I'm looking for an Apple MacBook Air M2 alternative that could run Linux.

I need something fanless, super lightweight with very long battery life. The only apps I use are Shotcut video editor, Chrome and Firefox.

Any advice?

Is it a good idea to get a MacBook Air m2 and use something like Asahi Linux or should I wait for arm linux laptops to become available.

  • triplenadir@lemmygrad.ml
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    4 months ago

    it's a "quantum leap" only in the original scientific meaning of "the smallest distance something can possibly move"

    • helenslunch@feddit.nl
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      4 months ago

      Yeah you just made that up

      Noun

      (quantum mechanics) The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.

      (figurative) An abrupt, extreme change.

      (figurative, informal, nonstandard) A large, massive, significant change.

      • triplenadir@lemmygrad.ml
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        4 months ago

        The entire concept of "quantum" is that it's the smallest possible unit.

        A "quantum leap" is the smallest measurable change in electrical charge.

        The Planck length, based (it's a long story, links below) on that smallest possible charge, is around 1.61×10−35 m. (That's 0.00..00161, with about 31 more zeroes). Which is about as much societal/technical progress as I think Apple has made.

        https://www.snexplores.org/article/explainer-quantum-world-super-small https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/06/26/what-is-the-smallest-possible-distance-in-the-universe/?sh=518af32248a1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_units