Yep - 100% agree. Y'all should come to the dark side and get yourselves a refurb Thinkpad.

Personally I run a 2017 MBP for work and a heavily modified T430 running Debian at home. I often miss my personal hardware throughout the workday - having USB ports, ethernet, different display ports, and swappable batteries is invaluable. The OS differences are huge too - OSX is just not my cup-o-tea when it comes to package managers (brew sucks vs. aptitude), running a development environment, and even just running simple *nix binaries (there are significant differences with the OSX versions).

Exactly! Those that were disenchanted by Linux in the past should really give it a try every now and then. If the current status doesn't fit your needs, fine! But keep believing in the project. It is constantly improving and what may be a hassle today tomorrow it could be as good as your Mac.

I know that some things may "just work" on the Apple ecosystem, but don't forget that you are paying a lot of money to get that ecosystem working and from all the complaining I'm reading It doesn't seem like a totally smooth experience at all.

edit: words, format.

Microsoft and Adobe keep me off Linux and on Apple more than Apple do. If I could have current Office and Creative Suite on Linux, I'd be there.

It really does depend on your workflow and your needs but I am running CS2 and latest Office in a VM.

Thinkpad (X1 carbon) with Windows 10 make also a fantastic couple. Honestly, Windows 10 Pro has so many shortcuts and tools that it makes it super powerful to use. And now that we can do a thresome with Ubuntu... It is really a dream comes true.