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by crowell 3355 days ago
2012 Samsung series 9 (15")

I really love my laptop, but it's getting old. I think I'd be happy with another samsung, but am not totally sure.

Pros:

+Thin + Light/small bezels on the display

+upgradable ram (came with 8gb, I have 16gb in it now).

+great trackpad/keyboard (only now the 'a' key feels weird, but only after 5 years, so I'm not super upset about that).

+Linux support is good (it didn't start out perfect, things like keyboard backlight only started working like 2-3 years ago, but it's great now).

cons:

-battery life isn't that great. I get a few hours (~2.5-ish? I never checked).

-screen is 1600x900, I'd prefer a 1080p panel. The new ones are 1080p

-ssd is really really slow. like spinning disk slow.