Reddit mentions of SilverStone Technology FPS01 12.7mm Slim ODD Device Bay to M.2 SATA SSD with Dual USB 3.0 Type-A and SD/Micro-SD Reader

As an actual user of laptop as main driver with Debian installations since 2005:

• Absolute requirement: Form factor either 13" or 15". 11" is too small to write and code comfortably and 17" onwards is a PITA to carry around for work or leisure.
  
• Absolute requirement: VGA out port, maybe DVI. If possible no HDMI - it brings up the entire HDCP problem. if I want a laptop with Debian is to be in more control of the machine. Besides VGA is compatible everywhere and at almost every "age".
  
• Absolute requirement: Ethernet port. Why would that even be put into question?
  
• Absolute requirement: Keyboard should NOT be a "compact keyboard" where the PgUp/Down, Home/End and Insert/Delete keys are virtual, only accessible via a Fnkey. If necessary, use something like an extensible / foldable Pegasus keyboard to achieve that, even more builtin numeric keypad could become accessible with that as well.
  
• At least 2 GHz CPU clock speed.
  
• At least 8 GB RAM built in. Extensible to at least 16 GB.
  
• Minimum 768 vert screen resolution, if possible ~860 or 1024 .
  
• As much support for open drivers as possible. If things like wifi / video can not get an open driver, at least get enough support from the provider that performance is not lost in more demanding scenarios (eg.: games).
  
• Kernel needs to have good access and control of fan speed and fan sound.
  
• If possible, open BIOS.
  
• If there's a wifi chip, physical kill switch (also accessible via software from userspace aka rfkill).
  
• If there's a camera, physical kill switch (also accessible via software from userspace).
  
• If keyboard is backlight, software kill switch at the BIOS level (also accessible from userspace).
  
• If motherboard includes a dedicated chip for crypto acceleration, software kill switch at the BIOS level (also accessible from userspace).
  
• Considering this is Debian we are talking about I am expecting a battery duration of at least 3~4 h, but I can live with less provided a fair exchange: something like incredible life (at least 2 years without noticeable degradation) or superfast charging speed, for example.
  
• Pluggable battery. Sometimes at work I spend ~6-8 hrs on AC power only.
  
• Power connector should not be located besides the USB or video connectors. Risks accidentally disconnecting the power, in particular in scenarios where you work with a lot of cables, even more when you eventually have to switch to an alternative / generic power adapter and cable.
  
• At least 2 USB ports per side. Ports should be USB 2.0 and USB 3.0; no USB 3.0-only.
  
• While not necessary, a SD or microSD port would be convenient.
  
• Integrated video chip should be of good enough quality. Support for more recent MESA / OpenGL stuff, well supported at the kernel / Xorg devel level, etc.
  
• Keyboard should have a layout that allows for having spare keys to remap at least two to Meta, Super and or Hyper (for example the "Windows" key and the Mayus key).
  
• At this point an inbuilt optical DVD drive is a misuse of space. Better replace it with one of those access bays that include SSD and extra USB ports.
  
• If possible, more than one disk drive. Be it two hard drives, or one hard drive plus a SSD drive such as using the bay above. SSD doesn't really need to be larger than 50 GB, if I want it specifically for the Debian install's base I could live with a 20 GB one even, as I would set up /var and /home to be outside. "Storage" hard drive would hopefully be at least half a tera.
  
• ARM architecture if possible, AMD64 otherwise.
  
• No hidden Minix operating system.
  
• Less requirement more leisure: serial port.
  
• Less requirement more leisure: a clit mouse would certainly be a selling point for me.
  
• Less requirement more leisure: rotatable / slideable screen, for "book reading" mode.
  
• Less requirement more leisure: decent audio chip, accompanied by a physical mic port.
  
• Less requirement more leisure: support / preference stickers. "I love Debian" kind of stuff.
  
• Less requirement more leisure: Dedicated cross-architecture processor, for heightened virtualization / emulation (for example if machine is AMD64, include a RISC or ARM execution chip).