I currently run Ubuntu on a 2008 MacBook (runs near flawlessly) and a 2012 top of the line Dell Latitude (buggy as hell).
A lot of the responses here are along the lines of "I think you should look at this laptop", not "I have personally run this laptop and it works great."
I bring this up because my experience with the Dell which is otherwise the best laptop I have ever used and technically meets all the right specs has been dreadful.
My advice is to seek out answers from people who have actually done what you are trying to do and get some real world feedback. Also, if all else fails, I believe the shear volume of technically inclined people who own an Apple laptop compared to products from other companies should be taken into consideration.
Good luck and make sure whatever you get has a solid return policy!
Yes, good points. Of course I value most answers from people with actual experience. But I'm also happy with answers of the kind like "see, manufacturer X is going to release model Y in 2 months"...
Same observations about Dell, except for the cheap class (which I don't want) which is extremely good for its price.
A lot of the responses here are along the lines of "I think you should look at this laptop", not "I have personally run this laptop and it works great."
I bring this up because my experience with the Dell which is otherwise the best laptop I have ever used and technically meets all the right specs has been dreadful.
My advice is to seek out answers from people who have actually done what you are trying to do and get some real world feedback. Also, if all else fails, I believe the shear volume of technically inclined people who own an Apple laptop compared to products from other companies should be taken into consideration.
Good luck and make sure whatever you get has a solid return policy!