I'm having trouble finding what I would like, may be the stw masssive will have an idea. Item #3. Seems to be the stumbling block.
#1. 13.3-14" screen. I travel a lot and 15"+ screen just end up too heavy, big and alkward.
#2. i7, dual core is fine.
#3. 16gb ram compatible. Does not have to come with 16gb but need to be able to take it as I run a VM often.
#4. Ideally HP, lenovo, dell due to Linux comparability, but that is just a preference.
#5. <£800
Not wanting a massive 15" seems to screw up things up on the ram front, would be easy otherwise!
Can I be the 1st to play the fanboy card?
Trouble is I would not want to pay the premium for apple and then run Linux as the main OS...
I just bought an HP envy. not sure how much ram it can take, comes with 8Gb. seems nice, light enough, battery lasts 5-6hrs.
Have a look at Dells outlet. They are refurbished but decent savings to be had.
Lenovo carbon x1 if you can find one within budget - stonking bit of kit.