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> Torque screws are superior to Phillips heads because they are far more resistant to cam-out[.] I work at a repair shop currently, and can confirm this. Give

> Torque screws are superior to Phillips heads because they are far more resistant to cam-out[.] I work at a repair shop currently, and can confirm this. Give me a Torq or a hex screw any day over a Phillips head. You do have to be careful with them though, because once they do cam out, you're pretty much dead in the water, while with Phillips you can often hack your way around it. Edit: I also agree with the rest of the argument. If you've got the budget (and I assume that if Apple is an option, you do), please consider buying something with Linux officially supported. Between Dell, Lenovo, and smaller scale setups like System76, there are plenty of options.

rbanffy 6y ago
> please consider buying something with Linux officially supported. Between Dell, Lenovo, and smaller scale setups like System76, there are plenty of options. My biggest complaint about them is heat and performance: my MBP seems to be almost always ready to take off. Apple really did hit the sweet spot with the M1 and I don't see x86 laptops catching up anytime soon. If they release 32+GB machines, I'll be seriously tempted to get my Macs refreshed even though I know they are essentially discardable machines now. Also, Apple is the only manufacturer I can count on offering US keyboards without any hassle. Lenovo does that with Thinkpads and with Dell you need to work to find the models that are available with that option.
- Shared404 6y ago
  Those are all valid points. None of them are deal-breakers for me personally, but I understand how they can be. I wish I could like the M1. I'm honestly really looking forward to ARM and RISC machines becoming more common, as long as there are manufacturers who make them at least somewhat reparable.
  - brokenmachine 6y ago
    >ARM and RISC machines What OS would they run? Linux? I wonder if Windows will ever run on ARM/RISC?
    - detaro 6y ago
      Windows already runs on ARM.
      - brokenmachine 6y ago
        Oh wow, I didn't know that.
        detaro 6y ago
        The groundwork was done for embedded systems, but they added the desktop features and even make a few laptops with it now. But those are generally not very well-regarded, since the x86 emulation is slow and there is basically no native software.
        sitkack 6y ago
        Windows has run on non-x86 processors from at least the 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Supported_platforms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Supported_platforms
        brokenmachine 6y ago
        Oh, well that's not so good if it's just emulated x86.

rbanffy 6y ago

> please consider buying something with Linux officially supported. Between Dell, Lenovo, and smaller scale setups like System76, there are plenty of options. My biggest complaint about them is heat and performance: my MBP seems to be almost always ready to take off. Apple really did hit the sweet spot with the M1 and I don't see x86 laptops catching up anytime soon. If they release 32+GB machines, I'll be seriously tempted to get my Macs refreshed even though I know they are essentially discardable machines now. Also, Apple is the only manufacturer I can count on offering US keyboards without any hassle. Lenovo does that with Thinkpads and with Dell you need to work to find the models that are available with that option.

Shared404 6y ago
Those are all valid points. None of them are deal-breakers for me personally, but I understand how they can be. I wish I could like the M1. I'm honestly really looking forward to ARM and RISC machines becoming more common, as long as there are manufacturers who make them at least somewhat reparable.
- brokenmachine 6y ago
  >ARM and RISC machines What OS would they run? Linux? I wonder if Windows will ever run on ARM/RISC?
  - detaro 6y ago
    Windows already runs on ARM.
    - brokenmachine 6y ago
      Oh wow, I didn't know that.
      - detaro 6y ago
        The groundwork was done for embedded systems, but they added the desktop features and even make a few laptops with it now. But those are generally not very well-regarded, since the x86 emulation is slow and there is basically no native software.
        sitkack 6y ago
        Windows has run on non-x86 processors from at least the 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Supported_platforms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Supported_platforms
        brokenmachine 6y ago
        Oh, well that's not so good if it's just emulated x86.