What is the best current gaming laptop that comes with Linux pre-installed? I don’t want to “pay Microsoft” by buying a Windows-licensed machine. Please suggest the best value-for-money option (original retail price) with 32 GB or more of RAM. I’m willing to upgrade hardware myself, but I want a high-quality, durable machine — I plan to use this laptop for more than five years.

“What is your budget?”

around $1,400 USD, but if there is a $2000 laptop with higher ratio of quality / price I would choose that one.

“What size do you want?”

Any normal size.

“What screen resolution?”

Any, as long as it’s not 720p.

“Which GPU?”

As good as possible, I care more about highest ratio of quality / price

“And if you want warranty, which country are you in?”

I don’t need a warranty.

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[–] 17 points 11 months ago* (7 children)

PSA: Don’t buy a gaming laptop. They are trash. The plastic case will melt, the wifi card will come loose, the battery will die within minutes. A steam deck is truly your best option.

And never ever buy alienware. Screw them in particular.

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  • [+] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] [S] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    whats with alienware? bad quality?

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    Overpriced, over-hyped consumer hardware that's loud, obnoxious, and not that much better than significantly cheaper options.

    You're paying for the brand, and a bunch of obnoxious LED lights that are plugged in to every spare inch of the thing.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago

    Correction, don't buy a cheap gaming laptop. There are plenty of ones like the lenovo legion and rog strix g16 that have good build quality and will last you years.

    The ones with crappy plastic and overheat regularly are usually the ones under $1000

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