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0 pointsdagmx10mo ago0 comments

This argument never passes the sniff test.

You can run Linux on a MacBook Pro and get similar power efficiency.

Or run third party apps on macOS and similarly get good efficiency.

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kangs10mo ago

unfortunately, contrarily to popular belief, you cannot run Linux natively on recent macbooks (m4) today.

You can run Linux on a MacBook Pro and get similar power efficiency.

What? No. Asahi is spectacular for what it accomplished, but battery life is still far worse than macOS.

I am not saying that it is only software. It's everything from hardware to a gazillion optimizations in macOS.

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