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Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by hutzlibu on Thursday April 15, 2021 @07:36AM (#26819132)
"just a driver issue"

Oh. Just a driver issue on Linux. Well then, problem solved.

Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by gkbrk on Thursday April 15, 2021 @07:42AM (#26819178)
"Just a driver issue", unless it's a temporary regression in the Linux drivers, basically means the hardware manufacturer didn't use standard interfaces or write a good-enough spec for interoperability.

Solutions are calling your manufacturer and filing a support request, or voting with your wallet and picking another manufacturer next time.

Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by selfhoster11 on Thursday April 15, 2021 @09:19AM (#26820110)
Hah, that's a good one. Voting with your wallet never helps when you are a niche within a niche, like a Linux user.
Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by hutzlibu on Thursday April 15, 2021 @07:46AM (#26819213)
How many hardware manufacturers tell you that their device is supported on linux?
Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by gkbrk on Thursday April 15, 2021 @07:47AM (#26819230)
Lenovo, Dell, Intel, Realtek, nvidia, Logitech, Samsung, AMD and many other big brands tell me clearly on their product spec that their hardware supports Linux. It's not like there is a shortage of choice.
Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by hutzlibu on Thursday April 15, 2021 @08:01AM (#26819345)
Oh, can you tell me then, of a Laptop with Touchscreen, good hardware and Linux support?

I have been looking for one since ages.

Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by gkbrk on Thursday April 15, 2021 @08:09AM (#26819422)
Thinkpads and a lot of Dell laptop models both have good hardware and Linux support. I cannot recommend a laptop with a touchscreen, as I have never used nor needed one.
Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by stevewodil on Thursday April 15, 2021 @08:39AM (#26819708)
Dell XPS 15 or 17?

I had a Matebook X Pro and it worked really well with Ubuntu but the battery life was terrible in Linux. Maybe it's something that's been fixed or can be tweaked.

Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by hutzlibu on Thursday April 15, 2021 @09:07AM (#26819978)
Battery life on linux laptops can be indeed improved by tweaking, I did so on various devices. But I never came close to windows battery life and I allmost bricked a brand new laptop while doing so (only save was to tear it apart). So beware of what you are doing.
Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by kissickas on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:27AM (#26820903)
Thinkpad X1 Carbon, although I'm not sure what the touchscreen support actually looks like (I bought the Windows version of the machine and installed my own Linux distro)
Re:Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter by ryankrage77 on Thursday April 15, 2021 @07:46AM (#26819217)
Either you can install good proprietary drivers from the manufacturer, or they don't exist and you have to make do with the open source ones.