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> Say what you will, but Apple does make the best PC hardware. Maybe a 4+ years ago, but this is less true today. You must not have used recent Thinkpads or p
by 2bluesc 10y ago
> Say what you will, but Apple does make the best PC hardware.
Maybe a 4+ years ago, but this is less true today.
You must not have used recent Thinkpads or prosumer/business Dell laptops. It would probably blow your mind to learn they some even have the same touchpad hardware controllers. Sure, OS X has better software touchpad support, but the hardware is often identical.
Furthermore, the serviceability of RAM, SSD and battery on an Apple is typically non-existent while trivial on things like the Dell Precision line. And from my experience, most people who run Linux tend to tinker with things as opposed to buy a blackbox and never open it.
> Some sort of matrix of what Apple HW will work with Linux is found from here: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple (but do your own research too)
That is handy, thanks for sharing! I wrestled with Linux on a 2012 rMBP before when HiDPI support was rough, and this would have saved me some time. :)
- criddell 10y agoI think Apple still does a better job with the chassis. My ThinkPad is all plastic and flexes a lot. My MacBook seems much sturdier.