For a couple of months now, I've had a MacBook Air M4, and while macOS and me are never going to become best friends, I have to give it credit where it's due.

I got it primarily to run some proprietary software I want to use, and it replaced a Windows 11 system, which filled that niche before.

Since then, it has somehow become my daily driver, and here's how I think it happened.

1. The hardware is amazing to use (while also being atrociously to repair, I guess). Silent, performant, and efficient. Apart from the occasional, excessive Slay the Spire session, I've never had to hunt for an outlet. My experiences with Linux laptops have been quite different.

2. It's always there. I usually switch off the power at my desk when I'm done for the day. With the MacBook, the longest I have to wait to read mail or browse the web is for my monitor to switch on, while my Linux desktop needs to boot and makes noise.

3. Homebrew feels package-managery enough for me to be comfortable. Most of the FOSS software I use day-to-day seems to be in there.

4. Replacing Windows: I can use the system without an Apple ID. (How sad that that's noteworthy, and I wonder how much longer that'll work.)

I didn't think it would happen, but here we are.

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