Kevin Karhan Jul 23, 2024

@CppGuy AFAICT, #Tuxedo is shipping to the #UK too, and most of what they sell are #Clevo barebones as well.

Tho the @frameworkcomputer / #FrameworkLaptop is propably the best option if repairability is impirtant to you, as they do have a lot of configurations in two "Frames" of 13" & 16"...

Show threadKevin Karhan 

@CppGuy @frameworkcomputer In terms if #avoid I'd sadly say #Lenovo (espechally outside the #ThinkPad line) and any cheap/craptastic no-name brand...

Tho personally, Lenovo, #Intel, #Fibocom and @ubuntu / #Canonical ruined my experience with the ThinkPad #P15v because despite being "#UbuntuCertified" the #WWAN module (an Intel #XMM7360 rebadged as Fibocom #850GL) didn't work and neither of the aformentioned parties felt responsible to fix it!

  • And thanks to #PCIe - #AllowListing of #WWAN cards I couldn't just plop a known working M.2 card in there, but that applies also to #hp, #Dell and any other "Business Notebook"...
Jul 23, 2024 at 3:19pmWeb
Show threadKevin Karhan Jul 23, 2024

@CppGuy if #Budget is of concern, consider quality refurbishers.

  • Some like #amso won't force you to pay for an unwanted #Windows license!

Cheaper ones I know sadly won't attest for battery life and oftentimes there are no new old stock that are worth their money and thanks to #DRM on batteries there often ain't good options for 2nd/3rd party battery packs... Which is a bummer cuz I'm shure you'd not ask for a laptop if an AiO or Mini-Desktop was an option...

  • Due diligence is key!
Show threadsegfoxAug 9, 2024
@kkarhan @CppGuy I have a ThinkPad T490s with Fedora and everything worked out of the box, even the fingerprint reader, which I didn't expect. So I can definitely recommend ThinkPads