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  • Druid@lemmy.ziptoLinux@lemmy.mlLinux Users- Why?
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    26 days ago

    I use Kubuntu on my Surface Go because it got way too warm under Windows. It’d work fine most of the time but I just got unhealthily warm to the point it’d get too hot to touch under very minor workload. My SO’s father, who’s been a huge proponent of Linux for decades now, suggested I give it a try and it’s been great. Some minor functionality restrictions but nothing I can’t work around. The touchscreen and the stylus work - that’s all I need for school




  • I get your excitement. Personally, I’d be down to get a Switch that’s not lagging behind in terms of hardware, but I just can’t justify the price tag for barely anything new it brings to the table. Sure, the performance is apparently a lot better, but apart from that not enough has changed to warrant the purchase for me. I haven’t been excited for Zelda for a couple years now, the other Nintendo IPs don’t really interest me, I don’t play on the go as much as I used to, and I have a PS5 where most titles will probably still run better than on Switch 2 despite the hardware upgrade. Plus like you’ve said, I don’t want to buy into Nintendo’s recent anti-consumer practises.

    Only game I’m playing on Switch is Overwatch and even that’s not been played in the past couple months - console’s just collecting dust at this point. I used to be a very big advocate of the console, and I still am, but it doesn’t really have a place for me right now.

    Do you have any other consoles or is Switch your only one? I think in that case I could see myself getting a Switch 2



  • I’ve got a Surface Go 2 running Kubuntu and it’s been running fine. Performance overall seems to be better compared to Windows, and the touchscreen works fine as well.

    I’ve experienced some kinks with the Surface Pen’s responsiveness in that sometimes drop-down dialogues won’t be properly selectable with the pen, it’s skipping options for some reason if I hover over one, so I have to use my finger instead.

    Apart from that, I have an extra program for an on-screen keyboard since, for some reason, the pre-installed on-board keyboard is only available when logging on the device.

    Most multitouch functionality is also available right out of the box, like pressing the screen with two fingers at the same time to simulate a right-click.