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This is Alyssa Rosenzweig. She reverse-engineered Apple's M1 GPU with no public documentation and also developed an open-source Linux driver. (programming.dev)
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[โ€“] afk_strats@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have traveled extensively with my m1 and gave it 2 solid drops (which left massive dents in the metal) and I feel like they are holding up. To Apple's credit, the original os which I use for photography still feels like new after 5 years. Yes, they have a myriad of other ethical problems, but the M series have been great hardware with not bad software... So far

[โ€“] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I had one and it died after 4 years. From what I've seen on the internet and what Apple's technicians told me this isn't an uncommon issue. Fortunately my 7-8 year old HP laptop still functions (aside from the battery which completely crapped out after 2-3 years). Also they started soldering everything to the motherboard so you have to replace almost the entire computer if it breaks.

the original os which I use for photography still feels like new after 5 years

Near the end macOS felt slow/throttled. Linux was fast though.