The Zenbook line has dual and quad core machines, high-resolution screens, up to 16Gb of RAM, aluminum bodies, the ports you want, a great touchpad (and often t

The Zenbook line has dual and quad core machines, high-resolution screens, up to 16Gb of RAM, aluminum bodies, the ports you want, a great touchpad (and often touch screen), and an NVMe SSD. It's wonderfully supported by recent Linux releases (4.4 and up). I switched from a MBP to a Zenbook about seven months ago, running Ubuntu 16.04, without any issues. This is the model I have: https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ASUS-ZenBook-Pro-UX501VW/ https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ASUS-ZenBook-Pro-UX501VW/