r/linuxhardware is a subreddit with 112k members. The community frequently discusses linux, laptop, thinkpad, wifi, and gpu, and they frequently recommend/review linux laptop, laptop, and laptops, and the most common flair used is support, question, discussion, purchase advice, and guide.
A subreddit where you can ask questions about what hardware supports GNU/Linux, how to get things working, places to buy from (i.e. they support GNU/Linux) and so on. No hard and fast rules as such, posts will be treated on their own merit.
Popular Topics in r/linuxhardware
#1
Linux
264 posts
#2
Laptop
224 posts
#3
Thinkpad
35 posts
#4
Wifi
33 posts
#5
Gpu
23 posts
#6
Support
23 posts
#7
Hardware
18 posts
#8
Amd
16 posts
#9
Lenovo
14 posts
#10
Ubuntu
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/linuxhardware
Linux Laptop
80 reviews
#1
Lenovo
4.6★ from 38 reviews
#2
Framework
4.7★ from 10 reviews
#3
Dell
4.1★ from 9 reviews
Laptop
15 reviews
#1
Lenovo
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Dell
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Apple
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Laptops
13 reviews
#1
Lenovo
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Lenovo ThinkPad
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Dell
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/linuxhardware
#1
Support
: "PSA: Hot NVMe on Intel 11th Gen / ASUS B560? CPU PCIe 4.0 L1.2 may be disabled in BIOS — my SSD dropped from ~70°C to ~42°C"
29 posts
#2
Question
: "Distro suggestion for P14s Gen 5"
19 posts
#3
Discussion
: "When does it actually make sense to use a PRU?"
19 posts
#4
Purchase Advice
: "Lenovo Thinkpad X13 Yoga G4, which distro?"
12 posts
#5
Guide
: "Terminal saved my files"
4 posts
#6
Product Announcement
: "Reverse-engineered the Attack Shark X6 mouse's HID protocol (no official Linux support) and built a desktop configurator, now at its first stable release"
4 posts
#7
Review
: "Asus Expertbook p3406 good experience with linux"
3 posts
#8
Build Help
: "Pc build for linux"
2 posts
#9
News
: "I don’t know why everyone forgot Googlebook has a Linux kernel"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/linuxhardware
Yearly
+17k members(18.3%)
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Last updated: September 29, 2026