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minus-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoYep, I never had a serious problem with any laptop from the last ~20 years (but I do usually use older hardware, my main laptop is from ~2018)
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoHonestly 2018 is fairly modern from a Linux perspective. I’ve seen people using hardware from 2005. I think anything newer than 2014 is pretty good for Linux. Things made in the last 7 years are even better.
minus-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWell, the drivers have matured since then. And my latitude 5290 is a buisness laptop, so they usually don’t screw consumers as much.
Yep, I never had a serious problem with any laptop from the last ~20 years (but I do usually use older hardware, my main laptop is from ~2018)
Honestly 2018 is fairly modern from a Linux perspective. I’ve seen people using hardware from 2005.
I think anything newer than 2014 is pretty good for Linux. Things made in the last 7 years are even better.
Well, the drivers have matured since then. And my latitude 5290 is a buisness laptop, so they usually don’t screw consumers as much.