Hi,

I'm in need of a laptop that I can use for development (mostly programmng) where I work a lot with realtime 3d graphics, and I sometimes play games that requires a pretty good computer.
For this I of course need pretty good components, but I also need a crisp screen with good colors.
For the visual design of the laptop, all I would really ask for is that it's minimalistic and not somthing with a bunch of rgb that loudly screams "I AM A GAMER".
I will use linux on this laptop, so windows is absolutely not a requirement.
My budget for this is around ~$1400 to $1700 (usd).

Have a look at these (but they are in Germany):

https://www.linux-onlineshop.de/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/Mobile.tuxedo#

For 1700,- you could get one really mighty thing.

Gamer versions hang a little higher, but still in range.

I own a super flat, super light long battery life version one. Nifty thing, matte display, aluminium brushed finish. And it comes completely without any software. Not.a.single.byte. Runs perfectly with Debian.

Depending on which side of the pond you are it may not be worth the efforts ... idk.