Re:Ask HN: Feasible Alternative to the MacBook Pro?
by saghm on Sunday October 20, 2019 @01:23PM
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> I use a number of really cool apps to do things I would get likely for free on Linux like magnet for window management
I'm not sure I understand your point here; is the fact that you need to use third-party apps for these things being described as a selling point, or is the argument just that you can still find solutions for things that might initially seem like they're missing?
Re:Ask HN: Feasible Alternative to the MacBook Pro?
by gigatexal on Sunday October 20, 2019 @04:07PM
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Keeping with the analogy I’m saying that everything is there and polished and clean and works and if I want to put a spin on things or make things even better I can.
The same can be said for Linux but I find OSX so far more productive for me and the eco system is so nice everything fits nicely with my other idevices
Re:Ask HN: Feasible Alternative to the MacBook Pro?
by chendragon on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:52AM
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Most Linuxes attempt to detect a HiDPI screen (hi resolution basically) nowadays but you cannot do fractional scaling as easily as you could on a Mac, especially on Wayland. You can only do 2x or 1x.
Re:Ask HN: Feasible Alternative to the MacBook Pro?
by curioussavage on Sunday October 20, 2019 @11:20AM
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Latest version of gnome supports fractional scaling
MacOS is unix-y enough to compile your own binaries like a John Siracusa does.
And if you’re a dev the Mac is still a much better platform for getting paid than any other platform (until ElementaryOS takes off...).
I use a number of really cool apps to do things I would get likely for free on Linux like magnet for window management (though that’s gotten a lot better in Catalina).
And... even though the current laptops have terrible keyboards my 2013 MacBook Pro is a bit rough around the edges it’s solid and fast and in my experience none of my pc laptops ever made it that far.
Side note: is there a Linux distribution or desktop environment that does what the Mac does with the scaling. Native res is 1440p but renders at half that to effectively give a 2x sharpen on image quality?