M5 MacBook Pro - Hackdot

Re:M5 MacBook Pro by ElijahLynn on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @03:11PM (#45597067)

Yes, there is a dilemma in the Linux space. But is running Linux on a MacBook a viable option these days? Is Ashahi Linux solid enough?

I much prefer a framework and the repairability aspect. However, if it's going to sound like a jet engine and have half the battery life of a new m series Mac. Then I feel like there's really no option if I want solid battery life and good performance.

Mac has done a great job here. Kudos to you, Mac team!

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Re:M5 MacBook Pro by jay_kyburz on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @03:44PM (#45597439)

Oh, I have that tab still open from when I was reading the other thread. Here is the feature support from Asahi. Still a way to go unless you are on an old M1 looks like?

https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/overvie...

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Re:M5 MacBook Pro by zdragnar on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @06:23PM (#45599028)

If you don't need a dedicated graphics card, there's plenty of laptops that get 12 or better hours of battery life (8 under heavy load such as you're compiling things), which is perfectly fine for me. LG gram was my most recent one I was using, and that required zero tweaks to any power management or battery or ssd or any other settings to get.

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