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NixOS resuscitated a 2012 Macbook Air. This thing flies! I was NOT expecting that at all (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/nixos@lemmy.ml
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As per title, I am mind-blown by the speed and stability of NixOS on this "relic" in IT terms... On this machine i tested:

Distro Performance
Fedora MEGA slow
Ubuntu OKish
LDME Fast
Debian Fast
NixOS VERY Fast

And the best thing is that I can bring this config with me on any computer! Oh boy, I think i have fallen in love with NixOS

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Did you leave a MacOS partition for firmware upgrades, or just make sure it was fully updated before wiping?

Does all the hardware work? Which guide did you use for prep and install?

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    It was updated before wiping yes. Those macs are abandonware, they stopped receiving firmware update a while ago. Followed no guide, the install wizard was very easy. All components worked out of the box

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sorry for reviving an old post, but I just came across this. I also have a 2012 MacBook Air and was planning to put NixOS on it. Did the sound, Bluetooth and WiFi work out of the box too? Thanks!

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