dimitarvp
Thoughts on leaving macOS for Linux? (split thread)
Yeah, feels the same here. 
And I made a much bigger investment, the iMac Pro I got was $8000 at the time I bought it (2019).
As a programmer I get it, you want to move on to the good stuff and stop fighting legacy problems and whatnot but as a user I can’t excuse Apple. People can’t just buy a new machine every year, most can’t anyway. And even if they can, it’s a huge e-waste problem. Whatever happened to sustainability?.. It’s only touted when it profits the corps, that’s what happened – and that’s how it always was.
If it was only that. Opening system settings takes two full seconds. Makes me angry every time. In 2025 this is simply shameful.
This… is just sad. Apple we knew practically no longer exists and is the same in name only.
And it only confirms my gut feeling that’s been building up for 2 years now. Time to spec a good (if not absurdly overpowered) Linux workstation, go all-in, learn all the kinks – subreddits like this one can inspire and help people, I reckon – and just forget about Apple. They are ruled by a logistics expert and an accountant. 
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derek-zhou
Who need a fast computer. I once make do with this setup for a few days. No brand El-cheapo Android tablet + mechanical keyboard. I still use it to test websites: if it usable on here, it is usable everywhere.
derek-zhou
It is for our geeky self esteem, man. I can make do with a cheap chrome book, but I don’t want to be seen with it.
D4no0
Never understood what is the point to get a expensive machine for development, especially if you don’t plan on doing more exotic stuff like running or training models. If you plan on investing such a large sum, then I think you will get better value by getting a proper server and placing it in a datacenter in your country.
I personally have used for the last year the cheapest air m1 and it’s more than enough to work on elixir projects, it usually doesn’t even get warm. I have a setup with a docking hub, where I can connect it to proper keyboard/mouse and monitors. The only limitation I don’t like is that m1 chips support only 2 monitors in total.
dimitarvp
But I plan to do a lot with it actually. Plus I hate slow machines in general. Not like I stress my machine 24/7 but (1) I have ideas for project that would do that and (2) I work in a flow state and can absolutely have my productivity destroyed if I have to wait 7 minutes for something.
Plus, future-proofing. I don’t want to buy machines every few years. As we chatted with you before, I want to get something that will last me good 10 years or more. Computers are tools and they have to be reliable and durable. So I’ll do my best to find one such machine.
sevenseacat
Man I used to love my Linux machines, until I started a job in 2015 and on my first day got sent to the Apple store to buy a Macbook. That was a sad day.
I’ve been pretty entrenched in the Apple ecosystem ever since 
I love the hardware, but the software leaves a lot to be desired sometimes
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