Linux laptop recommendation thread🐧💻

I'm on the market to buy a new laptop, and Lemmy has successfully coaxed and goaded me to give Linux a serious try.

I've never used *nix as my personal OS.

Which hardware/laptop do you recommend? And which OS to pair it with for a Linux newbie?

I'm a software engineer, and quit my job to pursue an MSc in AI. So my uses will be:

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If you're pursuing a MSc, your effort should be spent on the study itself, not on tinkering (e.g. I saw some recommended a Framework laptop). So my wholehearted recommendation is a Thinkpad + Fedora for maximum usability, stability, and durability. Thinkpad speakers are usually bad though. And Thinkpad is not particularly good for gaming, either.
- What tinkering do you think a framework laptop requires? Even the diy option is basically just install RAM, put case together. It's an hour of work max if you're being REALLY meticulous
- But if you're pursuing a MSc, you shouldn't be wasting your time with gaming either, so that's not a problem.. /s

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