Just buy a Carbon X1 that's a couple of generations behind "current" - they're still being sold. Amazing battery life, trackpoint, high res screen (if you want

Just buy a Carbon X1 that's a couple of generations behind "current" - they're still being sold. Amazing battery life, trackpoint, high res screen (if you want it), super light, tough, good keyboard. And it's cheaper, too. What's not to like? Mine is 3.5 years old now, still going strong. Running Ubuntu since day one.