Hi everyone, I use Linux on all my machines since a decade. Unfortunately my laptops are getting older and I will probably have to change them soon. Which Laptops would you recommend me to buy in 2025 a part Librem?

I don’t have a high budget but I’m still looking for something relatively recent. I looked on H-node but it seems that there are not a lot of recent things.

I use Debian as a distro.

  • gbin@lemmy.ca
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    22 days ago

    Try Framework.

    You’ll get a laptop sized to your budget and you’ll be able to grow with it, upgrade any part your budget will allow in the future.

    Their linux support is excellent.

    • meyotch@slrpnk.net
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      22 days ago

      Framework laptops are not great actually. They basically are offloading their qa/qc onto customers. They routinely ship defective units new out of the box and try to make you do all their engineering work for them.

      The quality of the components is meh at best. If I were doing it again, I would go the ThinkPad route.

      Framework is a bunch of VC funded shills who see the right to repair movement as a resource they can exploit.

      • WbrJr@lemmy.ml
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        17 days ago

        My friends had about the same amount oft issues with their thinkpad as me with the fw.

        I agree, that there are many issues, but you don’t notice them in daily use.

        The support is very good with most people, I seem to have bad luck, but once I got someone helpful, it got solved super quick.

        I still recommend fw. I wish they would redo the fw13 and improve upon all the little issues everyone had, but mine still goes strong and I hope it will for many years to come

    • modcolocko@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      22 days ago

      not to be a downer but you could very likely buy a higher performing laptop than even the top framework laptop for less money than even a minimal build

        • Fecundpossum@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          Framework is a great concept, a great idea for places technology could go, but even its newest offerings are janky. I’ve seen the reviews from people who want to love them. I too want to love them. The modular tech they’re built around is cool as hell but in terms of daily use laptop that moves with you day in day out, it just ain’t it, imho.

          Ive run Linux on multiple think pads, a razer laptop, and an asus gaming laptop, and they all work fine. Buy the hardware that works for you, and put Linux on it. It’s that simple.

          • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            22 days ago

            Love mine and daily drive it. Not janky, zero issues. Everything works on Linux. Not sure what you’re referring to.

            Can you get more bang for your buck? Yes, to start. But let’s compare after a couple of upgrades on mine vs whole laptop replacements with other brands.

  • Arehandoro@lemmy.ml
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    21 days ago

    Do you want mainstream brands that work well with Linux? Lenovo or Dell

    Do you want smaller brands that are specialised and support Linux? Tuxedo, System76, Slimbook, Purism…

    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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      21 days ago

      Tuxedo is a bit hit or miss. Used one for 2 years and wasn’t happy with the case quality. The plastic basically broke at some edges and screw holes

      The hardware also wasn’t as Linux compatible as they claim. 5Ghz wifi just didn’t work reliably. With their support page saying the fix is to disable 5Ghz

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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      21 days ago

      I want to support tuxedo, as an European brand, but the last one I bought had such a shitty screen that got worse and worse over the years. They seem to have improved the hardware somewhat but the experience left a bad taste in my mouth.