[Theodores]

Chromebook Pixel - 3:2 aspect ratio. Best screen because of the resolution and aspect ratio. The Pixel was built for developers, hence the choice of screen. Also comes with the best keyboard and trackpad going, not to mention the best speakers (2013 version) and a rock solid build quality that makes those Apple things feel cheap. Oh, the screen is touchscreen too which helps if you are developing for things with touch screens. Price? Allegedly expensive but who cares if it actually lasts a few years.

[ThePawnBreak]

ChromeOS is obviously unsuitable for most developers. So then, does Google guarantee that I will have no problems using my favourite Linux distro (or at least Ubuntu), including trackpad drivers, good battery life, functioning sleep mode, wireless and other usual Linux issues on not officially supported hardware?

Also, do you consider a 64GB SSD to be sufficient for a developer?

[sfifs]

Well I don't use a Pixel but I upgraded my SSD on HP Chromebook 14 to use as my personal development laptop some years ago - still using it.

Driver support wise it takes a year plus for all the hardware to get supported in the mainline Linux kernel is what I have found. What works is to dump the distro kernel and use the latest stable mainline.

[LaSombra]

My only problem with the Pixel is the storage. 64GB is a bit on the low side for me as a Java developer with a local Maven repo of 17GB.

If SD storage was reliable, which in my personal experience is not, then that would be a killer machine indeed.