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Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
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Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#12I have a Lenovo x220 running Ubuntu 12.04. Aesthetics of the machine aside, it is the best setup I've ever used for a development machine. Ubuntu is by far (we're talking leaps and bounds) better than OSX for dev work and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the keyboard on the x220.
I don't have a XPS 13, but I can see any reasonable machine loaded with Ubuntu being a developers dream. Honestly, any machine loaded with Ubuntu these days would be more than reasonable for a most anyone.
PS. Did I say I love the keyboard on the x220? Because I do.
Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#13tl;dr: I've been using Mac for ten years. "Two days ago I got my Dell XPS 13 as part of a Dell beta progam called project Sputnik." After two days of use, I haven't run into any serious roadblocks, so I'm not using Mac anymore. a) Is writing this blog post a requirement of the Sputnik program? b) Regardless of the answer to a), how do I get into the Sputnik program?
a. They would like us to be vocal, but there is no strict requirement.
b. Its as simple as installing this image you can find here on an XPS 13 : http://hwe.ubuntu.com/uds-q/dellxps/
Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#14Can someone explain to me what exactly is wrong with the OS X terminal?
One thing I don't like is you can't completely clear the scrollback, only the visible portion. I often use 'tput reset' when doing new build/test runs and it is nice when the scrollback only contains this time's output.
Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#15Can someone explain to me what exactly is wrong with the OS X terminal?
It's been a while since I used it, but off the top of my head: - colors never worked right, you can certainly enable them but themes like solarized are impossible to get working. - it took forever to open. as in, a terminal on my machine is just a keypress away and it took the terminal on my osx machine a couple seconds to open a window, and even longer to show me a prompt - somehow they borked mouse input, so clicki…
Hmm I faced some of the same problems:
- Colors work perfect with the tomorrow theme, kinda similar to solarized (https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme/tree/master/O...)
- I think I changed my shell to /bin/bash in the preferences, which fixed it
- Haven't encountered this
- Haven't encountered this
Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#16I'm glad to hear sleep and hibernate are improving on Linux laptops and I really hope more manufacturers will follow suit with their own initiatives like this.
However, will any portable laptop get 7 hours of battery life on Linux with wifi on like the 13" Macbook Airs do?
Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#171. What's the battery life like?
2. Are all devices supported with drivers - Bluetooth, 3D, graphics, sleep/wake, 802.11n, webcam, internal mike, ...
3. Does it do instant sleep/wake like a Mac - 100s of times without crashing/rebooting?
4. How does it handle external displays? Plug and play like a Mac? Does it handle display rotate? The internal display is only 1366x768 ?
5. Does it detect a headphone and switch from speaker to headphone automatically (speaker driver?)
6. How's the trackpad compare to a Macbook Pro?
7. How's the keyboard compare to a Macbook Pro?
Asking because I moved from Linux->OSX a long time ago, and I wouldn't mind switching back if the hardware is right and more importantly the Linux drivers work well.
Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#18Can someone explain to me what exactly is wrong with the OS X terminal?
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Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#19I have a Lenovo x220 running Ubuntu 12.04. Aesthetics of the machine aside, it is the best setup I've ever used for a development machine. Ubuntu is by far (we're talking leaps and bounds) better than OSX for dev work and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the keyboard on the x220. I don't have a XPS 13, but I can see any reasonable machine loaded with Ubuntu being a developers dream. Honestly, any machine loaded with Ubuntu these d…
Fingerprinter - same questions for you on the Lenovo x220 you use
1. What's the battery life like?
2. Are all devices supported with drivers - Bluetooth, 3D, graphics, sleep/wake, 802.11n, webcam, internal mike, ...
3. Does it do instant sleep/wake like a Mac - 100s of times without crashing/rebooting?
4. How does it handle external displays? Plug and play like a Mac? Does it handle display rotate? The internal display is only 1366x768 ?
5. Does it detect a headphone and switch from speaker to headphone automatically (speaker driver?)
6. How's the trackpad compare to a Macbook Pro?
7. How's the keyboard compare to a Macbook Pro?
Asking because I moved from Linux->OSX a long time ago, and I wouldn't mind switching back if the hardware is right and more importantly the Linux drivers work well.
Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now
#20I'm glad to hear sleep and hibernate are improving on Linux laptops and I really hope more manufacturers will follow suit with their own initiatives like this. However, will any portable laptop get 7 hours of battery life on Linux with wifi on like the 13" Macbook Airs do?
Portable, yes, I do, although it's now almost two years old and the age shows when compiling. But on the other hand, I whip out my core i7, compile something and the battery is drained after an hour and a half.
Disclaimer: the two year old machine is one our company used to make, and my version of development is on the Linux kernel or various packages like the MATE desktop.