[Trisquel-users] Laptop equivalent of macbook pro for Trisquel in 2015 ?
Hello, I am looking to transition from my mac/osx environment to trisquel. The question that comes up is of course which hardware to use. I have seen a few post around the topic, but they seem a few years old now. I am looking for something quite powerful, with characteristics equivalent to a high-end macbook pro: - Aluminum case - Possibly high resolution screen (retina equivalent) and possibly a non-glossy screen - 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor - 16gb ram - 500 GB SSD or more, with the possibility of hosting a second hard drive instead of the optical drive - Decent battery life (mbp offers 8h theoretical) The chromebook pixel is not convincing because of screen size and RAM / HD limitations. I have also seen a few other models around, but I have no idea which ones would work well with Trisquel. Any advice on models or guides would be great! Thanks Francesco.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Laptop equivalent of macbook pro for Trisquel in 2015 ?
Hello and welcome! The hardware question is always tricky, especially so if you use a fully free distro. I guess the by far easiest option would be to get a laptop from Thinkpenguin, they have a banner ad on this page on the right side column. Click that banner and Trisquel will get a part of the profits from your purchase. If you decide to go for other options, usually the parts that'll give you the most trouble are wifi and the GPU. There is a hardware database but the contents are unreliable because vendors change components in devices without changing the model names of products... https://www.h-node.org/
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What about wood instead of Aluminium? Accidently found a link to this open hardware project offering a high end laptop with handcrafted wood casing while checking on Ben Nanonote. http://mottweilerstudio.com/novena-laptop-computer-design/ https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop
Re: [Trisquel-users] Laptop equivalent of macbook pro for Trisquel in 2015 ?
Dear all - thanks for these amazing suggestions. They all look good, but purism option is exactly what I was looking for. I hope they get the funding!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Laptop equivalent of macbook pro for Trisquel in 2015 ?
How does https://www.thinkpenguin.com/catalog/notebook-computers-gnu-linux-2 serve you? There isn't a crowdfunding campaign to wait for. Not that the wait should drive anyone, especially if one wants a Macesque device, away from Librem.
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thanks davidnotcoulthard - the thinkpenguin computers are indeed better priced, but the design is not as good...I have to see if I can wait and put the extra bucks!!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Laptop equivalent of macbook pro for Trisquel in 2015 ?
Their is today more or less impossible to get a MBP 15 inch laptop replacement. All other laptops have 16x9 screen and a numpad that moves the keyboard and mousepad so it isnt in line with the screen. And other laptop developers wonder why people like Apples hardware.
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yes. I really wonder why people keep buying extremely overpriced hardware with a stupid apple logo on it...
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People pay nonesense sum for a piece of stone in a ring or a necklace. Hype can do wonders. But yeah, at the end of the day, its their personal choice.
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One has to wonder if the chaps in Cupertino have somehow managed to patent the lack of "16x9 screen and a numpad that moves the keyboard and mousepad so it isnt in line with the screen".
