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I'm typing this on a six-year old Lenovo that runs Ubuntu like a champ. Part of the reason why people run 10-year-old Apple hardware without upgrading is becaus

I'm typing this on a six-year old Lenovo that runs Ubuntu like a champ. Part of the reason why people run 10-year-old Apple hardware without upgrading is because it's so damn expensive.

xhruso00 8y ago
The old Macbooks were easily upgradable with ram and swapping hard disk for ssd. With the T2 introduction they are just making overpriced machines with 3 years warranty (extra for applecare)
wwweston 8y ago
How are sleep, wake, battery management, and sound? If they're essentially seamless, which Lenovo laptop are you using? (I'm considering a replacement for a 2012 MBP).
- KozmoNau7 8y ago
  My main laptop is a 2011 X220i, which has been upgraded to 8GB RAM, SSD, 5GHz wifi, USB 3.0 (ExpressCard) and a new 9-cell battery. I'm running KDE Neon on it right now, and everything worked perfectly from a default install. Before that I was using Linux Mint, and that also worked fine. Sleep+wake and just work, and the sound switches correctly if I plug in a displayport cable or a stereo jack. I get 6-7 hours of battery life, which is expected with an i3 that needs to work a little harder these days. Both Neon and Mind are based on Ubuntu LTS. I had a newer T440 briefly, and that had no issues either.
  - wwweston 8y ago
    Sounds like a good place to start with the Lenovo possibilities -- thanks!