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Comment by claudiug | Hacker News Reader

given the new mac book pro, genuine question:

What is the best linux notebook that close the gap with macbook pro?

I have been using the Dell Developer Edition since April of this year. There were a few hiccups because of some driver issues related to their USB-C dock (Correct me if i'm wrong, but I guess this problem was not limited to just their linux laptop?)

Ever since upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 things have been pretty smooth. I believe any distro with a 4.4 series kernel or higher will behave pretty well.

Before this I had a thinkpad T series (I miss the keyboard, and the abundance of ports. It was really good), and I never had any problem with running any distribution of Linux.

In Summary: I think you cannot go wrong with either a Thinkpad or the Dell Developer edition. They are well made machines with good support for linux.

I've been looking around. These look like sub-par options. Horrible plastic cases are a deal breaker. Also the track pads seem to be toy like compared to the macbook pro. I've been waiting to get a new mbp but after yesterdays announcement I'm not so keen anymore. Would love to switch to a linux machine but the hardware needs to be equal or better than the mbp not only in specs but in quality of finish.

The Dell developer series isn't made of plastic. And the trackpad is really good. I'd put it on the same level as the MacBook.

I've always been happy with System76: https://system76.com/laptops

They feel clunky

Dell XPS Developer Editions and ThinkPad workstations. No single specific model counts as a Macbook replacement. You have to choose. (Which isn't bad.)

Lenovo P50, but don't get a dock.

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