Searching for a powerfull Gnu/Linux Laptop

[t.s.]

@aliasbody
If you need the laptop ASAP, go Intel SNB. AMD's good, if you go windoz way. As for Linux, AMD (open source GPU driver) is still not mature, and wont mature ~2year from the date you buy the laptop (unless you use catalyst). Hope we will have broader option, soon!

[AlbertP]

There is a lot of choice for Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge only (no nvidia/amd graphics). Nearly all manufacturers sell those laptops.

About battery life: any laptop without discrete graphics should last over 2 hours like you wanted.