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I've had two MBP since 2007 and I'm done with Apple for my next system. The hardware is fine but I always feel like I'm going to break something irreversably when I tweak something in OSX. The hardware doesn't justify the price either so just booting Linux on it does not appeal to me. The one other thing I can't standcabout MBPs is the keyboard. Too much space between keys.

Problem is finding a good non-Apple laptop I can put Fedora on... It's probably going to be a Dell or Lenovo.

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I have a MBP, and recently bought a Lenovo X1 for Linux, but have found the trackpad is pretty awful compared to my MBP. Even with Windows, so it's not Linux specific. Despite numerous attempts at tuning one of it's 200 settings, I can't seem to get it to not move the cursor a few pixels before I tap it to click, and thus clicking the wrong thing. Good luck.

Yes, I've had the same issue on every Lenovo I've used, irrespective of OS and tweaking.

T430, T530, X220, X1 Carbon...

Fortunately, I love the TrackPoints, but the touchpad can be a dealbreaker for lots of ex-Mac users.

If you use synaptics try this. Should fix your issue. nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf (find Section "InputClass" and add this option) Option "FingerHigh" "8"

I love Linux and is in the same dilemma re MBPs - but this just makes my blood boil. How can this work well in Windows and OSX but require Linux users to hunt down magical incantations and fiddle hundreds of settings? Isn't it possible extract the settings from the running driver in Windows/OSX and apply those?

> I always feel like I'm going to break something irreversably when I tweak something in OSX

What do you mean? What exactly are you tweaking that you think will break things? And why do you think the OS is so fragile?

I have had good luck with Toshiba satellites. Running Debian on a P750 currently. This is my second Toshiba with linux, don't have any issues.

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