Best laptops on Reddit
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#1
Lenovo
4.2
(53)
"If you can stretch it to £1330... with code BSKTOFFER5"
"I’ve got a Lenovo Legion with 32gb RAM and i7 processor and never had an issue."
"I'd probably go for a T480."
"As many others have said, Lenovo ThinkPad is hands down the best for Linux."
"Go with a Lenovo. Every single lenovo laptop I've had has lasted me up until this point."
"Lenovo Thinkpads are no brainers, so are Dell Latitudes."
"Thinkpad or framework, I've had both and both tended to *just work* with Linux."
"ThinkPads (esp the older lineups) are worth their weight in silicon."
"I'm using a ThinkPad T480, I added an internal battery and bought the larger 72WHr external."
"Thinkpad laptops are the best OP."
#2
Dell
4.1
(19)
"A couple year old Dell Latitude business laptops are great. You can usually get them for about 200-250 bucks on Amazon refurbed."
"I got my 2in1 Latitude for $300 and it’s been a breeze. They often run 'coupons' on the main page and it makes them stupid cheap for the specs."
"It runs linux beautifully - including the touchscreen/tablet mode."
"I'm about to grab a Dell Latitude 5590 locally."
"Dell is very Linux-friendly (they used to offer some models with Linux pre-installed)."
"I recommend any of the Dell latitudes anything 2020 and newer."
"I've had good luck with Dell Latitudes over the years."
"I have had excellent results with Dell and Toshiba laptops."
"EBay or search Microcenter for refurbished Dell Latitude, Lenovo ThinkPad, or HP ProBook/EliteBook."
"Aim for i5 8th gen 16 GB RAM 512 GB storage."
#3
Acer
4.5
(16)
"I would recommend this Acer Predator Triton 14 because it comes with everything you need."
"I would advise you to check this laptop... Powerful CPU performance."
"I love it, plenty of space and it does everything I need it to flawlessly."
"For general use and gaming at this price range, this laptop is highly recommended."
"The Acer Swift X is the perfect middle ground between value for money, weight/battery, and powerful enough for casual/medium gaming."
"Powerful CPU performance, affordable, and thin and light."
"It comes with everything you need, i7-1355U CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 14 inch Full HD IPS screen."
"One of the best bang for the money in the market."
"Great for gaming with excellent specs for the price."
"Works perfectly with Debian installed."
#4
Apple
3.9
(16)
"If you are not into gaming then a MacBook Pro will be your best option."
"Get a used M1 air for 150-160k (8/256) Its enough and way more powerful than all the windows laptops."
"Macs really are the best option for performance."
"I love mine and it cost around the same as a Windows laptop or Chromebook."
"The M3 MacBook Pro is an excellent choice for performance."
"MacBook Air is great. They last for quite a few years without any issues, also light."
"Or get an intel MacBook Pro .. perfectly respectable for the job 16gb ram and a 1tb ssd for £450.."
"Recently obsoleted intel MacBook pros also work really well."
"I would suggest you to buy a used macbook pro 2019."
"I'm pretty content with my MacBook Air. You can also apply a student discount, it's around 700-800 with the discount."
#5
HP
3.8
(13)
"If I was buying now, I'd get this."
"Hp 1040 folio g4... best ever."
"I love it and it was a great deal on Amazon."
"I love it. It’s fast, extremely durable."
"Great performance with Ryzen 7 and 16GB RAM, perfect for gaming and productivity."
"Absolutely, I have that exact model and while running the GPU at 100% I get 70° - 75° degrees Celsius."
"My hubby recently purchased an hp victus for cheap that I immediately upgraded the RAM and SSD."
"Great computers for typical work, usually around $200."
"Prefer Dell/HP then Lenovo and Asus."
"[HP Victus 15] is a good option."
#6
Asus
4.1
(7)
"Something like this is probably one of the best you can possibly get today."
"Laptop rec: php50k asus rog A15 yan lagi ko nakikita sa campus."
"Asus works pretty well with linux in my experience."
"My wife uses Asus gaming laptop."
"Asus vivobook S15 OLED i5."
"Tuf a15"
"Asus Zenbook 14 at £399 following -11% discount."
#7
ASUS
4.1
(7)
"Best Buy had an ASUS 8-core Ryzen 7 laptop with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD for $400."
"I would recommend this ASUS Zenbook because it comes with i7-13700H CPU which is one of the best in your budget."
"I've found ASUS and Ubuntu work flawlessly."
"There are a lot of better options for this price range."
"These are powerful, portable, sleek gaming laptops - pretty much the only sleek looking ones."
"Good options available under $1000 with RTX 4060."
"TUF has slight heating issues that started from gen 10."
#8
Apple MacBook Air
5.0
(4)
"The battery life is incredible, and it’s extremely fast and reliable."
"Go for macbook air."
"Macbook Air."
"Get a Macbook Air. Web dev you can comfortably do locally and any intense ML projects, you can use free cloud based sources to train your models."
