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Opposite experience here. 2015 Dell Precision M6800 issues (all non-linux-related have been replicated by >=1 coworker): Spurious thermal throttle activat

Opposite experience here. 2015 Dell Precision M6800 issues (all non-linux-related have been replicated by >=1 coworker): Spurious thermal throttle activation occasionally reduces performance to molassas Bluescreen in network drivers ~ once a week Unless you disable integrated/discrete graphics switching, it fails to recognize external displays HDD makes strange grinding noise every month or so, but hasn't failed yet. Shit control loop on fans sometimes causes them to repeatedly pulse on and off Shit battery / power management (about ~1.5hr tops after incentivized settings optimization) Shit trackpad Takes ~1 minute to recognize new USB HID devices (might be AV's fault) (Linux-only): latest stable ubuntu toggles backlight on/off at 30hz (Linux-only): ancient supported ubuntu doesn't support modern chrome or firefox (!) (Linux-only): able to wake from sleep exactly once (Linux-only): massive pain in the ass to install drivers on supported ubuntu (directions for the packager app were out of date and incorrect to a degree that was difficult to work around) 2013 MBP: Dead key, replaced keyboard (cost: $10 + two hours) Spill caused unreliable trackpad, replaced. (cost: $30 + two hours)

mi100hael 9y ago
I have the newer M5510 and haven't run into any of those issues. HiDPI screen works fine with Gnome scaling, touch screen works, no noises possible from the SSD, fans scale up & down appropriately, battery isn't as good as the Mac but I haven't optimized anything on Linux and it's still several hours, backlight works fine, etc. That's all on the latest release of Fedora (26 IIRC). The land of PC hardware and Linux support is highly model/version dependent.
- jjoonathan 9y ago
  That's good to know -- as you point out, it's a highly variable function of models/versions, so much so that anecdotal data can actually be useful :)
jng 9y ago
How did you get the MBP trackpad replaced for $30 and in 2h? I have the one in my MacBook Air in a similar state and Apple quotes 150+ EUR and leaving it for one week at their tech support...
- harrygeez 9y ago
  US Apple Stores have on-site repair.
- jjoonathan 9y ago
  I bought a replacement on ebay and swapped it out. Most of the two hours was spent un-sticking the battery from the case. Macs have high enough volume per model that parts and tutorial videos are plentiful and cheap :D
cup-of-tea 9y ago
So bad hardware and bad Linux support at your work? Doesn't seem like an opposite experience at all.

mi100hael 9y ago

I have the newer M5510 and haven't run into any of those issues. HiDPI screen works fine with Gnome scaling, touch screen works, no noises possible from the SSD, fans scale up & down appropriately, battery isn't as good as the Mac but I haven't optimized anything on Linux and it's still several hours, backlight works fine, etc. That's all on the latest release of Fedora (26 IIRC). The land of PC hardware and Linux support is highly model/version dependent.

jjoonathan 9y ago
That's good to know -- as you point out, it's a highly variable function of models/versions, so much so that anecdotal data can actually be useful :)

jng 9y ago

How did you get the MBP trackpad replaced for $30 and in 2h? I have the one in my MacBook Air in a similar state and Apple quotes 150+ EUR and leaving it for one week at their tech support...

harrygeez 9y ago
US Apple Stores have on-site repair.
jjoonathan 9y ago
I bought a replacement on ebay and swapped it out. Most of the two hours was spent un-sticking the battery from the case. Macs have high enough volume per model that parts and tutorial videos are plentiful and cheap :D

cup-of-tea 9y ago

So bad hardware and bad Linux support at your work? Doesn't seem like an opposite experience at all.