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Linux on laptops is getting much better too. Is a great alternative now for developers.
by x87678r 6y ago
Linux on laptops is getting much better too. Is a great alternative now for developers.
- Filligree 6y agoSo long as you don't need HiDPI, multi-gpu or good touch-pad support.
- wazoox 6y agoMy new Lenovo laptop touchpad works perfectly well (much better than my old XPS13). Running Pop_OS 20.04.
- cdmckay 6y agoOr good battery life
- xioxox 6y agoHiDPI is pretty good on a KDE desktop nowadays
- NorwegianDude 6y agoHigh density hasn't been an issue for me lately on Ubuntu, I rarely use a touchpad, so I can't comment on that. GPU support is absolutely garbage on Mac OS in comparison, both from a compatability and performance perspective.
- dubcanada 6y agoFor you, but it's an issue. Anyone who has used any Linux knows HiDPI or mixed DPI monitors are a massive issue on Linux. Even when you get your xrandr configured perfectly fine, disconnecting is a hassle. And that's completely ignoring apps, QT, GTK, etc all handle DPI differently. So you need a different config with DPI setting on each. One of the best I've used is PopOS with the HiDPI daemon enabled. But even that has issues. Even Windows can't deal properly with having a 4k laptop screen and a 2k monitor attached. Have to deal with weird text scaling issues and other weird scaling issues. But MacOS can and does it beautifully.
- richiebful1 6y agoEspecially now that hardware makers are making developer edition devices with Linux-supported hardware (and Ubuntu/RHEL pre-installed)