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
Dear reviewer, First of all thank you very much for your feedback and taking the time to post this review. We apologise for your bad experience. This is definitely not how our customer service acts. We have tried to search for an order and contact details through our communication channels. Unfortunately, we cannot find any of your details, nor did you provide a product, customer name or order number. We wonder if you did have communicated with us. We would be happy to help you further, but would please receive an order number so that we can possibly find the relevant information. Please contact us through any of the available contact methods on this page: https://laptopwithlinux.com/customerservice/ Sincerely, Laptopwithlinux.com