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Why not both? I own a handful of Mac machines, have a server rack in my basement loaded with R720s, and a 13900k beast Debian workstation on my desk. I'll occas
by whalesalad 3y ago
Why not both? I own a handful of Mac machines, have a server rack in my basement loaded with R720s, and a 13900k beast Debian workstation on my desk. I'll occassionally rotate to my couch or a coffee shop and thanks to the wonders of SSH and wireguard I can access the rack and my workstation from anywhere while still having incredible all-day battery life (M2 Macbook Air). vscode+remote-ssh+tailscale is a killer combo.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>Why not both? Because money. Owning a wide variety of premium HW, especially Apple, is a rare privileged wealthy western position. Most people on the planet own something in the ballpark of a ~$200 Lenovo/Acer as their main machine, so telling them to just buy an Apple and a 13th gen homelab, is like telling them "let them eat cake", especially that due to taxes and tariffs, HW in other countries often costs way more than in the US, despite much MUCH lower wages.
- whalesalad 3y agoIf you can afford a $1000 laptop, Apple is the way to go with an M1 Air (cheaper secondhand or with an education discount). If Apple hardware is unaffordable I would certainly opt for Linux.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>If you can afford a $1000 laptop, Apple is the way to go with an M1 Air Thanks, but I'm contempt with my Ryzen laptop with double the ram and storage at half the price of an M1, as my main and only machine.
- whalesalad 3y agoI have always had a soft spot for AMD. I have been meaning to build a Ryzen rig.