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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Small linux-friendly laptop (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for a portable, very compact linux laptop.

Screen size: 12 inch or smaller Weight: less than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) Full hd screen

I did some googling and i only found a CHUWI laptop that suffers from an overheating issue.

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[–] themachine 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're probably better off looking for hardware to meet your spec requirements and then looking into its Linux support.

[–] Bluefruit 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Older thinkpads would come to mind, usually a good option. Generally affordable, repairable, and can be good for Linux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sub 13 inch thinkbooks are low-spec school laptops AFAIK.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not the X series, they come in i5 and i7 variant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And they are sub 13 inch?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, 12.5

[–] themachine 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You never specified what specs you want/require

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah you're right. I need a powerful machine with over 10gb of ram for fhd video editing and web browsing.