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I love, love love my Windows desktop (home built BEAST for gaming) but anytime I'm doing work, I have my Macbook at my palms. Unless Apple continues to tank the
by FussyZeus 9y ago
I love, love love my Windows desktop (home built BEAST for gaming) but anytime I'm doing work, I have my Macbook at my palms. Unless Apple continues to tank the Macbook (I currently have the Pro 2014 model) I'll never buy a Windows laptop again.
- eljimmy 9y agoSame deal for me. Although I'm likely moving back to Linux for work once this Macbook bites the dust.
- FussyZeus 9y agoMy problem is open source linux on laptops (for me anyway) has always been a freaking train wreck. Issues with Wifi, battery life is shit, etc.
- CaptSpify 9y agoI'd recommend getting a laptop that is built from the ground up to support Linux. System76 and Purism seem to be doing a decent job (though they are still far from working flawlessly)
- FussyZeus 9y agoNo offense intended but a lot of these just seem to be really, really powerful machines designed with the idea that if you throw enough power at Ubuntu, it works better. ;)
- CaptSpify 9y agoI don't think I'm clear on what you mean by that? For the issues I commonly have (wifi, audio, video), I don't see how throwing more power at them would really help anything
- FussyZeus 9y agoI should've been more clear: referring to the general performance issues that Desktop linux has versus Windows and Mac OS, not driver issues. Driver issues are obviously a totally different animal.
- CaptSpify 9y agoI think I'm still not sure what you mean, but I'll take a stab at it: Default Ubuntu has been sluggish for me for a while. Install something more lightweight like xfce and Linux becomes way faster, even on older hardware.