This depends a lot of your needs. I use the Asus Zenbook UX305CA with Ubuntu 16.04 and I really love it. When it breaks I will probably get the same one again (

This depends a lot of your needs. I use the Asus Zenbook UX305CA with Ubuntu 16.04 and I really love it. When it breaks I will probably get the same one again (or a modern version of it). Now on the pros/cons: + Super lightweight and thin, can carry it anywhere. + Quite solid. Not the same as Macs, but a lot more than most laptops. + Silent. It uses an m3/m5 so it doesn't need fans. + Battery. It lasts 4h with max brightness and around 6 with low one. It's a lot more than I tried before and few laptops with Linux last this long (in my experience). Totally a letdown for Mac users (; + Price. I bought it for $650 + ~$130 for importing it, which still makes it really cheap. + 1080p 13.3" mate display. It's exactly just what I want. No glaring, no dirty touchscreen, not too small nor too big, good resolution but maintains the battery. - No keyboard backlight. However you should not be programming with the lights off. - No computing power. From time to time I like experimenting with something for which I'd need more power like 3D or video edition. - No USB Type-C. Of course the laptop is old for this standard, so I'm hoping for the next refresh they add it (and not USB-C + a proprietary charging method like they did in the UX303).