Recommended Laptops

[Revit]

Maybe if you could get the build # and look it up on dell to get all the specs. On the xps it's under the tag on the back. I'd check that if possible.

[kd4e]

Is this what I need?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194317298398

Or, this, based on Sub-Model # "p56f001"

[Revit]

Yes, the service tag #.

[kd4e]

Nothing found on the Dell site for "BHG1MH2"

[Revit]

https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/xps-15-9560-laptop_specifications_en-us.pdf

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/servicetag/0-aG5HblRrOWVmUC9WNTBtUUlPYk43Zz090/docs

[kd4e]

Please see hardware comparison - XPS 13 vs XPS 15 below.

Does the XPS 15 look compatible with the XPS 13 model you're testing?

XPS 13 Touchscreen Display:
13.3-inch FHD touchscreen
1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, touch support.
13.3-inch QHD+ touchscreen
3200 x 1800, 276 PPI, 60 Hz, IGZO2 IPS, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 72% color gamut, Touch support.

XPS 15 Touchscreen Display
15.6-inch WLED UHD touch
3840 x 2160  85/85/85/85 degrees  0.09 mm

Dell XPS 13 9360 Processor Options

    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7560U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.80 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
    8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
    8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W

Integrated Graphics   

    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
    7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7560U
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640
    48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz
    8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
    8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz

XPS 15-9560
Processor    

    7th generation Intel Core i3
    7th generation Intel Quad Core i5/i7
Chipset Mobile Intel HM175 Express Chipset
***I tried several Searches and didn't find a reference to a Linux driver for the HM175.

Integrated Discrete Controller Intel HD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Memory Shared system memory 4 GB GDDR5
***It's unclear, to me, if this is supported in Linux

Dell XPS 13 9360

    DW1820A 2x2 Wi-Fi
    Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.

Bluetooth   
    Bluetooth 4.1, 4.

XPS 15
    Wi-Fi 802.11 ac
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Bluetooth 4.2
    Miracast

XPS 13
Realtek ALC3246-CG with Waves MaxxAudio

XPS 15
Realtek ALC3266 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
***There might-maybe be a Linux driver in the pipeline. Even MS versions of windows apparently had problems with this chipset on multiple models. Got to wonder why they'd be so sloppy about the selection of an audio chipset.

[kd4e]

Well ... this is interesting ... https://frame.work/ Anyone considered the specs?

Also, the Lenovo IdeaPad S145 15.6" is said to be highly compatible to Linux.

As well as this 17" HP https://www.amazon.com/HP-i7-4810MQ-Win10P64-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B07JH536X1

Lenovo Carbon X1 14" - has been recommended as very Linux-friendly.

[kd4e]

I may still be talking to myself, no one else may be interested, but just in case ...

About to go with this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KGZ79N6/

HP 15 Laptop, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 15.6" Full HD IPS Display, Windows 10 Home, HP Fast Charge, Lightweight Design (15-dy2021nr, 2020)

End of thread for me.

[GBano]

In this context, I can only add my recent experience: I was specifucally looking for a lightweight system for an older ASUS EEEPC 1005PEG.
And this was a very good choice as it turned out. It ran on Mint before but much faster on Sparky now.
Appreciate it's not the most recent one though.