Fedinerds I find myself with an opportunity to have my pick of Linux compatible laptops for the new job I start in March.
My preference is for it to be small and light (probably 13”) for ease of travel. I don’t want a fancy GPU but I want to drive my 2560x1200 monitor at 120hz.
Basically I want an upgraded version of the M1 MacBook Air I had for my last job but with good Linux support (I respect Asahi Linux but I think I want x86 this time) and preferably less need to dongle up.
Oh and UK availability and keyboard…
What do I buy?
#linux
Sam /
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2025-02-01 14:00:48
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2025-02-01 14:00:48Event JSON
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