Re:Ask HN: Modern Linux laptop with great battery life?
by lj3 on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @10:04AM
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> Dell XPS are very nice but whatever you do don't go for a model that has an integrated AND dedicated graphics card
This goes for any laptop. Be careful what you buy.
> If I had to do it all over I would have gone for a Thinkpad without a doubt.
When you do go buy a Thinkpad, take care not to make the same mistake twice. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad w530 with Nvidia Optimus. It has an integrated intel gpu and a discrete nvidia gpu. It has given me all kinds of issues on both Windows and Linux.
This goes for any laptop. Be careful what you buy.
> If I had to do it all over I would have gone for a Thinkpad without a doubt.
When you do go buy a Thinkpad, take care not to make the same mistake twice. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad w530 with Nvidia Optimus. It has an integrated intel gpu and a discrete nvidia gpu. It has given me all kinds of issues on both Windows and Linux.