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Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by xorcist »

fit2rule wrote: post #11

If it gets full Linux support, i.e. I can blow away Windows and use Ubuntu, then I'm in. This'll be my last macbook ..

They say nothing of Linux support, so they probably didn't care much for it. The bigger model has Nvidia graphics, and the smaller model has only 4GB RAM. For a Linux notebook, I think you'd be better off with one of the Dell or Lenovo with good support.

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Post by biot »

forwhat wrote: post #7
tuananh wrote: post #2

How can Xiaomi is not sued yet?

for what should be sued? Squares with lightly round edges? Oh, using "Air" in a notebook's name to suggest that it's very light :).

Macbook Air... Notebook Air... I can definitely see that consumers might find the similarity confusing given that they're in the same category of goods and services.

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Post by jonathankoren »

fit2rule wrote: post #11

If it gets full Linux support, i.e. I can blow away Windows and use Ubuntu, then I'm in. This'll be my last macbook ..

> If it gets full Linux support...

I ran linux as my primary os for 10 years. This was never true for me. Something was always broken, or wonky. 10 years of platitudes about how "it will get better", but it didn't. There is always new hardware to support to various degrees.

I got a mac, because I wanted to be able to listen to music and print at the same time. Also, I was tired of all my photos coming out pink.

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Post by klackerz »

The best thing about Xiaomi is that they support their products very well. Almost all of their phones get security updates each month. That is a rare thing in Android nowadays especially with Motorola announcing that they will stop updating their phones with the new security updates. [1]

[1] http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/07/motorola-confirms-tha...

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Post by chj »

fit2rule wrote: post #11

If it gets full Linux support, i.e. I can blow away Windows and use Ubuntu, then I'm in. This'll be my last macbook ..

Installed Ubuntu once, I can't help to notice that it tries too much to be macosx. I would rather keep using macbook, or use plain debian instead if installing wifi driver weren't a pain in the ass.

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Post by joebergeron »

aoloe wrote: post #24
puranjay wrote: post #8

People shit on Xiaomi here but even imitation requires some level of artistry and finesse. This looks like a good clone of Air, and I haven't seen Acer/Lenovo/Dell manage to do that yet.

What are you misssing in a Dell XPS 13?

A laptop that's pleasing to the eyes.

Re: Xiaomi’s first laptop is a Macbook Air rival

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Post by wizzard0 »

tuananh wrote: post #2

How can Xiaomi is not sued yet?

Maybe because "many of Xiaomi products — particularly its first forays into new categories — are China-only affairs"?

Also, visual similarities do not always translate into legally-pursuable patent violations, or similar.

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