Gregory's Server@hopfgeist @stefano That’s a sensible approach and I totally agree. There are some (few) things that only work on Linux, but most times BSD is a good decision. I am not sure about Mac for workstation. Yes, it is convenient and works perfectly with long battery runtime, but I don’t like their pricing policy and the fact they keep you in their walled garden and are limiting the opportunities to tweak the system.
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 @hopfgeist @stefano Indeed these old machines were upgradable and repairable, unlike the recent M* Notebooks. If you buy an M3 MacBook today, you better go for the best machine you can get, otherwise you’ll regret later. From this perspective I find Framework notebooks quite interesting, but of course they are no mobile workstations. It’s difficult. I liked the reliability and runtime of Apple machines, but each time you buy a new one, they are more and more expensive. |
@doerk @stefano I am aware of the problems with macOS, and maybe my next desktop will run Linux (probably not BSD, mostly because of the X-Plane flight simulator), now that decent video editors are available, which was not the case eleven years ago.
I currently use an 11 year old iMac 27", with 32 GB RAM (which is crazy expensive to have on current machines), upgraded with an SSD and running Ventura thanks to the Open Core Legacy Patcher. It runs everything I need at decent speeds, except X-Plane 12, because that needs Metal features the hardware just won't provide.
So, I'm mostly happy.
@doerk @stefano I am aware of the problems with macOS, and maybe my next desktop will run Linux (probably not BSD, mostly because of the X-Plane flight simulator), now that decent video editors are available, which was not the case eleven years ago.
I currently use an 11 year old iMac 27", with 32 GB RAM (which is crazy expensive to have on current machines), upgraded with an SSD and running Ventura thanks to the Open Core Legacy Patcher. It runs everything I need at decent speeds, except X-Plane...