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gopher2000 5mo ago
Yeah it's wild to me that they'd consider going with some first gen startup solution for what is ultimately their most important professional device. And it's starting at $2k so it's not like it's insanely cheap either.
- 14113 5mo ago
  Star Labs have delivered a number of other high quality linux laptops - I even used one as my daily work driver for a few years at a previous job. They're not a startup.
  - gopher2000 5mo ago
    Ah that's different then. I'm wrong.
SoftTalker 5mo ago
Dell laptops have always worked great with Linux IME. Maybe double-check WiFi support before you pull the trigger but I've never had an issue personally.
wmedrano 5mo ago
I tried going from a budget Lenovo Linux to a Macbook Pro after graduating from university. The hardware was solid, but it is probably my most disappointing purchase. Right now, I'm extremely satisfied with my workhorse Linux desktop and less so satisfied with my Linux laptop battery life, but I mostly use desktop anyways.
cevn 5mo ago
I respectfully decline, I had macbook Pro m1 or 2 and the screen went black after 1 year and was quoted 1k to fix it. I spent that 1k on a linux laptop instead and that's been going strong for 3 years.
amarant 5mo ago
>You Linux freaks should just buy a MacBook Pro. It’s number one for a reason Yes and that reason is marketing.
- weird-eye-issue 5mo ago
  I haven't had an Apple product in a decade but the shear efficiency of their CPUs is pretty impressive. Been thinking about picking up a MacBook Pro or Air (which doesn't even have fans) for travel because I'm getting really tired of lugging around my relatively heavy and inefficient Windows laptop
  - ArmadilloGang 5mo ago
    As mundane and common as the information I’m about to share may be, it’s the reality of MacBook ownership for many - dare I say most? I don’t buy new MacBooks. I get them refurbished from MicroCenter, Apple, or elsewhere. In 2024, I picked up a 2021-released 14” M1 Max MacBook Pro w/ 2 TB and 64 GB for $1800 from Microcenter. Because Apple is so hostile to repairs, I have been paying for AppleCare+ and will continue for some time. But I don’t see myself truly needing to replace this machine for another 2-3 years. It’s my daily driver for BBedit, some IDEs, music apps, Firefox with dozens of tabs, Mail, Messages, iTerm2 with half a dozen tmux sessions. True - my computing needs are not demanding. But for those of us who offload commuting to remote servers and mostly use thin clients, the computer is a joy to use. I’ve been dabbling in Ableton Live Suite 12 Lite, which came with my Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 MKII midi keyboard, and this machine never breaks a sweat. The M-series are seriously as close to BIFL as a consumer laptop can be. Meanwhile, my wife’s daily driver is a 2013 13” MacBook Air w/ 128 GB SSD and 8 GB RAM. And an Intel i7 from that era. I won’t defend this though. She’s insane, and I don’t know how she lives with herself. I purchased it used from a Craigslist seller to be my daily driver 14 years ago, and it lasted until I upgraded to a 2020 M1 MacBook Air base model, which I later donated to a friend in need.
drnick1 5mo ago
> You Linux freaks should just buy a MacBook Pro. Absolutely not. I want to be in full control of my machine, which means a FOSS operating system, and ideally FOSS firmware too. When Apple will request age verification, you will have no alternative but compliance with Apple's machines.
vluft 5mo ago
hey is there an option to get an OS without ads (oh sorry "promotions") included?
dang 5mo ago
Could you please stop posting flamebait comments? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.
- juleiie 5mo ago
  Look, I am not “flamebaiting” or whatever. It’s just that I never hesitate to voice my opinions even if they may seem very assertive. For me the point of social media is to be 100% myself and always say what rings true to me. I won’t modify my opinions just because they go against the consensus. It’s an art as much as it is communication and every single word is necessary to properly express my inner self in a self contained one comment exhibition. The only rule is to really be 100% aligned to your core, pure, being when crafting these small literary wonders that best translate the expression of the soul. Pure individualism. We do not often have a chance to be this honest in real life for various reasons. I value this honesty, look for it on the Internet and thus I also try to be 100% honest in return according to the rule “be what you want to see in the world”.
  - dang 5mo ago
    I believe you that you're not intending to post flamebait, but the way that you're addressing others (e.g. "You Linux freaks", and similar swipes you've been posting elsewhere) is guaranteed to have such effects on the threads, and we have to moderate by effects, not intent. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=troll%20effects%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
    - juleiie 5mo ago
      I guess it’s pointless to try to introduce some liveliness to this boring corporate site. Fine, I will not bother you anymore.

