<div dir="ltr"><div>And a timely article in my news feed just now:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-believes-in-the-linux-desktop/">https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-believes-in-the-linux-desktop/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 at 15:01, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>I myself got Lenovo ThinkPad E540. I look for:</p>
<p>a) non-glare screen</p>
<p>b) processor</p>
<p>Eveyrthing else, RAM and disks are bought separately. You can't
find reasonable price tag and nice combo of SSD, RAM.</p>
<p>Ubuntu just works.<br>
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<div>On 2020-06-04 12:34 p.m., Doug Moen
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<div>I'm researching a replacement laptop for my aging Macbook
Air.<br>
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<div>We used to live in an era when Macbook Pros were very popular
with the open source crowd, and you'd see a lot of these laptops
at conferences. I think that is changing. I have personally
soured on Apple. I was originally planning to replace my Macbook
Air with a Macbook Pro, but now I want a Linux laptop.<br>
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<div>Nowadays, there are many options for buying laptops with
Linux preinstalled and officially supported by the laptop
manufacturer. Linux on the laptop is now serious business, it is
no longer just for hobbyist and homebrew types. Linux laptops
can be lighter, have better specs, and at the same time be more
upgradeable than Macbook Pros. These are nice developments. Some
of these options are quite new. So I will share my research.<br>
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<div>The options I looked at are premium, expensive laptops,
generally in the range of $1500-$3000. Think of these as Macbook
Pro replacements.<br>
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<div>Lenovo has been Linux friendly for many years, but Tuesday
they announced that their entire Thinkpad P series can now be
purchased with Ubuntu LTS or Fedora Workstation preinstalled.<br>
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<div><a href="https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-brings-linux-certification-to-thinkpad-and-thinkstation-workstation-portfolio-easing-deployment-for-developers-data-scientists/" target="_blank">https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-brings-linux-certification-to-thinkpad-and-thinkstation-workstation-portfolio-easing-deployment-for-developers-data-scientists/</a><br>
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<div> ThinkPad P1 gen2: 15.4" screen, 3.74lb, nvidia GPU, premium
specs, lots of ports, webcam shutter, opt. touch screen<br>
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<div>Dell has sold laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled for many
years. Notable ones are:<br>
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<div> Dell XPS 13 model 9300: 13.4" 16:10 screen, 2.65lb, few
ports, soldered RAM, opt. touch screen<br>
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<div> Dell Precision 5550: 15.6" screen, 4.06lb, nvidia gpu<br>
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<div>System76 is an American manufacturer of Linux-only laptops.
Jason has previously endorsed their Pop OS distro (an Ubuntu
variant), and I'm planning to run Pop OS after seeing Jason's
presentation. Notable features are Core Boot (GPL 3 firmware
that boots very quickly), and disabling Intel ME in hardware,
before the firmware runs. Their laptops are cheaper than the
Dell/Lenovo machines mentioned above, at the expense of lower
spec hardware in some areas (eg. poor speakers, poor colour
rendition, no wifi 6, no thunderbolt, no touch screen). Lots of
ports, very repairable/upgradeable.<br>
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<div> Lemur Pro: 14.1" screen, 2.2lb<br>
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<div> Darter Pro: 15" screen, 3.6lb<br>
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<div> Gazelle: 15.6" screen, 4.85lb, nvidia GPU, numeric keypad<br>
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<div>Slimbook is a Spanish manufacturer of Linux-only laptops.
They are openly targetting the MacBook Pro. Their laptops seem
better speced than equivalent System76 laptops (eg, good
speakers, good colour rendition). No wifi 6, no thunderbolt, no
touch screen option. Their most notable feature is
authentication using an IR webcam and face recognition, like
Windows, except for Linux. You can use face recognition to
supply a sudo password, for example.<br>
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<div> Slimbook Pro X: 14" screen, 2.38lb, nvidia GPU</div>
<div> Slimbook Pro X 15: 15.6" screen, 3.3lb, nvidia GPU</div>
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<div>The latest Macbook Pros are heavier than the competition,
have soldered in RAM, no WIFI 6, no touch screen, otherwise nice
specs.<br>
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<div> Macbook Pro 13.3" screen, 3.1lb<br>
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<div> Macbook Pro 16" screen, 4.3lb, AMD gpu<br>
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