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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

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Post by esolyt »

blrgeek wrote: post #17

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 fro…

If you like the hardware, try Linux on a Macbook. Ubuntu works perfect on the latest Macbook Air, even better than OSX in some ways.

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by gbog »

ars wrote: post #11

Why are people voting up this article? There is nothing interesting in it. I'm genuinely curious about what people are finding interesting here.

I, for one, find it refreshing to see a community of hackers (HN) going back to its roots and upvoting the struggles of a major anti-hacker corporation (Apple).

Because, sorry, but Apple's spirit is in direct opposition with the natural grain of hackers, even in a broad and "entrepreneurial" sense of the word.

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by lloeki »

blrgeek wrote: post #17

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 fro…

You missed one, critical:

- does it handle GPU switching (Optimus&al) without piles of hacks?

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by lucian1900 »

chmars wrote: post #83

Just as a reminder: 'Linux Is A Lemon On The Retina MacBook Pro' http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=apple...

For now. Linux DEs are very close to full support for variable DPI, much better than Windows.

It'll change as high DPI devices become more popular.

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by lucian1900 »

ifmw wrote: post #16

I'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?

I get about 6-7h if I don't do much more than use a browser, on a Thinkpad E325 (AMD).

Playing a game it's about 2-3h, but it doesn't seem to ever overheat.

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by lazydon »

eckyptang wrote: post #32
NeutronBoy wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Look at the new Lenovo Carbon X1 - from what I've heard it pretty much ticks all of those boxes.

Anything Lenovo usually does. I've got a T61 and an X220 tablet here which everything in Ubuntu 12.04 works fine. The only problem I've had was connecting to an SSTP VPN but that was resolved easily with an ssh tunnel.

X230 is reported to have freeze issues with ubuntu 12.04 though

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by blrgeek »

unhammer wrote: post #77
blrgeek wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(4) Display rotate might be sw thing - change your external display from portrait to landscape by rotating it 90° physically and in software - helps to see a whole page doc for instance. (6) The 'clit' mouse rocks :) This is definitely tempting! Only 'downside' would be lack of MS Office, but I can go back to OpenOffice for that.

btw, if you do get an X220, go with the IPS screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8MO-XaCZ_8

X220 is not available anymore, X230 is. And if I configure it close to the Macbook [ssd, bluetooth, display, web cam, etc.] - it's almost as expensive - which leaves me with a tough decision :(

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by takluyver »

antihero wrote: post #81
eckyptang wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anything Lenovo usually does. I've got a T61 and an X220 tablet here which everything in Ubuntu 12.04 works fine. The only problem I've had was connecting to an SSTP VPN but that was resolved easily with an ssh tunnel.

Avoid low end consumer. My G575 basically sucks.

On the other hand, my G530 works just about flawlessly, although a separate wireless keyboard was minor trouble to get set up.

Re: Thanks Mr. Jobs, But it Seems I Can Use a Linux Laptop Now

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Post by eckyptang »

antihero wrote: post #81
eckyptang wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anything Lenovo usually does. I've got a T61 and an X220 tablet here which everything in Ubuntu 12.04 works fine. The only problem I've had was connecting to an SSTP VPN but that was resolved easily with an ssh tunnel.

Avoid low end consumer. My G575 basically sucks.

Yes they are horrible machines. I don't think Lenovo actually manufacture those themselves.
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