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[[!meta title="Searching a notebook for a digital nomad"]]
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## Who I am
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Dear reader of this post, my name is Nico Schottelius, I am digital nomad searching
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for a great notebook.
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My requirements are (in my opinion) simple, but I struggle to find any vendor marketing
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a notebook that fulfills my needs.
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## What I search
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It is as easy as this:
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* 12 to 14 inch screen
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* Preferred something that does not have senseless big borders
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* Size should be less or equal than 30cm x 17cm
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* Resolution at least 1600x900
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* 1600x900 allows three terminals next to each other
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* 3200x1800 is ok as well, but needs some high dpi tunings under Linux
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* Screen should be readable in sun light
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* Bright enough
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* Not reflecting too much (like the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro!)
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* At least 8G RAM
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* 16 GiB RAM is ok as well
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* At least 512 GB SSD
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* 1TB ok as well
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* I store pictures on the notebook
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* Battery lifetime >= 6h
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* Real 6 hours, not vendor claimed 6 hours
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* Preferred 12+ hours, so I can stay without power a day long
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* Linux supported
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* Not needed to be certified, but Linux should be easily installable to it
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* Reference distributions: Archlinux and Debian
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* Good keyboard
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* I know, very subjective, but something that let's me type hours without problems in my hands
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* Thinkpads are usually fine, Mac stuff usually as well
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* Weight: Less than 2 KG (4.4 lbs)
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* Would be great to be in the range of 1.0 KG (2.2 lbs)
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## Suitable devices
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none so far
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## Unsuitable devices (tested)
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* Mac Book Air 13"
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* Resolution is 1400x900
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* Lenovo X1 Carbon
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* Broken keyboard, no capslock key
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* I need capslock for the [Neo Keyboard Layout](http://neo-layout.org/index_en.html)
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* Old Models: SSD up to 256G only
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* Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
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* Unreadable in sun light
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* Poor keyboard
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## Call for help
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If you know or own any device that may fit the given description, please
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[[contact me|about]] or leave a comment on
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[hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7911658).
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[[!tag net geek hardware]]
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