Laptop suggestions.

Melonize · February 7, 2018

Hello people, I'm looking for a laptop to replace my old (now broken) one. I'm a third year computer science student in my second semester (so don't account too much for it) and as you could guess, I do programming along with the standard tasks. I do have few requirements and few things I'd like to have:

Requirements:

Must support at least Debian/Ubuntu, however, the more linux distro supported the better. Also the distro does not need to be pre-installed as long I can install the distro myself.
Large storage capacity over read/write speed, i.e., I'm fine with a HDD as long as it is at least 1TB.
Full keyboard, preferably one with the right shift key above or to the left of the arrow keys.
Roughly 26.5cm x 38cm x 2.5cm dimension can be less (must have at least a 15.6" screen).

Additional (in order of most to least useful):

Good build quality for the price - this is somewhat of a given for most requests so this line is more of an emphasis.
1920 x 1080 resolution.
Decent battery life.
Entry level graphics processing (either Intel's built in graphics processing or a dedicated one) for any OpenGL projects.

I live in the UK and I don't have a strict budget as such, but if you require a budget then £400-£800. Preferably, I would like to see as many differenct suggestions as I can.

Many thanks,

Melonize.