Ask HN: What is the best Linux laptop for software development?

Re:Ask HN: What is the best Linux laptop for software develo... by nwmcsween on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @04:11PM (#3077322)

A sager or clevo ph150hm most resellers have specs that will be much better than any mainstream laptops for a fraction of the price. As an example I plan on picking up a i7 16gb ram 2x 750hdds and a 6970m with a 95% gamut NTSC screen for about $1500

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best Linux laptop for software develo... by chopmo on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @06:17PM (#3077871)

I'm sure there is money to be saved here. But the question is, how much of my time am I going to spend trawling through pages like this one?

http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/products/item.asp?procatalogID=7

Also, it would be a hassle to verify that the hardware was supported by Ubuntu. I didn't state this in my question, but I'm looking for something that "just works" to the extent possible.

I appreciate the tip though, thanks.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best Linux laptop for software develo... by nwmcsween on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @07:46PM (#3078164)

Try malibal - a reseller clevo doesn't distribute to consumers directly. Hardware issues are largely a myth unless ubuntu doesn't backport drivers. If you want in depth answers look at a notebook website not hn

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best Linux laptop for software develo... by wnight on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @10:51PM (#3078813)

What's the Linux support like?

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