I think you will be fine with that Mac. I have a 2011 MacBook Air, and while it's specs are far worse than a MacBook Pro, I find that it works absolutely great under Linux. Even though a new battery costs about as much as the whole laptop did, I figure it is worth the cost to keep it running (It will bring my total investment in it to $160). I can be on the couch playing Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur's Gate 3 streaming it from my Linux desktop, it has bluetooth that will pair with my Dualshock 4 controller and there doesn't seem to be lag in that setup. It has a solid keyboard, it has enough power to watch 1080p TH-cam videos, takes less than 30 seconds to boot up Debian 12 with OpenBox, Tint2, Wbar, and Conky, and it has an SD card slot so I can put photos on it directly or when I go on a trip I can carry a few SD cards full of movies, music, and roms for emulators. I have considered buying a Framework or even an M1 MacBook, but I have a powerful desktop, so it is so hard to justify lots of money for a portable computer will spend it's time mostly on word processing, web surfing, and streamed gaming content.
when you used it with arch linux, did you go through the steps on the arch wiki to fix some of the issues? did you try any of the supported distro's, or did you just stick with arch? also, the expansion cards plug into USB-C ports, the expansion cards are literally just adapters shaped to fit the framework.if you want to buy that Ethernet adapter, you can do that, and providing the port isn't too thick, you might be able to plug it in without the USB-C card.
@@XVoltProductions damn, I'm thinking of getting a framework and installing some form of Linux, most likely something arch based since it's what in familiar with, then again I rly enjoy tinkering with things to try and get them to work
arch wasn't bad on the framework and I didn't have any major issues that I couldn't fix, it's just arch isn't for me so that's mainly why I switched out
I see that linux mint on that macbook 🤣 In all seriousness the Framework13 is one I have thought about but it is tough for the price. I can get plenty of better hardware for the cost but the Framework isn't really about being cost-effective now is it?
Framework 13 DIY is pretty value based, especially if you want to go with high RAM/storage. Nothing else will compare with the framework for the price if you were to go with 64gb or 96gb of RAM or even a high SSD
The kind of laptop that would last 2 decades with Linux
Did you ever sell that framework?
not yet
@@XVoltProductionsWould love to know if you're still willing to
I think you will be fine with that Mac. I have a 2011 MacBook Air, and while it's specs are far worse than a MacBook Pro, I find that it works absolutely great under Linux. Even though a new battery costs about as much as the whole laptop did, I figure it is worth the cost to keep it running (It will bring my total investment in it to $160). I can be on the couch playing Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur's Gate 3 streaming it from my Linux desktop, it has bluetooth that will pair with my Dualshock 4 controller and there doesn't seem to be lag in that setup.
It has a solid keyboard, it has enough power to watch 1080p TH-cam videos, takes less than 30 seconds to boot up Debian 12 with OpenBox, Tint2, Wbar, and Conky, and it has an SD card slot so I can put photos on it directly or when I go on a trip I can carry a few SD cards full of movies, music, and roms for emulators. I have considered buying a Framework or even an M1 MacBook, but I have a powerful desktop, so it is so hard to justify lots of money for a portable computer will spend it's time mostly on word processing, web surfing, and streamed gaming content.
I think I probably would have hung on as that macbook has quite a few years on it. I don't like to daily something more than 5 or 6 years old.
when you used it with arch linux, did you go through the steps on the arch wiki to fix some of the issues? did you try any of the supported distro's, or did you just stick with arch? also, the expansion cards plug into USB-C ports, the expansion cards are literally just adapters shaped to fit the framework.if you want to buy that Ethernet adapter, you can do that, and providing the port isn't too thick, you might be able to plug it in without the USB-C card.
I used the wiki as much as I could, and I only had used arch on this laptop until I went back to windows after 4 months
@@XVoltProductions damn, I'm thinking of getting a framework and installing some form of Linux, most likely something arch based since it's what in familiar with, then again I rly enjoy tinkering with things to try and get them to work
arch wasn't bad on the framework and I didn't have any major issues that I couldn't fix, it's just arch isn't for me so that's mainly why I switched out
@@XVoltProductions yeah, that's understandable, it can be frustrating compared to other distro's more or less "just working" 😅
I see that linux mint on that macbook 🤣
In all seriousness the Framework13 is one I have thought about but it is tough for the price. I can get plenty of better hardware for the cost but the Framework isn't really about being cost-effective now is it?
Framework 13 DIY is pretty value based, especially if you want to go with high RAM/storage. Nothing else will compare with the framework for the price if you were to go with 64gb or 96gb of RAM or even a high SSD