Hi,

I’m looking for a laptop in the $200 - $400 mark (can be second hand) that has reasonable support for linux and also has a touchscreen.

Touchscreen will be mainly for scrolling.

I’m happy to do some stunts to get linux installed but I’m looking for something that supports it reasonable well.

Thanks for any suggestions!

  • @jazzfes@lemmy.mlOP
    2•3 years ago

    At the moment looking at a Dell Venue 11 Pro (7130). Anyone has any experience running linux on it?

  • Dessalines
    0•3 years ago

    I have a more expensive linux laptop with a touchscreen, but I think it does make the battery life take a big hit, unlike android or chromeos. If I were to go for a touchscreen device, i might go with the lenovo chromebook duet. Cheap chromebook, great battery life, runs android apps, and you can install a linux subsystem.

    • bruhbeans
      0•3 years ago

      +1 to a Chromebook with the Linux VM. I don’t know why Chromebooks are so cheap when some of the hardware can be really premium. I got my HP Chromebook X2 2-3 years ago on sale for $330, it’s a beautiful machine with a better screen than laptops 3X the cost.

      • @TheKernalBlog@lemmy.ml
        1•3 years ago

        A lot of the reason that you can get a Chromebook for around 100$ is that they don’t have to pay for a windows licence like other manufacturers.

        • @TheKernalBlog@lemmy.ml
          1•3 years ago

          Also, Chromebooks have low profit margines so the price is even lower. They mostly survive on schools and small businesses buying Chromebooks.