What is the best current gaming laptop that comes with Linux pre-installed? I don’t want to “pay Microsoft” by buying a Windows-licensed machine. Please suggest the best value-for-money option (original retail price) with 32 GB or more of RAM. I’m willing to upgrade hardware myself, but I want a high-quality, durable machine — I plan to use this laptop for more than five years.
“What is your budget?”
around $1,400 USD, but if there is a $2000 laptop with higher ratio of quality / price I would choose that one.
“What size do you want?”
Any normal size.
“What screen resolution?”
Any, as long as it’s not 720p.
“Which GPU?”
As good as possible, I care more about highest ratio of quality / price
“And if you want warranty, which country are you in?”
I don’t need a warranty.
What other GPU options are available for Linux? Or does gaming with Proton simply require a powerful AMD CPU?
AMD drivers for linux are simply superior in the same class. See the new Gamer’s Nexus video. The 9070xt beats the 5090 not just once.
The CPU matters, but the drivers on AMD support linux much better.
If you’ve got the dough a AMD 395 with 128GiB is the best thing you can get for mobile linux imo.