System76 Pangolin Linux-first laptop with AMD internals now in stock

Post by aidenn0 » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 10:14 PM UTC

cupofjoakim wrote: post #29

ruined wrote: post #12

1080p screen is a no-go. come on yall, it's 2021

Hard disagree. On a 15.6" 1080p really is sufficient. The upsides of not wasting battery and just performance of not having to push more pixels makes it worth it. Even gaming channels like LTT talk about this a bit. That being said - if you're coming from the macbooks retina it's definitely a downgrade. My guess however is that this device won't have a screen that is that good either way though.

Post by petepete » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 10:15 PM UTC

aidenn0 wrote: post #126

protomyth wrote: post #2

I wish a person could order one of these without the numeric keypad. I deeply hate being off-center to the screen when typing on these larger portables.

My wish for a laptop is one with the trackpad above the keyboard instead of below and the keyboard at the bottom edge of the case. I really don't like wrist-wrests on keyboards, but with a laptop, I have no choice.

Post by ayushnix » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 10:19 PM UTC

cupofjoakim wrote: post #29

ruined wrote: post #12

1080p screen is a no-go. come on yall, it's 2021

Hard disagree. On a 15.6" 1080p really is sufficient. The upsides of not wasting battery and just performance of not having to push more pixels makes it worth it. Even gaming channels like LTT talk about this a bit. That being said - if you're coming from the macbooks retina it's definitely a downgrade. My guess however is that this device won't have a screen that is that good either way though.

Post by unicornporn » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 10:23 PM UTC

yumraj wrote: post #50

johnzim wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no idea who thought this was a good idea. The trackpad is even off to the left to accommodate it. I'm not a fan of symmetry for symmetry's sake, but I do think some affordances for the human body might be a good idea. How do southpaws enjoy this keyboard setup? The ergonomics of laptops are bad enough without stuff like this.

>The trackpad is even off to the left to accommodate it. Yes, that is the first thing I notice. Any laptop with an off-center trackpad goes in the do-not-buy list.

Post by ayushnix » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 10:24 PM UTC

slantyyz wrote: post #42

jm4 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would have thought the same several years ago. At age 40+, 1080p on a laptop is still good. Even at 1080p, I have to go into accessibility settings to enlarge text. I'm pretty much out of the market for 4k screens on laptops these days. Also had to switch to a big phone and crank up the text size.

50+ with bad eyes, and I think the difference between 4K and 1080p is still very noticeable on a 15.6" laptop, in terms of sharpness. Having said that, most people probably set the text magnification on a 4K screen to be the same as a 1080p screen, so any real estate gains tend to be a wash. Since getting presbyopia several years ago, I had single vision glasses prescribed for using a computer. So when I am using a c…