Why did Dell kill their only Linux laptop like this?>remove trackpad>remove fkeys>add touchbar and fingerprint scanner that don't work>zero developers buy it>no XPS developer edition sinceThis was DEI at work, wasn't it?
>>106438399anon shut the fuck upIts a goddamn mass produced hunk of plastic you liberal faggot
>>106438399>This was DEI at work, wasn't it?No.
Dell hid it at the back where almost no one could find it, which affected sales.
>>106438446>Dell hid it at the back where almost no one could find it, which affected sales.And who's fault was that saars?
>>106438399Don't all the Latitudes all support Linux, autist?
>>106438399>caring about factory installed linux laptopsdid you know, you can take any laptop and install linux yourself
>>106438399you can install any linux on any notebook, doesn't have to be the one you pictured
>>106439857getting Desktop Linux to utilize a laptop's hardware: trackpad, audio, camera, sleep modesIs a crap shoot.
>>106439857>my wifi isn't working?>>106441514>why is my battery life so shit?At least when mrchromebox.tech was keeping coreboot up to date for chromebooks, you could buy a decent laptop with linux preinstalled, then flash it with a good distro.
>>106438592Visit DuLL.com & use Ubuntu to filter the models.Latitude & Pro Max models have a Linux option.If that isn't enough, the Lenovo X1 Carbon gen 13 can be ordered with Fedora or Ubuntu, today.
>>106438592The only autists in this thread are the Arch Linux fans.
>>106439857They won't fix firmware bugs that don't affect Windows.It might not even get quirks added to the kernel if there aren't many Linux users with your model.
>>106442569>LenovoDoes it come with superfish for linux?
>>106442665I’m sure there’s an AUR package for it.
>>106442685>aur has israeli rootkitsokay schizo
>>106442708https://linuxconfig.org/aur-malware-packages-exploit-critical-security-flaws-exposed
>>106442720>none of these are israeli rootkits pre-installed in the bios and unremovable
>>106442720if you fell for this you deserve it
>>106438399>XPS Developer EditionLol what. Developers use the Precision 7000 chassis. XPS is gamer toastertrash that can't actually do work all day.>t. developer
>>106442809>the Precision 7000 chassisYou must have gigachad gymrat muscles if you're lugging that huge brick around all the time. Actual developers have to spend time working you know.>Linus Torvalds says the perfect laptop is 12" screen and 2 lbs heavyHe's correct you know.
>>106442730I actually like the X1 carbon hardware. I've drooled over the thought of getting one several times. Then I always remember, it's Lenovo. They were caught like 3 times inserting rootkits into the bios. I'll never ever ever buy a Lenovo. They burned the bridge, then burned the ashes, the shot whatever was left of that into the sun. There's just zero chance I could trust any machine made by them.
>>106442842I do but that's not really relevant. When I was a squirrelly 130lb high schooler I was lugging around towers and CRTs. How much walking are you doing where a laptop of any size makes a difference at all?
>>106443061Stand in the airport security line for two hours sometime. It's real fun. Especially with a 10lb laptop. Especially if you have to do the airport triathalon and sprint for the gate as soon as you're out of security.
>>106443111I do it with two, but I don't have to travel all that often. I mostly work remote and go into the office every couple weeks or so for meetings and such. I'll definitely take a nice cool laptop with low quiet fan speed and a big screen any day.
>>106438399first time im hearing of this model, plenty of their laptops work fine with linux just get another model
>>106443129Well, I also have three spinal fractures that never really healed properly, so I've got that going for me. My current laptop is a 2.3 lb 13" fanless. An XPS would be competitive with that. A thicc precision 7000 is not.
>>106443224Ouch, that sucks man. For me it's annoying enough when the fans start sounding like a jet engine when I start a build but when the thing starts throttling performance due to heat I wanna throw it out a window. I had a thin work laptop before and hated it so much, it's the fat girls for me from now on.
>>106438399how do you move the mouse cursor without a nipple or touchpad?
>>106438399>This was DEI at work, wasn't it?what