#9
Lenovo ThinkPad
4.0
(5)
"Grab a used thinkpad or something."
"Get a used Thinkpad."
"Another vote for ThinkPads"
"A refurbished ThinkPad from Amazon may suit."
"Check out the ThinkPad series—solid build quality and great Linux compatibility!"
#10
HP Victus
4.0
(3)
"HP Victus. Although those are priced a bit higher like 2-5k"
"You can go for HP Victus laptops."
"About 600 for an HP victus gaming laptop."
#11
Dell Latitude
4.0
(3)
"Dell has great Linux support for these."
"A solid choice might be a Dell Latitude."
"I recommend a Dell Latitude. Yes, the Toyota Camry of laptops."
#12
Microsoft
3.7
(3)
"I would suggest either a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, or something from Lenovo."
"Surface is a good investment. Powerful and light."
"I loved how light it was but couldn’t do much more than read on it."
#13
GIGABYTE G5 KF
5.0
(2)
"I would advise you to check this laptop... Great gaming performance."
"I would advise you to check this laptop... Great gaming performance."
#14
System76
5.0
(2)
"Great hardware with great Linux integration."
"System76 have great support and their hardware has lasted me many years."
#15
GIGABYTE AORUS
5.0
(2)
"I would advise you to check this laptop... The display looks brilliant."
"For CAD and gaming at this price range I would advise you to check this laptop."
#16
Apple MacBook
4.5
(2)
"MacBook."
"I'd get a MacBook."
#17
Lenovo Legion Slim 5
4.5
(2)
"Light, powerful, great battery."
"My favorites are Lenovo's Legion Slim 5."
#18
Lenovo ThinkPad T480
4.5
(2)
"I have not had any issues with using it for the new testing software ProctorU."
"Find yourself a ThinkPad T480 or T480s, they're really solid."
#19
Framework
4.5
(2)
"Framework laptop is the best."
"I recommend the framework 16 becouse of upgradability and shit"
#20
ASUS Vivobook 14
4.0
(2)
"I would advise you to check this laptop... Great 10 core CPU for any use case."
"I would recommend this [Asus Vivobook 14] because it comes with i5-1235U CPU which is one of the best in your budget."
#21
Lenovo Legion
4.0
(2)
"Try Lenovo's Legion line and get one with a Ryzen 7 CPU in it."
"Best mid range would be laptop with RTX 4070."
#22
Acer Swift X
4.0
(2)
"I would recommend [Acer Swift X] because it comes with everything you need, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Octa-Core CPU."
"Check out the acer swift x or asus vivobook pro."
#23
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3
4.0
(2)
"Both handle homework well."
"I also saw a nice Ideapad Slim 3 with Ryzen 7 7730 and 16gb and a 15.6 ips screen that looked nice."
#24
AMD
4.0
(2)
"If you’re trying to play light games I would go with amd."
"Going AMD or Intel Gen 10 or 12 is still amazing."
#25
MSI
4.0
(2)
"The MSI GF63 has been reliable for gaming and university work for three years."
"The MSI GF63 Thin was lighter and more portable than the Acer Nitro 5."
#26
Windows
3.5
(2)
"A standard Windows laptop is great."
"Windows is a good alternative if you're concerned about software support."
#27
Acer Nitro V
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend this [Acer Nitro V] because it comes with everything you need, i9-13900H CPU which is one of the latest in the market."
#28
MSI Katana 15
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend this [MSI Katana 15 3] because it comes with everything you need, i7-13620H CPU."
#29
ASUS ROG Zephyrus
5.0
(1)
"I would say invest in asus rog / Zephyrus series, bohot sleek design hai, build achi hai and you can do hardcore gaming as well."
#30
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen2
5.0
(1)
"There is a reason thinkpads are the go to for several enterprises."
#31
Unknown Unknown
5.0
(1)
"It has a 14" screen which makes the laptop light and small."
#32
Dell Latitude 7420
5.0
(1)
"My 2+ year old Dell Latitude 7420 runs all day long for work."
#33
MSI Sword
5.0
(1)
"Best laptop I’ve ever used."
#34
HP Envy
5.0
(1)
"My HP Envy I got at Costco with my first transcript check has worked great for years."
#35
Dell XPS 13
5.0
(1)
"They perform great for everyday tasks."
#36
Lenovo Legion Pro 5
5.0
(1)
"1. Legion pro 5, Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB DDR5-5200MHz, with a 4060 8GB for $2122."
#37
HP Omen Transcend 14
5.0
(1)
"It runs an Intel ultra 9 cpu with an rtx 4070 gpu, 32 gigs of ram, 2 tb ssd, and the design is really good."
#38
HP 17-cn1053cl
5.0
(1)
"I picked a HP 17-cn1053cl from an eBay refurbished laptop about two years ago."
#39
Lenovo ThinkPad E14
5.0
(1)
"Lasts me all day at uni, plenty of power and pretty silent."
