alt Hacker NewsI don't.
- MacBooks are still among the nicest if not the nicest laptops hardware-wise, so some people like to run Linux on it.
- People have older Macs that they like to repurpose. E.g., we still have an M1 Mini that was used by our daughter before she got handed down a MacBook from my wife. It's now collecting dust, but I might install Linux to use it as a headless server.
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> MacBooks are still among the nicest if not the nicest laptops hardware-wise, so some people like to run Linux on it
Yes, daft people.
There are plenty of very nice PC laptops out there that are built and TESTED with explicit Linux support in mind, out of the box.
I know this because I own a Red Hat Certified laptop.
With a Mac you can count on it never working 100% as well as it could, and will receive NO support. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple voided the hardware warranty, claiming it overheated or something and Linux was to blame.
You are paying Apple hand over fist for a subpar experience and to screw you over.
Repurposing old OOP hardware is one thing and there are plenty of those projects about. Use at your own risk.
But deliberately buying incompatible hardware? Retardation.
> - MacBooks are still among the nicest if not the nicest laptops hardware-wise, so some people like to run Linux on it.
By the time said macbook is fully supported, it is in sorry state. Judging by what I found when looking for second hand laptops, macbooks don't age well.