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Which laptop to buy as a developer in 2018?

I develop in Gogland. I use arch on desktop but need laptop.

I like my Lenovo P50 with 64GB of RAM -- allows me to run Chrome AND the desktop Slack client at the same time! Oh, and VMWare workstation with four Windows Server VMs plus Visual Studio simultaneously.

Does it have 4K screen? Which OS? How long your battery lasts?

Jesus. I didn't realize how much computer you can get for a decent price.

64gigs RAM, 1TB HDD, 500GB flash drive, 4GB video card. Not a great monitor. But for ~2,800 bucks, I'm really tempted. Honestly, I don't see Apple ever making that machine, for any price, ever (even with a nice display). I just don't think they care.

Hmmm.

Lenovo Thinkpad 580, never been happier.

Macbook is still a no-brainer for me.

Which macbook is that? I've heard keyboard are broken on macbokk, not sure if i should buy.

I've bought the last macbook pro 13 (i7, 16gb) 8 months ago and it was the worst purchase of my life.

It's really bugs on bugs.

I will certainly change for a Chromebook (if announced linux application support is great) or a xps 13 (which I have great feedback from a friend on Ubuntu) soon

What kind of bugs? Is your keyboard working fine?

Which Chromebook you recommend? Can it be a full linux development machine?

The keyboard is fantastic,The bugs I experience are kernel panics.

I dont know for the moment for the full development experience [0]. I hope, it's the condition for me.

[0] https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-comes-to-chromebooks/

Dell XPS 13 has been a dream for me

Which OS does it has? And does it have a comparable screen to Macbook? HiDPI support?

I'm running Windows but you can get it preloaded with Ubuntu Beautiful 4k screen

Really nice screen on this one. I am not a Mac user, and I don't see the difference with the one colleagues are using. The rest of us are using Ubuntu/Fedora without any issues on Dell XPS 13 (2015 models). I have elected to have a ThinkPad for personal use and the screen is mediocre in comparison, but I prefer the keyboard.

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