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Try to use GNOME to drive a variable refresh rate display challenge (impossible). Jabs aside, GNOME is pretty nice compared to where it used to be. Everything

Try to use GNOME to drive a variable refresh rate display challenge (impossible). Jabs aside, GNOME is pretty nice compared to where it used to be. Everything still takes a few iterations of touching, but not as many as it used to. Some things are frustratingly unsolvable (see: advanced monitor features), but at least it is a full replacement for Windows on the same hardware. Oh, and contemporary linux distress have audio drivers that appear to work out of the box without having to build the kernel. When it comes to laptops: it'd be great if anyone made something that competes with a MacBook. It's been a long time. At this point I can only assume there is an economic reason rather than a technical one that Windows and Linux laptops are so bad.

makeitdouble 1y ago
> anyone made something that competes with a MacBook You need to define what's a MacBook for you. I'm not a fan of the form factor, but I've seen dozens of clones of it for years now and kinda wonder where a Surface Laptop for instance fails for you.
- willis936 1y ago
  A laptop with nice peripherals, build quality, efficiency such that it isn't hot, loud, and slow at all times, and a power state scheme that isn't completely broken. You can find some that are 80% in the first two categories. There is nothing remotely in the same league in the last two.
  - makeitdouble 1y ago
    Are the Surface lines slow at all times with a completely broken power state ? Sounds to me like you never tried any. Which is fair if you're not trying to move away from macs in the first place, but if you're actively looking for alternatives there's a lot you are missing.
    - willis936 1y ago
      No, I haven't tried Surfaces. I have had a series of XPS machines which, at the time, felt close to what I was after. Each had a 5-ish year service life but I was unhappy with each by the end. I'm a more recent mac convert and starting with a 4 year old M1 pro. We'll see if it ages better.

makeitdouble 1y ago

> anyone made something that competes with a MacBook You need to define what's a MacBook for you. I'm not a fan of the form factor, but I've seen dozens of clones of it for years now and kinda wonder where a Surface Laptop for instance fails for you.

willis936 1y ago
A laptop with nice peripherals, build quality, efficiency such that it isn't hot, loud, and slow at all times, and a power state scheme that isn't completely broken. You can find some that are 80% in the first two categories. There is nothing remotely in the same league in the last two.
- makeitdouble 1y ago
  Are the Surface lines slow at all times with a completely broken power state ? Sounds to me like you never tried any. Which is fair if you're not trying to move away from macs in the first place, but if you're actively looking for alternatives there's a lot you are missing.
  - willis936 1y ago
    No, I haven't tried Surfaces. I have had a series of XPS machines which, at the time, felt close to what I was after. Each had a 5-ish year service life but I was unhappy with each by the end. I'm a more recent mac convert and starting with a 4 year old M1 pro. We'll see if it ages better.