Comment on I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows
gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 days agoMacs can also make a good home server because the m chips are quite powerful relative to their power draw
Comment on I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows
gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 days agoMacs can also make a good home server because the m chips are quite powerful relative to their power draw
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
We tried. Unfortunately, M chips require ARM operating systems as VMs, and they perform very poorly.
Great if youbare hosting apps. Just not VDIs.
gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yes, I just have simple needs so I run some services bare on it
hayvan@piefed.world 3 days ago
How does Asahi perform, have you tried?
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
I have not tried it. Once I upgrade my M2 MBP (might be a while), I will.
djdarren@piefed.social 3 days ago
I ran Asahi on an 8/256GB M1 mini for a few months as my primary work machine. Worked perfectly fine, besides the lack of a second screen. Sounds like they’ve finally cracked that though, and are preparing to release the upgrade to general users.
Obviously, software is a little more patchy, but I didn’t truly struggle to fill my needs. Amusingly, I discovered that Mixxx, the DJ software works well on it.
Might put Asahi back on it and use it as my Home Assistant machine, freeing up some processing power from the poor 2014 Mac mini that I’m currently using (with Mint) as my general purpose home server.