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    Linux laptop recommendation thread🐧💻 (lemmy.world)
    submitted 10 months ago by Toldry@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    I'm on the market to buy a new laptop, and Lemmy has successfully coaxed and goaded me to give Linux a serious try.

    I've never used *nix as my personal OS.

    Which hardware/laptop do you recommend? And which OS to pair it with for a Linux newbie?

    I'm a software engineer, and quit my job to pursue an MSc in AI. So my uses will be:

    • programming
    • study
    • browsing lemmy
    • gaming
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    [–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    Linux runs on literally anything. The hardware doesn't matter too much these days, but which distro you pick does. I would say to just load a flash drive with a live image of a distro you think looks cool and see how you like it on a trial basis. Try a couple of them before you reqlly make a decision and then load the full image

    [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    The hardware doesn't matter too much these days

    WiFi, Bluetooth and Nvidia graphics have entered the chat

    [–] hperrin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

    Fingerprint reader and webcam standing by

    [–] agelord@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    The proprietary Nvidia graphics drivers works pretty well in most distros. Just go to your distro's driver manager and enable the proprietary driver.

    [–] cyberfae@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

    Nvidia cards can still be tricky, especially on optimus laptops. It's not nearly as problematic as it used to be, but I still run into occasional issues with it. If I ever buy a new computer for gaming, I'm going to go with AMD.