#40
Dream Machines
5.0
(1)
"They’ve got some really impressive stuff going on."
#41
Acer Predator Triton 14
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend this Acer Predator Triton 14."
#42
Apple M1
5.0
(1)
"I’m getting the m1 8/256 for College."
#43
LG
5.0
(1)
"I love my LG Gram. It’s only 3 pounds with a 17” monitor. Very easy to travel with and love the full keyboard and number pad."
#44
GIGABYTE
5.0
(1)
"Powerful performance with a fantastic GPU and build quality."
#45
5.0
(1)
"I often choose my Chromebook for my papers. It kept everything on my own separate drive."
#46
Chromebook
5.0
(1)
"The battery lasts the entire work day, it doesn't take forever to update, everything is automatically backed up, and I only paid 80 dollars for it and it's still going strong with zero issues three years later."
#47
Laptop
5.0
(1)
"You can get a brand new laptop through the school if you qualify for the scholarship."
#48
ASUS TUF Gaming A16
4.0
(1)
"If that's your absolute budget, this would probably do what you need."
#49
Lenovo LOQ 83GS007AAX
4.0
(1)
"I got Lenovo LOQ 83GS007AAX for my uni stuff, and got the 4GB RTX 2050 edition which is decent for gaming as well."
#50
Lenovo Legion 16
4.0
(1)
"If your laptop can handle gaming, it can handle nearly everything."
#51
ASUS G14
4.0
(1)
"I bought an Asus g14, but I’m sure something cheaper would suffice."
#52
Dell Inspiron 15
4.0
(1)
"I wanted something I could use strictly for testing while I'm in school."
#53
Alienware m18 R2
4.0
(1)
"My Alienware m18r2 has zero issues running all things WGU."
#54
Lenovo Ideapad S540
4.0
(1)
"I have lenovo ideapad s540 since 2019 and still works great."
#55
HP ProBook
4.0
(1)
"Solid Linux support."
#56
Apple MacBook Air M1
4.0
(1)
"I'd recommend it at 35-38k."
#57
Lenovo ThinkPad T490s
4.0
(1)
"I got a used Lenovo T490s used for like $250."
#58
Slimbook Evo
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend Slimbook Evo."
#59
Microsoft Surface Pro 9
4.0
(1)
"I bought a surface pro 9 which was practically brand new."
#60
Unknown PC
4.0
(1)
"Best option would be to build a PC with 4090."
#61
Zephyrus G16
4.0
(1)
"Zephyrs G16."
#62
Chromebook i7 16GB
4.0
(1)
"I have the i7 / 16GB version of this Chromebook and it works great for OnShape."
#63
Core i7 8th Gen and Above
4.0
(1)
"Anything core i7 8th gen and above, 16gb ram, 512gb storage should work well."
#64
MSI Modern 15
4.0
(1)
"You might want to check from MSI MODERN 15 16gb DDR4 512gb SSD RYZEN na rin ang processor,op."
#65
Dell Inspiron
4.0
(1)
"[Dell Inspiron]"
#66
Lenovo ThinkPad X230
4.0
(1)
"My advice: get a used lenovo ThinkPad that's a bit older. Look for X230 thinkpads."
#67
Aorus
4.0
(1)
"Check out Auros laptops."
#68
Lenovo IdeaPad
4.0
(1)
"I picked up a new Lenovo IdeaPad (256 GB M.2 storage and 8 GB of RAM) for $279."
#69
HP Victus 15
4.0
(1)
"Needs another 8 GB stick of ram."
#70
Dell/HP
4.0
(1)
"You should be fine with a MacBook or a dell/HP laptop."
#71
Apple iPad Air
4.0
(1)
"I actually got thru college with an iPad Air!"
#72
Panasonic
4.0
(1)
"The Toughbook is durable enough to withstand being thrown at a wall."
#73
PCs for People
4.0
(1)
"Decent refurbished laptops available for those who qualify."
#74
NVIDIA
4.0
(1)
"Go for a 60 series RTX card, you won't lock yourself out of ML related endeavors."
#75
eBay
4.0
(1)
"I bought a cheap laptop from eBay with no HD and added a SSD for cheap."
#76
Amazon
4.0
(1)
"Great laptop for studying and exams, affordable price."
#77
Crucial
4.0
(1)
"Crucial is a good brand for RAM and SSD upgrades."
#78
USB HUB
4.0
(1)
"Useful for expanding connectivity options."
#79
Keyboard and Mouse
4.0
(1)
"Comfortable and responsive, enhances the overall experience."
#80
Victus
4.0
(1)
"If you want a GPU, try the Victus series, they are a good bang for the buck."
#81
Samsung
2.0
(1)
"Stay away from Samsung, and that's based solely in the theory that their laptops are laden down with the same plethora of BS as their smartphones."
#82
Intel
2.0
(1)
"Intel CPUs from some laptop vendors still haven't received any microcode bios updates."
#83
Currys
2.0
(1)
"Currys aren't usually very competitive and tend to sell older models."
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