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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by MobiusHorizons on Monday November 30, 2020 @08:45AM (#25253587)
Would you care to elaborate?

Try as I might, I have never found any laptop that is even half as sturdily built as a macbook. Yes apple plays dirty tricks that prevent inexpensive repair, but TBH, no one else produces a product that physically lasts long enough to be worth repairing by the time the board level components gives out.

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by woahAcademia on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:04PM (#25256006)
Butterfly keyboards. Lack of ports. That's just from memory.

I'm sure Apple denies any faulty hardware as they did with their keyboards.

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by MobiusHorizons on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:33PM (#25256387)
Oh gotcha, I certainly agree that the keyboards were a problem, and it was not cool how Apple pretended it was a non-issue for so long. It definitely prevented me from purchasing one during the time they using those keyboards.

That said, I am using one of those Macbook Pros for work, and the overall build is still very impressive. I would expect this machine to last longer physically than any of the non-mac laptops I have ever used.

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