Post #2931780

2025-11-03 21:10 UTC

@codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org @eliasp@mastodon.social @tommi@pan.rent macbook are arm laptop. While sure the classic and pocket are chunky with their 4cm thickness, the MNT reform next will be only 2.5cm. For context, the thinkpad x220 was 3.5cm. Ultimately, it doesn't matter. If you want a sleek x86, you can get a great deal on a refurbished dell laptop. If you want a laptop you can repair and modify, MNT publish their sources.

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@shine@gts.churanova.eu 2025-11-06 09:15

@gkrnours@mastodon.gamedev.place @codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org @eliasp@mastodon.social @tommi@pan.rent I mostly wait for new SOCs, current MNT looks amazing and I'd love it, but it currently lacks performance I need from a daily driver laptop :(

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@codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org 2025-11-06 19:39

@gkrnours@mastodon.gamedev.place @eliasp@mastodon.social @tommi@pan.rent ohh i fully agree with you. And I love refurb and used laptops. BUT my point is, we can't pretend Dell or Lenovo are wonderfully ethical companies. So while you're not paying the directly, someone did and you're still buying it. Ethically seems like a blurry line for me. But alas.. I DO hope to check out a MNT at some point. I still have 1 or 2 apps that dont work natively on arm yet (sadly)

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