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> So, what's a decent laptop for running Linux? Good keyboard, good trackpad support, good sound . . .

Sadly enough, I think the lack of really great options is what may have pushed some engineers to macs in the first place. :)

Admittedly, last I looked was several years ago -- I'm interested to know too! Keep hearing good things about the XPS series, but last I had one it ran hot enough that I couldn't comfortably keep it on my lap.

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My current XPS13 has the opposite problem - it can be uncomfortably cold to the point that I'll often put a cushion or something under it.

>I think the lack of really great options is what may have pushed some engineers to macs in the first place

Is this what we're calling web developers now?

Don't know what you're prerequisite for an engineer is but my brother, an aerospace engineer, has been using mac laptops since the 90s. And in the classes he teaches, nearly all the students are using Apple laptops.

> web developers

Dunno about you. I develop native code.

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