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One thing to note is that using Arch I haven't had any issues with hardware on any computer I've tried, and usually you can find a comparable Acer or MSI with m
by encryptluks2 5y ago
One thing to note is that using Arch I haven't had any issues with hardware on any computer I've tried, and usually you can find a comparable Acer or MSI with much better specs for significantly less. I usually don't see much benefit with purchasing overpriced hardware.
- nicolaslem 5y agoEvery laptop is a linux laptop if you stay away from nvidia and get last year's hardware.
- adgjlsfhk1 5y agohonestly since 20.04 ubuntu or so, nvidia works pretty well on linux (other than battery life on laptops which is still not good).
- aidenn0 5y agoIf all you need is a framebuffer, nvidia is fine. However I regularly run into 3d applications that either only run (either at all, or without significant artifacts) with nouveau or only run with the nvidia binary drivers. I reboot fairly regularly just to switch between the two.
- adgjlsfhk1 5y agohuh, that hasn't been my experience at all. I don't play a ton of demanding games, but pretty much everything I have played (on 1440p monitor, RTX 2060) is capable of hitting framecaps.
- aidenn0 5y agoMaybe my card is to old? 1050Ti
- adgjlsfhk1 5y agoI'd expect that to be pretty good at 1080p. No idea what's going wrong.
- aidenn0 5y ago1200p, but I don't run anything demanding. Some games lock-up with binary drivers, others crash nouveau and compositing window-managers have different artifiacts with either oen.
- encryptluks2 5y agoAgain, no issues on Arch. People running other distros may have issues due to slower package and kernel updates.
- Nilrem404 5y agobtw
- FearlessNebula 5y agoThe advantage with XPS is not the price, but the premium quality.
- bakoo 5y agoIn my opinion XPS is about size and to an extent performance, but not better (build) quality. In my experience both the Latitude and Precision series have had fewer hardware issues despite being more prevalent, where only part of the explanation is that XPS-es are used more often by people who also travel more.
- FearlessNebula 5y agoI think we have different definitions of build quality. When I said build quality I meant it as a premium Device feel: quality materials, good keyboard and trackpad, looks nice. From the context it sounds like your definition of build quality is reliability and durability, which I would be surprised to hear their business grade laptops are better at.