Re:How fast is 12th Gen Intel Core?
by tmccrary55 on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @08:15AM
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If they added some kind of Bootcamp for Developers, I'd switch to a MBP tomorrow.
And I just bought a maxed out XPS 13 Plus, which I generally like.
I suppose you mostly know ppl who run linux as their primary os then? Certainly in web dev all macs have been extremely popular.
As someone who uses Linux daily and generally dislikes macOS, I got all my Linux tools up and running on macOS, Docker runs well and many Linux things I run on an external cluster. So I am content.
The macOS UI is bit annoying and the fact that you have to install tiny apps like to have a separate trackpad and mouse scrolling direction is not ideal, but yeah it's all dwarfed by the fact I finally can't hear any fans and performance is just as good as plugged in. I can't remember when I last time had a laptop on a sofa without having to worry about the charger and getting laps uncomfortably hot.
Re:How fast is 12th Gen Intel Core?
by Bellyache5 on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @06:37AM
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You don’t need separate apps to set scrolling directions for the trackpad and external nice. It’s all in System Preferences.
Re:How fast is 12th Gen Intel Core?
by GekkePrutser on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @06:56AM
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They're separate tickboxes yes, but if you tick one it ticks the other.
At least it did when I still used macOS on portables. Now I only have a mini left for work
I just checked on my work Macbook, this is still correct and utterly stupid behaviour. 'Natural scroll direction' is global for all pointer devices. Internal, external trackpad and mouse.
Re:How fast is 12th Gen Intel Core?
by KptMarchewa on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @07:44AM
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The toggle bundles trackpad and scrolling setting in one - I want to have their "natural scroll direction" on trackpad and reverse on mice.
Scroll reverser allows you to set them up separately.
I've never used Linux daily, always macOS or osx, but all the same tooling probably day to day and the M series will be a no-brainer upgrade when it comes time. I would like some more colours that aren't super fingerprinty in the pro line though. Pretty bored of silver and grey
If they invested in contributing Linux drivers they'd probably be able to takeover the market for developers. Asahi is slowly improving, but it doesn't feel ready yet to be someone's sole daily machine.
Ultimately my M1 MBP sits on the shelf collecting dust, except for occasional testing. My smaller and lighter Intel laptop already gets 8 hours of battery life which is more than enough for me, and has perfect Linux support.