I've noticed in the Linux community whenever someone asks for a recommendation on a laptop that runs Linux the answer is always "Get a Thinkpad" yet Lenovo doesn't seem to be a big Linux contributor or ally. There's also at least six Linux/FOSS-oriented computer manufacturers now:

So what gives? Why the love for a primarily Windows-oriented laptop when there are better alternatives?

  • estebanlm@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    for another (other than Tuxedo) EU based solution: https://slimbook.es/en/
    (They are at Valencia, Spain).
    But I have no about idea its quality as I have never tried one.

    • _cnt0@lemmy.villa-straylight.social
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      1 year ago

      I have a Slimbook PRO X AMD. Except for the rubber bands on the bottom coming loose after ~2 years, it just works. And I never had a laptop from any manufacturer where the rubber feet/bands did not start to peel of after a few years.