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It's just a tweet, I won't hold it against anyone, but if your goal is "quietest yet most performant" you will almost certainly fail. Someone will outcool you
by rektide 3y ago
It's just a tweet, I won't hold it against anyone, but if your goal is "quietest yet most performant" you will almost certainly fail.
Someone will outcool you & you will lose, baring some breakthrough in cooling technology. (Solid state cooling could do it but AFAIK hasn't scaled up yet & already takes significant size. https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/05/23/zotac-pi430aj-pico-mini-pc-features-airjet-solid-state-active-cooling-chips/ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/05/23/zotac-pi430aj-pico-m...)
- jjtheblunt 3y agojust a datapoint, but AsahiLinux on my M2 is super fast. if Apple were to help them with drivers, i suspect that would be tough to surpass.
- ranguna 3y agoHow usable is Asahi right now?
- jjtheblunt 3y agodaily driver usable for going on a year, lots of programming across compilers defines my notion of daily driver. speaking of "driver", some hardware drivers aren't there yet, notably audio, display brightness (either off or on), and i think sleep states aren't quite right.
- ranguna 3y agoUgh no brightness control would kill my eyes. I read somewhere that the camera also doesn't work, meaning that video calls are out of the question and that's something I use for my personal and professional life. So, not a daily driver from me just yet. Thanks for the info.
- jjtheblunt 3y agoGood point: i hadn't tried the camera. You know, if macOS fonts an zoom were as compatible with my super fortunate vision, the drivers issues alone really would be a deal breaker. but i keep AsahiLinux on my M2 because the window manager and sharpness of the display is just so much nicer than what MacOS offers (for my eyes, not for everyone).