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I suggest looking into the Dell XPS line (both 13 or 15 models, depending on your screen size tastes). I own a 2015 Dell XPS 13 and Linux support is amazing (long battery life, the laptop does not overheat and everything works out of the box on Ubuntu). The only weak spot is the webcam location in the lower part of the screen. Another good alternative could be the Thinkpad Carbon X line, but I don't have any direct e…
Thinkpad X230 here, IPS version, used ones are laughably cheap (Central/Eastern Europe). Battery, ram (two slots), keyboard, hdd are very easy to replace, everything works perfectly with linux (except bluetooth, but that's always problematic). On the downside the speaker and the touchpad are crap, so it's your call. I got a Macbook Air in case I gotta work on a project where osx is a must, but fortunately I haven't t…
I'd say buy a new mid 2015 Macbook 15inches, some vendors might have it in stock. I recently got it for around $2000 USD in Pakistan. It's Core i7, 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD.
They have been around so long you could likely get an Apple refurbished one for a few hundred less than new.
Does anyone know of good options with 32gb of ram? I have been happy with my 2 different dell xps machines and ubuntu, but everything still maxes out at 16gb ram.
The key is the GeForce 1050 with 4GB in it. That just rocks. The CPU is good as well: 7700K.
It is also very light, thin. This was actually the main selling point for me. Because I bring it everywhere with me.
I've had it for a year. (Also I have never had this coil whine issue that some mentioned - for me it seemed like FUD, but maybe it affects someone.)
There is an updated model coming out in a month or so, same design, just updated GeForce 1050 TI and a 6 core Intel Core i7 8xxx processor.
How about the touch pad? Is there any non Apple laptop where the touch pad works as well in Linux as the mbpro's in OS X? I'm spoiled and use my mbpro without a mouse ... because I can. I'd like to switch away from Apple when I need a new laptop because of the emoji keyboard. But I'd also like to keep using the laptop without a mouse. Is that possible these days?
> What computer[...] I'll take you literally there ;-) I know laptops are becoming more and more capable, but if you don't really work on the go (it's not clear from the post): I've had great experience using a refurbished quality laptop for non-demanding stuff (e.g. ssh and off-time surfing, reading,...); and a capable desktop computer to do the heavy lifting at home (at the office I use the workstation that's suppl…
I think the thing that makes me the most sad about Lenovo and Dell is the two incidents they've had in relation to consumer privacy [2][3].
[0]: https://storrgie.epiphyte.network/linux-on-the-t470s/
[1]: https://storrgie.epiphyte.network/project-fi-archlinux/
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfish
[3]: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/11/dell-...
Hey! Web dev/writer here that can relate — I've been writing about this after having gone through the same experience. In the last year, I've written about the Razer Blade, Eve V and about to ship a review of the Dell XPS 15 today or tomorrow (will post in this comment), which I ultimately settled on. It's a killer machine! I use Windows and WSL to do my work, and it's just as good as my MacBook setup ever was — exce…
I love my Dell XPS 15 9560, upgraded it to 32GB Ram, 1 TB SSD. Use it on my desktop with dual 32" 4K monitors attached to the Dell docking station with the laptop closed. Ubuntu and Windows works great. The key is the GeForce 1050 with 4GB in it. That just rocks. The CPU is good as well: 7700K. It is also very light, thin. This was actually the main selling point for me. Because I bring it everywhere with me. I've ha…