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XPS 13 Developer edition meets these requirements. The touch pad isn't as good as a MacBook (none are) but it's plenty sufficient for working when not at a desk and if you do Docker based development having a Linux OS is actually much more performant.

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I agree! Specially after I installed a different desktop environment (Plasma KDE, which is beautiful) as Ubuntu's default was really poor in my opinion! Now, I honestly don't know if I prefer my Mac (used mostly for work) or my Dell :) which is great!

Going from a MacBook trackpad to literally any other laptop is an exercise in extreme frustration. Even going from Mac OS X to Windows in Boot Camp makes one want to pull their hair out.

> Going from a MacBook trackpad to literally any other laptop is an exercise in extreme frustration.

For you.

I don't mind TrackPoint on thinkpads at all. In fact I would probably prefer that usually.

Everybody's got different tastes. It's not a problem.

I've owned five or six thinkpads over the years and in my opinion the only reason people feel the trackpoint is acceptable is because the trackpads on those machines are so awful. I used to prefer the trackpoint too, until I used a laptop with a trackpad that wasn't hot garbage.

For example the trackpoint on my T70 actually drifts backwards in the opposite direction after you let go, and this is typical for trackpoints in my experience. It's just not a very good pointing device.

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