When my 2013 MacBook Air died from a coffee spill about a year ago, I wanted to try a different laptop. I picked the X1 Carbon (6th gen) which is a very nice machine in many ways.
However, I ended up switching back for two main reasons:
1. the touchpad is good but not nearly as good. I would regularly accidentally click on things while scrolling, despite fiddling with the settings. It was maddening.
2. For my work, Linux is a better fit than Windows. When I installed Ubuntu on the X1, both the touchpad and trackpoint were entirely unusable. I did a bit of searching and tried a few recommendations but never got it to work. I don't want to carry around a mouse.
I now have the new MacBook Air and I'm generally happy with it. Keyboard is not as good as the old ones in my opinion.
However, I ended up switching back for two main reasons:
1. the touchpad is good but not nearly as good. I would regularly accidentally click on things while scrolling, despite fiddling with the settings. It was maddening.
2. For my work, Linux is a better fit than Windows. When I installed Ubuntu on the X1, both the touchpad and trackpoint were entirely unusable. I did a bit of searching and tried a few recommendations but never got it to work. I don't want to carry around a mouse.
I now have the new MacBook Air and I'm generally happy with it. Keyboard is not as good as the old ones in my opinion.