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.

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    4 months ago

    they are just as bad as other manufacturers like DELL

    Demonstrably false. Dell does not pair components, does not have agreements with component providers prohibiting them from selling to anyone else, doesn’t prevent you from installing storage they haven’t rubber stamped, etc., and you can buy at least some of them with repairable and upgradeable components.