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I still (slightly) prefer my Mid-2014 13 inch Macbook Pro though, but it's very close.
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These supposedly run Linux very well, as another option.
As a Linux user in the market for a new laptop: citation needed?
The certifications on this page are done by the vendors (typically RedHat or Ubuntu), against specific OS releases.
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The Razer Blade has similar unibody metal chassis as Apple laptops and is not coated in stickers. I have the Blade Stealth and its just as sturdy and sleek as the Apple equivalent.
I never hear anyone mention the Razer Blade's and yet they seem to be the best looking and spec'd non-Apple notebooks by far. They are almost too good to be true. What's the catch? Have you had any issues running Linux on them?
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Yes. I was referring to the relationship price-specs. Unless things have changed, a 1000$ thinkpad T won't probably buy you more than 8gb, an i5, possibly still a HDD (hopefully not anymore). I suppose people that are used to Macs won't see a problem with this, since Macs tend to be quite expensive, but it's still a bit of money, although I would rather spend this than buy a laptop that doesn't work well, like plenty…
It's an unfortunate consequence of the ridiculous markups on hardware add-ons, but if you're willing to apply a little elbow grease and look at resellers, it's not too hard to get what you're looking for for 1000$. New: * 818$: cheapest T460 on the website * +270$ for i3-6100u => i7-6600u * +390$ for 500GB HDD => 512GB SSD upgrade * +470$ for 4GB RAM => 32GB RAM Here's your 1000$ build: * 700$ for a T460 with an i5 o…
They have a model with an i7, sometimes they have 3G sim readers, and has a touchscreen + touchpen (you can disable one, or both of these in software). These are great for taking notes, more then enough power to survive a day of real programming.
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A lot of developers love their Macs and I don't get it. For me OSX 10.6 was the last decent one. Mission Control is garbage compared to Expose. I got so frustrated with it that I started running Linux in a VM on my Mac as my primary system. I also got into tiling window managers, which killed every going back to Mac/Windows. Today's Dell and Lenovo laptops are good Linux dev machines. I've never had a problem with pu…
> I also got into tiling window managers, which killed every going back to Mac/Windows. I'm also a tiling WM fan. I found amethyst a resonable comprise when using macOS though.
> we managed to keep the 14″ display ... in a 13″ chassis. Now that’s innovation. Indeed. I'm not sure what they mean here.
As in, a smaller screen bezel.
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I've actually thought about doing so, but I'm always moving back and forth, so right now I think my best choice is to stick with a laptop. I agree that they all suck, but some (most?) of them suck so much they are out of question. I don't know what happened, really. 10 years ago you bought a laptop, no matter which brand, and you would get a decent keyboard. They have sacrificed quality for aesthetics too much, but m…
If you buy a 10-keyless keyboard they are usually small. You can pick up chinese cloan switches now for extremely cheap right now. This one looks good enough: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Water-Resistant-VicTop-Mechanical-W... IF you're concerned wrap it in some kind of cloth but for under 30 bucks it's not a major concern if you get a decent lifespand out of it. I'd say anything over 2 years is a huge win.
Dell XPS put a 13" display in 12" a chassis and a 15" display in 14" a chassis.. But a 14" display in a 13" chassis. Now that’s innovation.
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A lot of developers love their Macs and I don't get it. For me OSX 10.6 was the last decent one. Mission Control is garbage compared to Expose. I got so frustrated with it that I started running Linux in a VM on my Mac as my primary system. I also got into tiling window managers, which killed every going back to Mac/Windows. Today's Dell and Lenovo laptops are good Linux dev machines. I've never had a problem with pu…
Decent machines indeed as long as you are close to a wall socket. Linux power management has a lot of growing up to do.
I wish they ditched SATA option for m.2 only and used the extra space for more battery (or cooling for HQ cpu)