#Linux people, does anyone have a laptop suggestion for something I can get used for cheap that has enough horsepower to run a modern web browser and play videos?
Ideally around ~13 inch size, 1080p+, and bonus points if I can charge it via USB-C, but the most important factor is *cheap*.

@raygan pinebook?

@june hmm I hadn’t considered those, will take a look.

@raygan I'd look for a used #framework The older models should be fairly cheap, and are upgradeable/repairable if needed down the line

@codingcoyote this really would be ideal but they’re a bit more expensive than I want for this use case, even used.

@raygan

I would have suggested an 8-10 year old refurbished Thinkpad except that fails the even-having-USB-C test.

@resuna I’m leaning thinkpad regardless, but there are so many models it’s hard to pick

Ended up finding a used ThinkPad T480 with an i7, 16gb of RAM, and a 1080p touchscreen for a little over $200 on eBay. Once it arrives I think I'll try Pop!_OS first, unless any of the #Linux folks on here think there's a good reason to pick a different distro. (The main thing that attracted me to Pop is they claim to support hybrid GPU switching, and this ThinkPad has both intel and an Nvidia MX150.)

@raygan

Pop!_OS is a great distro!, I switched from windows to Linux through Pop!, I have a Legion y530 and the folks at system76 make some great stuffs with the drivers.

I don't use Pop! Anymore, but if it is your first distro, I hope it will be good and smooth like it was for me.

Read their docs, specially the Nvidia part, and you'll do just fine.

https://support.system76.com/articles/graphics-switch-pop/#hybrid

@andresdiaz Thanks. Not my first Linux, but my first that isn't a server or a Steam Deck.

This thing has turned out surprisingly great! Incredible deal for $200. As it turned out, it was in extremely good shape, almost seemed brand new, and it seems to have had both its batteries replaced somewhat recently.
#Linux #Thinkpad

I tried both Pop!_OS and ElementaryOS and settled on Pop because it supported the Nvidia graphics switching out of the box, and I like its default window tiling thing. Makes me wish MacOS did things similarly. #Linux

@raygan
But, can it run crysis?

@away2thestars honestly… maybe? It has a very low end GPU but I’ve run a couple of more modern 3D games on low settings.

God help me, I think I like the ThinkPad Trackpoint, aka the clitoris mouse.