I’ve been getting deep into trying to revive my old 2017 12” Retina MacBook by slapping Linux on it. It’s been a lot of fun, but ultimately doomed because the battery is garbage and not worth replacing.
I’m not new to Linux, and I am technically capable, but it’s been over a decade since I last used it. I’m also not an engineer, nor a content creator, nor a gamer.
What I’m trying to determine for myself is if I want to invest in a real, more modern laptop to see if I could really make Linux my personal daily driver. Honestly, it’s mainly just out of curiosity and interest - no other compelling reason. (My current MacBook Pro is fine, but it’s getting older and since it’s M2, only supports one distro with somewhat limited support.)
But every single review on YouTube and on most review sites/blogs is 90% dominated by choosing a distro then barely mentioning anything other than gaming and video editing.
I get it, the Venn diagram of people who produce “trying Linux” content and people who are PC gamers + content creators is probably just a circle. But it really tells me absolutely nothing about how good you’ve found the alternatives to Excel to be, especially if you’re syncing via OneDrive. Or how the open source mail clients work for you vs Apple Mail or Outlook.
And it’s almost always from the perspective of coming from Windows. It’s been longer since I’ve run Windows than Linux. What I want to know is how you’ve found the spotlight alternatives, or Airdrop alternatives. Yes, I could research what all these alternatives are, but I like to watch/read reviews from people who have actually experienced the switch and tried.
Anyway, just a rant as I’m trying to decide whether or not to buy a new laptop.
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