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given the new mac book pro, genuine question: What is the best linux notebook that close the gap with macbook pro?
by claudiug 10y ago
given the new mac book pro,
genuine question:
What is the best linux notebook that close the gap with macbook pro?
- pritambaral 10y agoDell XPS Developer Editions and ThinkPad workstations. No single specific model counts as a Macbook replacement. You have to choose. (Which isn't bad.)
- willismichael 10y agoI've always been happy with System76: https://system76.com/laptops https://system76.com/laptops
- ashishb 10y agoThey feel clunky
- anuragsoni 10y agoI have been using the Dell Developer Edition since April of this year. There were a few hiccups because of some driver issues related to their USB-C dock (Correct me if i'm wrong, but I guess this problem was not limited to just their linux laptop?) Ever since upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 things have been pretty smooth. I believe any distro with a 4.4 series kernel or higher will behave pretty well. Before this I had a thinkpad T series (I miss the keyboard, and the abundance of ports. It was really good), and I never had any problem with running any distribution of Linux. In Summary: I think you cannot go wrong with either a Thinkpad or the Dell Developer edition. They are well made machines with good support for linux.
- rorykoehler 10y agoI've been looking around. These look like sub-par options. Horrible plastic cases are a deal breaker. Also the track pads seem to be toy like compared to the macbook pro. I've been waiting to get a new mbp but after yesterdays announcement I'm not so keen anymore. Would love to switch to a linux machine but the hardware needs to be equal or better than the mbp not only in specs but in quality of finish.
- anuragsoni 10y agoThe Dell developer series isn't made of plastic. And the trackpad is really good. I'd put it on the same level as the MacBook.
- edgan 10y agoLenovo P50, but don't get a dock.