DIY tinkerer invents MacBook tool that breaks Apple’s repair locks::“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win.’”

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    1 year ago

    I was thinking about buying a Macbook Air and run Linux on it, just for the battery life. But then I read this shit and yea…

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      1 year ago

      Also the current Linux offerings for Apple Silicon (M1/M2) are very much “Beta”. And have some serious battery efficiency issues, don’t currently support audio drivers, have some peripheral problems, etc.

      Looking forward to using one once they get them up to speed though.

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        1 year ago

        True, true. I dont know about you guys, but I am not having a lot of fun buying and building computers lately. Shit like this headline doesnt help.

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      1 year ago

      You will be disappointed in the battery life if you delete the thing that controls the battery life……

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      1 year ago

      Get a thinkpad x1 carbon, great battery life, great for Linux, and you can get them at all sorts of price points and usb-c charging.

      I just got a gen 8 refurb for $300 cdn and it’s an amazing machine for its purposes. Easy to swap out SSD and wireless card for wifi 6.

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      1 year ago

      We need “linux-ability” score for laptops people are looking to convert.