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by ardy42 2181 days ago
> I love that this is a professional laptop that comes with a 144hz screen. But 1080p? Not even 1920x1200? Boo..

Yeah. 16:9 screens are frankly unprofessional. They're for gaming and movies, not work. Give us a 16:10 (like Apple and a handful of other vendors still use).
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benologist 2181 days ago
Give us an LG Gram 17 with a little more oomph and better speakers. The 17" 2560x1600 screen seems like it would be perfect for development - same resolution as the 13" MBP but a little more space to spread it out.

https://www.lg.com/us/laptops/lg-17Z990-RAAS8U1-ultra-slim-l...

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zepearl 2181 days ago
Agree, but as well a big "normal" keyboard (incl. a keypad). Basically like a lenovo p70/1/2/... but thin (and without discrete GPU nor superfast CPU). I just want a big screen & keyboard :(
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yellowapple 2181 days ago
Or 3:2. I got a Pixelbook on a whim a couple years back and the 3:2 display is one of many things I absolutely love about the hardware.

If only I could do something about the software...

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craftkiller 2181 days ago
You can. Buy or solder a SuzyQable[1] to unlock the firmware, flash MrChromebox's coreboot build[2], and install linux on it. I'm typing this message right now on my pixelbook running Arch Linux. So far the only problems I have with it is the audio does not work and I can't change screen brightness. The screen brightness is because linux refuses to use DPCD when the PWM line is connected. On the pixelbook the PWM line is connected but doesn't do anything. There are kernel patches you can apply to force DPCD but personally I'm just hoping someone eventually commits a fix upstream to let us toggle it.

[1] https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14746

[2] https://mrchromebox.tech/

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yellowapple 2180 days ago
> So far the only problems I have with it is the audio does not work

Well that's kind of a deal breaker for me, lol

Still, good to know there are options, and that cable looks handy; thanks for the links!

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