Currently using a T490s (win-based on WSL, work machine) and a T480s (Fedora, upgraded to 24gb ram) for personal projects and they're both fine machines. The T480s runs a bit cooler after a repaste than the T490s but I'd say they can handle fine whatever I throw at them.
Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
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Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#112Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#113Earlier quoted context omitted.
Were you never curious about what the little [-] did? Where's your sense of adventure! I rib you, but at the same time I understand and your idea has merit.
Not the person you're asking, but I thought the [-] acted as a downvote button and hid the offending content at the same time. If it isn't, why do some controversial comments get into a lighter font?
Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
Were you never curious about what the little [-] did? Where's your sense of adventure! I rib you, but at the same time I understand and your idea has merit.
Not the person you're asking, but I thought the [-] acted as a downvote button and hid the offending content at the same time. If it isn't, why do some controversial comments get into a lighter font?
Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#115My wireless Magic Keyboard with Numpad and Touch ID just stopped working one day. I took it to the Apple Premium Reseller store where it was purchased for service, and it took them FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS to replace it.
I should have walked out of that store with a new one in my hands, because it’s impossible to repair. I seriously wonder what took them four and a half months to realize that.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#116I am a Portuguese Mac user and we still don’t have an official Apple Store in my country (although there are a few third-party certified support centres) and have been using mostly Surface laptops at work, but with the Apple Silicon switch I bought a mid-range Lenovo Ryzen laptop solely for running and building x86 Linux packages, and I am pretty happy with it even though it is plasticky and hardly as polished.
I suspect the high end ones might be suitable, although to be fair I had an X1 Carbon a few years back and loathed it - it was the reason I opted for Surface laptops to run Windows.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
What are the problems with it in practice? I'd have ordered one if it was shipping to my country
It’s a non-stop parade of weirdness. Fixes from recent BIOS release notes include things like “Fix battery not charging when system is off.” https://knowledgebase.frame.work/en_us/framework-laptop-bios ... Again, part of me is glad I supported them. I just wish I wasn’t reminded of it several times a week when I’m dealing with one random issue or another with it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I regret it…
Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#118Depends on what you are working on, but don’t dismiss buying a cheap chromebook with a decent screen and using a cloud instance. A lot of IDE plugins make it an even better experience. Just make sure you are near the data centre and it’ll be better then you think.
Imagine paying a rental on your development environment.
It's not for everyone, but you are paying for your development environment either way (upfront by buying powerful notebook, or as-you-go by renting cloud instance). Seems fine as long as it is conscious choice.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#119For my next laptop, I'm waiting for Framework to open shipping to Switzerland. It won't come this kind of warranty but its full repairability will make up for it.
Re: Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
#120I absolutely love my Framework laptop for dev. I feel the software support is also quite good, at least for Fedora which is explicitly supported. I got the DIY edition and put everything together, including installing Fedora, in under 1 hour. And I'm a really slow guy, haven't build a computer in 10 years - its too easy with framework. This laptop is really build to be repairable and modular and it does not suck at a…
Since you know the product (frame.work) well: how does one get the specifications page?! Last time I checked, they (notebookcheck.net) said it used a glossy display instead of matte; I cannot find a specifications table in the frame.work website and the closest thing I got is in the "Marketplace Parts" section, e.g. at https://frame.work/products/display-kit - where the non-trivial, simply critical detail of glossy v…