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Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop

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doublextremevil ◴[07 Dec 25 00:19 UTC] No.46177977[source]▶
the whole pc laptop industry really is an embarrassment right now. It has been 5 years since the M1 Macbook release, and there is no real equivalent. I'm on a thinkpad x9, which might be the closest I've seen, but the cpu performance just isn't as good.
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cesarvarela ◴[07 Dec 25 02:50 UTC] No.46178731[source]▶
The industry also didn't keep up with the trackpad, which should be simpler.
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1. morshu9001 ◴[07 Dec 25 07:22 UTC] No.46179885[source]▶
Apple trackpads are so good that I prefer that over a full mouse for work
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2. JodieBenitez ◴[07 Dec 25 10:41 UTC] No.46180750[source]▶
I actually looked for a desktop trackpad for my desktop pc that is on par with my macbook trackpad. Didn't find one available.
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3. finaard ◴[07 Dec 25 10:47 UTC] No.46180774[source]▶
Since I switched to a macbook from a (proper) thinkpad I just carry a trackball with me when I expect to do longer stuff that requires mousing - the track pad isn't bad, but gets annoying over time. That also finalized my switch away from mice - before that I had both a mouse and a trackball on my desk, and while I still have that I can't remember when I last touched the mouse.
4. vladvasiliu ◴[07 Dec 25 12:05 UTC] No.46181149[source]▶
Apple sells an external trackpad. But AFAIK it requires the computer to have Bluetooth. Not sure how well it works with a non-apple os, though.
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5. JodieBenitez ◴[07 Dec 25 14:00 UTC] No.46181736{3}[source]▶
I suspect it does not work well outside Apple world. And that's kind of the thing with "I want Apple hardware but with Linux software": Software is actually important in the user experience with the hardware.
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6. aorth ◴[07 Dec 25 14:39 UTC] No.46181981{3}[source]▶
The Apple Magic TrackPad works well on Linux, both via Bluetooth and USB-C. I used one for a few years.
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7. JodieBenitez ◴[07 Dec 25 14:56 UTC] No.46182108{4}[source]▶
Interesting. Are multi-touch gestures supported ?

(like these: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102482 )

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8. vladvasiliu ◴[07 Dec 25 16:53 UTC] No.46183081{5}[source]▶
I don't know about the magic trackpad specifically, but on my HP Elitebook I can use gestures. I'm running i3 and it doesn't support much out of the box, but I was able to configure stuff using libinput-gestures.

More info: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Libinput#Gestures

9. morshu9001 ◴[08 Dec 25 20:31 UTC] No.46197243{4}[source]▶
Maybe, but also Apple trackpads are physically better