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Shopping for a laptop as a Linux user:

Screenshot from the Simpsons where Otto is talking to Marge and Homer standing next to a window in their house with a caption "Oh wow, windows!... I don't think I can afford this place."

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[โ€“] markstos 63 points 6 months ago (45 children)

Buy a Framework, System76 or something else with first class Linux support.

[โ€“] MajikalMonkey2000 2 points 6 months ago

Especially now that they're selling refurbished models at a heavy discount, you can get into the Framework ecosystem pretty easily and upgrade the mainboard later.

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