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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by bduerst on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @05:13PM (#9187356)
>but i'm not sure how many would choose a Pixel over some other highend brands for a Linux machine.

I'm curious to know what other ultrabooks make great hardware for a linux laptop. Do you know a few?

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by subway on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @05:54PM (#9187655)
I'm a huge fan of the Lenovo X1 Carbon. Despite their stupid moves regarding preloaded software, it's tough to beat a Thinkpad for Linux support.

Even better than the Linux support though is their warranty support. For under $100 you can get a year of accidental damage protection with onsite service -- Not long ago I knocked my X230 off a desk, cracking the LCD. Lenovo sent an IBM tech out the next day with an LCD, who then installed it in my home office.

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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by gcr on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @08:46PM (#9188521)
Earlier today, I died a little when I discovered that they no longer sell the Thinkpad t430u. Wonderful machine.
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Re:2015 Chromebook Pixel by fizzbatter on Friday March 13, 2015 @12:40PM (#9198080)
Yea, i'm heavily debating a highend Thinkpad as a replacement for my Macbook Pro.

Mostly, i want Macbook Pro "quality", in a system that has good Linux support - mainly for containers, i'm sick of running a Linux VM on my OSX machine.

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