Linux on the Mac — state of the union

Posted Dec 2, 2016 13:59 UTC (Fri) by anton (subscriber, #25547)
In reply to: Linux on the Mac — state of the union by mips
Parent article: Linux on the Mac — state of the union

c't has a review of the latest Dell XPS13 Developer edition (german, paywall) under Linux. They found a few warts, e.g., IIRC some clicking when dealing with sound, and less run-time than under Windows (IIRC 11h vs. 22h or so).

Lenovo sells some laptops without OS. I am pretty happy with my E130 (no longer on sale). I have also tested the E31-80 with Ubuntu 16.04, but found it lacking: only 4h battery running time when idle, WLAN needs reinitializing after suspension (possibly fixed with a newer driver; the device is a "Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042"); and for my taste it's simply too big.

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Linux on the Mac — state of the union

Posted Dec 3, 2016 0:00 UTC (Sat) by anselm (subscriber, #2796) [Link] (1 responses)

I have a Lenovo X250 from work and it's a sweet machine. The only thing I don't really like is the small display. I just took delivery of a T460 for myself (mostly because it has a bigger screen but uses the same docking station as the X250, which is convenient for working from home) and that is shaping up very nicely, too.

Linux on the Mac — state of the union

Posted Dec 3, 2016 0:27 UTC (Sat) by karkhaz (subscriber, #99844) [Link]

In my experience Lenovo X2?? laptops have excellent Linux support, I'm very happy with my X230 (and yes, the docking station is lovely); and I know lots of folks with later models. I particularly like that the internal 3G modem works flawlessly, as these things often have terrible Free software support, but Sierra modems tend to play well with NetworkManager.