I’ve been considering switching back to Linux after 17 years in the Apple ecosystem. The main concern is my music side projects. Although Reaper is great, most plugins aren’t available on Linux. I might try running them via Wine and Yabridge on a VM.
@ricardodantas I just moved to the Apple Ecosystem after years on Linux :D But I have no complaints about Linux - most of everything I needed worked after some tweaking. I’ve only moved to Apple due to the ecosystem between all other devices I have - and it’s basically Unix anyway.
@slison yeah, I gave up for now. Everything just works on Apple ecosystem. I would need some time to adjust stuff at home and I have no time for that.
@ricardodantas I read your earlier article where you go on about the ecosystem. I’m exactly like you, though I made the dive from Windows to Linux first. I went with POP_OS as it seemed to be the best solution for my own creative needs. But I find Apple has everything I need and it’s not Microsoft.
@ricardodantas and I agree also - you would need the time. Linux is awesome for tinkering and troubleshooting and making things work exactly how you want it to work - but it’s time consuming. Great for home automation projects and even privacy based internet etc if you put in the time.
@ricardodantas but for creatives? Your workflow of music creation and the arts - can’t beat Apple. For my photo editing, video editing needs - Apple is where it’s at too. The unified memory etc is also perfect for local LLMs on device and staying off cloud based ones.
@slison this is so true! And it seems that for programming is the same. So much better and cool tools available on Mac that is not available on Linux yet. I hate paying the Apple prices but it seems I will have to live with that.
@ricardodantas there’s a little bit of an extra premium but they are ok if you keep the purchases to base. They get you on memory upgrades (which are not needed at all). I was very tempted to get a 128gb RAM MacBook and glad I stuck with the base 36gb M4 Max. Plenty for my needs including local LLM.
@slison oh yeah! That is a great machine! After I evaluated the transition to Linux, I decided to stay in the Apple ecosystem. It just works!
@ricardodantas nothing stopping you tinkering with raspberry pi’s and homeassistant setups without leaving your daily runner.