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I am interested in switching from Macbook to Linux laptop. My biggest concern is the different keyboard shortcuts and layouts (most important ones are cmd vs ctrl for shortcuts, but keeping ctrl+C for terminating processes). I bought a cheap Lenovo x230 recently, and the most annoying thing is finding an easy to configure the keyboard shortcuts to be the same as the OSX. Does anyone know if there are any OSes or soft…
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Dell Inspiron 5000: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/new-15-amd/spd/inspi...
Lenovo T495: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-t-ser...
The main advantage of the Lenovo is that it can be equipped with 32GB RAM (and has a Trackpoint), but adding more storage and a higher DPI display brings the price up to over $2k, while the Dell is priced at $774.39...
Inspiron is also Dell's more prosumer oriented brand, while the Lenovo T series is supposed to be enterprise grade, so not sure how the Dell would stack up in terms of longevity.
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Apparently the Lenovo E495 can be configured with 64GB of RAM at around $1,500, so this might be a good option for me, as well as the OP as this is a 14" model. I don't see a 64GB option on Lenovo's site, but there is one listed at Newegg: https://www.newegg.com/p/1TS-000E-0EMS3
Newegg also has an HP Envy laptop with 64GB RAM for a similar price, but I'm not familiar with that brand.
I am interested in switching from Macbook to Linux laptop. My biggest concern is the different keyboard shortcuts and layouts (most important ones are cmd vs ctrl for shortcuts, but keeping ctrl+C for terminating processes). I bought a cheap Lenovo x230 recently, and the most annoying thing is finding an easy to configure the keyboard shortcuts to be the same as the OSX. Does anyone know if there are any OSes or soft…
(of course you can configure shortcuts and there are distros that mimic isx shortcuts)
I am unsure whether the increased 9 Watt TDP of the new Ice Lake Y chips will still allow laptops without any fans. (It seems like "TDP" as no clear definition anymore...) The introduction of LPDDR4X support would allow devices with 32 GiB RAM and this is probably necessary for future-proofing the device because new multi-platform apps for Linux are usually Electron-based. Also, with the upcoming ZFS on root support in Ubuntu desktop we can't have enough RAM. :)
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The Dell Precision 5520 (or whatever the latest verison of that is) with Ubuntu pre-installed (you can easily wipe and reinstall with distro of your choice, but this guarantees maximum compatibility.
Pros:
- Premium hardware (better than Apple IMHO, and I love Apple's hardware)
- Nice trackpad
- Good compatibility with Linux (except the Nvidia Optimus stuff, so avoid that if you can)
- Good warranty
- Touch screen compatible (which works great with Gnome)
Cons:
- Price is better than Apple but definitely on the high end
- Compatibility isn't perfect (tho it is really close)
The Lenovo T{4,5}80
Pros:
- More hardware for the buck (excellent value)
- Super easy to self service (basically anything)
- Highly compatible with Linux
- Can get Nvidia card for higher-end graphics/gaming
Cons:
- Body is a little plasticky and looks cheap-ish
- Bezels on the screen are kind of big
- Intel graphics won't let you do gaming or video editing (although I do use Kdenlive on mine. It takes forever to render but I can edit just fine)
I've had both and they are awesome. My current setup is Lenovo T580 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD running Fedora 30. It's flawless and worked out of the box (after running the Fedora installer).
I had two Dell (XPS 13 and XPS 15), both had their share of driver issues. The XPS 15 also had severe hardware issues, which support could not help with (sound randomly starting and stopping to work). Now I use a Lenovo T480s dual-booting Windows 10 Pro and Ubuntu 18.04 and everything just works. For Linux I recommend getting a Laptop without a dedictated GPU. Regarding Linux distributions, I stopped having issues si…
I would probably still say Lenovo. Although ordering on their website was the single worst eCommerce experience I ever had. Mine might be a bit dated, but you might be able to find one on eBay for pretty cheap now. I switched from an MBP 2013 to a ThinkPad T480 running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS back in July of 2018. Linux support has been really great and I didn't have to install a lot of special drivers. (e.g. trackpad suppo…
Initially I installed dualboot w/ the existing windows install, but after a week I found there was no reason to flip back to windows and I formatted the whole thing and re-installed Ubuntu.
I've been using Macs for development for so long that I'd forgotten what using a non-mac keyboard was like. Took a couple days to get used to it, but now there's no way I'm ever going back.
Lenovo X/T/P Series. Heavy discounts on the Lenovo website right now. And an abundance of refurbs on ebay that are in pretty much brand new condition. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / Fedora / Manjaro are all good on this platform. Have fun picking!
I'm looking at a X390 really hard, the 32GB is a dream
Lenovo T series works well with Linux, also quite many Linux developers use Lenovo laptops so driver support is good.
Detailed Reviews https://www.notebookcheck.net/Notebookcheck-s-Top-10-Premium...
On Dell XPS I had some really weird BIOS sound hardware enumberation, where sound hardware would change hardware bus type during reboots which was annoying.