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		p4bl0 on Sept 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s b... I didn't understand it that way at all. The assertion, as far as I understood, was that the Linux machines were the same ones that were sold with Windows on them otherwise. Which is true, Dell sell the same hardware with Windows or Linux.

trelane on Sept 27, 2022 [–]

Ah, I see your claim.

Is the firmware confirmed to be the same? Even with the same chips, the firmware would likely diverge between Windows and Linux (ACPI code, BIOS, EC, etc)

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