ElementaryOS Review After 1 1/2 Years
After commencing my PhD in December 2021, I was provided with a laptop by the University in February 2022. The specific model is a Dell Latitude 5520 featuring an i7 11th gen CPU and 32GB of DDR4 RAM. Right from the start, I would have preferred to purchase a MacBook. However, regrettably, our University has a special affiliation with Dell, which significantly limited our options.
Aside from the hardware, we were also given the opportunity to choose the operating system. Similar to the dynamics of American politics, we had two options: Windows or Linux. To be more precise, I had to decide between Windows 10 and Ubuntu. Although I was aware at the time that I did not want to work with Windows, I still opted for it to be preinstalled solely to have an activation key linked to my hardware, just in case an unforeseen circumstance arises and I need to revert to Windows.
So, I knew I wanted to install a Linux distribution, although I had never used one as my primary operating system before. But I believe there’s a first time for everything, and I was willing to take the plunge.
I was still disappointed about not being able to buy a Mac, and I recalled reading about a Linux distribution that supposedly resembled MacOS. After conducting a quick Google search, I rediscovered ElementaryOS.