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I'm planning on picking up a Purism Librem 15 in the near future; probably January. I've seen a few System 76 laptops at tech events around Boulder/Denver and they seem solid as well.
As I understand it, with Purism, if you want to "pick it up in January" you'd better order it now! People have waited more than 3 months for theirs.
You know, with every product released, someone's invariably going to be the outlier... you know, the guy who buys a lemon, then gets another lemon, then gets ANOTHER lemon. Each lemon probability is small, but even with 3 in a row there's still a chance.
Is there a systematic (not just anecdotal) issue with Apple quality? Evidence?
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What ads??? I've been on Windows for decades, never saw a single ad by the OS.
I agree! I don't see ads. I'm running the "pro" version with almost all default settings. Do they consider pre-installed "Candy Crush" an ad? And if so, why isn't MacOS "iTunes" an ad?
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Get back to me when you can figure out how to upgrade your ram.
Huh? I had 0 problems upgrading the RAM in my 2011 MBP. Have they made it inaccessible since then?
I'm still using a mid-2009 MBP. Upgraded the RAM, replaced the hard drive with an SSD, and just last week installed Catalina on it. It's still my daily driver lol.
So, now I have 2 newish laptops. I think Macbook is still better when I code anything else than .NET. Thanks to the terminal. Matebook in hardware is better, really good screen. Also it looks good. After all it is Macbook Air knock off.
First, bad apples do happen in both Mac and Windows worlds. I've worked primarily on Macbooks over the last 10 years (while Windows on laptop was still in diapers) and they never failed on me. Now that Windows 10 Pro is getting really good, and the Macs are getting obliterated by horrid design decisions, I see myself switching to Windows. I personally prefer Windows laptops with UHD/QHD screens because I can put much…
Try running something like EasyRes on your Mac, you can then switch to the actual resolution of the monitor. It’s somewhat insane how much stuff fits into the screen of my 13” MacBook.
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I’d get a Thinkpad! Compatibility wise the dell is great but build quality is lacking. The Thinkpads (X, T, Carbons) are all light years ahead and have similar - if not better - compatibility out of the box. I have a X1 Carbon 6th gen and the battery life is awesome and everything besides the fingerprint reader works out of the box.
How does the trackpad perform compared to Macbooks? That's one area where I haven't found a Macbook equivalent