this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2023
456 points (99.4% liked)

Technology

58094 readers
3176 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
456
DIY tinkerer invents MacBook tool that breaks Apple’s repair locks (www.404media.co)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
29 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

DIY tinkerer invents MacBook tool that breaks Apple’s repair locks::“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win.’”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I was thinking about buying a Macbook Air and run Linux on it, just for the battery life. But then I read this shit and yea...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also the current Linux offerings for Apple Silicon (M1/M2) are very much “Beta”. And have some serious battery efficiency issues, don’t currently support audio drivers, have some peripheral problems, etc.

Looking forward to using one once they get them up to speed though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

True, true. I dont know about you guys, but I am not having a lot of fun buying and building computers lately. Shit like this headline doesnt help.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Framework laptop brand gives me hope.

Unfortunately they still seem have a relatively high cost for their performance. But you can’t beat the modular design.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I'd say in this case the premium is justified and worth it if you can afford it. You're getting a top of the line, repairable & upgradeable, Linux friendly, esthetically pleasing laptop with excellent documentation, filling a void that simply wasn't there just a few short years ago. Also, if they reach critical mass and adoption, prices might come down.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

You will be disappointed in the battery life if you delete the thing that controls the battery life…..

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Get a thinkpad x1 carbon, great battery life, great for Linux, and you can get them at all sorts of price points and usb-c charging.

I just got a gen 8 refurb for $300 cdn and it's an amazing machine for its purposes. Easy to swap out SSD and wireless card for wifi 6.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Get it used. You get a Mac without giving Apple money. It’s all win.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

We need "linux-ability" score for laptops people are looking to convert.