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Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop

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224 points cspags | 2 comments | 01 Dec 25 01:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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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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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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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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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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1. JodieBenitez ◴[07 Dec 25 14:00 UTC] No.46181736{4}[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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2. morshu9001 ◴[08 Dec 25 20:31 UTC] No.46197243[source]▶
Maybe, but also Apple trackpads are physically better