2016-12-04 12:15 GMT+01:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>:

* 2560x1600 or greater resolution LCD (CAD development)
* 13in size (has to fit in my backpack)
* below 1.5kg weight (carryable)
* 16GB of RAM (i'm maxing out the 8GB)
* 512GB SSD (i've maxed out the 256GB drive)
* cooperative manufacturer that hasn't caved in to microsoft
cartelling business practices

That's  a pretty short list for those specs:
https://tweakers.net/categorie/496/laptops/producten/#filter:RY1BCoMwEEXvMmsrk8QYzQGELrpyWboIGkqKVkmklEru3pkW2tVjHv__2WGJo49d8NMIFtYYbgmKr-yXuJFzafiZ1Q9Hyh1EAau7-j68PFiBWHBz8KdwB0tHolwXps3HBHYHVUlkPtwE9gxSGKTFWrYNQTZaEZQyLcMoQTCqrRhoFFwyaTSfhZkfgEBZIbDWovlrLGXNrdk9OVRqCTnnNw

Dismissed M$ stamp, that was not a selectable option ;-)

i looked at the lenovo yoga 900: zowee, lenovo are unethical.  they've
locked the BIOS so that you can't switch the NVMe SSD out of RAID mode
(so you can't even install windows from a windows CD), they've refused
refunds to people who claim mis-selling, they're ACTIVELY working to
release new BIOS updates that prevent and prohibit people from
installing linux, and they're scrambling to constantly censor reports
and complaints on their forum.

I Thought that issue was only for the "Signature" certified ones and they already caved to the shitstorm.

http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/44694.html

http://support.lenovo.com/se/nl/products/Laptops-and-netbooks/Yoga-Series/yoga-900-13isk2/downloads/DS119354

However Lenovo's direction is clearly becoming that of selling machine. Whitout regard of what happens after sale. They've bough Motorola in hopes to copy the succes recipe but their own rotten mobile department killed it instantly.

My view on the succes of motorola: Bugetphone's with high enoug spec's and updates! Now: Pricey phones with not enough specs to rival the rest in price range and zero updates or very tardy.

You are not done with a product once it has left the store. When a product leaves that store it becomes a showcase for your company. And that can be good or bad!

And a good customer support does not fix that. 
 

i also looked at the asus zenbook: fantastic machine.... except the
13in variant peaks at 12GB of RAM.

sony... have stopped doing laptops!  that's the end of an era: i'm amazed...

now, before i go spending $USD 1500 of crowd-funding money (which is
easily justifiable as it's absolutely essential that i have a working
machine and a half-decent backup) i'd like to double-check with people
if they know of anything better than the XPS 9350, both in terms of
specification as well as support for the linux community from the
manufacturer.  dell appear to be cooperating, releasing BIOS updates
that *actively* help linux users (as opposed to lenovo who do the
complete opposite and then try to hide the fact, generally being
incredibly evasive and unethical).

thoughts and suggestions appreciated for evaluation.  the 9350's at
the top of the list right now.

l.

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