You could also consider looking into chromebooks with crostini depending on the kind of work you do in the linux environment. Its still in beta technically though so it might be a bit more green than you're after.
Part of why I'm looking into Linux is being interested in open source + free software, so not super excited about a chromebook.
I don't mind the form factor - I had an Asus netbook back in the day - but I'd rather just install Debian than use some sort of container thing in Chrome OS.
I have Pixel Slate (i7, 16 GB) with Crostini, specifically to run IntelliJ in case of an emergency. It does work, but needless to say it's not exactly blazing fast, also considering this is pretty much top of the line chromebook.
Sure. Like I said, it's a bit green still though I think it has a lot of potential. Also the speed should improve a lot soon as the flagship chromebooks should be getting GPU acceleration in crostini when version 75 hits stable. Currently we're on 73.
I don't mind the form factor - I had an Asus netbook back in the day - but I'd rather just install Debian than use some sort of container thing in Chrome OS.