[[!meta title="Searching a notebook for a digital nomad"]]

## 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](http://neo-layout.org/index_en.html)
    * 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|about]] or leave a comment on
[hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7911658).

[[!tag net geek hardware]]