Dell has some decent laptops with Linux pre-installed, Ubuntu: http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/campaigns/xps-linux-laptop.aspx http://content.dell.co

Dell has some decent laptops with Linux pre-installed, Ubuntu: http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/campaigns/xps-linux-laptop.aspx http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/campaigns/xps-lin... There is also the M4700 which can be configured with up to 32GB RAM, matte full HD display, and Ubuntu/RHEL if you want more power (but less portability). I like my M4500 very much, but they are a bit expensive unless they have a good promo.