[kwlug-disc] older Mac laptops

[Ron Singh]

Thanks Gordon and Chamunks, I will heed your advice and re-think the spend.
My wife says, better to use that 500 to buy some lumber and make some
raised beds to grow some food:-)

Thanks,

Ron Singh



On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 9:03 PM Gordon Dey <gordon.dey at happydeys.ca> wrote:

> On 2019-06-12 4:12 p.m., Ron Singh wrote:
> > So, I have no Apple devices in my collection of laptops and wonder if I
> > am stupid for considering the following as worthy members of any
> > collection since these things apparently do well with Debian-based
> distros.
>
> I have access to an old A1369 (2010) because the screen is cracked down
> the middle. It cannot be "restored" any more, too old. No OS support
> from apple any more. However, the firmware is sufficient to netboot,
> usb/cd boot, and grok bootable CDs. So I installed recent LTS ubuntu on
> it, and it runs nicely.
>
> They're slim. And "all the cool kids have one." That's the big appeal.
>
> The batteries are okay (1-2 hrs browsing), and the charger seems
> finicky. For the buck, $500, you can buy a reasonable new laptop on
> sale. Not a ROG gamer box, but fine for browsing/email/light
> development. YMMV...
>
> Gord.
>
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