Thanks all. Decided against it.

Post #444,172 by Another Scott 6/8/24 10:43:26 AM 6/8/24 10:43:26 AM Reply	Thanks all. Decided against it. I have decided that I can't do it. "Why get an M3Pro when for just a little more I can get an M3Max??" Apple refurbished 14" MBP M3Max with 1TB, 36 GB, etc., for $2710 plus tax. It's just too much for me now, especially as it's not a light machine. As Winders is the issue, I remembered Linux. So I'm looking at a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 11/ 1365U/32GB/256GB/100% sRGB non-touch/2.5 pounds/etc for Linux at the moment. $1181 plus tax and shipping, plus $155 or so to replace the 256 GB SSD with a Crucial 2TB stick. That makes more sense to me right now. The Gen 11 is certified for Fedora and Ubuntu. I'll do some more thinking and probably order that soon. Thanks everyone. Cheers, Scott.
Post #444,173 by scoenye 6/8/24 5:29:14 PM 6/8/24 5:29:14 PM Reply	Beware the power connector From what I could find, Lenovo used their rectangular connector on the X1. The connector is held in by two thin metal spring strips in the socket. Fine if the machine will be parked on a desk, but those springs were out pretty quick if you use it on your lap a lot. [My wife has a Legion G5 with that same connector. The thing is driving her nuts by now as it has gotten so bad that just shifting position is enough to make the power cable drop out.]
Post #444,174 by Another Scott 6/8/24 7:19:52 PM 6/8/24 7:19:52 PM Reply	Oooh. I didn't know that. Thanks for the warning!
Post #444,175 by a6l6e6x 6/8/24 9:03:07 PM 6/8/24 9:03:07 PM Reply	That's what you call a design error! Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #444,176 by drook 6/9/24 11:04:20 AM 6/9/24 11:04:20 AM Reply	A tech philanthropist should buy the MagSafe patent and free it -- Drew
Post #444,195 by Another Scott 6/15/24 1:07:05 PM 6/15/24 1:07:05 PM Reply	Greetings from Ubuntu 24.04 on X1 (from USB stick) There was a few days delay in receiving the package. I got it yesterday. It's a very nice machine. The charger is USB-C so that's not a worry. Yay! Unfortunately, it looks like they sold the one I wanted to someone else and that's probably what caused the delay. I guess I pushed the "buy" button a tiny bit too slowly. :-/ The one I ordered had 32 GB/256 GB while this one has 16 GB/1 TB. The one they sent actually costs a little more, so it's Ok, but annoying. I started it up and spent a couple of hours updating winders and customizing the settings and remembering how to set up local accounts without a MS login. Why oh why is the keyboard repeat delay so long, and why is it nearly impossible to find the old settings to change? Why oh why do they default to hiding the 2 pixel wide scroll bars? Why oh why do they default to 150% magnification? Why is it nearly impossible to find where to define the NTP server? And on and on. So annoying. Grr... Anyway, the X1 is a pretty machine, nice keyboard, fans haven't been an issue, nice and light, and works well. Keyboard backlight widget works as it should (can keep the light on all the time!!11) Everything seems fine in Ubuntu, once I figured out how to get into the BIOS settings and turn off Secure Boot. I've seen some comments about some version of Ubuntu working fine, but then having issues on updating the kernel. That is yet another reason for me not to worry about upgrading from 24.04 - I have bad memories of doing Linux updates in the ancient past and breaking the graphics driver and I really don't have time to figure out how to fix a broken install... I'll do the normal updates, of course. I'll probably remove the 1TB winders SSD and install the new 4TB drive and install Ubuntu on it later today. Recommended - so far. Cheers, Scott.
Post #444,196 by drook 6/15/24 5:05:33 PM 6/15/24 5:05:33 PM Reply	Shame they upgraded what you're tossing and downgraded what you're keeping -- Drew

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