I’m looking at buying a new laptop which will run EndeavourOS exclusively, no dual boot no modding no nothing.
The choice is either Lenovo or MSI (neither have NVidea grahpics and both have intel i5/i7 chips with integrated graphichs).
Which brand is likely to be more Linux friendly?
There’s also an option for a Asus but again i’m only looking at whether i’m likely to run into Linux issues, the specs are virtually the same for all.
Framework has horrible reviews…
I would probably go with a Dell but to be honest, I don’t think any brand feels worth the money.
I’ve watched and read a lot of reviews. I don’t think any of them were horrible. There were legitimate criticisms like the keyboard flex and the lid flex, but most of what I’ve seen that’s almost ubiquitous is the price per performance worse than other makers. Its fair, but I also think it’s a fair tradeoff for modularity and reparability.
As a Framework User, i am happy with mine :)
I wrote this comment with mine :)
Honestly asking, who gave them horrible reviews? Have seen some middling ones and support has some negative threads in the forum, but nothing really bad?
I have never seen a negative review that was not price or shipping/doa. They cost about 30% more, and that may or may not be worth it to you. If you want proper Linux support or working power states in windows; it is likely worth it.
As a Dell user, not very happy with mine. Uneven backlight/bleeding, poor build quality (screen glass misaligned with the bezels, keyboard keys coming out which aren’t covered under warranty according to Dell, parts of the keyboard failing, trackpad click failing - the trackpad is integrated into the chassis so that had to be replaced) and it’s quite overpriced.
That said, some models are Ubuntu certified and get firmware updates without Windows Update