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Re:On Replacing My MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480 by Octabrain on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @05:15AM (#34879182)
I needed a new laptop and due to that, I've recently spent quite a lot of time browsing reddit, various forums and this sacrosanct place, trying to find information about experiences with laptop's brands and configurations. I ended up purchasing a Lenovo P15v AMD due to its upgradability and internal ports (RAID capability, non-soldered RAM memory) but was very close to get a Mac M1/2 laptop. I ditched the idea in the end because I want a fully functional Linux system on it. I don't like MacOS at all (I have enough having to deal with it on my company assigned computer) but I have to admit that the quality of their devices is beyond anything on the market, also the simplicity of their product lines.

Anyways, if one day Linux reaches the point where it's fully compatible with the M* series I am not gonna have second thoughts on purchasing one, right away.

Re:On Replacing My MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480 by KyeRussell on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @05:21AM (#34879212)
I think I saw something about kernel compatibility just the other day. No idea what the other pieces are the puzzle are.
Re:On Replacing My MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480 by fmajid on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @07:16AM (#34880231)
The Linux 6.2 kernel released yesterday has official M1 support. It takes a lot more than just the kernel to have a functional machine: GPU and (W)LAN drivers, power management support, etc. But we are getting closer.