alt Hacker NewsI've been using a system 76 laptop for the past 3 years. Runs perfectly, no surprises. Unfortunately, I need a mac for work because the laptop service folks do not know what to do with linux and do not have a relationship with a vendor like system76.
Pros: The best development experience you can have. Everything is native linux. There is no beating that. This of course will be a problem if hobbies/work use windows. I've never been a windows person. So I've never missed it. Power and peripherals work on the system76 seamlessly.
Cons: Battery life. Runs out in about 2.5 hrs but its an AMD not an ARM.
I did run linux on a tower exclusively while I did my PhD. Did everything on it - code, writing my thesis in LaTeX, store data, connect to dropbox for backup, watch netflix, etc.
You're not missing much by dumping windows.
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> Cons: Battery life. Runs out in about 2.5 hrs but its an AMD not an ARM.
Damn, even my several year old Intel + Nvidia MSI GE66 can match that. Why is it so bad?
Really only Photoshop is the big gaping hole I feel as a linux user. Gimp is just atrocious.
There is a desktop webview of PhotoPea, but it's not the same.
“Runs perfectly” but it’s 2025 and you’re getting 2.5 hours of battery life.