I'm confused. This is a really vague question. What's the best color of car these days?
What features are you looking for in a Linux laptop?
The process should be to first identify what hardware features you want, and then identify Linux support for those features. Support varies from distro to distro; they all have warty bits, and you can spend a lot of time picking a Linux.
Meanwhile, it should be the case that lots of laptops run desktop Linux pretty darn well. The typical exceptions today are graphics drivers (damn you, nvidia!) and touchpads when the vendor decides to manufacture something new. Most other stuff should work with minimal effort.
I'm typing this from the LG 17Z990 that has been running Debian (and only Debian) for over 5 years now. (Not an endorsement of that particular laptop; the keyboard is SO FRAGILE!) Before that, I had a big honkin' Dell that worked flawlessly with Debian for at least 7 years. So that's 12 years of daily-driving Linux. It hasn't been without its nuisances, but neither are Windows or MacOS. Unlike Windows or MacOS, when something does annoy me in Linux, it is -- generally -- fixable.
I really don't think you need to buy a laptop for Linux support, at this point. Like, sure, double-check that it doesn't have a known problem. You might have to pick your Linux according to the laptop, though.
What features are you looking for in a Linux laptop?
The process should be to first identify what hardware features you want, and then identify Linux support for those features. Support varies from distro to distro; they all have warty bits, and you can spend a lot of time picking a Linux.
Meanwhile, it should be the case that lots of laptops run desktop Linux pretty darn well. The typical exceptions today are graphics drivers (damn you, nvidia!) and touchpads when the vendor decides to manufacture something new. Most other stuff should work with minimal effort.
I'm typing this from the LG 17Z990 that has been running Debian (and only Debian) for over 5 years now. (Not an endorsement of that particular laptop; the keyboard is SO FRAGILE!) Before that, I had a big honkin' Dell that worked flawlessly with Debian for at least 7 years. So that's 12 years of daily-driving Linux. It hasn't been without its nuisances, but neither are Windows or MacOS. Unlike Windows or MacOS, when something does annoy me in Linux, it is -- generally -- fixable.
I really don't think you need to buy a laptop for Linux support, at this point. Like, sure, double-check that it doesn't have a known problem. You might have to pick your Linux according to the laptop, though.