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title = "MacBook"
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url = "macbook"
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My primary laptop to take with me is my trusty 13-inch MacBook Air (Mid-2013). Check out the specifications [here](https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook-air/specs/macbook-air-core-i5-1.3-13-mid-2013-specs.html). Here's the important ones:
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* CPU: Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.3 GHz
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* Memory: 4 GiB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
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* Disk: 128 GiB (proprietary) SSD
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* Display: 1440x900 13.3"
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* OS: [Gentoo Linux](https://www.gentoo.org/)
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## What's it like?
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Before you even mention it, yes, it's running Gentoo. Why am I doing this to myself? Well, this laptop is mainly a test bench for new operating systems I want to try. Currently, Gentoo is my primary non-primary OS. By that I mean, it's the current OS that I haven't installed on my workstation that I'm trying to use as a daily driver. Ignoring that, there's one issue. The Wi-Fi drivers are proprietary Broadcom garbage. Thankfully, both Gentoo and Arch have drivers available to install via their package managers, so there's no issues getting the system running.
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How is Gentoo, then? Fantastic! The compile times for components such as my kernel or QtWebEngine (thanks, [qutebrowser](https://qutebrowser.org/)) are absolutely horrific. But, if you set your expectations right, it's really great to use. It's running both [dwm](https://dwm.suckless.org/) and [Openbox](http://openbox.org/wiki/Main_Page) as I often hop between them. I don't do much on it other than listen to music or keep up with this website. Though, I don't do much outside of those things in the first place.
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