Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
by stjohnswarts on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:15PM
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I bet the hardware will be working 10 years from now as well. Apples tends to use great hardware even if it is sometimes a little underperformative compared to PCs at the same price point.
Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
by dijit on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:30PM
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I hesitate to say such a thing given the keyboard fiasco and the time nvidia sold them a batch of GPUs that got so hot they desoldered themselves.
I have a MacBook from 2011 that works perfectly well (almost as good as the day I got it, save the battery and a few bits of corrosion on the edge of the front where your palms rest). I’ve definitely cycled through other laptops much faster than that.
Re:Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
by peoplefromibiza on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @01:29PM
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my 3 Mac laptops sitting on a shelf because the batteries gave up multiple times are laughing at you.
I spent on them a fortune in total, and they broke, pathetically.
I tried, believe me.
Mac HW quality is just another myth.
Obviously: Both.
The absolute "entry" point is the Mac mini.
The MacBook Air a low spec "luxury" quality device for people who want a well built laptop (that has decent battery life and a good screen) but do not have heavy demands on performance.
If your argument is discounts then I don't support that pricing model (unpredictable frenetic oscillation) anyway.
And, yah, if you're a company you get a flat rate discount based on volume with Apple products.