Re:Ask HN: What laptop should I get for development?
by mxvanzant on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @04:16PM
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I've had an HP Spectre x360 Convertable-15 df1xxx (core i7 10th gen, nvidia, 4k screen) for over a year now. I really like it. Running Linux Mint MATE currently on 19.3 MATE 1.22.2. I was able to adjust the display for Hi DPI -- can't remember what I did exactly but I have Appearance > Fonts > Details > Resolution DPI (dots per inch) set to 192.
Great keyboard (with full numeric keypad). I went into the keyboard settings and adjust some compatibility options so I could shift-arrow using the num pad to select text.
Wifi just worked.
I bought a USB ethernet dongle that works fine also.
Mouse USB plug causes hang on hard boot -- just unplug it when booting.
I mostly use sleep which works fine.
Mouse movement wakes from sleep - but I was able to disable this:
Great keyboard (with full numeric keypad). I went into the keyboard settings and adjust some compatibility options so I could shift-arrow using the num pad to select text.
Wifi just worked. I bought a USB ethernet dongle that works fine also.
Mouse USB plug causes hang on hard boot -- just unplug it when booting. I mostly use sleep which works fine. Mouse movement wakes from sleep - but I was able to disable this:
I don't use an external monitor, but this has HDMI which I've used on occasion.Weight and size are not bad (for me), but you might prefer lighter laptops..