The #Linux laptop segment isn't really serving the low-end of the market. The absolute cheapest Tuxedo laptop I found is like 3.25 #Monero and Framework and System76 are even higher. I see no Linux laptops in the below 2XMR category. Because I don't need much computing power on my laptop and because I don't use a laptop super often I'm honestly looking for something in the 1-1.25XMR area but am limited to buying Windows and installing Linux myself.
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Okay, it's been a very long time since I've looked at laptops and it looks to me like you're not gonna get much good out of anything less than 2 Monero. There are laptops that cost less but it looks like they would cause some issues with not enough storage or if nothing else the processor would be quite low-end. Just checking my Linux Mint install, for example, shows me that it's using 44 gigabytes of disk space. And that's without a whole lot on it. So 64 gig devices are definitely not a good idea.
Okay, that's hilarious. I was looking at a review of one of those cheap HP laptops that's like 1.5 Monero. And the reviewer said that in Windows it's terrible. But if you were going to use it, he would just wipe it and put Linux on it.
I had the same problem, couldn't find anything reasonably good for a reasonable price. My 11 year old MacBook pro was unusable with debian and all derivatives. As last option I tried Arch, and finally resurrected. It's usable again, and I will keep using it till the end
I'm not looking to replace mine right at this moment. Because currently, my 10 year old laptop is still running alright. But it is 10 years old. So I figured I would at least glance around and see what I could find. I did find one that looks pretty decent for 1.6 Monero, though. So I guess that's not too bad. I would still have to install Linux on it myself, but that's not particularly hard. It would just be nice if it came by default.
check refurbished lenovo carbon x1 on amazon, they sell for 1.5 xmr, with 8-16 gigs of ram and a decent ssd. They run great with linux.