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Re:I'm Done with Macbooks by efes on Friday February 05, 2016 @05:38PM (#11045202)
Hmm, not sure I get the article. I recently ditched OsX on an iMac and in the past I used Solaris on an apple laptop. In general, I would say that while not cheap for a general intel machine, the core hardware is pretty good and Apple's lack of interest in making a lot of drivers should make them an easy platform for other OSes to prioritize.

The results on linux have remained a little less than ideal. It is a shame to see that graphics card makers still think they can afford to bully us around and I still don't get what apple is thinking with wireless HID. Do a lot of users type from 50 meters away?

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Re:I'm Done with Macbooks by HappyTypist on Friday February 05, 2016 @08:19PM (#11046013)
No, wireless HIDs are for making it easier to take your laptop with you, without unplugging all your USB cables. Plus, it saves ports when Apple is transitioning to portless and fanless.
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Re:I'm Done with Macbooks by efes on Saturday February 06, 2016 @08:09AM (#11047624)
True, but I was actually referring to them coming as the only interfaces to the iMac. AFAIK the laptops provide builtin HID, so they don't needlessly become a brick from depending on independent battery backed HID devices.
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