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I upgraded my 2012 MacBook Air to Ubuntu Linux and it increased it's performance and stability by at least 3 times. Just want to throw that out here - if you consider buying a M1 Apple when you have a Intel Apple, instead consider upgrading to Linux, it's better for the environment as well to avoid producing new stuff when the old one is perfectly usable with a more proper OS

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I have a 2015 MBP that I would have probably used indefinitely. I'm reluctant to get v1 of any Apple hardware for historical experiences. Unfortunately, my hand has been forced and the screen finally died. The cost of replacement is over 50% of a new M1 MBP and just about the cost of a used 2015 MBP.

It's been a good run but I think us 2015 MBP owners are going to find it harder to keep them running. Components break and everything is so integrated now it's increasingly difficult to replace the bad bits without swapping major parts.

So now I carry a 2020 MBA and it's been a learning curve since different software is at various stages of AARM compatibility.

Thanks for the tip. I might actually do that at some point. I have a 2011 model and am still happy with it, but performance and less support for apps is getting annoying.

I did this as an experiment on a little 2014 MBA that I had lying around and I’m surprised how nice the experience has been!

What version of macOS where you on?

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