I was looking into buying a used or refurbished laptop and installing a Linux distro on it. Mostly want to use it for surfing the web, but I am sure it will have a lot of other uses. What are some good sites to buy a laptop? What should I consider as far as the type of hardware goes (Gpu, WiFi, etc)? What would be good distros to consider? I have been working with Linux for a long time, so I would not consider myself a beginner. Thanks for any advice.
What country/geographic region are you in? I have Canada and US specific sites about what sites and stores are good, what are overpriced.
You should be able to get Linux running on most laptops, whether every feature will work (camera, fingerprint sensor, audio, dedicated video card) can be a crapshoot but I’ve heard it’s gotten better on the software side in recent years, just use Ventoy and distrohop until you find one that works. Trying to use a Nvidia laptop graphics card is a huge pain in the ass, I’ll warn you in advance.
Old ThinkPads are a solid choice if you can scrounge one wherever you are.
Hi, I am in the US, Maryland specifically. I don’t care so much about fingerprint sensors, but audio is a must for web surfing. Thanks for the info.