I don't understand how people are having experiences with WSL that'd lead them to believe it's comparable with Macs. What's the secret sauce? Is one of the "distributions" better than another?
Is that a problem when carrying it around in comparison to a mac? Is it an annoyance?
- Zero problem with the fatness on my end. Looks kinda sexy tbh.
- The keyboard is really good about from the fn key which acts as a toggle (if you don't combo it with another key). Can never get quite used to that.
- The body paint can get scratched and worn down if you're reckless.
- The hinge itself works fine ~~~97% of the time. Occasionally gets stuck (can't detach) for unknown reason requiring a reboot or two, or some dirt gets in the way of the connectors and it thinks it got detached when you move it around.
- Battery life feels somewhat disappointing, but I haven't done rigorous tests. If you're planning to use the gpu, you better bring that charger.
- The gpu gets thermally throttled pretty easily.
- Performance at the 4k-ish resolution can be disappointing depending on the app (even the browser). This gets worse if you add an external monitor or if you don't run it above the "recommended" performance level. Unfortunately most devs (including MS) seem to optimize for 1920x1080.
- My SB seems to have problems with WMR even with the official adapter (display goes black occasionally).
- There's a driver (?) bug with the screen brightness sometimes being too low. I've filed a report on the feedback thing, but I'm not seeing or expecting any response. Love the screen (and the width\height ratio) otherwise.
Overall, it's a decent and interesting machine, but the edges can be rough.
Anyway, I love my SB2, and my only regret is not being able to somehow know they were going to release it in Black a few months later. I await the SB3 and will buy it in Black if they offer it.
Another option for you might be Dell. The Dell XPS is a sweet looking laptop, I haven't had the pleasure yet though.