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Which laptop? I desperately want to replace my MBP with the highest quality Fedora-supporting hardware I can find.
by rch 14y ago
Which laptop? I desperately want to replace my MBP with the highest quality Fedora-supporting hardware I can find.
- tikhonj 14y agoI have a Sony Vaio Z-series. I really like it, but it's rather expensive. Also, it comes with a weird dock thing that has an external graphics card. Ideally, you would plug this in and have better graphics processing when you're at home. I haven't been able to get this to work on Linux. However, I haven't been able to get it to work on Windows 8 either :/. So for me, the whole dock thing is just an overpriced external dvd drive. I really like the idea of having an external graphics card like that, but the implementation just isn't great. Out of all the laptops I've read about online, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon[1] really stands out. If I was looking for a new one, that's probably what I'd get. I'm not sure how well it supports Linux, but it just seems really awesome. [1]: http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x1-carbon/ http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x...
- rch 14y agoThe X1 does look nice, and it would be great to ditch the aluminum without settling for cheap-feeling plastic. My old Sharp MM10 had a magnesium alloy case... I still miss that one.
- tikhonj 14y agoThe Vaio Z-series is also made partially from carbon fiber. Mine also has the same resolution (1600x900) in a 13" screen. That said, if the X1 carbon was out when I was buying my laptop, I'd probably have gone for it. The low resolution of the old X1 was what really turned me off. Also, I think a 14" screen is a better compromise than 13" between portability and convenience.