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Best Linux Laptops

Updated August 2018
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. We buy all products with our own funds, and we never accept free products from manufacturers.
Bottom Line
Pros
Cons
Best of the Best
Lenovo
ThinkPad T470 Laptop
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Bottom Line

One of the best professional laptops on the market. Designed to work well with Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Red Hat.

Pros

Solid build quality, spill resistant keyboard. Mil-spec build. Full 1080p HD display.

Cons

A bit on the higher end of the price spectrum. No backlit keyboard.

Dell
Latitude Core i5 14-inch Notebook
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Bottom Line

Reliable Dell laptop that can handle various flavors of Linux as well as Windows 10.

Pros

Generous feature set, great I/O and port options and class-leading keyboard.

Cons

Heavy at 9.3 pounds.

HP
Stream 14-inch laptop
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Bottom Line

Affordable laptop that can run Windows 10 as well as various Linux distrobutions. Ideal for students, basic computing or as a second PC.

Pros

Great starter laptop for Linux users. Offers SD card expansion. Attractive design.

Cons

Has limited onboard storage. Speaker quality is poor.

Dell
Latitude E6430
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Bottom Line

If Lenox is your system, this is a reliable desktop replacement.

Pros

Fast Intel Core i5 processor. Clear 14-inch HD anti-glare LED display. Fast DDR3 RAM. Great feature set and will work great as a Linux PC.

Cons

Thick and chunky design.

Best Bang for the Buck
Lenovo
IdeaPad 320
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Bottom Line

A great general computer with a large 15.6" display. Fast WI-Fi, webcam and DVD-RW player.

Pros

Impressive mid-range notebook. Has many ports and options unavailable in a thinner form factor.

Cons

Intel Celeron processor is not a top performer.

How we decided

We purchase every product we review with our own funds — we never accept anything from product manufacturers.

  • 16 Models Considered
  • 8 Hours Researched
  • 1 Experts Interviewed
  • 142 Consumers Consulted
    • Zero products received from manufacturers.

    We purchase every product we review with our own funds — we never accept anything from product manufacturers.

    Why trust BestReviews?
    BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. We buy all products with our own funds, and we never accept free products from manufacturers.
    BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
    BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. We buy all products with our own funds, and we never accept free products from manufacturers.
    The team that worked on this review
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      Enid
      Editor
    • Gadjo
      Gadjo
      Writer
    • Melinda
      Melinda
      Web Producer
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    Dell

    Latitude Core i5 14-inch Notebook

    Dell

    Latitude Core i5 14-inch Notebook

    Reliable Dell laptop that can handle various flavors of Linux as well as Windows 10.

    $0
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    Lenovo

    ThinkPad T470 Laptop

    Lenovo

    ThinkPad T470 Laptop

    One of the best professional laptops on the market. Designed to work well with Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Red Hat.
    $1129
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    HP

    Stream 14-inch laptop

    HP

    Stream 14-inch laptop

    Affordable laptop that can run Windows 10 as well as various Linux distrobutions. Ideal for students, basic computing or as a second PC.
    $194
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    Dell

    Latitude E6430

    Dell

    Latitude E6430

    If Lenox is your system, this is a reliable desktop replacement.

    $227
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    Lenovo

    IdeaPad 320

    Lenovo

    IdeaPad 320

    A great general computer with a large 15.6" display. Fast WI-Fi, webcam and DVD-RW player.
    $248