But when it comes to laptops and Linux, I never buy a 'good Linux laptop'--I buy 'a good laptop that also runs Linux well'. There's really no such thing as a 'Linux laptop' for me--I want a great laptop first, Linux compatibility second.
I love that there are offering like this too. When I bought the The main thing for me was "is this thing linux compatable", so pre-installed linux was worth the extra $ for me.
I just couldn't bring myself to try and figure out which notebooks where compatible. I couldn't figure out how to determine if a machine ran linux. There are so many models and subtle differences. So I ended up with a "Clevo" rebranded notebook, without actually seeing it physically first.
Its big, oddly decent (I came from a 2015 macbook pro, which is a high bar) and besides one fan grinding, its been solid. (That might be on me.. but I could get a spare and replace it..) It plays steam and over the 4 years I've owned it linux has gotten better and better.
But when it comes to laptops and Linux, I never buy a 'good Linux laptop'--I buy 'a good laptop that also runs Linux well'. There's really no such thing as a 'Linux laptop' for me--I want a great laptop first, Linux compatibility second.