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I can't really speak for anyone else, but I run Ubuntu on a MacPro as my desktop machine at work. I prefer Linux to OS X primarily because of the user interface. I know it's heresy, but I hate OS X's (and Windows, to be fair) UI. I've run XMonad for years and Ion for years before that and now any time I have to use a machine that doesn't have a tiling WM and sloppy focus, I kind of want to throw it out the window. (I…
What distro are you running and how is wifi and sleeping when you close the lid. That is one thing I love about osx
My MacPro desktop doesn't have a lid (or wifi).
I run Ubuntu on a Thinkpad T500 though and power management and wifi are flawless. Never have any issues there.