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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by fsflover on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @06:50AM (#23389638)
Just don't buy "Windows certified" laptops...

Upd: why downvotes? My Librem 15 and Lenovo T400 both work flawlessly for many years. They are designed for GNU/Linux.

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by ThrowawayR2 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @11:28AM (#23392037)
> "Just don't buy "Windows certified" laptops..."

All x86 servers, PCs, and laptops are designed to run Windows by adhering to a specification issued by Microsoft and certified by running a suite of compatibility tests provided by Microsoft (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/hlk/). The free OSes are piggybacking on that; there is no independent, neutral standard for the architecture of x86 PCs.

> "My Librem 15 and Lenovo T400 both work flawlessly for many years. They are designed for GNU/Linux."

Linux isn't even listed as a supported OS for the T400 on Lenovo's support site: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/pd005598

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Re:Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first ... by TomMarius on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @07:07AM (#23389741)
I had Lenovo T530 and it worked OK, but with half the battery life. Then I had XPS 15 and I got it working after a lot of fiddling, but with a third of battery life and with hidpi issues on wake up.

The battery thing is really a killer for me.

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