RupertReynolds

@FireTower @otter I have 2 USB-A adaptors, because I use an external CD drive with additional USB-A cable to deliver power. Same for the external DVD drive.

I also have a 2nd (spare) USB-C in my bag if I need it, or in case one gets damaged.

@Darkbug @Feeee23 My FW13 is happy on 22.04 LTS, and 24 is too recent for me. After getting bitten by (what looks like) an optimisation bug with gcc -O3 in Fedora 40, I'm back on Ubuntu, and holding back with 22.04 LTS for a while longer :-)

@OsrsNeedsF2P Or French, or Dutch.

@OsrsNeedsF2P Again, in English please...

@redd Fedora 39 here on an Intel FW13. It's my first Linux-only hardware and I only run Windoze (in a Boxes VM) for one application.

No regrets.

Minor niggles only, one of them probably caused by me being hasty. It has never failed to do my usual (edit/compile/debug)

I never got VMware networking right (possibly due to lack of experience with VMware), so I stick with Boxes.

And I installed Win10 on a spare SSD, just to set up the fingerprint sensor. I've not booted that SSD since then.

@lemmytellyousomething I got the FW 13 DIY with a small SSD, then upgraded to 4TB from somewhere else.

@sarmale @mineapple The only change I'd like to see is replaceable key caps on the FW13, so I can have a penguin (Tux) instead of a 'Windows' key.

For now I use a penguin sticker :-)

@sarmale @mineapple

Why is the US \ so small? ;-)

Several countries have \ taller, and wider at the top.

My UK keyboard is the same, and I'm probably too old to adapt to a smaller \ and having the | \ @ ~ and # in (what I see as) the wrong places :-)

@Rand @Nitrousoxide Just got my 13th gen with FW-supplied RAM (and a Corsair SSD).

Lost 2% in 6 hours using Fedora 38. I haven't tried Windows yet.

I had USB-C, 2 * USB-A and audio card inserted, then just shut the lid for a meeting and forgot all about it until I opened the lid in the evening.

So it can work well. I expect progress will continue, although hibernation would be nice as well.

@Contramuffin I decided to give it a go, and downloaded Workstation bundle and ran it. Installed OK, but running VMware it needs kernel-headers-6.5.10-300.fc39.x86_64 and I can't find that anywhere, so I guess it's a bit soon for Fedora 39 :-)

@Contramuffin Anyway, parcel undamaged/unopened.

Fedora 39 running nicely. Very happy :-)

I've had a thought--previous machine had Windows 8.1 Pro for one old app, and I need 1 copy of Windows anyway.

How about keeping Fedora as my daily driver, with #VMware Workstation running an image of my old Windows 8.1 Pro?

Any 'gotcha' I should worry about?

@Contramuffin Well, well!

Today, FedEx said the parcel was still stuck in customs, then 20 mins later someone who said he is a neighbour brought it around on foot, saying it was delivered to his pkace 2 days ago.

Vikki didn't recognise him from the local area...