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And FYI they just released a new version of the Lemur Pro 14 laptop with a gigantic 74 Wh battery. I pre-ordered one and got it a few weeks ago and am on it now with 40 GB of RAM. I had been waiting for the high-RAM Dell XPS 13 with linux but got sick of waiting and then this popped up. It's astoundingly light and performant for its class. I absolutely love it.

https://system76.com/laptops/lemur

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That looks like it might be a decent quality build instead of a plastic piece of junk build quality I experienced 5 years ago. I have been using Dell with pre-installed Ubuntu since, but it is a little underwhelming and of course my audio isn't working now. I was looking towards a ThinkPad with Fedora for my next machine.

The build quality and hardware compatibility is really great. Strong hinges, good trackpad, nice feeling keyboard. There are a few quirks (e.g. with ghost keys) but the firmware people appear to be working on it (nice that I can subscribe to the issues on github).

I've been doing the ThinkPad + Fedora now for a few years, and it's by far the best Linux experience I've ever had. I've had a system76 laptop (quite a few years ago now), Dell XPS/Precision, and some Acer, HP, etc. Unless/until Lenovo ruins the Thinkpad, that's what I'll continue to do. Current model Thinkpad T580 i7-8650U, 32GB RAM Fedora 31. Intel graphics.

I have Pop OS on my Thinkpad now, but the latest Fedora release has me thinking about switching.

I have a darter pro and really like it, no complaints about the build quality

its the best experience I've ever had with linux on a laptop, everything just works with no fuss

FYI if anyone wants to know, the new 2020 Dell XPS 13 (9300) is now available with 32gb of RAM.

Also according to someone on Reddit, Ubuntu 20.04 works flawlessly on it sans fingerprint reader. Dell's website says fingerprint reader support for Linux is coming later in 2020.

Ah nice, thanks. Well I'm glad it's available. I reloaded their page so many times.

Unfortunately the 32gb config only comes with Windows. I just bought it, and in case anyone else is interested, try chatting with the customer service. They got me a year of ProSupport and a storage upgrade (256gb -> 512gb) for only $3 more than the cheapest price I could find with coupons.

Looks great. Do you know how nicely their trackpads work?

I wish there was an option with a Ryzen 4000 and discrete graphics card, but it is still really compelling and I would buy one in a heartbeat if it was not for the fact that I wouldn't be able to get it serviced in my country.

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