• Séra Balázs@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    MacOS is a great os, and it comes with solid hardware. If you use your laptop for anything except gaming, and you can pay premium, a mac is a really good choise. Also, it’s a lot easier to develop apps for iphones from macs, and that’s a thing that a lot of people do.

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      1 year ago

      Also, it’s a lot easier to develop apps for iphones from macs, and that’s a thing that a lot of people do.

      Given that’s actually the only way to do it… (Without resorting to jumping through hoops via emulation)

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      1 year ago

      I used my 2010 MacBook Pro for about 10 years before I decided to buy a new one (no longer supported by Apple). It ran great too, for being 10 years old.

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        MacBooks are great. You can still run Linux on it if you still want to use the hardware.

        Or you can try OpenCore Legacy Patcher.

        What is OpenCore?

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          I’m waiting for Linux support to come to iPads. I have an older iPad I would love to see Linux on.

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      Idk why people say “pay a premium”. MacBook Air is like $1000 bucks. Other laptops are also in this range.

      Also, you’re never going to spend a second worrying about making the thing work or fixing an error. Even Windows requires fixing problems and installing drivers sometimes. I guess it depends on how you value your time. I’ve spent hours on linux and windows troubleshooting. I’ve never spent a second on macOS.