[vox] dual boot Linux on a Mac?

[Brian Lavender]

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 03:56:20PM -0800, Norm Matloff wrote:
> I'm in the market for a small Ultrabook, SSD-only, and am considering
> getting a Mac for the hardware quality.  I would install Linux on it,
> I've never used a Mac and don't have any desire to use OS X.  I hate to
> get rid of the Mac software, so I would dual boot.
> 
> But...I'd like to avoid unnecessary complications in my life. :-)  Would
> getting a Mac be risky in that regard?  And areo any particular Linux
> distros recommended for the Mac? 

I am using the Thinkpad X1 Carbon touch with Fedora 18. Everything works with
no proprietary drivers. It has a 256 Gig SSD. 1600x900 screen. It's not
a Mac though. Resume after suspend is almost instantaneous. The laptop
runs cool. The only issue I have is that in order to adjust the brightness,
I have to open the brightness settings first. After doing this, the 
brightness buttons work. Brightness controls work well with Ubuntu. 

I heard the Retina display on Mac does not work well with Linux. 

brian
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