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I took the plunge with an M1 Pro Max. Installing Fedora Asahi Linux is easy and I was able to almost reproduce my current setup. 

Summary so far:

Pros:
- VERY FAST!!

Cons:
- No thunderbolt/displaylink alt mode support yet so no external monitor support
- Friction from lack of linux arm64 builds for non-free software

After using this for 11 months I have given up on this setup bc:

1. linux/arm64 causes continual friction that doesn't exist for mac/arm64 because of rosetta. Many apps do not release linux/arm64 builds or they are borked with little support

2. i hate fedora and don't want to increase the chance of running into issues with running linux on mac by using arch

I didn't go back to a thinkpad which I've used for over 20 years, but have switched over to an ASUS Zephyrus G14 which has excellent Linux support

i think the framework has promise, but think it's just nerd larp right now bc of what it represents

atm they do not currently provide a laptop that matches the performance + weight + quality of this. this shit is 3.3lbs and 0.6 inches thick.

there are also some kings propping up the asus ecosystem for linux:

father, husband, css golfer, ux engineer, silently defining variables as /sdv sdv.wtf

i think the framework has promise, but think it's just nerd larp right now bc of what it represents

atm they do not currently provide a laptop that matches the performance + weight + quality of this. this shit is 3.3lbs and 0.6 inches thick.

there are also some kings propping up the asus ecosystem for linux: https://asus-linux.org/

No love for Framework laptops?

If I could buy my soul back from the devil and leave Apple I like to think that'd be my main device

Initially started deving with Linux, moved to a MacBook once I realised I didn’t want to spend time solving obscure driver issues

Pop! OS (Ubuntu variant) runs like a dream on my 2011 era Mac Mini. But, then, I use it as a jump host, not as a workstation most of the time.