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> It would be awesome to run Linux on a MBA M2 as a first-class citizen, like it used to be possible on MacBook Airs from the early 2010s. Everything just work
by w0m 3y ago
> It would be awesome to run Linux on a MBA M2 as a first-class citizen, like it used to be possible on MacBook Airs from the early 2010s. Everything just worked.
My current personal laptop is a ~2010 i7 11" MBA running Ubuntu. Had to dump OSX a few years ago as updates eventually murdered performance on it (Tried clean install, still completely unusable after I made the mistake of letting OSX upgrade).
Battery is kind of crap now, but still gets ~hour. Enough for it to sit plugged in next to the couch for a quick dig into something, I'll plug in if I need more. I am tempted to upgrade, maybe a Framework? but.. Why? I love the size, and it's still plenty fast enough.
- superq 3y agoDell XPS 13 is actually smaller on every axis from the 2010 Macbook Air, and a nicer and more Linux-capable laptop to boot. I'm typing on one now and I easily get 5+ hours in Kubuntu, even with significant screen brightness. (the screen is amazing)
- w0m 3y agoBigger than the 11" MBA though. I'll definitely look at the XPS whenever I feel the need to upgrade.
- parker_mountain 3y agoThe problem is that Apple really has set a new benchmark: 18 hours. It's insane getting on a 6 hour flight with 50% battery and not being worried at all.