>>>>If so, can u share the brand and model? specs, version of Windows, etc? Thanks in advance.
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>>>A Samsung 900 Series. 128GB SSD, 1600 x 900 px 13" screen. It was not cheap, but the machine is amazing. The screen is excellent and you can use it in direct sunlight. About 5 to 6 hours of batery life. Only 1.15Kg, and 12.9 mm at its thickest. its not the fastest CPU, but a intel I5 1.6 Ghz is good enough for me. The housing is excellent as well. It is from a aluminium-magnesium alloy and very solid, certainly considering the maximum height of 12.9mm
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>>>Windows7 is up and running in seconds, rather than minutes on my old laptop.
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>>>There are also 256Gb SSD models with a faster processors.
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>>>
>>>Walter,
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>>Thanks Walter. Did you intentionally avoid Win8?
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>Yes, I did. I got a desktop with win8 and simply don't see the benefit for desktop development. I can see it work for tablets, but I just believe that W7 is more convenient for me.

Ubuntu is awesome, fwiw.