I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but I would suggest System76. https://system76.com
Thanks, Sean Brown On Aug 13, 2014, at 9:00 AM, Mark Phillips <m...@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote: > I forgot to mention in my first post that I don't want the touchscreen and > consider it a waste of money. But I do want the higher horsepower and RAM for > development work and visualization of Windows. I gave up dual booting a long > time ago. I have been a long time Dell user, and have found the hardware to > last a long time and work well with Linux. I know many people disagree, but > my experience with Dell has been great over the past 10+ years. > > Oh, I also need a backlit keyboard....I am surprised not all high end laptops > have them. > > I need great graphics for gaming....have to keep up with my middle daughter > who is really very good....;) I believe the card in the XPS 15 is better > suited for gaming. So I need to run Windows in vmware player to compete with > her online.....my old dual core Vostro 1520 struggles to keep up, the fan > goes crazy and it get rather warm. Hence my original question about > heat.....I don't need another toaster on my desk! > > Thanks for the Aleinware recommendation.....a longer battery life is far more > important than the touch screen!! I will look into them. > > I really don't want to carry around a 17" screen....and 13" is getting too > small for my older eyes, so I am looking at 15" screens. I use an external > monitor on my desk. > > I also had a recommendation to look at EmperorLinux machines. Anyone have any > experience with these laptops? > > Thanks to everyone for their recommendations! > > Mark > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 8:31 AM, Lisa Kachold <foo...@it-clowns.com> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Those two are virtually identical. > > Things to consider: > > 1) QHD+ doesn't work in Chrome > 2) You won't have any use for the touch screen > 3) The M800 comes with two 500G drives (SATA and SSD) > 4) The M800 is available with a lot of options and customizations that the > XPS15 does not provide. > 5) If you need professional 3D graphics requiring the Quardro chip, get the > M3800. > > I am wondering why you are not considering a system without the high end > graphics (for AutoCad or Architechs/Gamers) and without the touchscreen or > something from Alienware (17 is 1/2 the price with optional overclocking and > LONG battery life). > > These choices are comparable to a Mac PowerBook in price! > > > References: > > http://askubuntu.com/questions/371429/using-a-qhd-display-with-ubuntu-13-10 > > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 5:25 PM, Mark Phillips <m...@phillipsmarketing.biz> > wrote: > Does anyone use an Dell XPS15 or M3800 laptop? I am looking at these two > models, or perhaps the developer edition with Ubuntu pre-installed. I have > read that these machines get really hot...to the point of the machine > crashing. Just wondering about anyone's personal experience. > > Also, any recommendations for other brands? I am looking for a core i7, at > least 8 GB or RAM, and a large SSD to run Debian. Many of the "native linux" > machines are huge and thick....I liked these two Dell models as they have a > sleeker design and don't weigh 10 lbs. > > Any thoughts on whether to have a small SSD for the OS and a companion hard > drive for data, or just blow a wad on a huge SSD (1 TB) for both OS and data? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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