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N-Krause ◴[] No.45038070[source]
The next reason, following hundreds of others, to start using Linux for the Desktop. If my non technical SO can do it, you can do it as well.
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farmin ◴[] No.45038506[source]
Yes I moved away from Windows to MacOS but couldnt get used to the UI and they have now sprinkled bad AI tools throughout. I use KUbuntu now which feels a bit like Windows 10 and really is all I need. But what I really want on my Thinkpad with KUbuntu is the perfect open/close screen management like the Macbook has and changing from second monitor to no second monitor often causes issues and doesnt just work argh.. Maybe one of these linux first laptops will fill the void.
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legacynl ◴[] No.45039436[source]
Problems with sleep/suspend modes is a relatively common in Linux. There's some good information with tricks and workarounds on

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop and https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Power_management/Suspend_an... w

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trelane ◴[] No.45042221[source]
> Problems with sleep/suspend modes is a relatively common in Linux.

It is if you slap Linux on your Windows computer and expect it to work. Dell etc have teams whose entire job is ensuring Windows works well on their hardware. These are systems integration teams.

If you try to put Linux on a Windows box, you've signed up to do all the system integration work yourself, without any help or support (eg documentation) from anyone.

The best Linux experience will happen on hardware that was designed to run Linux, with a system integration team to make the hardware/firmware and Os work together, with a support line you can call or write.

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1. baq ◴[] No.45043173[source]
I just need to get a dozen kernel engineers in a room with a laptop and a dude who does nothing but open and close the lid every 2s. Test passes when the laptop still is responsive by lunchtime.
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2. trelane ◴[] No.45043284[source]
I just want people to buy from Linux vendors who put in the work rather than yolo'ing it and then complaining about how bad Linux is.
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3. farmin ◴[] No.45044409[source]
That’s fair. So you’re pretty confident most these very annoying Linux hardware issues go away with Linux first hardware? Suggest a couple brands for me to look into please to replace the thinkpad?
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4. trelane ◴[] No.45047705{3}[source]
System76 is my go to