Ask HN: What laptop should I get for development?

Re:Ask HN: What laptop should I get for development? by benaduggan on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @03:27PM (#30770356)

I have a framework laptop (https://frame.work/) and really like it! I run Ubuntu right now, and do run into issues with fractional scaling, but I haven't seen any laptop properly address that on linux.

One downside is the battery isn't amazing. I usually get ~3-4 hours when doing development work and ~6-7 with light use.

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Re:Ask HN: What laptop should I get for development? by edmcnulty101 on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @06:53PM (#30772656)

Was looking at those.

How's the trackpad and keyboard?

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Re:Ask HN: What laptop should I get for development? by throwawaycuriou on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @04:33AM (#30776301)

I also am a very happy framework customer running Manjaro Sway. many years of MacBooks before that.

the trackpad feel will depend on how you or your distro configures it but for me it's been good enough I don't think about. i love the framework keyboard. by comparison I haven't tried whatever macs use after the butterfly keyboards which I really disliked.

agreed with previous poster that the battery doesn't last nearly as long. will pick up an extra one or two once they're available on the marketplace.

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Re:Ask HN: What laptop should I get for development? by edmcnulty101 on Thursday March 24, 2022 @09:47PM (#30797836)

Thanks!

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