Looking to buy a Linux Mint laptop? Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based primarily on Ubuntu packages, and it’s one of the most beginner-friendly options in the Linux world. It comes with a wide range of free and open-source applications and can, if you choose, provide full out-of-the-box multimedia support including proprietary codecs — making it especially well-suited for users who want a polished, ready-to-use desktop experience. Since 2010, alongside the mainstream Ubuntu-based release, Linux Mint also offers LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition), which is based directly on Debian rather than Ubuntu. On this page you’ll find an overview of the best preinstalled Linux laptops, carefully selected and configured for full compatibility with Linux Mint.
Performance: Intel Core i5 or i7 - Max. 64 GB RAM
Display: 14" FHD 1920x1080 @60Hz
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Storage: Max. 1x M.2 PCIe SSD
Mobility: Battery up to 8 hours - 1.45 kg
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$594.79 ($594.79 Excl. VAT)
Performance: Intel Core i5 or i7 - Max. 64 GB RAM
Display: 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 @60Hz
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Storage: Max. 1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Mobility: Battery up to 8 hours - 1.8 kg
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$604.91 ($604.91 Excl. VAT)
Performance: AMD Ryzen 5 & 7 - Max. 96GB DDR5 RAM
Display: 16-inch 1920x1200 @120Hz 100% sRGB
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ integrated Graphics
Storage: Max. 2x PCIe Gen4x4 SSD
Mobility: 9 hours battery life - 1.9 kg
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$737.42 ($737.42 Excl. VAT)
Performance: Intel Core i5/i7 - Max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM
Display: 15.6" 1920x1080 @144Hz 72% NTSC
Graphics: Max. NVIDIA GeForce RTX-3050
Storage: Max. 2x M.2 PCIe SSD
Mobility: 15.6" - battery up to 3,5 hours - 2 kg
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$797.11 ($797.11 Excl. VAT)
Performance: Max. AMD Ryzen 9 - 128 GB DDR5 RAM
Display: 14" 2880×1800 @120Hz 100% sRGB
Graphics: AMD integrated Radeon Graphics
Storage: Max. 2x M.2 PCIe SSD
Mobility: 14" - battery up to 8 hours - 1.45 kg
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$969.07 ($969.07 Excl. VAT)
Performance: Max. AMD Ryzen 9 - 128 GB DDR5 RAM
Display: 15.3" 2560x1600 @180Hz 100% sRGB
Graphics: AMD integrated Radeon Graphics
Storage: Max. 2x M.2 PCIe SSD
Mobility: battery up to 8 hours - 1.75 kg - Full metal
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$1,070.23 ($1,070.23 Excl. VAT)
Performance: Intel Core U7-255H - Max. 96GB DDR5 RAM
Display: 16-inch 2560x1600 @240Hz 100% sRGB
Graphics: Intel Arc integrated Graphics
Storage: Max. 2x PCIe Gen4x4 SSD
Mobility: 8 hours battery life - 1.8 kg
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$1,404.04 ($1,404.04 Excl. VAT)
Performance: Intel Core U9 - Max. 128GB DDR5 RAM
Display: Max. 16" 2560x1600 @300Hz 100% sRGB 1000nits Mini-LED
Graphics: Max. NVIDIA GeForce RTX-5090
Storage: Max. 2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Mobility: 16" - battery up to 7 hours - 2.8 kg
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$2,284.10 ($2,284.10 Excl. VAT)
Performance: AMD Ryzen 9X3D - Max. 96GB DDR5 RAM
Display: Max. 16" 2560x1600 @300Hz 100% sRGB 1000nits Mini-LED
Graphics: Max. NVIDIA GeForce RTX-5090
Storage: Max. 2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Mobility: 16" - battery up to 5 hours - 2.8 kg
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$2,385.26 ($2,385.26 Excl. VAT)
Alongside major names like Ubuntu and Debian, Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions in the world. In the Netherlands and Belgium in particular, Mint is the second most chosen Linux distribution after Ubuntu. Linux Mint is especially popular among former Windows users, because its desktop environment closely resembles the familiar look and feel of Microsoft Windows — making the transition smooth and intuitive. Besides the LMDE edition (based on Debian rather than Ubuntu), Linux Mint is available in three different desktop environments: Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce. Among our customers, Linux Mint Cinnamon is by far the most popular choice for a Linux Mint laptop.
Getting started with Linux Mint as a beginner doesn’t mean you have to figure everything out on your own. There’s extensive documentation available and plenty of active user groups dedicated to Mint. Linux Mint has a large and welcoming English-speaking community that’s happy to help new users find their way. The built-in Software Manager — packed with popular free apps — makes it easy to install applications on your Linux Mint laptop or desktop with just a few clicks.
Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” is a long-term support release with security updates and software upgrades guaranteed until April 2029. Based on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) and powered by Linux kernel 6.8, Linux Mint 22 brings updated software, modern components and enhanced language support. The installer optimises disk space by removing unused language packs after installation, while keeping essential language packs (including English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch and Italian) directly on the ISO image — so you can install offline in your preferred language. Linux Mint
Notable improvements in Linux Mint 22 include PipeWire as the default sound server (replacing PulseAudio for lower latency and better Bluetooth compatibility), full GTK4 theme support, JXL image support in the Pix viewer, and improved HiDPI rendering throughout the system. Thunderbird remains available as a native .deb package — unlike in Ubuntu, where it has moved to Snap — and the new GNOME Online Accounts GTK component ensures compatibility across Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktop environments. Several GNOME applications have been downgraded to GTK3 to preserve system theme support, which is a core part of the Linux Mint experience.
In addition, Linux Mint 22 — like its predecessor Mint 21 — disables the use of Snapd via APT by default, due to security concerns and the closed-source nature of the Snap Store. The main developer of Linux Mint has previously expressed strong reservations about Canonical’s Snap implementation (read more):
Applications in this store cannot be patched or pinned. You can’t audit them, hold them, modify them or even point snap to a different store. You have as much empowerment with this as if you were using proprietary software, i.e. none. This is in effect similar to a commercial proprietary solution, but with two major differences: it runs as root, and it installs itself without asking you.
This is what Linux Mint team calls the minimum and recommended system requirements for installing the Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon, Mate or Xfce version (source). Please note that this refers to physical installations and not virtual installations.
