Ask HN: Best Linux/dev laptop as of October 2015?

Re:Ask HN: Best Linux/dev laptop as of October 2015? by calvins on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @11:03PM (#10423429)

I've been using a Samsung Series 9 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0082PZ1JU) with Linux for about three years and I've been very happy with the laptop.

All the special function keys work, battery life is good, sleep works, etc. The only imperfection is that after I close the lid and it goes to sleep, when I reopen it, it forgets that I've disabled the trackpad, so I have to press the function button that disables the trackpad each time it comes back from sleep (I use an external mouse).

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Re:Ask HN: Best Linux/dev laptop as of October 2015? by sashazykov on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @01:56AM (#10423938)

Which linux do you use? I really like how samsung series 9 looks like, and I suggested my friend to buy it three years ago. He also like the laptop, but he told me that he has some performance problems in ubuntu.

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Re:Ask HN: Best Linux/dev laptop as of October 2015? by calvins on Thursday October 22, 2015 @08:18AM (#10431746)

I use ubuntu, and haven't noticed any performance issues. What sorts of things did your friend report?

Edit: I have a model with 8GB RAM and SSD, but some models have less RAM and solid-state drives.

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