In this Hasty Treat, Scott tells Wes about his new Linux laptop — what it is, why he did it, pros and cons, and more!

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Show Notes

01:38 - Why?

04:20 - What is System76?

System76 Lemur Pro

08:53 - What is Pop OS?

Pop OS

09:41 - How has Linux compared to Mac?

Pop OS is a great distro with lots of features, but command line knowledge is still necessary

10:07 - I can still run:

Alfred
Figma
VSCode
DaVinci Resolve
Zoom
Brave
Chrome
Firefox

10:43 - I can’t run:

13:46 - What do I miss?

Trackpad gestures
It’s not as polished of an experience

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