I appreciate the effort to actually ask around which hardware works well with a given software, rather then buying on price/spec/style and later complaining that some feature or other isn't working.
I haven't bought a laptop in years, both my Chromebook Pixel, my Dell M6800 (desktop replacement -- you wouldn't want to lug it around) and a cheap Lenovo ThinkPad 11e still work fine (the Pixel is EOL'ed so I might debianize it soonish, but the highly reflective screen and the mediocre keyboard make it unsuitable as workstation). Can't think of a Linux problem with either (the Dell was actually listed as supported by Ubuntu). I use the Dell with a mouse, as the touchpad experience is poor (regardless of OS).
The ThinkPad has a surprisingly good keyboard, unfortunately the screen is rather underwhelming, else it would be an awesome network terminal. Good value in any case.
I haven't bought a laptop in years, both my Chromebook Pixel, my Dell M6800 (desktop replacement -- you wouldn't want to lug it around) and a cheap Lenovo ThinkPad 11e still work fine (the Pixel is EOL'ed so I might debianize it soonish, but the highly reflective screen and the mediocre keyboard make it unsuitable as workstation). Can't think of a Linux problem with either (the Dell was actually listed as supported by Ubuntu). I use the Dell with a mouse, as the touchpad experience is poor (regardless of OS).
The ThinkPad has a surprisingly good keyboard, unfortunately the screen is rather underwhelming, else it would be an awesome network terminal. Good value in any case.