[ale] Good Laptop for Linux these days

[Jim Kinney]

Do laptop still come with a DVD? I've been using external DVD for a while
now. My Dell XPS 15 and the Inspiron are doing quite well. Not had an issue
with wifi chips not working with Linux in a long time.

If you plan to watch movies on the laptop, definitely go with the 15"
screen. A 17" is a large handful to move around and lands in the gaming
status, i.e., expensive, hot, power hog.

I matched my laptop display with my TV , both 4k, so I can cable my TV in
as a second 55" monitor :-)

On Wed, Aug 2, 2023, 8:29 PM Bob Toxen via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> What would be a good laptop for Linux these days?
>
> I've had good luck in the past with Lenovo and Toshiba.  However, with
> my most recent Lenovo it was impossibly difficult to replace the battery.
>
> I'm not a gamer (or a password cracker) so I don't need lots of CPU power.
>
> I do need WiFi, good size disk (or solid state), DVD burner, and
> ability to watch movie DVDs, good keyboard action, and good size screen.
> I'll have a trackball so touchpad/touchstick not too important if it
> isn't in the way.
>
> All thumbs up or down greatly appreciated.
>
> THANKS!
> Bob
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