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What laptop to buy?

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I’m in the market for a new laptop. Preferably under $2000 and have good specs. 16 GB ram minimum and 500 GB SSD minimum. What recommendations does Lemmy have? If more details are needed please specify what and I’ll answer

EDIT: thank you everyone for the answers 🙂 I do not need anymore suggestions

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pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io
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Lenovo Thinkpad T14s AMD. Runs Linux perfectly, is fast, has a great keyboard, has a great trackpoint, and has good battery life.

If it doesn’t run Linux, I don’t buy the laptop.

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Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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There are computers that can’t run Linux?

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moreeni@lemm.ee
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A lot of laptops have proprietary drivers that are Windows only. Wi-fi/touchpads not working is a common issue

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ditty@lemm.ee
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Linux support for Apple Silicon is still early stages, for example.

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Noedel@lemmy.ml
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My hp laptop has some bang & Olufsen speaker in it, and on Linux it sounds faint no matter what I try. Mic also very low volume.

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pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io
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None of the new removed laptops can run it really well at least. It’s being reverse-engineered by a small team, so maybe everything works in a few years. You can buy a Dell or Lenovo with Linux pre-installed and all the hardware works. Not so with removed.

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QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
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The Thinkpad E series AMD ones are also really good. I use one daily at work to run 2 monitors and its own (for 3 total). It doesn’t hiccup at all on an AMD 5000 chip with Ryzen mobile. Battery life is fabulous when running just its own screen. I routinely get 8 hours of web/office suite work done.

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bradorsomething@ttrpg.network
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I’ve had good luck with Lenovo over the years. A job just got me an HP and I’m missing my last Lenovo.

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Solaryth@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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Thank you for the recommendation I’ll look into it

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