Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by abhikandoi2000 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:32 PM UTC

uberman wrote: post #4

I guess my first reaction is what would be the value proposition over alternatives like System76 or potentially Boxx? I'm also a little confused by the description, specs, and timetable. We are starting with two years for development where one might expect delivery some time after that, but I consider many of the specs to be minimums and not representative of a "high end pc" today. While I would certainly not want a…

> I guess my first reaction is what would be the value proposition over alternatives like System76 and Boxx?

Does their OS work equally well on non-System76 laptops? Because a lot of people would like a different laptop but would be fine using the System76 OS, that is, if it provides the same level of experience (battery life, performance) as laptops by System76.

Our focus would be on high-end laptops in the beginning. The timeline is when you'd expect things to be turn-key moving forward. The 2 years is just a guess.

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by phendrenad2 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:34 PM UTC

$300, or $600/year

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by abhikandoi2000 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:36 PM UTC

phendrenad2 wrote: post #12

$300, or $600/year

More like $15/year

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by 7174n6 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:52 PM UTC

Buy a Thinkpad X1 Carbon and install Pop_OS on it. Done. And System76 won't charge you a cent!

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by abhikandoi2000 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 7:54 PM UTC

7174n6 wrote: post #14

Buy a Thinkpad X1 Carbon and install Pop_OS on it. Done. And System76 won't charge you a cent!

Curious to know what sort of battery life you are getting?

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by kristoo » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 8:13 PM UTC

abhikandoi2000 wrote: post #8

yuppie_scum wrote: post #6

You’re kinda describing MacOS

Yes, but less expensive and maybe potentially free. A simple description would be an open-source MacOS meant only for developers.

That would be a dream come true (if it had Mac level app support and additionally supported Nvidia GPUs). Probably next to impossible, unfortunately.

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by kristoo » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 8:14 PM UTC

abhikandoi2000 wrote: post #10

kristoo wrote: post #5

I use PopOS as my OS on a high end PC and it is pretty good. There are some things which I find annoying, such as Bluetooth headphones going to a headset mode at the start of calls. Just tiny things. Would I pay to have a smoother experience? Probably, - I would like the OS to be as smooth as possible. Although, I don't think that's the main problem with a Linux distro. Most of the friction still comes from third par…

Have you tried it on a recently released high end Laptop? Not Alienware level but something like the new Dell XPS 15?

I have not. I use a MacBook Pro as my laptop.

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by abhikandoi2000 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 8:27 PM UTC

kristoo wrote: post #16

abhikandoi2000 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, but less expensive and maybe potentially free. A simple description would be an open-source MacOS meant only for developers.

That would be a dream come true (if it had Mac level app support and additionally supported Nvidia GPUs). Probably next to impossible, unfortunately.

What apps do you care about? And what do you find wrong with Nvidia GPU support on Linux right now?

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by abhikandoi2000 » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 8:33 PM UTC

kristoo wrote: post #17

abhikandoi2000 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you tried it on a recently released high end Laptop? Not Alienware level but something like the new Dell XPS 15?

I have not. I use a MacBook Pro as my laptop.

Is there a reason why MacBook Pro and not a laptop that runs says Pop OS or Ubuntu?

Re: Ask HN: Would you pay for a beautiful and stable Linux-distro for high-end PCs?

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Post by kristoo » Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 9:15 PM UTC

abhikandoi2000 wrote: post #18

kristoo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That would be a dream come true (if it had Mac level app support and additionally supported Nvidia GPUs). Probably next to impossible, unfortunately.

What apps do you care about? And what do you find wrong with Nvidia GPU support on Linux right now?

Nvidia GPU support on Linux is great. I meant the lack of the support on Mac. Apps that are lacking and I frequently use off the top of my head is just Teams tbh.

But, as we know, Mac has great app support. The same level of polish and availability would be great. Just to have the options whenever the need arises. Currently finding good webapps is the best alternative.