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I've just switched from a MacBook Pro 2011 15" to a Thinkpad X1 Extreme 15". I've been putting off making a decision for quite a while, hoping Apple would sort

by bogle 7y ago

I've just switched from a MacBook Pro 2011 15" to a Thinkpad X1 Extreme 15". I've been putting off making a decision for quite a while, hoping Apple would sort out the horrifying keyboard issues. The difference in price between macs and windows back in 2011 wasn't as great as it is now and that really made my toes curl when I spec'd out the next machine. I've 32GB of memory in the X1 and I can boost that later to 64GB which, as a software developer, lets me run a lot of VMs and Docker containers. The trackpad may be no match but the keyboard is much better. The X1 is really quite sleek so I don't feel I'm losing too much of the great Apple design aesthetic. I'd still prefer a mac but right now I can't wait around for them to sort out their issues.

asdkhadsj 7y ago
I've been thinking the same. Furthermore speccing out a desktop box with big specs is just so expensive with Apple. That said, my "travel laptop" is my old 2015 MacBook Pro and I absolutely love it. If it breaks though... I just can't imagine I can justify OSX anymore. My main concern is the operating system, honestly. I really enjoy OSX, and I hate dealing with random things breaking. OSX is really stable for me, especially if I don't upgrade to new versions right away (lol). I don't know what I can do about the OS.. I really really wish someone would make a pay-only, detailed linux OS. Nail the hardware, drivers, etc. Make the OS pretty, but don't try and reinvent every app under the sun - be sustainable. I'd happily pay $100-200 (yearly for new versions too) for an OS experience on Linux that tried hard to fight those time consuming issues and gave me an OSX experience. Argh.
- _bxg1 7y ago
  On the Dell XPS 13 you can get Ubuntu preinstalled, officially-supported drivers and everything. From what I hear it's a pretty good setup. My main hangup is that it's only on the 13, not the 15-inch.

by bogle 7y ago

asdkhadsj 7y ago

I've been thinking the same. Furthermore speccing out a desktop box with big specs is just so expensive with Apple. That said, my "travel laptop" is my old 2015 MacBook Pro and I absolutely love it. If it breaks though... I just can't imagine I can justify OSX anymore. My main concern is the operating system, honestly. I really enjoy OSX, and I hate dealing with random things breaking. OSX is really stable for me, especially if I don't upgrade to new versions right away (lol). I don't know what I can do about the OS.. I really really wish someone would make a pay-only, detailed linux OS. Nail the hardware, drivers, etc. Make the OS pretty, but don't try and reinvent every app under the sun - be sustainable. I'd happily pay $100-200 (yearly for new versions too) for an OS experience on Linux that tried hard to fight those time consuming issues and gave me an OSX experience. Argh.

_bxg1 7y ago
On the Dell XPS 13 you can get Ubuntu preinstalled, officially-supported drivers and everything. From what I hear it's a pretty good setup. My main hangup is that it's only on the 13, not the 15-inch.