and generally good Linux support

Ideapad 5 14 Ryzen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8oc5FxW0A

Just Josh (the youtuber above) also has a Discord with lots of community members you can get laptop recommendations from.

The Ryzen Thinkpad X13 is a bit better in terms of build quality and runs Linux very well, too. That’s what I use currently. It was fucking expensive though.

Using a DELL XPS 13

ThinkPad

And System76, Clevo, Tuxedo, Framework, Dell XPS, business lineups et al.

Personally I want to try and push for an ARM/RISC-V laptop and keep x86 by my side in the future. ARM is just so far ahead in power efficiency terms, it is not even a joke. And there is almost nothing Wine and a Windows VM on Linux does not let me do.

My next laptop that will bridge the gap is surely going to have AMD instead of the disgusting joke that is Intel.

Lenovo has good Linux support. Also Dell.

I use Dell Inspiron tho I don’t remember which model exactly. Everything works out of the box, except for fingerprint reader.

A few months ago I bought a Gigabyte Aorus 15g (intel 10th gen), made in Taiwan, and are relatively more open with visitors/reporters than their mainland China counterparts. Very happy with it so far. Runs ubuntu/debian out of the box flawlessly. Nvidia prime-select allows to run games with high FPS with no compromises, or gpu codes in python/matlab, and use the intel gpu for other things to get all day use out of the massive battery. The keyboard has made me a convert to mech-keyboards. The laptop itself is well made, metal, rigid. They don’t sell direct in the EU but I eventually found one with the right components and keyboard layout. If you are in the EU (https://geizhals.eu/) or (https://tweakers.net/) are great for searching. Their higher spec’d versions aint cheap but you can shop around to find a deal. They also make similar spec’d Aero series but the high refresh rate screen (300hz) on the Aorus is more useful to me than the oled screen on the Aero, with may be a factor if you have a terminal open all day in the same place on the screen. Was also looking into Tuxedo (Germany), Entroware (UK), or System76 (US) but unfortunately as of 2 months ago they still are all Clevo (or TongFang or similar) laptops manufactured in mainland China, with a difficult traceability or outright bad working conditions, if that’s something you choose to factor in. System76 have some ‘made in the US’ promises but I havn’t seen any actual products yet. But the Tuxedo guys were very open about where they are sourcing things, as far as they could be, and seem to do a lot in the space, I was impressed. Purism have the librem series which seems good but I have no first hand experience with it.

Asus vivobook s m13 I think with amd 4700u runs countless distros with no problem. Cost me $350