I&#x27;m soon going to buy a new work laptop; it&#x27;d be great to get some tips from you guys.<p>The main usage will be work&#x2F;study; its hardware should be well supported by Linux (some BSD would be great).<p>Basic specs I have in mind:<p>* &gt;= 8GiB RAM<p>* &lt;= 250GiB SSD<p>* Processor?<p>* No dedicated video card<p>* WiFi and Ethernet cards<p>* No card reader<p>* No bluetooth<p>* Battery &gt;= 3-4 hours<p>* &gt;= 15 inches screen<p>This is basically it. My current machine is a 2012&#x2F;2013 Dell Inspiron 15R, 8GiB RAM, 3rd gen i7.<p>EDIT: I should also add that I can&#x27;t spend much more than ~ $1K
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