Why can't a quality linux-friendly laptop exist?

>>59881106
system76

purism

>>59881106
t420.

>>59881106
x220

>>59881106
by chance, are you looking for the lenovo thinkpad, sir? well, you have come to the right place!

you see, here within /g/, we choose the t series thinkpads and x series thinkpads as our daily drivers. for what reason? who cares!

join the club, buddy!

>>59881106
XPS laptops are compatible.

>>59881106
See:
>>59881156

System76 laptops aren't too shabby and relatively easy to upgrade (as far as laptops go anyway)

When the fuck is that retro thinkpad coming out? I swear I took the survey for that like 3 years ago.

>>59881106
buy a old leetbook of egay. Old thinkpads are too expensive now

>>59881106
Have you tried the New™ Apple® MacBook™ Pro© with Retina™ Display®?

>>59881106
>tfw x220 came out in 2011

>>59881106
OP here. I'm not exactly lamenting the gap. I try not to let it bum me out too much.

But I am curious about the economics. What's preventing one of the bigger companies from shifting focus to quality, or a smaller hardware startup sheltered by, say, Y-Combinator Research or something?

>>59881495
I already told you, Purism. They are pretty new though, so I can't say much about them.

http://puri.sm/