Ask HN: It's 2021, where do I go to buy a prebuilt Linux compatible desktop?

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I'm doing development work that is maxing out my macbook air laptop, it's time to buy a desktop machine as my daily driver (when I'm at my desk). I need to drive multiple monitors and handle normal CPU and memory intensive tasks, and it needs to be linux compatible out of the box. Where do I go these days?

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The only place I am aware of that openly advertises their Linux compatibility out of the box is System 76.

https://system76.com/

That being said, there is definitely a price premium.

Plenty of good options nowadays:

https://shop.puri.sm/

https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en

https://system76.com/

https://frame.work/

https://pine64.com/product-category/laptops/

https://minifree.org/

Lenovo, Dell, probably some other large OEMs have them too.

For desktops pretty much everything will be compatible, in my experience. Never had an issue. Got a custom build about a year ago with a slightly older motherboard f450/Ryzen 7 3700x & 2070super / nvme /ssds

It's not like modern laptops with all kinds of hacks needed for Linux.

Dell sells them.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/overview/cp/linuxsystem...

https://www.titancomputers.com/

I haven't done business with them but their website is badass.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/linux-laptops-desktops/

Also framework -

https://frame.work/

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