Was looking at getting a macbook air with an m1 chip in it and running Asahi Linux on it. My question is how viable is it for daily life? E.g. browsing, torrenting, uni notes ect. Would it be equivalent to a regular x86 laptop running Linux? Or would I be missing useful features?

Edit: Another question is how it holds up against newer AMD laptops, as it is 3-4 years old at this point.

  • Presi300@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, I swear by touchpad navigation, so the lack of PgUp, PgDown or the as described by you - terrible keyboard navigation doesn’t really bother me.

    I was hoping that the snapdragon X Elite laptops were gonna be as good as advertised, but alas, they are not.

    • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      It helps that Apple makes the best touchpads out there, and they are integrated into the OS really well. The haptics are almost magic.

      My other laptop is a crappy 13 inch Dell with a spongy touchpad with uneven feedback and it makes me want to throw it into the wall.