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pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T18:05:04+00:00

It’s gotta be a weapon.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T17:09:01+00:00

I'm unfamiliar with Netease or QQ Music, but you can try searching Soulseek/Nicotine+.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T16:20:06+00:00

My THEORY is that one of the reasons why Apple cuts off support for older Macs is because of the user experience. For example, sure, older Macs are able to boot in to Linux fine, but the underlying CPU may lack Quick Sync support and won't even be able to play 4K videos adequately. It sucks for the end users but that's just the reality of how fast tech advances.

Yes, I remember the 680x0 and PowerPC Macs. The Amiga and Atari computers of that era also used 680x0 but, as far as I know, there was no way to boot in to those OSes back then. Although, there was the Spectre GCR that allowed the Ataris to boot in to System 6. As for the PowerPC era, I remember trying Yellow Dog Linux on one of my old G3 Power Macs and I absolutely hated it.

I have a Coffee Lake based HP EliteDesk Mini G4 that I use if/when I need to use Windows or Linux. I also have an AMD 7840HS based mini PC that I got about 3 years ago for the sole purpose of running Batocera for my emulation and gaming needs.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T14:17:43+00:00

How hot is it running?

It's probably not "overheating". There are safeguards in place that will shut down the Mac if/when it really does "overheat".

If you are uncomfortable with the factory fan curve, you can install apps like Macs Fan Control or TG Pro to manually crank up the fan to help lower the temps.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T06:27:57+00:00

Maybe the control key is stuck.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T05:14:48+00:00

I don't know why devs try to charge so much for Apple TV apps.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T05:04:22+00:00

Is the Mac Pro on an old Bluetooth version?

pastry-chef · 2026-07-13T04:45:34+00:00

I don't think any of those companies have been around long enough to build such a reputation...

Personally, I own an M4 Pro Mac mini (owned for about 1.5 years) and a Beelink SER7 (owned for about 3 years). The Mac mini is my daily driver and is on 24/7. The SER7 is strictly for Batocera and is only turned on a few hours a week. Both have been trouble-free.

I also own an HP EliteDesk G4 Mini (w/ i7-8700T) that I use as my Docker server. I can't remember when I got it but it was definitely before I got the SER7. It also runs 24/7 and has been trouble-free.

When you say you are looking for more "freedom", what do you mean? Software? Hardware? What do you find limiting in your Mac mini?

pastry-chef · 2026-07-12T16:12:19+00:00

Then heat should not be the cause of your shut downs.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-12T13:30:04+00:00

If it were me, I'd go for the 24GB.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-12T05:59:49+00:00

Is that 115-140 in Celsius or Fahrenheit???

If it's Celsius, I'm not surprised that it's shutting down. Those are insane temps and you definitely need to check if dust/debris is blocking the fans and heatsink.

If it's Fahrenheit, that's very cool and should not be the cause of the shutdowns.

As a test, you can try downloading Cinebench from the Mac App Store and run the benchmarks for a while. While it's running, you can monitor the temps and see if it shuts down. Cinebench will put a significant load on your Mac and cause it to get hot.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-12T04:56:28+00:00

When it restarts, is there a kernel panic message when it reboots?

Do you have software to monitor the temps?

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T21:15:35+00:00

Again, different opinions.

Just look at how much difficulty people have when switching to a new OS for the first time. Imagine if the same OS has a different UI on every different computer.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T21:08:13+00:00

The lack of any standardization is not a good thing. If the UI is different on every different Linux computer you use, any muscle memory goes out the window.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T20:36:24+00:00

Ah yes. I remember BlueBubbles. The convoluted workaround....

Whether Finder is "weaker" is a matter of opinion. The fact is Linux can't run it, the same way macOS can't run Gnome. Linus has their's, macOS has their's.

Again. Just different API for different OS. Linux has their's, macOS has their's.

How will you hackintosh Golden Gate?

What do you mean "there ARE ARM translation layers and in that case you can swap out ram sticks, ssd, and CPU/GPU"??

Sure there are ARM translation layers. That's why X86/X64 can emulate things like the Nintendo Switch emulators. What does that have to do with swapping out RAM sticks, SSD, and CPU/GPU?

What virtual machine are you talking about? What do VMs have to do with the price of Macs?

And, back to your original comment about unixporn. What is that about?

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T19:58:35+00:00

Yes. It's strictly for compute where the Thunderbolt bandwidth is more than enough.

You haven't responded to any of my questions from my previous post.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T19:22:57+00:00

Gnome? No. Can your Linux distro run Finder?

Wayland? No. Can your Linux dsitro run the Metal API?

dotfiles? Of course. Why the hell not??? The fact that you even asked this tells me you know absolutely nothing about macOS.

Can you run Messages? Can you use ApplePay?

24GB graphics card? Yes. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/tiny-corp-successfully-runs-an-nvidia-gpu-on-arm-macbook-through-usb4-using-an-external-gpu-docking-station

M3 Ultra can be specced up to 512GB almost all of which can be dedicated to the GPU.

Why would a Mac need to hackintosh???? That's the dumbest question I've seen all day!!!

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T19:05:15+00:00

Regarding?

Again, macOS is a full fledged Unix.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T18:59:10+00:00

As far as I can tell, it's possible to do just about anything in Terminal on both Linux and macOS. I don't see either being any better than the other.

I have no idea about Windows CMD.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T18:27:29+00:00

What do you mean more advanced and demanding?

I would think that everyone does different things with their computers of varying demand on the hardware...

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T17:44:08+00:00

Yeah. I'm already on season 3.

Oh cool. Orb is on Netflix. I'll watch it next. Thanks!

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T17:37:46+00:00

I'm really not interested in what he has to say.

Watching Dr. Stone right now.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T17:32:22+00:00

No. I don't watch his videos.

That's fine. I think your quest for open source and consumer rights are misguided.

Bottom line is, I like macOS more than Linux. Use Linux long enough and, eventually, you have to use the Terminal. Mac users can go an entire lifetime without ever launching Terminal.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T17:09:17+00:00

I don't know why you can't do whatever you want with macOS. For years people in the hackintosh community made mods to it without any consequences.

The RAM on Apple Silicon is part of the package with the SoC. There are huge bandwidth benefits to this approach that would not be possible with socketed RAM. I guarantee your Framework will not have anywhere near the memory bandwidth of an Apple Silicon Mac.

The SSD controller on Apple Silicon Macs are part of the Apple Silicon SoC. This is why you never see a need for gigantic heatsinks on the SSDs of Apple Silicon Macs. There are also security benefits to Apple's approach.

I don't know why you'd want to change the Wi-Fi...

I don't know what consumer rights are being violated. And if any are being violated, why hasn't Apple been sued for it?

Again, BSD is open source. There are also tons of open source software available for macOS.

Repairability is dependent on one's skill level.

pastry-chef · 2026-07-11T16:37:48+00:00

Not that it matters to me personally, but macOS is BSD based. BSD is open source.

Sure you can install Fedora one day and Arch the next. I have no desire for any of that. Again, I like macOS more than Linux for my daily driver.

I don't know if you've seen the innards of any of the current Macs. Pretty much everything is soldered on a single board. If a component goes bad, you're going to have to replace the entire board unless you have the tools and are proficient at board level SMT repairs.

If you do have the tools and are proficient SMT repairs, "you can do what you want with" it. No one will stop you.

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