Best New Computers For Linux Mint

[alexa9]

I am looking for new computers that are capable of Linux Mint. Looking at most likely a minimum of 7th Gen i3, 128GB SSD, and 8GB RAM. I have an Intel NUC and a Dell Inspiron 3567 Laptop. I like the mini PC for home office/theater and laptop for travel over a tablet. Mostly use it for Youtube, Spotify, Rythymbox, Web browsing. Probably could use a less powerful CPU and 4GB RAM. I've looked at the Intel Compute Stick, Chromebooks/box, Dell Towers, Dell Laptops from Costco. I've also looked at used on eBay and I'm not opposed to that either.

[Pierre]

generally speaking, if you can get some machine that wosn't designed for win-8x or win10,
but rather for an older version of the windows system, that either has similar spec's to what you desire,
or that you can modify to obtain those specifications - - then that would be the preferred to way forward.

sure you can install LinuxMint onto those later machines, but it's a bit more tricky to achieve, though.

[Hoser Rob]

Hardware support in Linux is often a problem with very new hardware because it just takes longer for the kernel drivers to get out, and this is more of a problem with LTS distros like Mint. So a good idea is to check out those discount chains that sell last year's models.

[kc1di]

There are many laptops out there that work well with Linux You can get them from System 76 https://system76.com/laptops
Zareason https://zareason.com and quite a few others, you did not give a price point. often the sticky point is wifi , video or track pad sometimes that cause problems.
Also good source of computers is referbished Lenovo thinkpads I had an old t430 that work well with mint. Lots of choices but do your research first.
look at compatiblity lists for ubuntu found here: https://certification.ubuntu.com see if a model is listed that your thinking of.
good luck in your search.