Hi HN, I want to build a few custom linux productivity laptops for a few friends of mine.<p>In terms of hardware, can anyone point me to a specific manufacturer of barebones laptops? E.g. Clevo only sells laptops made of plastic - aluminium would be much nicer.
Try System 76: <a href="https://system76.com" rel="nofollow">https://system76.com</a>.<p>They make systems that ship with Linux and have one or two aluminum models. Not sure if it meets the "barebones" requirement you are talking about, though, as I usually associate that with desktop systems that have only the absolute minimum of components onboard.<p>The Oryx Pro looks pretty nice, but battery life is apparently only around 2 hours, which leads me to believe it uses that 10-series discrete nvidia chip as its full-time GPU rather than using something like Optimus to switch between that and and integrated card.