Big Data on the Cheapest MacBook

Re:Big Data on the Cheapest MacBook by reaperducer on Thursday March 12, 2026 @12:02PM (#47352842)

I use a 2015 MacBook Pro all the time--like right now.

I have a 2010 MacBook Air that I still use when traveling.

The battery is completely shot, but it works fine when plugged in. And if I'm on the road, I don't use my computer until I get to the hotel anyway. And even then, it's just fine for e-mail, browsing, and even Photoshop.

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Re:Big Data on the Cheapest MacBook by ghaff on Thursday March 12, 2026 @12:49PM (#47353706)

I think this one had a battery replacement because it was bulging. But it's definitely in the class of devices that, if it gets swiped or lost, is basically in the <ehh> category as opposed to my newer one.

Am probably giving newish iPad and magnetic keyboard a spin on my next trip mostly to see how it goes.

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Re:Big Data on the Cheapest MacBook by qingcharles on Thursday March 12, 2026 @05:44PM (#47357624)

I have one of these (it's my only Mac), but it only has 2GB of RAM, so it's kinda rough. I tried Mint on it, but IIRC it might not have the GPU drivers? I just bought it a new SSD which helped a bit.

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Re:Big Data on the Cheapest MacBook by ngai_aku on Friday March 13, 2026 @02:43AM (#47361365)

Linux? Outdated version of macOS?

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