About time. This also applies to their older models such as M2 and M3 laptops.

In the U.S., the MacBook Air lineup continues to start at $999, so there is no price increase associated with the boost in RAM.

The M2 macbook air now starts at $1000 for 16GB RAM and 256GB storage. Limited storage aside, that’s surprisingly competitive with most modern Windows laptops.

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    My current Linux machine needed exactly zero config post install, and even stuff like the fingerprint reader is working, I’m using it instead of passwords in a terminal.

    I can also play games pretty well, it’s usually smoother and less buggy than on Windows.

    I feel Linux is not a compromise for me anymore, Windows is fast becoming one though.

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      21 days ago

      What distro would you recommend, I’m prepared to try over the weekend.

      How does it work with GPU drivers for a GeForce RTX 4080?

      Anything else I need to be aware of

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        I’m running Fedora KDE on a Framework laptop and a custom built machine, but they are all AMD so IDK about Nvidia cards.

        As I’ve heard Nvidia nowadays releases Linux drivers.

        TBH I haven’t had any problems installing and using Linux for years now, I think just go for it and see what happens.

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          So I actually did it and wiped my Windows PC, nothing on there I needed to keep.

          Set up Fedora and added the Nvidia Drivers.

          Shut down for a few days and in my next boot I downloaded CoolerControl. Then my networking died and I’m at a loss as to what happened.

          And people said it was just the same as using windows, yet me a massive nerd, software developer was stuck without ever having attempted to play games.