I can't think of a one-sentence summary
I have a mixed history with Linux. I'm a developer with a long history in LAMP, and recently with C# ASP.NET on Linux. for web dev, Linux is great, and Windows can gtfo, but when it comes to a human-serving GUI, Linux is... kind of... really not good?? I got a Linux laptop from you guys, because I want more hands-on experience with Linux, but I cannot use it for my home desktop OS. I have tried many times, on and off, over the past two decades, and in that time, I have never enjoyed Linux as a home OS. but for the laptop I occasionally take out to a cafe... I'm willing to work with Linux.
review of your laptop hardware:
* it seems quite good!
* I'm happy with the price.
* I LOVE that it lacks branding; it looks nice, overall!
* if I have any complaint, the keyboard seems a little cheap.
review of Linux on a laptop:
* the resource consumption is lower than that of Windows; it runs speedily. I'm very curious to see if it performs this well for longer than my Windows laptop did, but that'll take 4ish years to determine :P (and I'm sure is also a function of the battery, and other hardware; not just the OS.)
* a "hibernate" option is not supported, which was my primary way of "shutting down" my Windows laptop. I did find some article on jerryrigging something with Timeshift, but that seems intimidating; I don't know if I'll ever try it.
* for me, the numeric keypad is a must-have. unfortunately, it seems to behave oddly, and/or have mixed support by other applications (which is, itself, odd!) I did find some hidden OS setting for making shift+numpad arrows select text, instead of inputting numbers, which I _believe_ has solved most issues, but I also had to configure WebStorm and Rider to recognize the numpad almost at all.
unrelated, and of very-minor importance, the option from you guys to pre-install Inkscape was a pleasant surprise, but the version installed was old (0.9-something; they've been up to 1.x for a while now).
Would you recommend us? Yes
Ben
- Charlottesville
- 29/01/2022
Response from the company
Hi Jon, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear about your experience. I understand that the situation is actually different from what you describe. You indicated by email that you are having a problem with the laptop you purchased in February 2025. We sent you instructions on how to troubleshoot the issue yourself before sending the device in for warranty repair. We also indicated that if you did not or could not want to look into it yourself, you could register the device for warranty repair and send it to us so that we could look into the problem ourselves. However, it seems that you indicate that you do not see this as a solution and, after 10 months, you are demanding your money back. Of course, we cannot agree to this. However, we would still very much like to look into the problem with the laptop under warranty. We will need the physical laptop in order to be able to offer a possible solution. We therefore hope that you will allow us to look at this problem under warranty so that we can resolve it for you. Kind regards, Laptopwithlinux.com - Comexr BV