I’m on the market to buy a new laptop, and Lemmy has successfully coaxed and goaded me to give Linux a serious try.

I’ve never used *nix as my personal OS.

Which hardware/laptop do you recommend? And which OS to pair it with for a Linux newbie?

I’m a software engineer, and quit my job to pursue an MSc in AI. So my uses will be:

  • programming
  • study
  • browsing lemmy
  • gaming
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    6 months ago

    Pinebook Pro seems like a good option. It’s like a netbook. But it’s much more free than your average netbook and uses an ARM processor.

    Debian Stable is a good distro for a beginner, in my opinion.