What Will My New Laptop Be?

I'm having the same problem. I want a 13" with Nvidia graphics(must play back 1080P, even if screen isn't 1080p), LED screen, webcam, dual core processor, 16+GB SSD, and no-os/linux preload. Basicly 13" netbook with nvidia graphics. Also a 8hr battery would be awesome! Asking for too much? System 76 looks nice, but my 15" is too big 10" is too small for me. Possibly look at Nvidia Ion. This would be a great topic for a follow up article.

Manufacturers should be fighting to fill this niche. We are very loyal to companies that support Linux. Look at Nvidia and Intel.

I will probably buy another Thinkpad, mostly because of the keyboard and Trackpoint. Someone else said it, Thinkpad keyboads are great and I don't think they have much competition. Last time I was at the store, the Sony and Apple keyboards were embarrassingly shoddy, Toshiba wasn't as bad though.

I want this to be my last machine with a fan or HD. My complaint with this SL400, my left wrist gets hot and bothered because I think the HD is spinning directly under that part of the machine. Plus I hate the hum of fans. I heard many people are now deaf at this frequency where machines hum.

I love having a Trackpoint. Yes, I have a nice wireless mouse too. Like right now I'm writing in bed because I broke my ankle and I wouldn't want a mouse. Trackpoint is great for editing text because you can shift-select without moving your fingers much, for example. Probably IBM sold the Trackpoint patent to Lenovo? So it's unlikely I would buy a machine without a Trackpoint, as crazy as that sounds.

As for speed, ram, storage, I don't really care! Also, I don't want a screen with a matte finish, why unnecessarily blur your vision? Give me slick, glossy, gorgeous pixels! So that's also a deal-breaker. I was a picture framer for years, so I know what anti-glare is all about, but this Lenovo VibrantView is just awesome, I'll never go back to a blurry, distorted "anti-glare" screen. I don't have any trouble with glare, even outside in the Texas sun, just turn up the brightness!

Well, the name Phil Hughes rings a bell, isn't the author the Aussie opener? And I'd suggest a Dell Studio which my friend got. No buttons on the edges, I like that, and he got it with no OS. The icing on the cake it was, without Vista. It is beefy too, three VMs ran at a time like a charm.

The new ThinkPad T500 and T400 series is excellent for Linux. Battery life is around 2.5 hours, give or take depending on use. They also run Linux perfectly, the new Intel hardware is well supported. The keys are awesome, the best. I haven't found a better keyboard, even for my desktop systems. They also use DDR-3 RAM and SATA2 hard drives. The Intel GM4500 graphics controller is much better than the older Intel models. The little night light LED at the top of the screen is great at night when you don't want to turn the lights on but feel like working, it casts a soft illumination over the keyboard.

This laptop is great, cheap and has an excellent keyboard. 13.3" screen and a button to turn off the touchpad. Everything works well with linux except a few suspend/resume problems and the whole thing weighs only 1.5kilo and is superthin. 6 plus hour battery life also :)

Definitely the place to go!

Their laptops are a bit expensive, but the hardware is phenomenal and perfectly working with Linux. The Pangolin series is amazing (I have one and my wife has one too) and with the nVidia card with dedicated memory, the performance is excellent! This is an acquisition you will not regret.

Our recommendations for equipment are based on individual customer needs, what they currently use/own, what their future requirements might be, and how the current and future marketplace trends can benefit them fiscally. We routinely counsel against buying new at retail when the used market is incredibly vibrant and the cost savings are definitely welcome in these failing economic times.

We might recommend that you use a USB keyboard and mouse with your Z3300 for full-size utility and comfort.

We're watching the LED flat-screens with interest and will be making purchases once a used market becomes established.

We'll also be converting for off-grid use similarily to this:

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt/2007-04/msg00030.html

Sincerely,
John and Dagny Galt
Atlas Shrugged, Owner's Manual To The Universe!(tm)

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I've gone from an Asus EEE 1000 running Ubuntu (great but too small if you type) to a Samsung R60+ (great value but big and bulky) -- temporarily -- before settling on a Thinkpad X200. It's terrific. I'm still running Vista but planning to make it dual boot with Ubuntu.

Nothing I've seen since buying it has made me regret it. I did wonder about the MSI X320 and 340, knowing they were coming, but the keyboard quality and overall build quality is poor and the price is not a rational markup but a discount to the Macbook Air.

The Thinkpad is quality through and through. I could only be happier if this came with Ubuntu pre-installed and with the same level of hardware support (currently linux battery life is a bit less than windows, from what I've read online).

I have a base station for the machine for the rare occasions when I need to use a DVD or CD but this is less and less often.

I got the machine at a good price, MUCH less than a Mac. I've bought a 500Gb drive for it and doubled the ram to 4Gb, and I can replace the battery whenever I want to.

I vote for the 13 inch MacBook Pro too. Nothing beats the hardware.

Oki (www.oki.com , the manufacturer of printers) sells laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled.

I recommend a HP Elitebook. They are very solid, rugged with business feautures like additional battery expansion slot. And they are cheaper than a Dell. My personal choice the 6930p type.

The 13 inch MacBook Pro. Great battery life and it is rugged

Check out the new 14" laptop from ZaReason.