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I use an Asus RoG X13 Flow 2022 edition, and while it has its flaws (that the 2023 edition ironed out), I run Fedora on it and it's wonderful. I use it docked m
by stonecharioteer 3y ago
I use an Asus RoG X13 Flow 2022 edition, and while it has its flaws (that the 2023 edition ironed out), I run Fedora on it and it's wonderful. I use it docked most of the time, and my requirements were mostly unique.
I wanted power. This has a Ryzen 9 and 32 GB RAM. I needed a 13 inch form factor because I use external monitors and don't want to lug around a large laptop.
And for the keyboard, I use a Kinesis Advantage 2 most of the time, but I had a very specific form factor requirment as well, I wanted to be able to use the laptop with the keyboard folded up under it. This gave me the ability to do that and plop my Kinesis in front of it. More desk space!
I like the built in keyboard though and for the life of me, I don't like trackpads. I've used a Mac before and while the trackpad is nice, and I've considered attaching a Magic Trackpad to my keyboard, I'm in love with trackballs. I use a Logitech MX Ergo Plus, and it is wonderful. I use Qtile so I don't really rely on the mouse much, but when I do, the trackball is great.
But I get the appeal of a Mac. I've considered getting a 13 inch MacBook and using it to just ssh into a cloud machine for work. I'm on the fence about it, but I might do that one day and just live my life in the terminal.