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bigyabai 16 hours ago

1. Linux isn't a panacea for depreciated hardware, and it never will be.

2. If your priority is system lifespan, you are already using OEM macOS.

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yjftsjthsd-h 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

1. I dunno about a panacea, but it's pretty great for old hardware. My 2011 desktop still runs Alpine Linux just fine.

2. By all means start with macOS, but eventually Apple will stop supporting your machine. And y'know what will still work and get updates then? Linux.

	▲	bigyabai 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> but it's pretty great for old hardware Which old hardware? You're circling around to the grandparent's point again; Linux support is hardware dependent. > And y'know what will still work and get updates then? No, I don't. Depreciated iPads lay dead in piles, and they don't run Linux for shit. You want me to believe the M4 will graduate to the big leagues?

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Forgeties79 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Never said it was “panacea for depreciated hardware.” I’m saying it’s a common use case.

Every thread about Linux inevitably someone says “it gave new life to my [older computer model].” We’ve all seen it countless times.

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Forgeties79 11 hours ago | parent [-]

And there it is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46387364

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bigyabai 8 hours ago | parent [-]

It's a common use-case for x86 machines that implement UEFI. Taking the iPhone and iPad into account, it is a nonexistent use-case for mobile ARM chipset owners.

	▲	Forgeties79 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>taking the iPhone and iPad into account This post is about the MacBook Air M2. The discussion has been about silicon MacBooks - laptops - from the start.