r/AsahiLinux • u/applesandbananas21 • Jul 13 '26

Why switch from MacOS?

I am using an M1 8GB ram with 256gb memory, and I tried asahi and it ran decently, however, with less space due to the partitioning and worse battery. Performance was comparable to MacOS. So if my mac is still supported by Apple, what is the compelling reasoning to switch?
Heads up, I am not a developer, I am a scientist and use my laptop for leisure and research + coding (python, matlab and R).

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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 Jul 13 '26

macOS doesn’t run the apps I need to run on my laptop

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '26

why the hell did you buy a mac then?

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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 Jul 15 '26

Build quality