Re:Ask HN: Best developer laptop under $1700?
by rileya on Sunday December 02, 2012 @05:01AM
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Thinkpad x230
I've had one for a few months now and it's been excellent, good keyboard, great Linux support and really good battery life (with the 9-cell battery I can get 8hrs+). It's nice and compact, and pretty darn light, if a little on the thick side.
With 8gb of RAM, 128gb SSD, and a midrange Core i5 it runs about $1200-1300, but you could probably buy the RAM/SSD separately and save a fair amount.
The one weak point is the screen resolution (1366x768), but the screen is IPS and very good quality otherwise.
I've had one for a few months now and it's been excellent, good keyboard, great Linux support and really good battery life (with the 9-cell battery I can get 8hrs+). It's nice and compact, and pretty darn light, if a little on the thick side.
With 8gb of RAM, 128gb SSD, and a midrange Core i5 it runs about $1200-1300, but you could probably buy the RAM/SSD separately and save a fair amount.
The one weak point is the screen resolution (1366x768), but the screen is IPS and very good quality otherwise.