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MacBook Air M1. Find one with max ram (Facebook marketplace, $400), have storage upgraded to 2TB (IYKYK), Linux support is good.


Sorry, but no: https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m1/#tab...

Can't even drive an external display over the DP.

Linux support on Apple hardware is subpar compared to ARM Thinkpads.


I guess it's the physical HDMI port that's needed, as Minis and the Pro laptops have working monitor HDMI monitor support?


How did you upgrade the soldered storage?


There’s a guy who offers it for a very reasonable fee in USA. I’ve used his services a few times with great success! Email me, I wouldn’t want to post someone else’s contact info publicly.


Yes, send your Mac to a random guy on the internet so he can replace your NAND storage. I see no data privacy issues there.


What king of problem do you see?


Have a guess


This is exhibit A in why Apple needs to adopt 2230 NVMe drives and stop this ridiculous soldered flash storage scam.


Apple doesn't need that. Apple is very happy selling storage for 2-4x market rates.


God, if it was only 2-4x market rates.


Take it to a shop which cnc mills the original one off and solders a compatible new one on. Maybe you can desolder the old one, but why bother.


Sounds easy. Why bother getting a laptop with replaceable storage anyway?


Apple doesn't sell one for any price, so if you want Apple hardware, that's what you get. They objectively make the best laptop hardware package unless you value upgradeability over performance or build quality, which most people also very objectively don't.


Removable SSDs aren't just for upgradability but for repairability. To ensure your shiny expensive laptop doesn't become e-waste the minute your SSD NAND (which is a wearable part) inevitably dies.


I agree 100%, I'm just saying if you want Apple, you can't have that regardless how much you're willing to pay (though if you paid them $10B they'd probably bend and design it this way, everybody has a number.)




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