I'm looking for a portable, very compact linux laptop.
Screen size: 12 inch or smaller Weight: less than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) Full hd screen
I did some googling and i only found a CHUWI laptop that suffers from an overheating issue.
Your best bet is an Intel Macbook Air with 11.6" screen from a few years ago. They're even lighter and smaller than the current macbook airs. I have one myself running Linux Mint 22. Just make sure it has 8 GB of RAM (it works with 4 GB too, but you can't have too many tabs open). They sell for $200 refurbished.
I have the mid-2011 model, but that one has only 4 GB RAM. For 8 GB RAM you need to get to 2014 model or so. As long as it's Macbook Air with 8 GB RAM and 11.6 screen, you're in business.
Old used surface pro 3 works great with linux ,hardware still fine and screen is awesome.i own one and run pop os on wayland.
Resolution of screen 2160x1440 12' Intel Core i5-4300U
If you can stretch to a 13 incher (no pun intended), LG gram might be your best bet. Around 965 gram weight, reasonably priced, can run Linux without any problem.
I just put DSL2024 on mine a few months ago, it works okay lol. Can't do much more than use the terminal or edit text but it's pretty fun to use the old hardware again. My only complaint is the zero key sticks.
Do your research, but if you can tolerate 13” diagonal screen, the retina intel macbook airs are cheap.
Do you have needs other than Linux compatibility, size and weight and screen resolution?
I need enough RAM since I open too many browser tabs. I also edit 1080p video occasionally.
You can get em with 16gb of ram. They were all 8th gen or tenth gen intel processors and the 8th gen and up igpus shred 1080 in my experience. I use a laptop with an 8th gen to stream several sources at once.
The only issue you’re gonna run into is storage, but I use external or networked storage for everything anyways.
