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I want to switch to Linux but there are a few major hurdles.
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I agree. For the Linux curious who have more $$$ than time, MacOS is way less frustrating.
It doesn’t happen often but it can happen — components in Linux distros just don’t work 100% otb. Sleep / wake; audio; wireless; exotic features etc not terrible but it adds up.
I know there are people who say “never had a problem.” I get that. I have always had an issue. Will my console text my human readable at 4k or is it going to render in 8px high?
It’s part of the fun and charm. Knowing your precise monitor spec because for whatever reason your particular monitor is unknown so you get some default resolution of awful with minimal hz refresh.
On a rasberry pi … who cares (pi is almost easier because it is closed system). But when a high end GPU is content with stretched 640x480, it can be aggravating.