Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop
10 days ago
- #laptops
- #Linux
- #Apple
- Author expresses dissatisfaction with Apple's declining quality and seeks a better laptop.
- Desires a MacBook with Linux, supported by a user-aligned company.
- Asahi Linux is considered but deemed insufficient due to Apple's closed-source hardware and lack of documentation.
- Power management on Linux for MacBooks is poor, with no Apple documentation to improve it.
- Framework laptops are liked for their open-source ethos but criticized for trade-offs in weight and polish due to upgradability.
- Author prefers a single, polished configuration over customizability.
- Criticizes HP's confusing product naming conventions and prefers simple, incremental naming like Apple's.
- Proposes 'hackbook' concept: high-end specs, single configuration, Linux-tuned, aimed at developers leaving MacBooks.
- Expresses hope for a MacBook replacement to emerge without needing to build it themselves.