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As in title.
For the Linux Laptop
  • Should have 16GB version for soldered RAM or atleast those SODIMM slots so I can upgrade RAM myself
  • IPS screen 14" even bigger will do with centered keyboard, 16:10 aspect ratio preferred, would like a res like 2560 x 1600p if possible.
  • Intel WiFi card
  • Centered, Backlit TKL( as in no numpad ) keyboard
  • 1x HDMI, 2x USB-A, atleast 1x USBC with DP support
  • Big battery, more than 57 whr atleast
  • Aluminum, Magnesium or any other sturdy chassis
  • 256GB SSD minimum, should be M2 slotted.
  • Brands excluding Lenovo, Acer, Asus( bad experiences with all 3 )
  • Option to increase warranty should be there by manufacturer.
Budget is 1 Lakh +- 10k

I've found some options, like the Dell "new" Inspiron 14, LG Gram 14, HP Envy 14, wanted Dell Latitude also, but from their site it seems you need to be a business with valid GSTIN to buy those :(

Software I run includes VSCode, Postman, Chrome, Nodejs, Java, React and PostgresSQL database, also and most importantly, Docker containers, this is my main problem with the Macbook Airs because apple silicon chips, so for the purposes of Docker is 8GB enough on the Macbook Air, I guess architecture emulation + running VM for the linux kernel for docker may be taxing on the system.
 
Based on the the requirements that you have posted , i think Macbook Air M1 should be the best option , and yes 8gb is enough to run Docker .
 
sdsilva97 said:
As in title.
For the Linux Laptop
  • Should have 16GB version for soldered RAM or atleast those SODIMM slots so I can upgrade RAM myself
  • IPS screen 14" even bigger will do with centered keyboard, 16:10 aspect ratio preferred, would like a res like 2560 x 1600p if possible.
  • Intel WiFi card
  • Centered, Backlit TKL( as in no numpad ) keyboard
  • 1x HDMI, 2x USB-A, atleast 1x USBC with DP support
  • Big battery, more than 57 whr atleast
  • Aluminum, Magnesium or any other sturdy chassis
  • 256GB SSD minimum, should be M2 slotted.
  • Brands excluding Lenovo, Acer, Asus( bad experiences with all 3 )
  • Option to increase warranty should be there by manufacturer.
Budget is 1 Lakh +- 10k

I've found some options, like the Dell "new" Inspiron 14, LG Gram 14, HP Envy 14, wanted Dell Latitude also, but from their site it seems you need to be a business with valid GSTIN to buy those :(

Software I run includes VSCode, Postman, Chrome, Nodejs, Java, React and PostgresSQL database, also and most importantly, Docker containers, this is my main problem with the Macbook Airs because apple silicon chips, so for the purposes of Docker is 8GB enough on the Macbook Air, I guess architecture emulation + running VM for the linux kernel for docker may be taxing on the system.
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best options imo
you having a bad experience once doesn't mean it will happen again, in my experiece lenovo has the best after sales service if you have a laptop that's either the yoga, thinkbook, thinkpad or legion, yes their service quality changes depending on what laptop you have. They have warranty extensions, great linux driver support and the laptops are all round fantastic.
Definitely reconsider your thoughts about lenovo.
 
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Software I run includes VSCode, Postman, Chrome, Nodejs, Java, React and PostgresSQL database, also and most importantly, Docker containers, this is my main problem with the Macbook Airs because apple silicon chips, so for the purposes of Docker is 8GB enough on the Macbook Air, I guess architecture emulation + running VM for the linux kernel for docker may be taxing on the system.
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Look for laptops with at least 32GB of RAM.

8GB of RAM is a joke for chrome alone. You are adding VScode (which is chrome again), NodeJS and other stuff. Don't even think about adding docker on that. Yes, I have tried docker on 8GB RAM and it's okay only if you are just learning about docker but don't mean to work with docker professionally.

I don't know how much overhead there is to run docker on Macbook Air but on windows they run at almost native linux speeds thanks to WSL2. Plus you also have to think about incompatibility. There aren't many ARM cloud providers where you could host your ARM native container images.
 
With MacBooks expect to buy dongles.

ThinkPads (as suggested above,) are known for excellent linux support. And, they normally have lots of ports.
 
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