distro. Their warranty.
Maybe your laptop failed the Windows 11 check. Maybe you’re tired of needing a Microsoft account to use your own computer. Or maybe you keep hearing Linux has gotten good and want to know if that’s true.
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Switching your laptop to Linux already removes a lot of everyday tracking: no mandatory cloud account, no ad-filled Start menu, nothing phoning home unless you install it. But a freelancer guarding client files needs something very different from a reporter protecting a source.
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Not long ago, “gaming on Linux” meant a weekend of forum threads. Today you install Steam, click Play on a Windows game, and Valve’s Proton compatibility layer handles the rest. Valve even lets you put SteamOS on your own hardware now, with big caveats.
On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Linus Torvalds tagged the first release candidate of the next Linux kernel, Linux 7.4-rc1. If you own a Linux laptop, or you’re thinking about buying one, here’s what’s actually in it, what “rc1” means, and when you can expect to see 7.4 on your own machine.
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The Linux Mint team has picked a festive deadline. The next version of Mint, Linux Mint 27 “Adrien”, is scheduled for Christmas 2026, and it’s shaping up to be one of the biggest releases in the project’s history. Here’s what has been announced, what’s still a preview, and what it means if you’re thinking about a Linux Mint laptop this holiday season.
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This is a real Dell XPS 14 (DA14250, Core Ultra 7 255H, graphite) going through Omarchy setup on our bench. No renders and no staged product shots, just the machine, the installer and the first boot.
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Comparison · 2026
There is no single best Linux laptop. There are a few honest ways to buy one in 2026, and they are not the same product.
Windows 10 support ended October 2025
You can leave Windows 10 without going to Windows 11.
The Linux Laptop Company
Microsoft’s official support for Windows 10 ended on October 14, 2025. The upgrade they want is Windows 11. Extended Security Updates are a delay, not a future — and they usually want a Microsoft account. There is a third door: a new Lenovo, Dell, HP, Acer, or Asus with Linux installed and tested before it ships from the USA. Browser, office suite, Wi-Fi. A local login. Manufacturer warranty still on the machine.
FAQ
Questions we actually get asked.
The short version
Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Asus. Your distro. Wi-Fi, GPU, webcam, Bluetooth, audio, and touchscreen tested in the USA. We do not manufacture laptops. We source the configuration you pick and install Linux.
When you take your brand new Linux Laptop out of the box, you will find one of the fastest growing and smoothest Linux Distributions, Linux Mint (based on the popular Ubuntu distribution).