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Re:If a MacBook Pro runs hot or shows high kernel CPU, try c... by taurath on Thursday April 23, 2020 @09:13PM (#22963582)
It was a Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu, far and away the most recommended distro/hardware combination. Everything else seems to be less supported.

If someone doesn't know how to dig into terminal commands and google stuff on your phone to troubleshoot, you shouldn't even attempt linux on a desktop.

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Re:If a MacBook Pro runs hot or shows high kernel CPU, try c... by freedomben on Thursday April 23, 2020 @10:43PM (#22964109)
Oh yeah, Dell XPS Dev edition is usually a decent choice, although you're right that not everything works perfectly (at least it didn't a few years ago when I bought one). It is a little annoying to have bugs in a factory-installed OS, but I'm glad to at least have the option.

I actually prefer Thinkpads these days because everything "just works" when I install Fedora on it.

If you're an Ubuntu person and want it from the factory, I have heard that System76 build quality has gotten pretty good.

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