Framework, System76 or Lenovo Thinkpad. X1 Carbon

Framework Or a Macbook Pro M1/M2 running Asahi Linux - https://asahilinux.org/

Have had good luck with Lenovo Think Pad. I'd buy another one.

refurbished Thinkpad from Amazon - under $300

I think it's kind of a battle between the German Tuxedo, 'merica System76, or the venerable Thinkpad P or T series. Really which ever one you can jam 64 GB + of RAM, few TB of memory, and while having a discreet graphics card sounds fun, using an integrated GPU/CPU means you might havea lasting bat...

I have been very happy using a 2020 dell XPS 13 with ubuntu. It's pretty fast and sleak, is way waaaay smaller and lighter than my 2013 macbook pro 13". I would argue the only downside is that battery life is a little less than the old macbook. Also, everything worked out of the box, including thi...

ThinkPad X or X1 is the way.

I've being enjoying Pop! OS for a few years now and the optional tilling windows are s bliss for development especially with the up and coming Cosmic DE I think it can be a good first choice when you wanna dip your toes in Linux. or you can go full on minimalism and just use Arch btw 😜

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/certified-hardware/