So Apple released some new laptops this week.

Time to ask: What's a good laptop nowadays which runs #Linux without any issues and has somewhat modern features?

My daily driver outside work is currently a Macbook Pro 14" 2021 (M1 Pro, 16 GiB RAM) and I'm quite happy with it. It has a nice form factor, it's snappy, the screen is great (resolution, brightness), and battery life is still great.

But I'd like to eventually get away from the Apple walled garden and back to Linux, and for that I'm looking for a similar laptop.
I've been running Linux as my main desktop OS from 2002 until 2014, so I'm used to a certain amount of pain. 😂

I want it to have a good display, reasonably good battery life under Linux, a good keyboard, and ideally it should be extensible.

My typical usage is some mild programming (Java, Go, Rust), typical web surfing, and occasionally watching a movie. No games, so I don't need an Nvidia RTX 5090 which eats up the battery and heats my home.

Do you have any recommendations?
Also happy if it's an older model which can be acquired on the second-hand market.

#LazyWeb #LinuxOnLaptop #BuyingAdvice

@midtsveen auto-cpufreq works usually great! I always install it with the `git clone` command, that works the best.

It automatically switches into energy saving mode when you disconnect the charger, and the other way round as well.

I also use it on desktops, because it doesn't hurt throttling down the CPU when it is not in active use.
https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq

#autocpufreq #LinuxOnLaptop #NonSuckBattery #DesktopLinux #Linux