Hi all, I have been a mac user for a while and I am looking into moving to linux (I’m thinking Fedora Silverblue). I have read a few threads on the topic (including this one ) but cannot seem to make up my mind yet. From what I read, I would not go for System76 or Starlabs or Purism, and I don’t li…

With Linux as your OS, most important thing in my opinion are; if the company making it has official support for linux? can you call them and get troubleshooting help? If their offerings will fit your use case? Can you upgrade, RAM, Storage or battery later on? Dell has a lot more choice and ma…

Yes, as noted, I read that thread but did not really find my answers. The conversation quickly veered to IME and PSP instead. Thanks for your input, @zestygrass .

Sorry, missed that. As I mentioned in the link I gave, I am personally a fan of Framework (but their BIOS updates are slow). For the most part, the main thing I would look for in a computer is: TPM 2.0 (all modern laptops should have it) Good compatibility with Linux (i.e. don’t even think about…

[image] zestygrass: I previously owned and used lenovo laptops, I personally think they are very good linux laptops and upgradeable too in some aspects. Depends on the model in my experience. The model I had at one point was not very Linux friendly.

[image] exaCORE: Dell computers were also mentioned to work fairly well in the thread I can safely say that my Dell Inspiron 15 3511 laptop works perfectly with Fedora.

Also see specific post I wrote in Linux Laptops? System76? Other options? - #9 by dngray . Unfortunately it is a bit of a case of “you get what you pay for”. Libre/firmware don’t tend to do anything particularly for security or privacy. Secured core, and vPro supporting chipsets are aimed at busin…

@dngray Seems like your recommendation is a modern Dell, then?

There isn’t really much difference on the lower-end/entry market. If you’re interested in “better security” and achieving higher HSI levels then you need hardware more aimed at businesses etc. Newer versions GNOME now show this under Device Security . That means laptops that fall into the “ Windows S…

[image] dngray: That means laptops that fall into the “ Windows Secured Core ” (even if not running Windows) category, and with vPro or Ryzen Pro CPUs (needed for Encrypted RAM which is a HSI-4 level protection). I have a question, in a section of the dell website “ Dell Windows 11 Secured-core…

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