Tuxedo Pulse

last year I got maxed out Tuxedo Pulse 14, which I'm using as a daily driver. so far no complains and it does the job for business option I got Dell Precision 5470 this summer, and it looks pretty solid so far Both laptops are running Linux and look like they could last 5 years without any issues, which is usually fairly enough.

I own a Gen 1, and outside of the very noisy fans and the useless sound card, everything works really well. I would also recommend this laptop

Amazing. I own the Gen2 and am very happy with it. Good to see that now you don't need the stupid dock any more in order to run multiple screens, but you can do it via the 2x USB-C and the HDMI with the new model. I can only recommend this laptop.

I would add that the linux-ready boutique vendors like system76, tuxedo computers, framework are also options if you don't want to fuss with drivers and what not, but still want to run linux. I definitely agree that linux doesn't run super smooth on all hardware, but it's not hard to find hardware these days where it does run smooth. I came across tuxedo computers randomly one day, and gave it a shot. Very impressed, and am extremely happy with my tuxedo pulse 15 gen2 - running their supported version of Ubuntu+KDE, that just works out of the box. Only thing I can complain about is that: speakers are not great (but I use headphones 90% time anyways), and KDE doesn't support independent resolution scaling (I need 125% for laptop display but 100% for external monitor), so it's a bit hacky to get scaling the way I want. However, everything else runs perfectly and smoothly. It's best laptop I've ever owned for linux. It is quite, portable, moderate power laptop, for fair price. I gave my wife my Macbook air M1 over this one. While the M1 CPU/GPU is a little more powerful than Ryzen 5700U (8 core), I get more ram (32gb 3200mhz), bigger and faster disk (1TB 980 pro pci 4), more battery life (18hr idle, 10+ working) for similar price. It's also repairable, w/ removable standard components (not cpu tho). Linux running SMOOTH. Basically with these type of vendors, you don't need to struggle or sacrifice (much) to run linux anymore. Tuxedo computers [1] has many more models worth che…

Framework 13 has an "U" CPU comparat to the Tuxedo's "HS", which is the same as the Framework 16 one. The Framework 13 laptop is still significantly more expensive than Tuxedo Pulse considering the difference in hardware specs. I understand the difference is from the customizability features, but don't consider it worth it. I'm happy for people to disagree with me.

This looks really good. If I had any reason to buy a laptop today, this design would be at the top of my list.

Not OP but if I were to buy a laptop right now, it'd be the Inspiron 16 plus. Last gen i7, 3050/3060, up to 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, 3k 16:10 screen, good battery. And i think they sell it without dedicated graphics card too. Now I have an Inspiron 7677 which works great on linux except for the fingerprint and the webcam. Oh, I forgot. The Tuxedo Pulse 15 gen2 is also a great laptop I think. It's not a gaming laptop, it's more like a Macbook. Ryzen 7 5700U, up to 64GB of RAM, 2k screen, huuuuuuge battery, good connectivity, etc. And you can put your own logo on the lid.

Nothing against the Framework (it'll likely be my next laptop) but there are plenty of other good Linux options as well now (in general, I don't think Thinkpads have been very good for a while since their battery and keyboards have gotten so much worse and they've switched to partially or fully soldered RAM on most models). There's the HP Dev One if you need a trackpoint, System76 and Star Labs with coreboot, Tuxedo or Slimbook for some really compellingly specced options (the Pulse 15 Gen2 and Slimbook Executive 14 both hit a lot of high-points for iGPU-only computing IMO).