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Fanless linux laptop (lemdro.id)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for an Apple MacBook Air M2 alternative that could run Linux.

I need something fanless, super lightweight with very long battery life. The only apps I use are Shotcut video editor, Chrome and Firefox.

Any advice?

Is it a good idea to get a MacBook Air m2 and use something like Asahi Linux or should I wait for arm linux laptops to become available.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I had the Pinebook Pro. It was pretty good, solidly built, had a 1080p screen and could handle Openshot video editor, web browsing and video playback. All I needed.

I didn't have it hooked up to an external display but according to the website it can handle 4K playback. Mainly used it for listening to music in Cmus whilst browsing in Firefox.

Battery life was pretty good, about 10 hours IIRC but mine just stopped booting after I left the battery dead for a few months.

Might buy another one though https://pine64.com/product-category/pinebook-pro/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks much!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

There are some purpose-built ARM Linux laptops available but as an owner of an unused Pinebook Pro.... can't recommend agony-deep

Walking the path of a PC hater is not easy

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Do it the Linux way and remove the fan yourself.

Just kidding. Or am I?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Rip out the fan and connect the processor heatsink to a heatpipe

Then carry around a cup of water to dip the heatpipe into

This is not a bit, I am a real hardware designer

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

the m1 is fine with asahi. i don't personally own one but i've worked on em in the past and its getting better by the day still.

idk about the m2 but it seems fine. people complain about the battery life being worse on asahi.

it's gonna be years before arm laptops in general hit the scene in a big way and they'll have the same problems that smartphones and sbcs have (weird non mainline kernel support, etc).

that's not to say it isn't happening, just that it's happening slowly. you want to be in the big common platform as the transition to arm happens and like it or not, that's apple.

if i were you i'd get the m2 and dual boot asahi. when its broke you still got the apple os that works fine.

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