The first conformant M1 GPU driver

Re:The first conformant M1 GPU driver by nicce on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @12:28PM (#37225046)

> The ThinkPads are pretty good laptops, especially if you put Linux on them

I used ThinkPads for 7 years until getting new M2 Pro, mostly with Linux.

Touchpads on Thinkpads are not getting even close to Macbooks. You need external mouse.

Also the the basic screen quality on current Macbook Pros is beyond their top quality products. Try to look for 1000 nits screen? Not even gaming laptops quality ones.

And battery life...

And performance...

When you have enough performance on your machine, the physical touch, screen and overall stability goes beyond everything else. Thinkpads have better durability on keyboard tho.

I also used to have one of those OLED Thinkpads and that was the biggiest mess I ever hard. They even cancelled OLED screens on all products for 4 years after that. The screen just broke every one month.

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Re:The first conformant M1 GPU driver by hgomersall on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @12:38PM (#37225198)

The nipple on the ThinkPad is unsurpassed. It's basically the reason I can't migrate away from them.

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Re:The first conformant M1 GPU driver by nicce on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @01:15PM (#37225774)

I have tried to use nipple many times but maybe I was unfortunate with it. I was not able to get good enough drivers on Linux for it, and as a result it was never accurate, but very clunky instead.

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Re:The first conformant M1 GPU driver by hgomersall on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @01:40PM (#37226105)

This was on Linux. It takes a bit of getting used to, but I won't go back unless I'm absolutely forced to.

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Re:The first conformant M1 GPU driver by nicce on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @07:29PM (#37229929)

I agree that I liked it on Windows. But I was not able to get the same experience on Linux.

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