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I recently bought a new MacBook Air, and it had an absolutely terrible keyboard, and had a horrible high pitched whine. I sent it back within a few hours and got a refund. So now I still have my Late 2013 MBP (top spec) but I really want a new work machine. I've looked at a few Apple alternatives with the intention of putting linux on them but they are all so ugly or bulky.

Is it so hard for laptop designers to create decent looking machines?

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I have a Huawei Matebook X Pro and I like it. There are many things to like about it but the one that stands out for me is the 3:2 ratio screen.

No matter how much Dell and Lenovo call their offerings professional, I just can't see a professional working on a 13" 16:9 screen.

Things I don't like about the Matebook is that the warranty and repair services are basically unknowns, there is no next business day, on-site warranty and of course, they aren't battle tested —though quality issues seem to be all the more common for Lenovo, Dell an Apple nowadays. Had a friend joke the other day _your Huawei is the only one sure to keep working, its main purpose is surveillance and if it brokes down, it can't perform its duty_. :)

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