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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by perryizgr8 on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:58AM (#25251969)
You have your preferences about UI and GUI and that's ok. But 40Hz screen and non-working brightness controls are a non-starter for any but the most dedicated users. 144Hz is common on decent laptops nowadays, along with automatic brightness.

To me, this trade-off is very simple.

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by pmontra on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:48AM (#25252834)
As I wrote, it's very subjective. I've been working at 40 Hz for 2 years and I didn't notice the difference. I press windows-fn-F9/F10 instead of only fn-F9/F10, not a big deal. Automatic brightness control as on phones? I would probably disable that anyway.

By the way, brightness control didn't work in 2014, then started working, then it stopped working again. Kernel versions / NVIDIA drivers, who knows.

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