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If you are looking for a Linux laptop, get one with a HiDPI display. Linux finally looks great and if you ever use it on HiDPI, you wouldn't want to go back to FHD. I went from 13" FHD to 13" 3200x1800 and the quality improvement on Linux Mint/Cinnamon was striking. Hackintosh also (subjectively) looks better than on original retina MacBook. Touchpad however is massively better on MacBook.


The only bummer for me with HiDPI are the Linux apps that don't support it yet. If I launch Aseprite or Processing3D the windows are comically zoomed out. Small price to pay for using the (IMO) best OS for developers.


Yeah that still happens :( Some (Blender, Wine) however allow adjusting DPI, so all you need it is to set it to 2x value.




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