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I tried it for a few weeks but had to ultimately send it back. Tried Arch and Ubuntu, but even as a developer who's very comfortable using Linux for servers and
by jackson1442 5y ago
I tried it for a few weeks but had to ultimately send it back. Tried Arch and Ubuntu, but even as a developer who's very comfortable using Linux for servers and whatnot (moreso than consumer windows, honestly), I just couldn't deal with the battle to accomplish anything on desktop Linux.
Want fingerprint support (which is supposedly first-class)? Spend an hour fiddling with drivers and configuration files until it works.
Want to download discord? Spend an hour trying out the different methods of installing it until you find the one that works acceptably for your installation.
and so on. It was not uncommon to wake it up from sleep only to have it kernel. That's not acceptable when I'm trying to take a timed quiz in class.
And yet I still think it's a great machine. It's just not for me- someone who's purchasing as an enthusiast or looking for a "project laptop" would probably love it. I need a laptop with high availability though, and I just don't think desktop Linux is ready for that.