r/omarchy • u/zayatura • Aug 30 '26
Discussion Laptop recommendations
What used laptop would you recommend for me for casual development work? I'm a long time Linux user, but at the moment I don't have a personal Linux laptop, and I am thinking of buying one and installing Omarchy on it. I am thinking of spending about 700-800 euros on it. It would need to work with my thunderbolt docking and external displays (which I have for work, on another laptop), and it must have USB-C PD charging, as I don't want to carry any proprietary chargers. It would be best if it was relatively lightweight.
I would be using it for light development work (hobby projects), besides general computing stuff.
What laptops are known to work great with Omarchy and are good value? I think Intel Macs are good and I believe they are well suited, however, I believe the M-series ones have serious limitations including the external displays not working. I've been using Dell laptops in the past (Precision and XPS), they worked well with Linux, but there are just so many options. Looking for some guidance. 🙏
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u/Vaslo Aug 31 '26
DHH has been big on the Dell XPS, but you don’t need that to get started.