Requirements ------------ 1. Weight < 1 - 1.5kg, Screen 13-14'' 2. Accu: 10 - 12h (or at least removable) 3. Ethernet / WiFi 4. USB3 ports 5. 8GB Memory => 16 GB 6. Solid state disk 128GB => 512 GB Niceties -------- 1. USB combined with eSATA 2. NVidia 9000+ 3. 3G/LTE + Bluetooth 4.1 => BT 5.0 aptX 4. 14-15'' screen Operations ========== 1. Browser, JS support, Flash support 2. Dictionary + Pronouncation (Stardict) 3. Book reading 4. SSH client 5. Office / Latex / PDF 6. GPS (openstreetmaps) Models 2016 ------ Sony Vaio X-Series laptop 11'' (700g, Intel Atom Z550, 128 GB SSD, 3h standard battery, 10h large capacity battery) http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=VPCX131KX/B#specifications IBM ThinkPad X201 Tablet 12'' http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=329576204C9E42289967E79E0E7C9A2D Fujitsu Livebook T730 Tablet (Intel Core) http://ts.fujitsu.com/products/mobile/tablet_pcs/lifebook_t730.html ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime (10.1'' Transformer, Tegra 3, 1 GB, 12h + 6h, 586g + 537g, Android) http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-asus.html Lenovo Thinkpad X220 (12.5'', Core i3-i7, USB3, 15h with 9cell battery, 23h with second slice battery, 1.65kg) http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x220/ Lenovo Thinkpad X220 Tablet (12.5'', Core i3-i7, USB3, 8.8h with 6cell battery, 18h with second battery, 1.8kg) http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/xtablet-series/x220-tablet/ Lenovo Thinkpad T420S (14'', Core i7 + NVIDIA NVS 4200M, USB3, 10h with second battery, 1.8kg) Gigabyte T1132N (11.6'', Core i5 + NVIDIA GT520M, USB3, 6cell, 1.8kg) http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4008#sp Samsung Series 9 11.6'' (11.6'', Core i3, 7h, 1kg) http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/laptops/NP900X1B-A02US-specs Toshiba Portege Z830-S8302 (13.3'', Core i7, USB3, 8h, 1.1kg) http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/portege/Z830/Z830-S8302 Apple MacBook Pro 13'' (2kg, 10h) Multidisplay: http://news.techeye.net/hardware/sapphire-vid-2x-links-two-monitors-through-single-output Netbooks 2016 -------- Nettop - Tablet (EeePC Touch) ASUS EeePC Touch T91/T101MT Lin! from 350$ 1.3kg, SSD Gigabyte TouchNote T1028 from 600$ 10.1'' , 6 cell ( 6 hrs), N280, 1.5kg, HDD Lenovo IdeaPad S10 Lin from 400$ 10.1'' , 8 cell ( 8 hrs), N280, 1.5kg, HDD Acer Aspire 1825PT from 800$ 11.6'' MT, 1.8kg Viliv S10 Blade (10 hrs), 1.2kg, SSD Fujitsu U2010 Models 2019 ------ - Lenovo T490s Non-customizable, not available in EU. MicroSD only. T480s Still customizable. Older. BT4. ? T590 Simplified X1 Extreme. Heavy (2kg), but lives longer X1 Carbon T480s generation. Lighter, but lives slightly shorter. BT4 X1 Extreme Bad batter life (5-6h), but good features... NVIDIA GPU. - Dell XPS 15 Older than X1 Extreme, but has better battery life. - X1 Carbon Alternatives. Dell Latitude 7490 Like X1-carbon. Slightly heavier, no advantages. Fujitsu Lifebook U748 Like X1-carbon. Heavier, less battery, no advatages. BT4 HP Elitebook 1040 G4 Slightly larger battery. HP EliteBook 840 G3 32 GB memory. VGA port. Slightly heavier. SD cards. Smaller battery. No LTE. BT4.2 HP Elitebook x360 Convertible. Huawei Matebook X Pro GeForce MX250. 