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Cake day: September 17th, 2023

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  • whats libreboot? does (what im assuming is) a bootloader really have that much impact on performance after the PC has finished booting?

    It’s more a BIOS replacement, not a bootloader. It can have a slightly performance decrease due to lack of optimisation vs the proprietary BIOS.

    But the real issue is that Libreboot is supported in a very specific list of motherboards, which means that you don’t get to run the latest hardware.

    Last I checked the newer board that supported it was like 4 years old. It might have changed now, tho











  • there is no chance you would get back to the Intel system and plug it in every 2 hours.

    don’t be irrealistic. most laptops in the Macbook price range will have 8 hours of usage in low consumption mode or around 6 or 5 if you need more power.

    and at that price point they come with at least 32 GB of RAM which can be upgraded, swappable SSDs with more capacity than the macbook’s, far better keyboard and more ports.

    the Macbooks do have some extra performance per battery usage? yeah I guess. But after 2 years that the battery life is gone, you’ll probably be buying the newer model or wishing that you bought a laptop with a replaceable battery.