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So Apple released some new laptops this week.

Time to ask: What's a good laptop nowadays which runs #Linux without any issues and has somewhat modern features?

My daily driver outside work is currently a Macbook Pro 14" 2021 (M1 Pro, 16 GiB RAM) and I'm quite happy with it. It has a nice form factor, it's snappy, the screen is great (resolution, brightness), and battery life is still great.

But I'd like to eventually get away from the Apple walled garden and back to Linux, and for that I'm looking for a similar laptop.
I've been running Linux as my main desktop OS from 2002 until 2014, so I'm used to a certain amount of pain. 😂

I want it to have a good display, reasonably good battery life under Linux, a good keyboard, and ideally it should be extensible.

My typical usage is some mild programming (Java, Go, Rust), typical web surfing, and occasionally watching a movie. No games, so I don't need an Nvidia RTX 5090 which eats up the battery and heats my home.

Do you have any recommendations?
Also happy if it's an older model which can be acquired on the second-hand market.

#LazyWeb #LinuxOnLaptop #BuyingAdvice

UPDATE: went with this one, thanks to everyone who replied!!!!

umm... looking for laptop-buying advice!

I might need to buy a laptop soon-ish, but I don't know a lot about mobile cpu series... or even laptop brands in general lmao...

my budget is somewhere around €300/400 (willing to go a little over budget if it gets me a significant performance increase). Considering new and used options!

Gonna run Linux on it, and I'm mostly going to use it for development (computer engineering student) and web browsing. Good battery life and a good screen for occasional outside viewing are my priorities, really.

Basic Gaming/3d modelling/video editing are definitely secondary, and the low budget gives me little hope about achieving any of them, so they're definitely not needed.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to reply!

~Boosts appreciated!~

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