MacBook Pro, Core i5, 2.8 GHz (I5-4308U), model A1502 (EMC 2875), Retina Mid-2014 13", MacBookPro11,1, RAM 8 GB, VRAM 1.5 GB, Storage 512 GB SSD

vlc, tor, brave, firefox… are apps that I cannot download. Neither can I use mac’s app store, because software is too old.

What would be the point of not nuking this OS X?

  • GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    All I can think of is battery life may take a hit. OSX is incredible with battery life.

    That said I get decent battery life on Linux. 9 hours idle or light use…maybe more. Not sure yet because I just replace the battery.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Also the trackpad. Nobody comes close to Apples trackpad drivers. From palm rejection, to gestures, to just simply pointing. Not even Microsoft’s precision track pads can compete.

      Usually the wifi chips are broadcom based so they can be really shit on linux, but that obviously depends on the model.