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I got sick of it myself and switched to a Lenovo X1 Carbon. Comparison here: http://blog.richard.do/index.php/2018/05/2018-macbook-pro-vs-lenovo-x1-carbon/ http

I got sick of it myself and switched to a Lenovo X1 Carbon. Comparison here: http://blog.richard.do/index.php/2018/05/2018-macbook-pro-vs-lenovo-x1-carbon/ http://blog.richard.do/index.php/2018/05/2018-macbook-pro-vs...

randlet 8y ago
I moved to an X1 Carbon (running Ubuntu) from a MBP too. Very happy with it. Keyboard and trackpad are both great.
bitL 8y ago
Can you Hackintosh it? Like ZenBook? Meaning you can run Linux, Windows 7/10 and macOS on the same comp without any compromises?
- d3sandoval 8y ago
  Apparently yes https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/1iybjq/comment/cb9ag2d https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/1iybjq/comment/...
  - bitL 8y ago
    A bit old ;-) Mountain Lion on some earlier generation.
happimess 8y ago
Thanks for the concise review. Off-topic question, though: > but due to the ports issue (which Apple are taking the piss with) What does "taking the piss with" mean in this context?
- qop 8y ago
  Not taking seriously, fucking around, joking about, assuming a less than professional attitude about, etc
- s_kilk 8y ago
  In British English this would mean "playing a joke", essentially. If I tried to convince you that London is actually located on Mars, or that Brexit is a good idea, I'd be taking the piss.
dhruvkar 8y ago
Did the same (MBP --> X1 Carbon) running Lubuntu 16.04. Few minor irritations - super sensitive touchpad, multi-monitor setup isn't seamless (but works), FN (touch) keys don't all work. Volume keys don't work, but brightness keys do. All in all, happy with it far. Had to get used to a more keyboard-based workflow rather than touchpad-based -- switching to apps & desktops, moving windows, copy-paste, etc. all now using keyboard.
zerr 8y ago
How does Dell XPS compare to Lenovo?
- sofaofthedamned 8y ago
  Had both, pretty similar. Better keyboard on X1 Carbon, nicer form-factor on XPS 13, better camera placement on X1 (but I don't use it, so...), X1 is just better. This is using Fedora, you need a later kernel for both of them (4.17+) to stop bad things happening.
hiram112 8y ago
I've heard X1 Carbon 5th is great for Linux, but 6th gen still had issues. Anyone know if the 6th gen is okay with Linux yet?
- davidmr 8y ago
  It’s still a bit iffy. The lack of a proper S3 sleep state is a big, big problem for me. I lose about 6% of the battery life an hour in sleep on F28, and it generates enough heat that I don't feel comfortable putting it in its sleeve while in sleep. Some people have had good luck patching the ACPI tables, but that doesn't work on every distro. I can hibernate okay, but that's really much worse than sleeping. Other than the power issues, it's a lovely laptop. I don't regret buying it at all because I don't really mind shaking out problems with new hardware and I usually keep my laptops for ~6 years, but if it's a big deal, I'd buy a used 5th gen X1. Those work flawlessly.

randlet 8y ago

I moved to an X1 Carbon (running Ubuntu) from a MBP too. Very happy with it. Keyboard and trackpad are both great.

bitL 8y ago

Can you Hackintosh it? Like ZenBook? Meaning you can run Linux, Windows 7/10 and macOS on the same comp without any compromises?

d3sandoval 8y ago
Apparently yes https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/1iybjq/comment/cb9ag2d https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/1iybjq/comment/...
- bitL 8y ago
  A bit old ;-) Mountain Lion on some earlier generation.

happimess 8y ago

Thanks for the concise review. Off-topic question, though: > but due to the ports issue (which Apple are taking the piss with) What does "taking the piss with" mean in this context?

qop 8y ago
Not taking seriously, fucking around, joking about, assuming a less than professional attitude about, etc
s_kilk 8y ago
In British English this would mean "playing a joke", essentially. If I tried to convince you that London is actually located on Mars, or that Brexit is a good idea, I'd be taking the piss.

dhruvkar 8y ago

Did the same (MBP --> X1 Carbon) running Lubuntu 16.04. Few minor irritations - super sensitive touchpad, multi-monitor setup isn't seamless (but works), FN (touch) keys don't all work. Volume keys don't work, but brightness keys do. All in all, happy with it far. Had to get used to a more keyboard-based workflow rather than touchpad-based -- switching to apps & desktops, moving windows, copy-paste, etc. all now using keyboard.

zerr 8y ago

How does Dell XPS compare to Lenovo?

sofaofthedamned 8y ago
Had both, pretty similar. Better keyboard on X1 Carbon, nicer form-factor on XPS 13, better camera placement on X1 (but I don't use it, so...), X1 is just better. This is using Fedora, you need a later kernel for both of them (4.17+) to stop bad things happening.

hiram112 8y ago

I've heard X1 Carbon 5th is great for Linux, but 6th gen still had issues. Anyone know if the 6th gen is okay with Linux yet?

davidmr 8y ago
It’s still a bit iffy. The lack of a proper S3 sleep state is a big, big problem for me. I lose about 6% of the battery life an hour in sleep on F28, and it generates enough heat that I don't feel comfortable putting it in its sleeve while in sleep. Some people have had good luck patching the ACPI tables, but that doesn't work on every distro. I can hibernate okay, but that's really much worse than sleeping. Other than the power issues, it's a lovely laptop. I don't regret buying it at all because I don't really mind shaking out problems with new hardware and I usually keep my laptops for ~6 years, but if it's a big deal, I'd buy a used 5th gen X1. Those work flawlessly.