Macbook Neo Hot Take™, take 2. Earlier I was annoyed at tech reviewers who should *really* know better giving a *really* myopic assessment of its gaming potential.
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@miss_rodent @glyph @aeva I got my current XPS 13 towards the start of the pandemic, and... it's beginning to show its age. There's basically nothing out there that can replace it, though.
There's other product categories, but that niche of "professional machine with mid-tier specs in a solid case" has just vanished. Now you tend to either find absolute shit for inflated prices or super-premium machines at outrageous prices.
@xgranade @glyph @aeva Yeah I've been looking into options for a new laptop, the last decent one I got was a system76 in like 2016 - it's like 1700$ for the newer model of the same, with less ram and storage, negligably-better processor. x.x
So I'm really leaning towards the 'reurbished thinkpad' sort of space for my next one.
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@mttaggart that is awesome to hear! I definitely have questions, beginning with: were you converting existing hardware with the ubuntu conversion or sourcing something new?
@glyph The Ubuntu conversion was a budgetary decision at the end of a MacBook Pro lifecycle. The reality was sourcing PC laptops but using Ubuntu for a more familiar interface/working with similar services made more sense than going all-in on Windows. It was an opportunity to see if it could work, and it mostly did, except at the time (2013), there were serious issues with Broadcom WiFi drivers that necessitated a lot of handholding.
