I recently switched back to Linux (ThinkPad/Arch/Kernel4.8) after 5 years using a Macbook Pro (after using linux for 5 years previously).
Linux hardware support has become much better without a doubt.
However just in the last couple days I've had the following sporadic issues:
* External usb keyboard/mouse simply wouldn't work (and doesn't show up in lsusb). Restart fixed.
* If left overnight, occasionally won't wake up from sleep; requires restart.
* Upon start trackpad/trackpoint occasionally doesn't work; do not show up in xinput; probably fixable, but haven't dug into it.
On the other hand, mac had its own issues:
* Macbook takes relatively forever to come back from sleep; thinkpad is practically immediate.
* Macbook wireless constantly has issues connecting, to the point of having to turn off wireless and back on multiple times (this occurs often).
* Opening many tabs in chrome on mac causes serious slowdowns. Have yet to see any slowdown on thinkpad even with 20-30 tabs. This also goes generally for mac beachball issues.
In general, Arch/i3 combo is far better than MacOS for my needs (95% of time in terminal/browser).
Linux hardware support has become much better without a doubt.
However just in the last couple days I've had the following sporadic issues:
* External usb keyboard/mouse simply wouldn't work (and doesn't show up in lsusb). Restart fixed.
* If left overnight, occasionally won't wake up from sleep; requires restart.
* Upon start trackpad/trackpoint occasionally doesn't work; do not show up in xinput; probably fixable, but haven't dug into it.
On the other hand, mac had its own issues:
* Macbook takes relatively forever to come back from sleep; thinkpad is practically immediate.
* Macbook wireless constantly has issues connecting, to the point of having to turn off wireless and back on multiple times (this occurs often).
* Opening many tabs in chrome on mac causes serious slowdowns. Have yet to see any slowdown on thinkpad even with 20-30 tabs. This also goes generally for mac beachball issues.
In general, Arch/i3 combo is far better than MacOS for my needs (95% of time in terminal/browser).