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My Ideal Laptop suggestion
- Linux/Unix optimized
- Dimensions
- Height: .65 in <= x < .75 in
- Length and width
- As close to 14 inch screen model as possible
- Display
- 16:9
- Matte
- Low power
- NO TOUCHSCREEN
- 60 Hz
- 1600x900 resolution
- Would be ok with 1366x768
- 14 inch
- Would be ok with 15 inch IF used 14 inch centered keyboard layout
- Memory
- LPDDR4/5(X)
- 16GB <= x <= 32GB
- Storage
- SSD
- 1 TB
- Single drive
- NVMe
- PCIe
- NO HDD
- SSD
- Ports
- Charging
- USB-C port
- USB-C
- At least 2
- One on each side
- Used for charging
- USB4
- USB-A
- No more than 2
- One on each side
- 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
- Prefered left side
- Ethernet: RJ-45
- Only if it can fit and makes sense
- Charging
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth 5.{latest spec}
- Wifi 6 (AX)
- CPU
- Ryzen U - series APU
- First choice
- 4700U
- iGPU included
- Goal: best performance per Watt with max battery life
- Long battery life important
- Core i7 U series
- Second choice
- G suffix for iris plus graphics
- Ryzen U - series APU
- GPU
- iGPU
- Cooling
- High efficiency most important
- Venting parallel to keyboard
- No venting perpendicular i.e down out bottom
- Keyboard
- Backlit
- NO RGB
- lowest power consumption possible
- 14 inch layout
- US, QWERTY layout
- Number row
- Fn row
- Home, pg up/down, end in rightmost column
- Arrow keys
- up/down shortened if need be
- Trackpad
- Smooth texture
- Drivers linux approved
- Webcam
- 720p
- Located top of display
- Hardware killswitch optional
- Battery
- Largest battery reasonable
- 60 WHr or larger
- Li-ion or better
- Colors
- Professional Grey