Review: Kubuntu Focus Zr Gen 1 Linux Laptop

Need the power of a Linux desktop in a laptop? Kubuntu Focus’ latest laptop is perfect for developers, video editors, and anyone who needs serious computing power.

I've been using Linux full-time since 2008, when I installed a copy of Ubuntu to see what it was like. It was great and I never looked back. In all that time, I have never purchased a PC that was explicitly designed to work with Linux. In 2008, there were precious few of those to choose from, but nowadays there are plenty, with names like Dell or Lenovo, or smaller, dedicated Linux shops like System76, which currently tops our guide to the best Linux laptops.

The latest dedicated Linux machine to cross my desk is from Kubuntu Focus, a relative newcomer (Kubuntu Focus launched in 2019), based not far from me in Traverse City, Michigan. The Zr Gen ...