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[-] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 16 points 17 hours ago

Not really anymore. They make them expensive to repair, but they also don't want you to switch to another brand, because for them a user in the ecosystem purchasing apps and subscriptions is worth way more than a frustrated user purchasing a one time display replacement. Their whole strategy now (for a few years really) is to make devices that last at minimum 5 years, because it makes the user happy that their 5yo phone still works, and that means they are likely to get another iPhone, and because as long as the user is in the ecosystem, they are making money by taking their cut of everything that happens on the device

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 13 points 17 hours ago

I still use a 2011 MacBook Pro. It’s running Linux Mint now and hasn’t been my primary laptop for a couple of years now, but it’s still a solid machine. In fact, as is the norm with Apple stuff, it lost OS support long before it stopped being a viable laptop.

Fortunately, Opencore Legacy Patcher exists…

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

I should put mint on my SSD/16GBRAM 2011 MBP…

Can you dual boot with OSX?

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 7 hours ago

That’s the same spec as mine, though I also replaced the DVD drive with a second SSD.

And yeah, in theory you dual boot, but in practice I managed to bugger mine up, so it’s 100% Mint.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

Oh my SSD was absolutely my optical drive before I replaced it hahahaha

[-] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago

Let's hope Asahi linux becomes usable enough as a daily driver before the M series laptops stop getting updates

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 4 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, that’s the route I’m expecting to take. It’s why I’m dipping my toes into Linux now.

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