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For this and other reasons I switched to a KDE distro and saved >$1000 on hardware.

Yes it's not as pretty and takes some getting used to. But there was no tangible benefit to paying extra to be in the Apple ecosystem. I can code just the same as before. Perhaps what I miss a little is the trackpad. Those are nice.

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I miss my old MacBook keyboard and trackpad. My xps runs Linux great though

Also on an XPS :)

The trackpad yes, but considering modern MacBook keyboards, I think I'm better off with the XPS.

When I'm on my work MacBook I completely ignore the Touchbar as much as I can. It looks cool, but functionally it's just a gimmick. I want to keep my eyes on the screen as I'm typing, not the keyboard.

Sadly the 2016 macbook pro camera doesn't really function on Linux unless you're willing to patch much older kernels. Trying to patch the newer kernels work, but it ends up breaking sleep mode and detecting closed lid.

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