Linux Laptop - T490 or Latitude 5410
What would you recommend for a Linux laptop. Will multiboot with Windows 11.
Both with i5 10th gen. T490 with 24gb ram and 5410 with 16gb ram.
$200 USD for the dell and $260 USD for the Lenovo.
Just want to do basic office/web stuff. Only gaming would be Minecraft. looking for a quiet laptop with good thermals.


IsoKiero
in reply to group_hug • • •Mike
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in reply to group_hug • • •lenovo. replaced my old dell precision laptop with a T480 and I'm loving it.
dell pros:
- fast
- solid gpu for the time
- clean look
- came with linux.
dell cons:
- battery swelled up, made the trackpad and keyboard not work. replaced the battery a lot.
- keyboard wore out well before lenovo
- chassis screws fell out and then the hinge broke as a result. this is not a thing with lenovo.
- front edge was too sharp and slightly cut into my wrists. not a show stopper but annoyed me the whole time I owned it.
For your situation 16G may be adequate. But 24 is better.
hexagonwin
in reply to group_hug • • •T490. i personally had issues with dell laptops a few times. (hinge problem, coating on palmrest/trackpad peeling) also, i don't like dell laptops' keyboard layout but this is just personal preference.
and 8gb more ram for $60 seems decent in todays prices. (afaik it's soldered so not even upgradable?)