cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/50059421

I’m looking around for a laptop with these characteristics in particular:

  • Screen with stylus / pen (and pressure levels), but it doesn’t need to be “2-in-1”.

  • Good or above-average computing capabilities.

  • Long support for some Linux distribution. I emphasize “long”, because for example Lenovo for its laptops supports only one specific distribution version. Recently I upgraded my Thinkpad X1C9 to Kubuntu 24.04, but OEM drivers are only available for 20.04.

Do you have any suggestions of good vendors of a laptop like that? And experiences to share?

The Thinkpad X1 Extreme was a good example of what I have in mind. But Lenovo don’t produce stuff like that anymore – and again, it doesn’t really support Linux long-term.

Thank you for sharing!

  • nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    I don’t have a Linux supported answer, but I have a Linux friendly answer! I’ve been using KDE Neon on my Surface Laptop Studio, and there’s surface kernel drivers that work nearly perfectly! The only thing I’d say is troublesome is more Wayland than hardware (howdy recognizes IR camera but won’t set up PAM login, touchscreen gets a lot of palm inputs, etc) but overall it’s an amazing experience.

    • stravanasu@lemmy.caOP
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      7 days ago

      Wow, I didn’t know it was possible to put Linux on a Surface – sort of funny! :) Thank you for the great info. The graphics-tablet screen works well? No problem about Wayland, I’ll use X11. Wayland didn’t manage to work with the touch+pen screen of the X1 Extreme.

      • nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        3·
        7 days ago

        Yeah! The midway tablet mode the SLS has varies on tablet behavior, but the transition from laptop to tablet mode works flawlessly. Those palm issues I have are easily solved by a palm glove, but X11 might work just as well. Pen support is great too. I can build Krita brushes including pressure sensitivity and even tilt angle, and the latency is unnoticable.