Which notebooks are recommendable when coming from Apple Silicon-MacBooks in terms of runtime and efficiency, preferrably for Fedora or Manjaro with KDE Plasma? For now, I am looking towards Lenovo T14(s) or X1 Carbon - mixed use scenario including simple media (photos, cutting 1080p-videos, media management, Office & mail) stuff? Still love the “Lenovo”-brand and its keyboard and look 'n feel so this vendor would be my favourite.
Can anyone of you here recommend Snapdragon-devices yet which would be the best comparison as it’s also architecture based on ARM? Both Fedora and Manjaro have ARM-builds so I hope that the Snapdragon-devices could get along with my desires here…
Thanks for any input!
Just buy a laptop, stop trying to complicate the process. The great thing about linux is that it runs fine on almost anything.
Nope. I wish it was really that simple. Check this page for compatibility https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/Lenovo
Also check https://linux-hardware.org/?view=computers&type=notebook&vendor=Lenovo
“fine” if you don’t need sleep states or wifi/bt
I never had either issue using Bazzite. Theres a distro for almost everything find the one that works for you.
distros don’t really matter in this case, the hardware I was using was simply not supported by the kernel
Unless it’s a Dell. If you buy one, better research its Linux compatibility beforehand, or you’ll face issues like non-working webcams, fingerprint readers, weird unexplainable crashes and wonky bluetooth behavior.
“non-working webcams” sounds like a plus IMO but I get your point.
P.S theres a reason I used “almost”
Usually this would be the case but when you got used to runtime and performance, going to standard Intel-books is quite a step backwards. I love the effiency of ARM-based hardware, the runtime and (compared to the Air) the fanless design and was already aiming at a used T14s with 11th gen i5 - okay for the start, but in terms of specs there are quite huge differences. That’s what makes it getting complicated 😀 !