Laptop recommender, Linux-aware
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Answer seven plain questions. We hand you one clear pick, the close runners-up, and the trade-offs in language that isn't jargon. With Linux-compatibility data no mainstream site bothers to keep.
70+ models scored, Linux grade per distro, built for the long read
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018° A finder, not a list Seven plain questions, one clear pick plus the close runners-up. The result is a shareable link you can tweak. No spec sheet to decode. Use the finder 204° Linux that actually works Per-model: WiFi chip, fingerprint, suspend, webcam, audio, per distro. First person on the machines we've run, labelled honestly when we haven't. Linux laptops 096° An honest price, always A live price where we can show one, otherwise the RRP, clearly marked. Even end-of-life models get a last-seen figure. No empty fields. Browse all Chart room where most people start
Two bearings that matter
Where we're honest
We tell you what we haven't tested
Most models here are compiled and edited from public sources and community data, clearly labelled as such. A handful, we've run ourselves and say so by name. We don't pretend a spec sheet is hands-on experience, and we say when we don't know something.
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