Re:Ask HN: Pros and Cons of Switching from Linux to M1 MacBook
by blakesterz on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:38PM
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I just made the switch, mostly, from a desktop I built running Ubuntu, to a new M1 Mini. It's... I dunno, I'd give it an OK. I realize now that everyone raving about the amazing M1 speed were comparing that to their old MacBook. It's not that the M1 is slow, it's just not any faster than my other desktop, and running Docker on it IS slower, much slower. Docker is also weirdly buggy. Docker is also a big part of my workday. I've already had 2 kernel panic crashes from OSX in just 3 months of using it too. For me and my work (I'm a sys admin), OSX and the M1 are fine, but it's not worlds better than my old Linux machine. I'll stick with it, it's nice having iMessage built in, but Linux was pretty much the same thing (for me and my work).
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Re:Ask HN: Pros and Cons of Switching from Linux to M1 MacBook
by mr_o47 on Sunday May 02, 2021 @05:02AM
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Totally agree with your comment.
Just curious does using Linux on daily basis helps you in your career as Sys Admin
I’m guessing you spend most of your time in command line
Re:Ask HN: Pros and Cons of Switching from Linux to M1 MacBook
by blakesterz on Sunday May 02, 2021 @07:23AM
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I wouldn't say it helps my career as much as it's pretty much required for the work I do. I don't think my work day is typical for sysadmins, I do quite a bit of support and devops and configuration and deployment along with my normal/typical sysadmin stuff as well. We run everything on Linux/Docker so working on Linux is just the best tool for the job. OSX gets it done as well, just not quite as flawlessly.