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Well i started my B tech course this year, I am looking for a laptop for my use case. I am using linux as a main os for 3 years.

The laptop which i currently use is a Dell Inspiron N5110. Its a pretty old machine so i am currently looking for an upgrade.

Things which I do :

  1. Read documents
  2. Watch videos and listen to music
  3. Light coding
  4. Tinker with almost everything
  5. Try new software if i can.

I REALLY need a a laptop with good cooling and battery life like 5 hours is fine.

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[–] NormalC@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

If you have the money to spare and are based in the US, you could look at System76 laptops. They all have the latest hardware and coreboot. POP!_OS will allow you to do everything on that list for 7+ hours since you can install a foreign package manager like Guix, Nix, and Homebrew for all your tinkering needs and use flatpak for graphical applications.

[–] Dotdev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] NormalC@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That's a shame. Lenovo is your next best bet. If you are in Europe I would recommend Slimbook or Tuxedo.

[–] Dotdev@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] DM294@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can try getting a laptop online under the name of any business of yours or you friends. That way you can save upto 30% on tax savings. Here is an HP probook i found online for 50k with amd hardware
https://www.amazon.in/HP-ProBook-445-G8-Notebook/dp/B0C49C3W9X/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=1ODQOVM2ZTW8U&keywords=hp+probook&qid=1692637046&sprefix=hp+probook%2Caps%2C240&sr=8-4