Macbook Pro alternative

So I recently bought a 2011 15" quad core 2.0ghz i7 macbook pro (not retina) with hi-res matte display to replace my laggy and screen-cracked 2008 13.3" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz dual-core and the wool has been pulled from my eyes! I was previously running all pre-death of steve jobs Apple hardware (my 2008 mbp) and software (OSX 10.6) and with 10.8 and my post-death of steve jobs macbook pro (the 15" one), I have realized that Apple is not the same as it used to be. 10.7,8 and 9 have all been garbage compared to 10.6 and I basically feel that I've got to drop the whole apple thing (otherwise I'll have to live with outdated software the rest of my life). I've returned my 2.0ghz i7 macbook pro because it lags and it sucks even more than the old one I bought it to replace.

I'm disillusioned with apple, but I have absolutely no interest in MicrobeSoft. Frankly I think it's shit...

So I'm pretty much looking to switch to linux at this point... I checked out Za and System 76 but they didn't seem all that great and I looked at the new Samsung ultra books, but they're not powerful enough for me and pretty much the only thing I saw that was suitable for me was the Lenovo Carbon Touch x1. This thing looks solid and awesome and I hear it runs Ubuntu pretty well:



But then I read that, even though this thinkpad is pretty much the best-built pc laptop on the market these days (aside from other bigger, fatter lenovos like the x series and other fat laptops -- I want something slim like an ultra book) apparently it still doesn't stand up to macbook pros.

I kind of like the razor blades (though I'm not a gamer per se): http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade
but they're pretty much just as expensive as comparable macbook pros (and look very similar too) and I'm not really into the idea of buying something that looks like a mac knockoff. They DO look cool though.
I also looked at this: https://www.system76.com/laptops/model/daru4 but I came to the conclusion that the carbon x1 would be a way better linux laptop than this. It's kinda nice, but apparently it has really bad keyboard and trackpad issues and it's flimsy plastic. Basically it feels like carbon x1 or back to Apple for me...

It seems like, even if you have the budget for something as expensive as a mac, there is simply nobody making a pc that is simply perfect. It looks like it would be a good time to start a revolutionary tech company making natively installed linux laptops with unique design and solid construction!!

So what should I do? Should I buy a new mbp and run linux, should I just stick with OSX 10.6 and get a better macbook pro (I think the particular one I bought had some glitches and problems so I could always just get a replacement that's better). Do you guys think the x1 is better than reviewers make it out to be? What should I do?

 

bump.

the carbon thinkpad running linux sounds lovely but this: http://www.cloudave.com/32382/fun-done-lenovo-carbon-x1-back-gsd/ article made me have second thoughts...

apparently the lenovo carbon x3 is coming out soon though
anybody have any ideas about when?

http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thi...h-gen-core-i3-i7-cpu-and-qhd-screen-23302722/

what's a QHD screen?

 

I was going to buy a (late 2013 model) MacBook Pro, but skimming through Apple's forums I found there were too many issues. Whether it was hardware related or related to Mavericks. Older model MBP seems better, but if you are just going to use Linux, it would seem like a waste.

I purchased a Lenovo (Ideapad U530), and have been quite happy so far...but I've only had it for two weeks.

IMO you can't go wrong with either Lenovo or System76. Both are ranked 1 and 2 for Linux support.

My only issues have been boot and WiFi related.
My boot issue was related only to Ubuntu based distros, but a quick fix in grub has fixed that.

The WiFi issue seems related to the kernel. Kernel 3.10 and older won't work. 3.11 is fine, but things have improved with 3.12.6. Fortunately I also have an ethernet port, so I can easily upgrade the kernel.

Although I won't be looking for a new laptop any time soon (I hope to have this for *at least* the next 2 years), the next laptop I'd look at is a Lenovo Thinkpad. They are built to last.