I’m on the market to buy a new laptop, and Lemmy has successfully coaxed and goaded me to give Linux a serious try.

I’ve never used *nix as my personal OS.

Which hardware/laptop do you recommend? And which OS to pair it with for a Linux newbie?

I’m a software engineer, and quit my job to pursue an MSc in AI. So my uses will be:

  • programming
  • study
  • browsing lemmy
  • gaming
    • Fred@lemm.ee
      16·
      6 months ago

      Second framework. The upgradeable is unmatched… Except if you want to go from the 13inch to 16inch.

    • CodeHead@lemmy.world
      6·
      6 months ago

      Framework

      This. It’s awesome. I have the i7-1165G7 and my son has the newer intel one. I prefer the smaller one but the larger one has a dedicated GPU. This is all you need… everything is replaceable. But pick the size you most likely need

    • lud@lemm.ee
      3·
      6 months ago

      Framework seems nice but only 4 ports is a huge deal breaker.