Linux is just that much better
Yes, even on Apple hardware.
Some people claim that MacBook hardware is worth the pain of managing Linux on subpar plastic computers, but my experience proves otherwise. In fact, I would even claim that macOS is a huge scam designed to manufacture planned obsolescence hardware.
I bought a MacBook Pro 2019 (Intel i9-9980H, 16 GB RAM) in 2019. While it ran fairly well initially, it was extremely loud and not particularly smooth. Over the years, software updates rendered the computer increasingly obsolete. I don’t mean that in a mild way—the Mac became progressively laggier and more sluggish to the point where you’d wonder if a Pentium, not an i9, was powering the machine.
For Christmas 2025, instead of buying a replacement laptop, I chose to install Ubuntu on that T2 Mac. While Apple makes it as difficult as possible, the t2linux community made it work.
The laptop now runs with only 3 GB of RAM—with Brave actively running—and is flawless in terms of UI rendering, clarity, and speed. No lag at all. Not a single frame drop. Ubuntu 25.10 with GNOME 49, nothing fancy.
Right now, as I write this, the system is using 3.6 GB of RAM for Brave plus Terminal with Copilot CLI agent in one tab and Helix editor in another tab. Compare this to the macOS side, where I disabled Siri entirely to save CPU, yet it still uses a staggering 20% CPU on average.
Hello, Apple?