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2014-06-18 14:13:52 -04:00

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[[!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]]