[gigatexal]

Well the Dell XPS developer editions are nice if you can find them.

System76 makes bespoke Linux laptops, they could be an option.

I’m in the same boat: I’m looking for a laptop to replace my 2013 MacBook Pro and I’ve switched to Linux on it. So I’m hoping more folks reply.

Reddit would probably be a better place to so this though on something like r/Linux.

[pxska]

I agree with this answer – the Dell XPS machines are beasts and you might eventually even find yourself caring for the "fancy things", e.g. a touch screen.

To add to this list, I still think that Lenovo makes great and very customizable Thinkpads. As far as I know, the P15 is one of the popular ones. It's a chungus though, so if you need something lighter, the X1 Carbon is a great choice as well as it's very compact and portable.