Linux laptop maker called me a Zombie
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This was such a fun late night read and kudos to the tuber for placing italy at risk as well. It was totally worth it.
The guy seems pretty tragic though. It seems like all problems are someone else's fault, while what is really missing is a healthy self image. I feel sorry for everyone he/she meets, but also for him/her. I think every sane person eventually has an "oh wait. It's me!" moment. While tough, they make you a better person.
They are kind of building a name for themselves.
On the other hand, when I pay for someone to say a single sentence, that sentence isn't said but I still get an invoice, I might consider "zombie" to be a kind way of calling people. You had only one job...
Gotta read the whole thing.
The vast majority of Windows laptops will run Linux just fine, and are significantly cheaper.
All the small volume manufacturers have issues. Just install Pop OS on a think pad and keep going
In part the gaming support has improved.
I don't know if it's possible to give an answer to "most linux laptop users".
Nowadays you can find very detailed compatibility for arch on the arch wiki. There are some footguns like s3 sleep. It's better documented and many laptops will do pretty well.
Do try to get a Linux laptop first, though, otherwise you're paying the Windows tax and not sending the right signals to manufacturers. Dell have made Windows-free laptops for years. Unfortunately the last one I bought (15 years ago) did have ghastly "Windows keys", but maybe it's better now? I scratched mine off.
Why do I care about "signals" ?
You have to go where the market is at. Linux is a niche. You buy a Linux laptop you end up paying more for less hardware.
The only thing is you shouldn't buy the absolute latest hardware since Linux can lag a few months in support. Microsoft more or less gives out OEM keys. They make very little off the OS itself.
I typically dualboot. A lot of applications ( games) still don't run well on Linux. Bios updates are often handled by OEM software which only runs on Windows. You can seek out the bios files, but that's an entire thing.
Because if a manufacturer offers the choice then you want them to know how you intend to use it as this may affect how well they support it.
> You have to go where the market is at. Linux is a niche. You buy a Linux laptop you end up paying more for less hardware.
Not necessarily. Last I looked Dell sold the exact same hardware but you could choose a Linux or no OS option and save money.
How often do those Linux laptops go on sale.
If you need guaranteed Linux support buy a Thinkpad. Windows laptops go on sale pretty often, you almost never pay MSRP.
Haha, kudos to you, fellow German! :)
The t480 recently got rudimentary coreboot/libreboot support (which is somewhat incomplete because of thunderbolt quirks as of today) but will hopefully be supported better in the future.
They are like 200 EUR on ebay for some 8GB RAM model where you can still replace the SODIMMs with 2x32GB ones.
Also use LUKS encryption, ecryptfs sucks and has a character limit of 122 characters per file, which happens more often than you might imagine.
My current laptop, a 2024 Razer Blade 13 with an AMD processor, has a weird bug where the internal speakers won’t make a sound unless you run a series of hda-verb commands.
Easy fix once you know it, but it took me some time to find the solution.
I think tons of interpersonal engineering issues boil down to a failure to apply this principle.
These kind of responses sound positively out of touch with reality. Receiving one, I wouldn't even laugh, I would be taken aback that I have been involved in someone else's psychosis.
What a disgusting company.
Some of the Malibal responses were quite funny to read though. I especially like the non-apology response.
> Our commitment? To tirelessly support our customers—zombie, ghost, or otherwise—while maintaining a level of integrity befitting the smallest scandal possible. After all, the abyss awaits us all… but here at MALIBAL, we’ll send you there with a smile.
I don't see how fanatism that ends up offending others is somehow fine just because its congruent with your own beliefs. Sounds like zealotry to me which is unhealthy.
Bad actors need to be called out and not let themselves speak for the entire group, regardless if they're in my camp or the other, since they end up poisoning the well and tarnishing the image of the entire group if encountered or left unchecked.
Dunno about you but I don't want to be associated with such people. These are why the Linux community gets a bad rap amongst regular people, because comments like these end up going public.
Much, much more.
Either way, what a fun business; buy whitelabel goods and market it as 'premium'.