Ask HN: Is Linux for laptop worth the trouble?

Re:Ask HN: Is Linux for laptop worth the trouble? by abhixec on Friday July 18, 2025 @07:57PM (#44611176)

Macbook Air is 999$ 16G RAM and 256Gb. I think if you look at the competition you would be right about the same territory but with better battery, perf of M silicon chip. For that price I think it is really hard to beat Apple. But once you go on the upgrade from base config that is when it begins to stop making sense and look elsewhere.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Linux for laptop worth the trouble? by gonzalohm on Saturday July 19, 2025 @01:37PM (#44617542)

I mean... 256Gb storage in 2025 sounds like a joke. I hate that they can get away with that

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Re:Ask HN: Is Linux for laptop worth the trouble? by abhixec on Monday July 21, 2025 @06:09PM (#44640965)

Yes I am with you on that one. Not supporting Apple by any means here but if your workflow is cloud based you could get away with 256. As a software dev. my work laptop sadly or surprisingly is 256 and I haven't hit the storage limit on it. No running any code locally everything is on a sandboxed dev. machine.

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