Does MBP run Linux? That would be the selling point for me ... But I guess I am not in a big group.

Also MBP is not really repairable at all.

pdpi 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> But I guess I am not in a big group.

Big enough that they specifically targeted that exact group with this laptop.

	▲	rjh29 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Probably a small group but worth more money.

Anonyneko 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

M1 and M2 models run Asahi Linux, M3 and M4 don't run anything natively I think (but not entirely sure).

	▲	bestouff 7 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		M1 and M2 run Linux but don't expect usable battery life, Thunderbolt output or a few other niceties.
	▲	Neikius 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Ah ofc I forgot. But iirc not everything works and battery life will probably suck, no? So not really a consideration in this case of price comparison. It is an option though :) Personally I also can't stand the exterior design, albeit overall hardware of MBP is good. Guess if I land an old MBP this is what I'd do with it.
	▲	2OEH8eoCRo0 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		How is Thunderbolt or display port alt mode support?

adityamwagh 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Would be super interested if any person on this planet uses this as the main driver.

Retr0id 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I do.

gedy 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I do, for work at least. Works nice aside from the lack of USB-C monitor (mine has a HDMI output so not a huge deal for me.)

	▲	blt 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In the dev branch now! https://asahilinux.org/2026/02/progress-report-6-19/ I will attempt to use Asahi as my daily driver once this is officially released.

ErneX 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not the M5.

It eventually will. But OP never asked about M5 specifically.

	▲	tredre3 7 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		No, but OP was comparing the pricing of brand new laptops, so it was implied that they wouldn't be M1/M2 hence not supported by Asahi.
	▲	benoau 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Eventually in this context might be 4+ years from now.
	▲	hmry 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		AFAIK Asahi development needs some hypervisor features for reverse engineering macOS drivers that only exist on M1-M3 and were removed on M4+. So yeah, it may be several years until they get support (or never, if nobody steps up to do it).

echelon 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I would love a MBP that ran Linux. I am not a fan of MacOS (though it's one of my two daily drivers).

What I really want is for other hardware vendors to catch up. I like Apple hardware but hate their software.

On macbook you could emulate windows. Inside windows emulate linux. And it would still be much faster than this framework