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Historically Thinkpads have been the best option for a Linux laptop. I have a Sandy Bridge X220 that is mostly ok, but there have been issues like this xorg-video-intel bug that was recently fixed:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48525

and I still get occasional compiz window manager crashes but they are few and far between these days. If you want something along the lines of an Air have a look at the Thinkpad X1 Carbon.

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Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!

re: Thinkpad X1 Carbon: looks like a great option! Thanks.

The hardware on thinkpad's lean toward Intel motherboards, chipsets, cpu's and integrated graphics. Thinkpad's also have superb build quality.

I believe IBM conceived the thinkpad and nurtured it trying to engineer a solid product for corporate world. Retaining customers and creating a perception as a safe choice fit with IBM's ideals.

I believe dell put salesmanship slightly ahead of creating a reliable device. Gateway and HP opted to make a shiny chassis, cheap hardware substitutions, difficult to maintain and subsidized with shareware.

At the end of the day, I do believe Lenovo carries on the thinkpad visage of being a safe choice and not cutting corners like some of the competition.

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