My MS surface pro4 has died (swelling battery has popped the screen -
known problem) so I am looking for a better replacement. I bought it new years ago but it only got good Linux support (touchscreen etc.) in the
last couple of years so its been a bit frustrating.
So the question is - whats a good replacement? Criteria is good battery life, can dual boot windows (this is my only windows machine these days
and there are still some cases - Logitech harmony remote for one) and
gentoo with everything working/supported. I do like the tablet with detachable physical keyboard design but I mostly use it with keyboard attached. And non-microsoft hardware is preferred (the sp4 failure is a design issue for which MS suffered a class action lawsuit to get them to honour the warranty - I don't want a repeat)
BillK
My MS surface pro4 has died (swelling battery has popped the screen -
known problem) so I am looking for a better replacement. I bought it
new years ago but it only got good Linux support (touchscreen etc.) in
the last couple of years so its been a bit frustrating.
So the question is - whats a good replacement? Criteria is good
battery life, can dual boot windows (this is my only windows machine
these days and there are still some cases - Logitech harmony remote
for one) and gentoo with everything working/supported. I do like the
tablet with detachable physical keyboard design but I mostly use it
with keyboard attached. And non-microsoft hardware is preferred (the
sp4 failure is a design issue for which MS suffered a class action
lawsuit to get them to honour the warranty - I don't want a repeat)
BillK
On 1/9/22 07:49, William Kenworthy wrote:
My MS surface pro4 has died (swelling battery has popped the screen -
known problem) so I am looking for a better replacement. I bought it
new years ago but it only got good Linux support (touchscreen etc.)
in the last couple of years so its been a bit frustrating.
So the question is - whats a good replacement? Criteria is good
battery life, can dual boot windows (this is my only windows machine
these days and there are still some cases - Logitech harmony remote
for one) and gentoo with everything working/supported. I do like the
tablet with detachable physical keyboard design but I mostly use it
with keyboard attached. And non-microsoft hardware is preferred (the
sp4 failure is a design issue for which MS suffered a class action
lawsuit to get them to honour the warranty - I don't want a repeat)
BillK
Do you really need/want dual boot, or would Windows in a VM work?
Take a look at the Framework laptop if you value repairability and customizability! I don't have one myself (yet, it's going to be my next laptop though), but there seems to be great Linux support and an active
Linux support community. https://frame.work/blog/linux-on-the-framework-laptop
-Marco
I'm looking at the NyX 15 AMD v2 for me, I want AMD and don't want more
than a 15" screen. I've had a 17" - it's too big for a laptop. Luggable, maybe ... :-)
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