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- decent design; no gamer laptops, blinking led monstrosities, etc. for me. - decent performance; I'm an engineer. I actually lose time when things run slowly.

- decent design; no gamer laptops, blinking led monstrosities, etc. for me. - decent performance; I'm an engineer. I actually lose time when things run slowly. Lots of time. Kills my flow and I bill a premium rate. - decent screen. I look at this thing for the better part of a day. Also, I dabble with photography once in a while and occasionally some frontend stuff. So, HDPI/250 dpi or better. - Decent ssd storage. I'm done with spinning disks. Not a thing in my life in the last decade. - A keyboard and trackpad that are genuinely good. I use laptops as laptops and I hate having to plug in external peripherals for input. - Linux compatible & hassle free.

robocat 5y ago
> HDPI/250 dpi or better > Linux compatible I would not recommend getting a 4K. I have the 4K Dell XPS 15” and I wish I got the normal screen instead. Too much time wasted on resolution problems with some apps on Linux, and it only came with a touchscreen gloss finish - bad mistake.
- GordonS 5y ago
  > and it only came with a touchscreen gloss finish Why do so many laptops only have a 3/4K option with a glossy finish? Personally, I can't stand glossy screens - sure, the colours look good in a showroom, but they're just too reflective in real-world use.
acomjean 5y ago
Besides some of the led bling I find gaming laptops work pretty well as work machines (and some are toned down so much, they’re not embarrassing for adults). I also know a couple professionals that use them as their main machines (one does ed visualizations so the gpu..) They tend to have lots of ports including wired Ethernet. Have great performance. Decent video cards. Are somewhat fixable/ upgradable. Downside is power consumption. Sometimes the screens are just ok. I ended up going with a system76 machine which comes with Linux so I didn’t have to futz with it. This model is a rebranded “Clevo” gaming machine too, but you wouldn’t know by looking at it.
- User23 5y ago
  The only comment my Razer Blade 15 gets is that it looks nice, when people notice it at all. The LED on the keyboard is programmable if you don't like that and I find it handy for low light situations. The triple-snake logo isn't that obtrusive either. It also runs Linux great.
drdec 5y ago
Sounds great, so what brand and model are you using now?

robocat 5y ago

> HDPI/250 dpi or better > Linux compatible I would not recommend getting a 4K. I have the 4K Dell XPS 15” and I wish I got the normal screen instead. Too much time wasted on resolution problems with some apps on Linux, and it only came with a touchscreen gloss finish - bad mistake.

GordonS 5y ago
> and it only came with a touchscreen gloss finish Why do so many laptops only have a 3/4K option with a glossy finish? Personally, I can't stand glossy screens - sure, the colours look good in a showroom, but they're just too reflective in real-world use.

acomjean 5y ago

Besides some of the led bling I find gaming laptops work pretty well as work machines (and some are toned down so much, they’re not embarrassing for adults). I also know a couple professionals that use them as their main machines (one does ed visualizations so the gpu..) They tend to have lots of ports including wired Ethernet. Have great performance. Decent video cards. Are somewhat fixable/ upgradable. Downside is power consumption. Sometimes the screens are just ok. I ended up going with a system76 machine which comes with Linux so I didn’t have to futz with it. This model is a rebranded “Clevo” gaming machine too, but you wouldn’t know by looking at it.

User23 5y ago
The only comment my Razer Blade 15 gets is that it looks nice, when people notice it at all. The LED on the keyboard is programmable if you don't like that and I find it handy for low light situations. The triple-snake logo isn't that obtrusive either. It also runs Linux great.

drdec 5y ago

Sounds great, so what brand and model are you using now?