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by juleiie 5mo ago

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gopher2000 5mo ago

Yeah it's wild to me that they'd consider going with some first gen startup solution for what is ultimately their most important professional device. And it's starting at $2k so it's not like it's insanely cheap either.

14113 5mo ago
Star Labs have delivered a number of other high quality linux laptops - I even used one as my daily work driver for a few years at a previous job. They're not a startup.
- gopher2000 5mo ago
  Ah that's different then. I'm wrong.

SoftTalker 5mo ago

Dell laptops have always worked great with Linux IME. Maybe double-check WiFi support before you pull the trigger but I've never had an issue personally.

wmedrano 5mo ago

I tried going from a budget Lenovo Linux to a Macbook Pro after graduating from university. The hardware was solid, but it is probably my most disappointing purchase. Right now, I'm extremely satisfied with my workhorse Linux desktop and less so satisfied with my Linux laptop battery life, but I mostly use desktop anyways.

cevn 5mo ago

I respectfully decline, I had macbook Pro m1 or 2 and the screen went black after 1 year and was quoted 1k to fix it. I spent that 1k on a linux laptop instead and that's been going strong for 3 years.

amarant 5mo ago

>You Linux freaks should just buy a MacBook Pro. It’s number one for a reason Yes and that reason is marketing.

weird-eye-issue 5mo ago
I haven't had an Apple product in a decade but the shear efficiency of their CPUs is pretty impressive. Been thinking about picking up a MacBook Pro or Air (which doesn't even have fans) for travel because I'm getting really tired of lugging around my relatively heavy and inefficient Windows laptop
- ArmadilloGang 5mo ago
  As mundane and common as the information I’m about to share may be, it’s the reality of MacBook ownership for many - dare I say most? I don’t buy new MacBooks. I get them refurbished from MicroCenter, Apple, or elsewhere. In 2024, I picked up a 2021-released 14” M1 Max MacBook Pro w/ 2 TB and 64 GB for $1800 from Microcenter. Because Apple is so hostile to repairs, I have been paying for AppleCare+ and will continue for some time. But I don’t see myself truly needing to replace this machine for another 2-3 years. It’s my daily driver for BBedit, some IDEs, music apps, Firefox with dozens of tabs, Mail, Messages, iTerm2 with half a dozen tmux sessions. True - my computing needs are not demanding. But for those of us who offload commuting to remote servers and mostly use thin clients, the computer is a joy to use. I’ve been dabbling in Ableton Live Suite 12 Lite, which came with my Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 MKII midi keyboard, and this machine never breaks a sweat. The M-series are seriously as close to BIFL as a consumer laptop can be. Meanwhile, my wife’s daily driver is a 2013 13” MacBook Air w/ 128 GB SSD and 8 GB RAM. And an Intel i7 from that era. I won’t defend this though. She’s insane, and I don’t know how she lives with herself. I purchased it used from a Craigslist seller to be my daily driver 14 years ago, and it lasted until I upgraded to a 2020 M1 MacBook Air base model, which I later donated to a friend in need.

drnick1 5mo ago

> You Linux freaks should just buy a MacBook Pro. Absolutely not. I want to be in full control of my machine, which means a FOSS operating system, and ideally FOSS firmware too. When Apple will request age verification, you will have no alternative but compliance with Apple's machines.

vluft 5mo ago

hey is there an option to get an OS without ads (oh sorry "promotions") included?

dang 5mo ago

Could you please stop posting flamebait comments? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.

juleiie 5mo ago
Look, I am not “flamebaiting” or whatever. It’s just that I never hesitate to voice my opinions even if they may seem very assertive. For me the point of social media is to be 100% myself and always say what rings true to me. I won’t modify my opinions just because they go against the consensus. It’s an art as much as it is communication and every single word is necessary to properly express my inner self in a self contained one comment exhibition. The only rule is to really be 100% aligned to your core, pure, being when crafting these small literary wonders that best translate the expression of the soul. Pure individualism. We do not often have a chance to be this honest in real life for various reasons. I value this honesty, look for it on the Internet and thus I also try to be 100% honest in return according to the rule “be what you want to see in the world”.
- dang 5mo ago
  I believe you that you're not intending to post flamebait, but the way that you're addressing others (e.g. "You Linux freaks", and similar swipes you've been posting elsewhere) is guaranteed to have such effects on the threads, and we have to moderate by effects, not intent. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=troll%20effects%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
  - juleiie 5mo ago
    I guess it’s pointless to try to introduce some liveliness to this boring corporate site. Fine, I will not bother you anymore.