I'm also looking for a developer laptop. I'm not too thrilled about my experience with OS X and I don't really feel compelled to dig through config files to make basic things like the fan work. Sputnik looks interesting, as it's configured with its own PPA for drivers specific to that machine, meaning that someone else is looking at those config files for your specific setup.
You might be stuck with Ubuntu and have to clean out some "instant cloud" features, though.
http://www.dell.com/us/soho/p/xps-13-linux/pd.aspx
I'm also looking for a developer laptop. I'm not too thrilled about my experience with OS X and I don't really feel compelled to dig through config files to make basic things like the fan work. Sputnik looks interesting, as it's configured with its own PPA for drivers specific to that machine, meaning that someone else is looking at those config files for your specific setup.
You might be stuck with Ubuntu and have to clean out some "instant cloud" features, though.