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  • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    222·
    2 months ago

    I still use a 2011 MacBook Pro. It’s running Linux Mint now and hasn’t been my primary laptop for a couple of years now, but it’s still a solid machine. In fact, as is the norm with Apple stuff, it lost OS support long before it stopped being a viable laptop.

    Fortunately, Opencore Legacy Patcher exists…

    • Pasta DentalEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      Let’s hope Asahi linux becomes usable enough as a daily driver before the M series laptops stop getting updates

      • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        Yeah, that’s the route I’m expecting to take. It’s why I’m dipping my toes into Linux now.

      • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        That’s the same spec as mine, though I also replaced the DVD drive with a second SSD.

        And yeah, in theory you dual boot, but in practice I managed to bugger mine up, so it’s 100% Mint.