Remote Development Machine

Hi there kind volunteers,

Tl;Dr I want a Linux workhorse laptop that uses a remote Windows desktop for rendering heavy duty graphics and can handle this with ease

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**

Ireland/UK

* **Budget**

<£500 (negotiable)

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

Preferably refurbished

* **Screen size**

14+

* **Weight limit**

Negotiable

* **Purpose**

Software development (lightweight)

Game development (remote)

Game playing (remote and local)

* **Form factor**

Regular laptop, preferably not a tablet/folding screen

* **Intended usage**

Software and web development primary use

Secondary use is 3D (unity/blender) run remotely and accessed through RDP or virtualgl

Remote streaming of video games (Sunshine/Moonlight)

Tertiary use is for heavy(ish) load 3D Web applications run in a browser (Foundry VTT, heroforge)

* **Desired battery life**

4-6 minimum

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

Performance -> Battery life -> Weight -> Size

* **Info/Requirements**

Key requirement, I am hoping to install a Linux distro on this device, so compatibility is a key requirement

My primary goal is to use this as a general purpose laptop for light development and internet use. Secondary objective is to interact with a remote desktop session, with an active PC on a separate network, with hardware that helps performance of this function. Most remote workspaces I use have a high speed Internet connection (as does host) and power supply, so battery is not an issue.

Size requirements are flexible, however I have a persistent fear of bending my laptop in a backpack when taking it through airport security, so would prefer something that doesn't have a reputation for bending and breaking.

I'm currently looking at either a T or P series thinkpad and would prefer to stay in one of these two lanes, but I'm not terribly sure about the minimum hardware specs or specific generation ​I should go for.

Thanks in advance for your help!