My work will be giving me a tech bonus to get myself a laptop. I’d prefer something preloaded with Linux of some type, so the system 76 stuff looks good. What else is out there that I should look at? Not a gamer.
I would suggest a current top spec ChromeBook. Once you put them into developer mode, you can run Crostini on current machines and Crouton on older systems. I have been using Crouton for years and it makes for a light, fast enough for me, system that runs all day on batteries.
Dell's preloads: <a href="https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/overview/cp/linuxsystems" rel="nofollow">https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/overview/cp/linuxsystem...</a><p>Lenovo: <a href="https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/linux-laptops-desktops?sort=sortBy&currentResultsLayoutType=grid" rel="nofollow">https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/linux-laptops-desktops?sort=s...</a><p>I personally hated the original Dell XPS13 Ubuntu's keyboard (loved the laptop otherwise, though the higher resolution screen was very reflective).
I would suggest checking out dell xps developer edition they are pretty good. I have been using mine for about 4 years now<p>It works like a charm very solid build quality
I haven't used it, but the Librem 14 is getting a good reception from what I've been seeing.<p><a href="https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/" rel="nofollow">https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/</a>
+1 on Dell XPS (or Mobile Precision), though I wouldn’t get hung up on pre-loaded Linux; latest Ubuntu is generally full-featured on driver support. Razer Blade 13 and Book 13 both work well for vanilla Ubuntu install (Intel Tiger Lake-U).
I'd consider the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, if anything for the very good display.<p>See for example: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1wcU8BD0cQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1wcU8BD0cQ</a>
Thinkpad X series / X1 Carbon / X1 Nano<p>May or may not come preloaded with Linux, I wouldn't trust what they'd put on it anyway. Easy to install any Linux distribution you want and stuff generally just works out of the box.