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I do NOT need a desktop, but I would immediately support a startup building a good Linux developers laptop with crucial criteria being: * Excellent keyboard fo
by reirob 13y ago
I do NOT need a desktop, but I would immediately support a startup building a good Linux developers laptop with crucial criteria being:
* Excellent keyboard for fast typist and programmers, must be better than the Thinkpad keyboards
* Ability to chose the keyboard layout, i.e. being able to chose US International or whatever you like (Lenovo allows to chose US international independent from the country where you deliver to, this is one of the reasons why I use them)
* Having a great Trackpoint, at least as good as the one from Thinkpads
* Having a 3:4 screen ratio and great screen specs, colors, brightness, resolution, should be available from 12" to 15.6"
* Needless to say that Hard-Ware components MUST be fully supported by Linux
* Build quality must be rock-solid
* The option to order it withOUT paying for Windows
* Must be as light as possible with the given specs and material (e.g. I do NOT need a CD/DVD drive)
* Must provide an options to pay for at least 3 year worldwide warranty including coverage for accidental damage
I guess HN fellows will have some more criteria to add. But for me those are the most important.
I am ready to pay a premium for this.
- jclos 13y agoOut of curiosity, what do you think of the Dell XPS13 Developer Edition, which seems to fill not all, but a lot of your conditions?
- reirob 13y agoThanks for pointing out. It is good to have the option with Linux. But except of this detail this laptop does not fit any of my requirements: * It has no trackpoint - the biggest deal breaker. But even if it would have one (I used Dell Latitudes in the past) it should be at least as good as the Thinkpad Trackpoints. * I cannot judge about the keyboard experience on this Dell because I did not try it out, but I looked up and I could not order it in Europe with a US Keyboard Layout + € sign. As well I think the media would have picked it up if it had an excellent keyboard experience. * The screen ratio is not 4:3 - I know nobody has 4:3 anymore, but I consider exactly this to be an industrial fail. I could go on, but these 3 points are the most important to me. Currently I have a Thinkpad X220 Tablet, that I can use as well in Tablet mode with integrated stylus - it cost me more than twice the price of the Dell you pointed me out, but this is not the problem. I am almost happy with this device. The main nitpick is that some of the plastic quality is not good enough - it broke twice already and I have plastic bits that are broken right now (luckily I have the warranty). I would prefer a bigger screen, 12.5" is too small for spending the whole day on it. And as well the screen ratio is stupid for developer or people working on text. And I had to pay for Windows.
- neltnerb 13y agoAh, a 4:3 screen... the unicorn of laptops. I suspect you're going to be disappointed for the remainder of your life with those specs.