3000x2000 pixels. Less battery, the same weight. Less ports. BT5. No LTE. No microSD - Preferences T590 -> T490s -> X1 Carbon => X1 Carbon (Core i7-8550U, 16 GB memory, 512 GB SSD, 14'' FHD (non-touch), US keyboard (if possible), 65W AC adapter, WWAN adapter, RJ45 extension, HDMI/VGA adapter) Lenovo TP X1 Carbon 6th 20KH-006J Top (7J with 1 GB SSD) + Power Adapter + Docking Station + Carbon box Models 2022 ------ 2300 EUR / Lenovo TP X1 Carbon G9 i7 512GB LTE Top https://www.bechtle.com/shop/lenovo-tp-x1-carbon-g9-i7-512gb-lte-top--4548123--p 1900 EUR / LG gram 17Z90Q-G i7 16GB/1TB [ Keyboard is so-so, touchpad without physical buttons (but kind of OK), fan is very often on (needs check). Linux works with skype, external displays, etc. ] https://www.bechtle.com/shop/lg-gram-17z90q-g-i7-16gb-1tb-schwarz--4636191--p 1530 EUR / LG 16Z90P-G.AA89G gram https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_lg-16z90p-gaa89g-gram-notebook-mit-16-zoll-display-intelr-coretm-i7-prozessor-16-gb-ram-1-tb-ssd-intel-iris-xe-plus-graphics-silver-2783036.html 1660 EUR / SAMSUNG Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_samsung-galaxy-book2-pro-360-convertible-mit-156-zoll-display-intelr-coretm-i7-prozessor-16-gb-ram-512-gb-ssd-intelr-irisr-xe-graphite-2794311.html Heavier ======= Lenovo TP T16 (16" / 2kg, 86 Wh, 32 GB / 1 TB, Geforce MX550 ) 2000 Lenovo TP X1 Extreme G4 (16" / 2kg, 90 Wh / 10h, 32 GB / 1 TB, NVIDIA RTX 3060) 3500 Externals/GPU ======== 270 EUR / Razer Core X External Graphics Card Case with Thunderbolt 3 https://www.amazon.de/-/en/External-Graphics-Thunderbolt-Windows-Laptops/dp/B07D4NBPBC/ 1500 EUR / Lenovo NVIDIA RTX A4000 Grafikkarte https://www.bechtle.com/shop/lenovo-nvidia-rtx-a4000-grafikkarte--4581552--p Lenovo g0 a10170ul Thunderbolt 3 Grafiken Dock (includes GPU, discontinued) https://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-g0-a10170ul-Thunderbolt-3-Grafiken-Dock/dp/B079JFW3YT Externals ========= 31 EUR / Hama Manchester 43.9cm/17.3" Sleeve https://www.bechtle.com/de-en/shop/hama-manchester-43-9cm-17-3-sleeve--4473975--p 442 EUR / Crucial X6 4TB Portable SSD https://www.bechtle.com/de-en/shop/crucial-x6-4tb-portable-ssd--4534286--p 417 EUR / Lenovo ThinkPad TBT 4 Workstation Dock https://www.bechtle.com/de-en/shop/crucial-x6-4tb-portable-ssd--4534286--p 1232 EUR / PNY NVIDIA RTX A4000 https://www.bechtle.com/shop/pny-nvidia-rtx-a4000-grafikkarte--4560084--p Cheap ===== - High-res x HP 17-ca3008ur (Ryzen 5) / 65,000 x HP 17-by2068ur (Core i5) / 50,000 x Lenovo L340-17IRH (i5+nvidia+usbc) / 65,000 - Low-res x HP 17-ca2040ur (Ryzen 3) / 40,000 HP 17-ca2033ur (Ryzen 3) / 35,000 x Lenovo Ideapad 3 17ADA05 (Ryzen 3) / 41,000 IdeaPad 3 17ADA05 (Ryzen 5) / 48,000 => Many negatives: https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Bluetooth-Fingerprint-Accessory/product-reviews/B08GRZJ65R?reviewerType=all_reviews x HP ProBook 455 G7 (Ryzen 5, 15.6') / 49,000 - Celeron Asus Vivobook (A9-9425) 17 M705BA-BX124 / 33,520 N/A (4GB version only now) https://www.ozon.ru/product/17-3-noutbuk-asus-vivobook-17-m705ba-bx124-amd-a9-9425-3-1-ggts-ram-8-gb-hdd-ssd-1256-gb-amd-radeon-302307396/?asb2=JmvVKkB5doGgqwnN9RjJudrVfi9xeBEg0JT4mWa-bx0