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It's weird to me that now, when Apple is firing on all cylinders with their best ever hardware (both the M1, and the new MBP with improved keyboard, ports and r

by awill 4y ago

It's weird to me that now, when Apple is firing on all cylinders with their best ever hardware (both the M1, and the new MBP with improved keyboard, ports and removal of the touchbar), someone would switch away from Apple. I've used Linux for 20 years on desktops, but laptops, where hardware/software integration is crucial, I've never found something trouble free. Wireless and video drivers tend to be good only if you use intel. That limits you on a GPU choice. Probably an AMD APU would work well, but the dual intel iGPU+nvidia is terrible on Linux

sangnoir 4y ago
> It's weird to me that now, when Apple is firing on all cylinders with their best ever hardware Are they firing on all cylinders on the software side too? Great hardware combined with software that makes ones life unnecessarily difficult would cause one to bail to something that's better suited to them overall. I've been keeping a wary eye on how Apple controls root access, and I'm on the fence regardless of how great the M2 is, though the Asahi folk could earn Apple a few purchases
AshamedCaptain 4y ago
> I've never found something trouble free If you are specifically choosing something that works trouble free with Linux (i.e. popular with the kernel and distro developers), then this needn't apply. And practically speaking there could be nothing more popular than workstation ThinkPads.
howinteresting 4y ago
Everyday I use my macbook for work I'm reminded of how janky and terrible macOS is compared to my lovely Linux setup.
beached_whale 4y ago
I am just waiting for Asahi to become more stable and support a bit more before I get a new one. But at the price of Apple HW and getting perf/battery life it's hard to compare. The Lenovo's are in or above Macbook Pro prices. I want to not be tethered to a desk while working and not lose perf to get ok battery life. These P1's are the closest I have seen though.

by awill 4y ago

sangnoir 4y ago

> It's weird to me that now, when Apple is firing on all cylinders with their best ever hardware Are they firing on all cylinders on the software side too? Great hardware combined with software that makes ones life unnecessarily difficult would cause one to bail to something that's better suited to them overall. I've been keeping a wary eye on how Apple controls root access, and I'm on the fence regardless of how great the M2 is, though the Asahi folk could earn Apple a few purchases

AshamedCaptain 4y ago

> I've never found something trouble free If you are specifically choosing something that works trouble free with Linux (i.e. popular with the kernel and distro developers), then this needn't apply. And practically speaking there could be nothing more popular than workstation ThinkPads.

howinteresting 4y ago

Everyday I use my macbook for work I'm reminded of how janky and terrible macOS is compared to my lovely Linux setup.

beached_whale 4y ago

I am just waiting for Asahi to become more stable and support a bit more before I get a new one. But at the price of Apple HW and getting perf/battery life it's hard to compare. The Lenovo's are in or above Macbook Pro prices. I want to not be tethered to a desk while working and not lose perf to get ok battery life. These P1's are the closest I have seen though.