[nostromoa]

Are you asking about the best laptop or the best laptop for Linux or what. Seems like any Intel laptop will work with Linux (if wrong state which don't would be useful from someone). Using Ubuntu 14.10 seems fine if you don't like their wanna be for touch screens etc style, Google 'classic menu' and '14 things I did after installing Ubuntu 14 etc.' There is also Linux Mate which you can install over Ubuntu 14.10 for traditional desktop. Also you can install Linux in a Virtual Box Machine if you are running windows something or other. Separate Video card would be nice but not necessary. Linux will recognize your multiple processors in you Multi-Processor CPU unlike Windows which in many cases comes from the store set to default of ONE! <--outrageous.