2. IPS matte good quality display with similar resolution to 2560x1440p, Superb colors and peak brightness.
3. At-least 32GB RAM but pref up-gradable RAM to 64GB
4. Linux full support, preferable AMD
5. Keyboard similar to old thinkpad 7 row style. General going back to retro style with proper keys, Topre switches or why not a mechanical keyboard if possible.
6. Trackpad of high quality. Atleast similar to Apple. Not seen any that have it yet on pc. If not possible, add a trackpoint and remove the trackpad.
7. Ports! Please have many ports. As many as possible.
8. Hardware quality. hinges, case and overall. Make it durable.
9. Battery time, make it last.
10. No spyware or bloatware. Published schematics of the laptop and help the open source community.
11. Good quality parts in chipset for wifi, bluetooth, sound. Latest AMD. Should not be a issue.
12. No intel inside stickers or other stickers on my laptop. If have to put a logo on it, make the logo very small and not in your face.
Okey, so what can i be without to make the above possible and
- No frills or extras.
- No touch display.
- Medium powered CPU. ( think road warrior not full fledged desktop replacement )
- No discrete GPU needed if it makes my laptop warmer, or make battery go down faster. Integrated GPU is "good enough"
- No need for fingerprint sensor, even if convenient.
- No magic bars or other innovation someone thought would be good.
- Weight and thickness is less important then manufactures seem to think. To a degree. Slim laptops get warmer, rather have it a bit ticket with more room for battery etc.
Do the basics correct. A modern take on the Thinkpad x220. Remove things that don't matter and make a classic awesome laptop for the ages.
Similar to what I was looking for after I ditched macs altogether. Closest were Razer Blade Stealth and X1 Carbon. I opted for stealth and linux just works on it (Pop).. and there's a discrete gfx when I need it. I opted for FHD instead 4k since I didn't see it as newded on 13".. colleague opted for 4k. I wish there was 32 gigs though. That's only thing I miss. Apparently there's an AMD 14" now available too.
It's the best thing I found and I am truly satisfied with it. Keyboard is good, especially coming from (good version) macbook pro ones, build quality excellent, battery great (for intel), screen great.. I would like to see an SD slot on it, but hey, and maybe one more USB-C or two. There are two of each, and you can charge on either side which is cool. No need for USB-A anymore IMO, maybe they'll go full four USB-C next gen.
I didn't go with X1 because I do occasionally need discrete graphics, it works with Razer Core out of the box as well (on linux, but probably X1 would too), no proprietary charger (it's USB-C), and I don't like Lenovo's trackpad - neither the feeling of it nor the two (for myself) unnecessary physical buttons and a trackpoint. I understand there's a cult following for that however, so to each their own I guess.
2. IPS matte good quality display with similar resolution to 2560x1440p, Superb colors and peak brightness.
3. At-least 32GB RAM but pref up-gradable RAM to 64GB
4. Linux full support, preferable AMD
5. Keyboard similar to old thinkpad 7 row style. General going back to retro style with proper keys, Topre switches or why not a mechanical keyboard if possible.
6. Trackpad of high quality. Atleast similar to Apple. Not seen any that have it yet on pc. If not possible, add a trackpoint and remove the trackpad.
7. Ports! Please have many ports. As many as possible.
8. Hardware quality. hinges, case and overall. Make it durable.
9. Battery time, make it last.
10. No spyware or bloatware. Published schematics of the laptop and help the open source community.
11. Good quality parts in chipset for wifi, bluetooth, sound. Latest AMD. Should not be a issue.
12. No intel inside stickers or other stickers on my laptop. If have to put a logo on it, make the logo very small and not in your face.
Okey, so what can i be without to make the above possible and
- No frills or extras. - No touch display. - Medium powered CPU. ( think road warrior not full fledged desktop replacement ) - No discrete GPU needed if it makes my laptop warmer, or make battery go down faster. Integrated GPU is "good enough" - No need for fingerprint sensor, even if convenient. - No magic bars or other innovation someone thought would be good. - Weight and thickness is less important then manufactures seem to think. To a degree. Slim laptops get warmer, rather have it a bit ticket with more room for battery etc.
Do the basics correct. A modern take on the Thinkpad x220. Remove things that don't matter and make a classic awesome laptop for the ages.