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My Impressions of the MacBook Pro M4

(michael.stapelberg.ch)
245 points secure | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 10:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.266s | source
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dr_pardee ◴[31 Oct 25 19:33 UTC] No.45775823[source]▶
> I still don’t like macOS and would prefer to run Linux on this laptop. But Asahi Linux still needs some work before it’s usable for me (I need external display output, and M4 support). This doesn’t bother me too much, though, as I don’t use this computer for serious work.

“I don’t use this computer for serious work.” Dropped $3K on MBP to play around with. Definitely should have gotten MBA

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criddell ◴[31 Oct 25 19:38 UTC] No.45775861[source]▶
If you are going to start making a list of expensive hobbies, $3K for a computer isn't going to be anywhere near the top of the list.
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IshKebab ◴[31 Oct 25 19:51 UTC] No.45776000[source]▶
I think it actually would be quite near the top, in terms of ranking. Most hobbies are a lot cheaper.

Of course, not near the top in terms of money because there are a few hobbies that cost vastly more.

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dylan604 ◴[31 Oct 25 22:57 UTC] No.45777632[source]▶
Just off the top of my head in hobbies that I've been in/around that this $3k would be a nothing burger: photography, wood working, grease monkey, cycling, gun collecting, antiquing, recreational substances...
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bdangubic ◴[01 Nov 25 03:26 UTC] No.45779026[source]▶
I actually can’t think of one hobby that costs less than $3k
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1. mikelevins ◴[01 Nov 25 16:13 UTC] No.45782834[source]▶
Besides programming, my hobbies are writing stories, writing and recording songs, drawing, and painting. None of them needs to cost anywhere near $3000. Any of them can cost as much as you want.

Take the music hobby as an example. I have several expensive guitars now, but in the first 20 years of that hobby I probably spent under $1000 on guitars and related gear the entire time.