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Same boat. Against my better judgement, I bought a 2017 MacBook Pro about 6 months ago to make it easier to work with a client. I sold it this week at a big l
by symfoniq 8y ago
Same boat.
Against my better judgement, I bought a 2017 MacBook Pro about 6 months ago to make it easier to work with a client.
I sold it this week at a big loss.
Between the terrible keyboard, the useless Touch Bar, and the dongle hell, and general hardware flakiness, this was the worst laptop I've ever owned, Apple or otherwise (and I've owned almost every Apple laptop generation since the PowerBook G3).
Good riddance.
- fhood 8y agoLiterally praying that they fix this crap in the next update. My mbp is getting on in years, and if they don't do something I'm going to move to linux for my next machine.
- sanderjd 8y agoMaybe this is a market opportunity for somebody to build a laptop with high end components (monitor, keyboard, touchpad) running a super-duper-well-integrated linux.
- blackaspen 8y agoI believe you're looking for the XPS13 that comes with Ubuntu.
- sanderjd 8y agoI've heard that, but I'm skeptical: does Dell maintain the integration, or do they just install Ubuntu on it? If I seem to have a problem with the integration between the installed touchpad, who do I go to? The Ubuntu forums, or Dell support?
- nickflood 8y agoThey support the integration. Dell support will support it and if something is not working it will be covered by warranty the same way Windows is.
- lolpython 8y agoI certainly agree. System76 [1] is probably your best option there. They're attempting to do just that. 1. https://system76.com/laptops https://system76.com/laptops
- sanderjd 8y agoNice, thanks for the link. That seems really promising! But it sounds like they still need to fix the trackpad (a decently working trackpad has been my main struggle with Linux laptops): https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/08/review-system76s-galago-pro-solves-just-works-linuxs-goldilocks-problem/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/08/review-system76s-gal....
- eftpotrm 8y agoThat sounds very like my Dell XPS 13 (on which, in fairness, I run Windows). But - I have to say I preferred the hardware on my old Sony Vaio Pro 13. The Dell keyboard is OK but the action isn't great, the battery life isn't great, and I really miss the extra thinness from having a carbon shell instead of aluminium. The perfect laptop will exist somewhere, eventually...!
- devxpy 8y agoNot sure about Linux but the surface book 2 is a really good one.
- akeck 8y agoMaybe a Purism Librem laptop?
- eecc 8y agoAmen. I'm using a company issued "new" MBP and oh! do I loathe it! Have been repeatedly one click away from buying a Carbon X1 for little more than half what an MBP would cost. Seriously, Apple... don't underestimate the domino effect, my home looks like an Apple Store but once I begin "fiddling around" to make something else work and it eventually does, there's no more incentive to remain inside your Gilded Enclosure
- coreypreston 8y agoI have a carbon X1 and would have preferred to keep my 2013 macbook air. Then again my X1 is gen 1. Windows just seems to be garbage with multi-tasking, specifically I miss the gestures.
- roystonvassey 8y agoOh yeah, forgot the add-ons. My laptop bag is now like a knapsack - usb converter, hdmi converter and an another for the earphone.