yoga 13, mac airbook, chrome book, horizon ?

you2

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So I've been peaking at laptop options for a while; and am curious what the better options are today (or perhaps later this year when the 2013 models come out). My wish list is 7+ hours battery life 3.5 lbs max (prefer sub 3lb); 13 inch; prefer 1080p resolution; sd slot mandatory; 64GB (or more) and must support linux.
-Today units I've heard about
yoga 13 (bit light on battery life)
chome pixel (bit ilght on battery life)
mac airbook (bit light on resolution)
ux31a (reviews a bit negative towards build quality)
macbook pro 13 retina (bit heavy)
other options?
any actual units announced for 2013 yet? (big+ for 2013 seem to be hd5000 and perhaps better battery life - i'm expecting the airbook to include higher resolution screen)
 

TheStu

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MacBook Air
MacBook Air
MacBook Air

That's not a recommendation, that's a spelling correction. It's like the people that write 'iTouch', that's not a real product.

Anyway, I'm going to move this to SFF & Notebooks as that is the more appropriate place for this kind of question.

Dell makes a linux XPS 13 with a 1080p screen I think.
 

DaveSimmons

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> chome pixel (bit ilght on battery life)

Remember this runs Chrome OS, not an unlocked linux or even Android. HTML5 web apps only!

With the Mac, you can run OS X, Windows and linux via Parallels, VMWare or Boot Camp, and still run HTML5 web apps in the browser of your choice, including Chrome.
 

you2

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Ubuntu will run on the chrome pixel as well as macbook air; it might not come that way but the 1,2,3 steps are available. I would not be running Mac OS, VMWare or Chrome.

> chome pixel (bit ilght on battery life)

Remember this runs Chrome OS, not an unlocked linux or even Android. HTML5 web apps only!

With the Mac, you can run OS X, Windows and linux via Parallels, VMWare or Boot Camp, and still run HTML5 web apps in the browser of your choice, including Chrome.
 

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zenbook prime dude. the touch one in radiant black from best buy for $1100. just bought one myself a week ago ($100 off from $1200) and it's been awesome. Just be sure to set the DPI to 150%
 

you2

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Yea I saw Lisa's review on the ux31a touch; it was pretty wicked - she said it was much improved over earlier models. I think I'm going to wait one more itereation for hd5000 which should be fast enough to play platformers and civ 5.

zenbook prime dude. the touch one in radiant black from best buy for $1100. just bought one myself a week ago ($100 off from $1200) and it's been awesome. Just be sure to set the DPI to 150%
 

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I love my chromebook and I would buy a pixel in a heartbeat. ChromeOS and Linux are all I need.