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Windows 11’s 2025 problems are getting impossible to ignore (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] worhui@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

I know that linux is the popular answer to this problem.

I use a Mac and it's a pretty good machine. I know it isn't for everyone, but it works well enough for me and has enough mainstream support. As well the hardware has gotten ' good enough'

MacOS is not hostile to me when I want to run and install programs. There is some opensource support on the platform and the a good amount of closed source programs.

I do miss the wide ranging PnP hardware support for things like SAS/LTO

[–] JamBandFan1996@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Mac hardware is great. But they overcharge so much and are so anti right to repair that I could never give them my money

[–] mgenehoffman@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a 2012 MacBook Pro that runs exactly as it did when I bought it. It’s fast enough (i7), has retina resolution and can triple boot. I feel like I may have gotten my money’s worth over the 14 years it’s been running perfectly. The hardware is also still basically pristine.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Great for you. The motherboard on my 2011 MBP died after 5 years and then again after 5 years after the replacing it the first time. Decided to junk it then cause even if I placed the mobo, couldn't install the latest OS or the latest software.

[–] JamBandFan1996@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

2012 was when you could still easily upgrade your own ram, drive, fix your screen etc. if needed, modern MacBooks are not made like that. Also a 2012 i7 would not be fast enough for most people's modern workloads. But like I said, they hardware is good, if it does break though, you are kinda fucked on mac

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