Who I am

Dear reader of this post, my name is Nico Schottelius, I am digital nomad searching for a great notebook. My requirements are (in my opinion) simple, but I struggle to find any vendor marketing a notebook that fulfills my needs.

What I search

It is as easy as this:

• 12 to 14 inch screen
  • Preferred something that does not have senseless big borders
  • Size should be less or equal than 30cm x 17cm
• Resolution at least 1600x900
  • 1600x900 allows three terminals next to each other
  • 3200x1800 is ok as well, but needs some high dpi tunings under Linux
• Screen should be readable in sun light
  • Bright enough
  • Not reflecting too much (like the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro!)
• At least 8G RAM
  • 16 GiB RAM is ok as well
• At least 512 GB SSD
  • 1TB ok as well
  • I store pictures on the notebook
• Battery lifetime >= 6h
  • Real 6 hours, not vendor claimed 6 hours
  • Preferred 12+ hours, so I can stay without power a day long
• Linux supported
  • Not needed to be certified, but Linux should be easily installable to it
  • Reference distributions: Archlinux and Debian
• Good keyboard
  • I know, very subjective, but something that let's me type hours without problems in my hands
  • Thinkpads are usually fine, Mac stuff usually as well
• Weight: Less than 2 KG (4.4 lbs)
  • Would be great to be in the range of 1.0 KG (2.2 lbs)

Suitable devices

none so far

Unsuitable devices (tested)

• Mac Book Air 13"
  • Resolution is 1400x900
• Lenovo X1 Carbon
  • Broken keyboard, no capslock key
    • I need capslock for the Neo Keyboard Layout
  • Old Models: SSD up to 256G only
• Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
  • Unreadable in sun light
  • Poor keyboard

Call for help

If you know or own any device that may fit the given description, please contact me or leave a comment on hackernews.