Thank you, yes, I'm aware of the keyboard problems with the the SP3, but i'm confident they'll be fixed soon and in fact some people have claimed to have fixed it already on their systems eg http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2231207&page=2 . However i do agree that that is likely a sign that there will be other annoying problems. The Dell XPS 13" looks great, but i'd really like a smaller computer. I currently have a 10.1" Fujitsu Lifebook T580 and i really appreciate its small dimensions. 12" is already a big stretch for me, and i'm not willing to go any larger, especially since most of the time the computer will be plugged into my external monitor and keyboard anyways.