Does anyone have to run Linux on an M series? I’m fairly confident it’s one of the most complex ways of running Linux…

It depends on how long Apple want to support the devices, if the support matches the longevity of the devices maybe nobody really needs Asahi. I believe all Intel Macs have received their final macOS version now so it is almost time for Apple to make that decision for the M1 generation. I think an M1 Pro, Max or Ultra (or even an M1 with 16GB of RAM) still has many good years left.

But, power efficiency isn't the primary reason I'd like Apple hardware with linux software.

Display quality, trackpad quality, overall form factor, and very high RAM space in a laptop would be the primary reasons I'd go with Asahi Linux.

> wait several years for full Linux hardware compatibility

I'm not convinced it's only "several years".

Asahi was launched in January 2021. So 5 and a half years ago. Asahi, as far as I can tell, supports most of M1 and M2 features, so generations launched in November 2020 (6 years ago) and June 2022 (4 years ago).

I would be very surprised if a decade from now the story won't still be the same thing: 90% of features for systems half a decade old with software package gaps in important areas and everything slightly less optimized than MacOS.

Asahi is doing incredible work but it's still 5 people in a garage vs the huge corporation.

> but at the rate that Intel and AMD have been catching up on power efficiency

Have they? What AMD or Intel laptop with Linux on it can hold a candle to and M4 air or an M4max pro? Genuinely curious, cause I found none...