With laptops, there’s no match for the thermal efficacy of the MacBook. That’s why you can only find laptops with mobile CPUs. If you buy a Mac to run Linux, get an M1 or M2. Be aware of the caveats (not all features are supported). With any laptop, you could in theory undervolt the CPU and screw up the fan curves to make it effectively fanless.
If you are ok with a mobile CPU, a lot of chromebooks are fanless and you can slap Linux on them, but they’re slow.
I'm not an Apple fanboy, but I am a fan of silent/efficient computing (and personally own Apple, AMD and Intel computing hardware that qualifies in that category) and it is shocking and weird that Apple is the only real silent/efficient/HiDPI player in the laptop space.
I'm very fond of my Pixelbook Go. They are not new but still can be had at a somewhat decent price: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YMM4YC1
It's fairly simple to get it running Linux via this project: https://docs.chrultrabook.com/
The screen is 165.63 PPI, nearly what you're looking for. It's plenty crisp and clear for me at 1,920 × 1,080.
And most importantly, it's thin, fanless, and the battery is decent.
With laptops, there’s no match for the thermal efficacy of the MacBook. That’s why you can only find laptops with mobile CPUs. If you buy a Mac to run Linux, get an M1 or M2. Be aware of the caveats (not all features are supported). With any laptop, you could in theory undervolt the CPU and screw up the fan curves to make it effectively fanless.
If you are ok with a mobile CPU, a lot of chromebooks are fanless and you can slap Linux on them, but they’re slow.
I'm thinking about getting a used MS Surface-like tablet with a keyboard cover instead of a laptop. Seems that it might check your boxes, too.
Yes. The Apple Silicon Macbook Airs. That is it.
I'm not an Apple fanboy, but I am a fan of silent/efficient computing (and personally own Apple, AMD and Intel computing hardware that qualifies in that category) and it is shocking and weird that Apple is the only real silent/efficient/HiDPI player in the laptop space.