[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Pretty good! I'm going to be able to get the first part to my custom PC next month (GPU, Raedon 6800 XT) so I'm pretty excited!

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Oh :( As annoying as that is I can't bring myself to completely take it off the board. Thanks for the warning, though! Nobody's mentioned that so far :)

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Framework has quite a nice selection and the modularity is an amazing feature! Although having Linux preinstalled is a pretty big draw, and Sysytem76 has some VERY nice looking machines. Thank you!

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

GODDDD u have no idea how much I feel u there

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ooo, nice! And despite this being a Linux only laptop knowing it works well dual booting is nice

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ooo, nice! And I'll keep the AMD SmartShift in mind

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

While the laptops being so modular is really useful, the list of supported OS seem a bit narrow, although that doesn't mean I'm not considering. Thank you!

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I see. It sucks that proprietary stuff clashes so much with open source stuff but it's not unexpected unfortunately :( thank you for this!

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I've never heard of framework so I'll check them out, although it's a bit unfortunate they might not have anything in my price range :( thanks regardless!

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago
[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ooo, what do you like about System76? I know they're well respected, but I'd like to hear about it from somebody who actually uses the hardware, especially since Pop!_OS has caught my attention more than once

[-] PurrJPro@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, really? I knew AMD was more popular among Linux users, but I never really made the connection that it was better, lol. Thanks!

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I'm considering getting a laptop for Linux and want to know a few things before I do. Some important info before I start: I don't plan on using the laptop for anything too intense, mainly writing, digital art, streaming, browsing, and maybe very mild video editing (cropping at least and shortening at most). I would also prefer the laptop to be inexpensive, preferably under 1000 USD

I mainly want to know if whether I should get a laptop by a manufacturer that specializes in Linux or a laptop that runs a different OS (exp: Windows) to install Linux on later. I've also scouted out quite a few distros and have a good idea of which ones I would like using

I've already looked at a few mainline Linux hardware producers like System76 but want to know if it's worth it before sinking money into it

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