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1 year agoReasons I use my M1 MacBook Air:
- Real estate. Thanks to AirPlay and the Thunderbolt port, I can have three desktops going at once with all my open windows.
- Intel binaries still run on it via Rosetta 2.
- Control – I have more access to the OS, the command line, etc.
- Virtualization – Apple Silicon is built on ARM, so I can virtualize any ARM-based Linux distribution using VMware Fusion. (I run Fedora in a VM.)
- Input – despite iPads having the ability to accept keyboard and touchpad input these days, the pointer is still pretty clumsy.
And lots more, but that’s a good start for me.
If one is Thunderbolt and another is AirPlay, it works. I have a 50" AirPlay-capable TV mounted in my office, and a 27" 4K display on my desk. I use a cable for the 27" and AirPlay for the 50".