Was looking at getting a macbook air with an m1 chip in it and running Asahi Linux on it. My question is how viable is it for daily life? E.g. browsing, torrenting, uni notes ect. Would it be equivalent to a regular x86 laptop running Linux? Or would I be missing useful features?
Edit: Another question is how it holds up against newer AMD laptops, as it is 3-4 years old at this point.
Dual boot install first and make sure it’s working good for your needs. Power management and mic in asahi isn’t there.
The computer will be pretty good under asahi and blow everything else out of the water under macOS.
If you don’t already know it, go ahead and learn macOS.
If you’re worried about the ssd being slow, make an install medium and flatten and reinstall macOS with after filling the ssd with bits from dev/random.