Linux User Plans Return To Mac After Framework Laptop Trial
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It's been 60 days since I started using Linux full time and stopped using a Mac. I want to go back. Overall, I've been pleasantly surprised by the Framework 13 Pro + Omarchy. Really fun, and I'd pick this combination again in a heartbeat over anything else out there. Except for a Mac. The TLDR; of all my headaches: Linux is still rough and forgotten by my app providers. I have to spend too much time dealing with things that just work on a Mac. I'm on a 90-day experiment, so there are still 30 more days to go, but as of right now, I'm going back.
Here is the 30-day update:
It's been 30 days since I started using Linux. I've been a Mac user for 17 years. I decided to try Omarchy full-time for 90 days. Today marks the first 30 days, and here is a short summary: The good: • Omarchy is the best distro I've tried • I love Hyprland and its tiling system • You can change anything in the OS • Every config is in a text file somewhere • Claude Code is really good at configuring the OS for you • The Framework 13 Pro is a really amazing laptop The bad: • There are still a lot of bugs in Omarchy • Audio and Bluetooth are not a solved problem • Many pro apps do not have Linux versions • There aren't drivers for some devices I use • Easy to screw up things and brick your laptop • The Framework 13 Pro is not a Mac At this point, I'm fully accustomed to the Omarchy shortcuts. I feel I can fly; this is so much faster than using a mouse. There are many paper cuts that make me miss my Mac. Things I've always taken for granted that aren't here: AirDrop (sorry, but LocalSend isn't the same) and Continuity are probably the biggest ones. If you have a Mac, you know that everyone will release software that runs on it. This is nice. With Linux, you are always hoping there's a version for you or somebody else builds an alternative. 60 more days to go.