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I second price to performance ratio. If I had more money to burn I probably would go all in on some of these Linux-targeted laptops.
I'd also add a lot of them seem overpowered for my needs. I do like me a big screen but I don't need a powerful GPU to go with it. I have a desktop rig for that. I can always just ssh into it if I need to do GPU heavy calculations.
Same scenario for me! My laptop only serve to have a device when I'm on-the-go, but at home, I use my desktop. It was one of the reason why I went with an older Thinkpad, it's well supported and with no dedicated GPU, it's dead silent most of the time. I'd love a 16:10 screen, but the options are pretty expensive and often not as repairable as my T480.
Haha, I think we're similar people. I also want a 16:10 screen. Maybe someday.