Mastodawn

#Ubuntu #laptop #advice
The screen on my laptop is dying and I probably need to replace it. Any recommendations for a cheap laptop that will play nicely with Ubuntu? I'm not gaming or anything exciting, and my laptop rarely leaves home so weight isn't a factor. I'm after decent storage and a laptop that will last.

I used to dual boot, but don't know whether that's still easy to set up what with all the device enshittification...

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Knitting dancer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍⚧️May 26

If anyone in the UK is selling laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed, even better...

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Maraiche45 May 26

@Knittingdancer

Or Fedora - even better still !

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Davva May 26

@Knittingdancer this list mentions some UK vendors
https://itsfoss.com/get-linux-laptops/

14 Places Where You Can Buy Linux Computers

Looking for Linux laptops? Here I list some online shops that sell Linux computers or specialize only in Linux systems.

It's FOSS

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ianto May 26

@Knittingdancer I'm interested in the answers to this too. One day I'd love to try framework machines. I'm pushing a Lenovo into its 2nd decade meanwhile. While I'm also a Ubuntu fan, check out their PopOS derivative, it's pretty cool. I flip between xfce and KDE, while PopOS is fast and ticks most of my boxes. (Yes, none of this helps answer your question, sorry!)

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Phil Thane ✅May 26

@Knittingdancer
I don't have one but a lot of Linux users go for ex-corporate ThinkPads.

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Tortipede May 27

@Knittingdancer I've got a Dell (big beast of an ex-business laptop, bought to do everything the desktop used to) running dual-boot Lubuntu & Windows 10. I can't recommend the specific model, because it's possibly not upgradeable to Windows 11, but Dell as a manufacturer do cater to/support Linux to a certain extent. Everything works - mostly better in Lubuntu than in Windows - but I did have a moment where Linux saw the shared data partition as corrupt, and I had to ask Windows to fix it.