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A community for the System76 company, a manufacturer of laptops, desktops, and server computers that are both affordable and powered by Linux.

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I'd like to get an Adder, but.... (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I'm looking for a Linux laptop to replace my trusty old 2013 Macbook Pro which is now EOL. I could use some faster hardware anyway. I looked at the Adder, and it seems like it has almost everything I want. Open firmware, good documentation, etc. However there's just one little thing...

The display. My MBP has a 2560x1440 display and I love it because when I'm coding in CLion, Intellij or whatnot I have lots of screen real estate. But the Adder only goes up to 1080p. I could go all the way up to a Bonobo, but I really don't want to lug around a 17" laptop anymore. I'm getting old.

So, my question is this... anyone moved from a Retina display back down to 1080p and had major problems with it? Any fellow coders miss the extra screen real estate? Or am I worrying over nothing?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I was worried about the same thing, also used to MBP and other high resolution displays. I bought a 1080p pangolin from S76 and had to return it because of the resolution. You will not like 1080p if you are anything like me. Reading words just feels blurry and it puts extra strain on your eyes making me feel dizzy.

I ended up getting a framework laptop because S76 didn’t have any high resolution models available at the time. Also didn’t really need a dGPU in a laptop which is usually what their 4k screen options come paired with. Im hoping S76 in house laptop has a higher resolution, I’ll probably get that when it releases.