As long as I can run Linux easily, edit/compile smallish code projects and watch Youtube smoothly CPU/GPU/RAM specs don't matter a whole lot for me when it come

As long as I can run Linux easily, edit/compile smallish code projects and watch Youtube smoothly CPU/GPU/RAM specs don't matter a whole lot for me when it comes to a laptop - I've got a beefy desktop at home for that (and I could remote into it from the laptop too). However battery life, ruggedness, 3:2 display, small size etc (note: not thickness, I don't actually care about that, just the other dimensions so it easily fits in a backpack) are all features I do look for in a laptop, and Chromebooks usually have that in spades (stuff that's intended to be handed out to high school kids is probably pretty indestructible). If Apple releases an 11" MacBook Air for a reasonable price that would be pretty compelling for me too though, knowing I do have the processing power should want it (and the very high dpi display).