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One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by nunb »

antb123 wrote: post #21

t470s currently but have been using linux and thinkpads since the mid/late 90s. Battery life isn't great agree. My solution currently is a USB-C portable battery which I get an additional full laptop charge. In the past x220 and t60(p) were favourite models. Other annoyance (still!) is sleep seems to work on certain kernels and not on others. Was on ubuntu forever but slowly may move back to debian as I don't like sn…

your desiderata are now available in the T60 form factor! Xue Yao makes the T70 franken-pad, a 4:3 IPS screen laptop with modern internals [1] ideal for someone who loved the x220 and t60 ... battery life is great too. you should take a look!

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpadsforsale/comments/attt0u/sg...

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by MaxBarraclough »

krondor wrote: post #117
0xmarcin wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When it comes to Bluetooth headphones, I have a totally different experience with iPhone 11. I have Sony WH1000XM3 headphones. I really like them, yet every time I connect them to my iPhone the sound volume jumps to almost 100%. I reported the issue to Apple but got no answer (the headphones are working without any problems with my old android phone - Samsung Galaxy s7). The only solution so far was to enable EU soun…

Actually those Sony headphones are one of the reasons I am interested in Linux instead of OSX. LDAC support is not present on OSX, but it is for Linux. It makes a huge difference in audio quality over bluetooth in my experience. *edit: Just realized I posted the wrong link. https://eischmann.wordpress.com/2019/02/11/better-bluetooth-...

The XM3s support the AAC codec too, [0] as that's the codec iPhones use (iPhones don't support aptX or LDAC). Does macOS not support AAC?

[0] https://helpguide.sony.net/mdr/wh1000xm3/v1/en/contents/TP00...

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by jeffbee »

lmilcin wrote: post #73
jeffbee wrote: post #59

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It doesn't seem like you'd be able to do that on wakeup. Don't you have to put those kinds of commands in a hook that runs after a wifi link state change?

I am not sure what you mean. As bad as it is, systemd actually supports running stuff on wakeup. One figures, it has support for everything.

What I mean is that when the machine wakes up, it's not associated with a wifi network until later, so isn't it a race if such a thing runs at wakeup?

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by pwython »

aeyes wrote: post #101
diminish wrote: post #57

What are the cons of mac? for me: - Sluggish UI - Inadequate package manager - Unintuitive ways to install stuff - Slow and large updates - Can't do Linux development - Can't try server tools - Slow boot-to-work time - Hard to add memory and ram - Limited interfaces - Hacker unfriendly - Can't have a minimal desktop - High memory usage of base system

- machine marketed as "Pro" dies from a drop of water

Did this happen to you? Funny story, I spit a mouthful of La Croix on my 2016 touchbar MacBook Pro just the other day (not for fun, wrong pipe). Keyboard, screen, etc. I thought it was a goner. But I wiped it down and it's still fine.

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by tarkin2 »

I often think about returning to a Linux laptop. Things, generally speaking, tend to “just work” on a mac, but it fails for a poweruser, even with various tools such as hammerspoon, since I oft want to morph the GUI to my liking - something apple and its gui fanaticism clearly doesn’t abide. The only thing that keeps me here is safari testing and occasional iphone development, two things that are unpleasant but necessary for my job; I hope I’m not forced to upgrade my mac and it’s the last mac I buy for at least half a decade more.

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by kyriakos »

kitsunesoba wrote: post #105
zdragnar wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am glad that you like your macbook, but your experience has been very different from mine. It has the worst WIFI radio in a laptop that i have used; one area of my house is basically off-limits to it despite every other Wi-Fi enabled device i own working there (phones and several laptop brands). The fancy metal case isnt properly grounded- I get occasionally a slight tingling /shock from it when I have it plugged i…

I’ve experienced the grounding thing, but almost always only in houses with dodgy wiring. It never happens in office buildings or newer apartments. I’m not sure that is actually the MacBook’s doing.

Electrical devices should be properly grounded to protect the user from faulty wiring though. I assume this is probably not life threatening but it could under some conditions be a fire hazard.

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by x87678r »

fsflover wrote: post #77
x87678r wrote: post #71

I was looking at larger laptops to run Linux but they aren't cheap so MBP doesn't look such bad value. I want 15in screen with higher than 1080 resolution, 16GB memory, good battery life and there really isn't much less than $1500 from the main brands that will run Linux well. Any suggestions? Otherwise the MBP16 looks not such bad value as I know it'll be reliable.

https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-15/

Thanks that's actually pretty good. Saves 30% off MBP for unknown brand, I have to decide whether its worth it.

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by atty »

k__ wrote: post #45

Half-OT: I'm using a MBP13"(2013) for years now and really like it, but it's not upgradable and it's getting cumbersome to do some more intesive things with it. Would you recommend buying a new MBP or getting a laptop?

I have the MBP 16 from 2019 with the fixed keyboard, and both the hardware and software is solid. If you like macOS and are ok with the Apple premium, I’d say it’s the best laptop I’ve tried in the last 5 years (Just wish it didn’t have the damn Touch Bar).

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by matt-attack »

zdragnar wrote: post #102
alexktz wrote: post #61

I recently purchased a 16” MBP despite significant personal concerns over the future of MacOS, being a strong open source advocate and Linux paying my mortgage. I did this ultimately for a few reasons. MacOS lets me run Adobe (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc), Fusion360, has a good terminal (iTerm and zsh unix like shell) and Logic. Mac hardware is still some of the best in the business, no other vendors seem to be able to…

I am glad that you like your macbook, but your experience has been very different from mine. It has the worst WIFI radio in a laptop that i have used; one area of my house is basically off-limits to it despite every other Wi-Fi enabled device i own working there (phones and several laptop brands). The fancy metal case isnt properly grounded- I get occasionally a slight tingling /shock from it when I have it plugged i…

If you use the charger extension that had the third prong, I’ve found that tingling to go away.

Re: One Year with ThinkPad and Linux (From MacBook Pro)

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Post by x87678r »

aeyes wrote: post #110
x87678r wrote: post #71

I was looking at larger laptops to run Linux but they aren't cheap so MBP doesn't look such bad value. I want 15in screen with higher than 1080 resolution, 16GB memory, good battery life and there really isn't much less than $1500 from the main brands that will run Linux well. Any suggestions? Otherwise the MBP16 looks not such bad value as I know it'll be reliable.

Thinkpad P series

Yeah not bad but with 4k screen the cheapest I can find is $1700 which isn't cheap. And its 5.5 pounds.
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