exactly what i was thinking. we linux users need a good laptop that looks good, perform well, and something that isn't apple!

And for the record, Linux and the Retina MBPs don't get along.

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux-and-Apple-Which-Is-t...

(FYI: the Phoronix post has an overlay ad)

I really like how those guys think it's somehow Apple's fault. Fonts are too small because Linux doesn't have resolution independence? Apple sucks for building a laptop with too many pixels.

Wow, the original Phoronix article was much more reasonable. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=apple...

This isn't entirely true. A Fedora developer was able to have much more sauccess then the Phoronix tester. I can't find the post on the internet, but it was linked on HN a while back.

I might be in the minority here but looks good is probably the last thing I'm looking for in a machine.

Can anybody of your guys test with Ubuntu. The X1 is not out yet in Germany. The windows 7 version should work quite well with Ubuntu, since it's no dedicated graphics card there should not be any problems with Ubuntu.

I've got an X1 Carbon running 12.04 without any significant hardware issues besides battery life. I only get 3-4 hours on a charge, but I've also not done any intense tuning as of yet.

You know TLP and Jupiter?