Ask HN: What is the best all-around laptop for a platform agnostic?
I use my desktop for CAD modeling (Solidworks), photo editing (Lightroom, Photoshop) and occasional gaming. I use my chromebook for web browsing in ChromeOS, and also run Debian with Crouton side-by-side for programming and CLI usage.
Overall I've been quite happy with the Chromebook, but it's starting to show it's age and I want something with more capability.
My priorities (roughly in order of importance):
* Battery life
* Future-proof specifications and performance
* Stability
* Ability to run all the programs I need (Solidworks especially)
* Native support for unix/linux CLI
I ask here because I know there is a diverse audience of developers and techies, and because I really don't have a definite preference of platform/operating system. I'd love to hear laptop recommendations of any sort, including "wait for xxx product to come out". Price is not an issue; I want to get the best possible product.
Currently considering:
* Chromebook Pixel 2015 LS
* Microsoft Surface Book
* Waiting for the next release of Apple MBP
What do you use, and why?