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Use Linux if you don't need any mainstream applications, nor reliable sleep/wake, audio, wifi, etc. Otherwise, get the whatever's the cheapest MacBook Air or M
by nick_ 1y ago
Use Linux if you don't need any mainstream applications, nor reliable sleep/wake, audio, wifi, etc.
Otherwise, get the whatever's the cheapest MacBook Air or Mac Mini and move on with your life.
- galleywest200 1y agoI agree with this. I use Linux on my desktop in my basement as that is the "fun" computer meant for entertainment and some coding. I have a Macbook for a lot of "serious" work because if I am out meeting people I need the software to work the first time I open it and not waste time troubleshooting. Side note on the comment about reliable sleep/wake...Linux is very good at this, just look at the Steam Deck.
- selfhoster11 1y agoOn the freshest hardware? Sure, maybe. On anything more than 3-5 years old (which these days you'll struggle to tell apart from new machines, based on everyday performance) when they had time to iron out driver compatibility issues, Ubuntu LTS has been rock solid.
- dontlaugh 1y agoAudio is finally solved since PipeWire. Wifi and sleep/wake work work well enough that some of us haven't encountered issues in years, but indeed not quite on all hardware. You're not wrong that a cheap mac is an easier solution, but with its own downsides.