MacBook Air owner?

2018/2019 models are losing #Apple support.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/the-case-for-and-against-macos-15-sequoia-being-the-final-release-for-intel-macs/

#OptGreen with #GNU/#Linux to keep your device in use! These machines will run beautifully for many years to come.

Not only wallet friendly, #upcycling keeps CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Ca. 75% of Apple’s emissions comes from production alone (details in alt text).

Sustainable, independent #FreeSoftware: Better for users, best for the #environment.

@kde

#KDE #KDEEco #FOSS #OpenSource #MacBook

  • phoenix@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    Anyone knows how the usage is being estimated? What is the expected lifespan and how does one come up with a carbon budget there?

    • KDE Eco@floss.socialOP
      1·
      2 months ago

      @phoenix It looks to be statistical inference based on sampled and modelled data. On p. 57 of the report: “To model customer use, we measure the power consumed by a product while it is running in a simulated scenario. Daily usage patterns are specific to each product and are a mixture of actual and modeled customer use data.”

      The number of devices for the statistical inferences is: “In fiscal year 2018, we sold 217,722,000 iPhone devices, 43,535,000 iPad units, and 18,209,000 Mac products.”

    • KDE Eco@floss.socialOP
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      2 months ago

      @phoenix Regarding the assumed operating life of devices:

      “For the purposes of our assessment, years of use, which are based on first owners, are modeled to be four years for macOS and tvOS devices and three years for iOS and watchOS devices. Most Apple products last longer and are passed along, resold, or returned to Apple by the first owner for others to use.”

      Hope that helps!

      • phoenix@slrpnk.net
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        2 months ago

        Thank you, that sheds some light onto it, yes. I’m still wondering how this number marches up. Just using the device by far uses not even comparable amount of energy than e.g. the production and then it also depends if you use green energy or a diesel generator in your backyard.

        Not sure how to read this.

  • GravitySpoiled@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    5 year old computers are end of life? What is wrong with apple. I’m glad I only bought one iphone and moved back to android afterwards

    • KDE Eco@floss.socialOP
      1·
      2 months ago

      @GravitySpoiled They may provide security updates for a couple of more years, but as the article points out, Intel Macs in the Apple Silicon era are on their way out.

    • manualoverride@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I may be completely wrong but don’t Samsung, Google etc. stop supporting OS updates on Android phones after 5-6 years? Apple have supported devices for 6-8 years AFAIK.

      • Carnelian@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Yeah this same conversation happens every time one of these headlines comes up and gets misinterpreted. The conclusion is usually that apple has longer than average hardware support across the board

  • billbasher@lemmy.world
    0·
    2 months ago

    The pine64 products all look quite nice. I was thinking of getting one of those phones (Linux based) next time mine dies. I can confirm the pinecil is the best soldering iron I’ve used and it’s only $26. The laptop they sell also has decent stats

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
      1·
      2 months ago

      The phone is still not very usable. It’s possible to use it as a daily driver but only if you have a high pain tolerance.

      sigh I miss my N900.

    • BezzelBob@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I was looking into linux phones myself but I always hear others say how the ones on the market aren’t developed enough and have lots of bugs :(