Hey Angela, there are already really good recommendations here! If I had to buy a new laptop today I'd look into some of these:
Dell XPS 13 (They come with pre-installed Ubuntu and work reeeally good)
Thinkpad (Like Erika Heidi recommended you).
System76 laptops. They have their own Linux flavor preinstalled too. Very nice machinnes with a really nice range of affordable options.
Oh I also forgot to mention Tuxedo! Another Linux computer retailer (from Germany). They have really good laptops too with preinstalled linux.
As for the distro, Ubuntu, Mint (Ubuntu based, very user friendly) or Fedora are probably you best bets. System76 machines come with PoP!_os also Ubuntu based and very user friendly.
Important to mention, if you are not going to use Windows 10, choosing a pre-installed linux option means that you are saving around 100$ in a software license you are not going to use, which can translate into a better SSD or more RAM.
Hey Angela, there are already really good recommendations here! If I had to buy a new laptop today I'd look into some of these:
As for the distro, Ubuntu, Mint (Ubuntu based, very user friendly) or Fedora are probably you best bets. System76 machines come with PoP!_os also Ubuntu based and very user friendly.
Important to mention, if you are not going to use Windows 10, choosing a pre-installed linux option means that you are saving around 100$ in a software license you are not going to use, which can translate into a better SSD or more RAM.
Good luck!
These all sound really good! I didn't realize I could buy a laptop with Linux pre-loaded! Checking Amazon, now.....