Everything about it annoys me (all the pesky Appley shit) but I couldnt imagine anything besides MacBook Pro
Any Lenovo Thinkpad running any Linux distro (except Omarchy, fuck that shit)
This one? Very aesthète
I’m currently using a Framework 16, so I guess that’s my favorite out of available options.
It certainly isn’t my theoretic ideal. I’d rather have a old-school-Thinkpad-style Synaptics trackpad, rather have a 100Wh battery, and I’m very dubious about how water resistant to spills the design is. Oh, and I’d like a laptop to have all side vents so that one can place it on fabric or whatever without reducing airflow.
Though they do make it really pleasant to open and work on and upgrade, I will give them that. Captive numbered screws and such.
My first, named “Judgement Day”, that I bought used for $250 before heading off to college. It had 2GB of storage. Not memory. Storage.
I found a gen 2 t14 thinkpad with 16gb on eBay for less than $300
You can get an experience similar to apple with gnome
What about all the ones that come installed with Windows, how d’ya replace and erradicate all the Windowyness
First, ask Linux users what distro you should use.
Second, laugh maniacally as they devolve into an Anchorman style rumble to the death
Third, ?
Forth, go boldly
Fourth, profit
Seventh, realize you skipped some steps, go back and see which Linux user is the least dead, loot their bootable “live” thumb drive, and install whatever is on it.
Installing a new operating system is very rewarding. Lots of videos and guides on the internet.
I miss using my old Windows 7 Acer laptop, I forget the model name but it was a full keyboard, had a great battery life and never let me down. It just got too old to use, but I’ve got it in storage somewhere.
Now I use a M1 MacBook Pro running Asahi Linux, it works fine and battery life is great as well, plus USB-C charging is great. I’d love a Framework laptop in the future but prices are well outside my range now.
I do not care about a specific brand or model. What matters most is that I am able to replace hardware like the battery, memory and hard disc easily. Other stuff like “standard” interfaces are a must, because I do not want to use adapters to connect headphones or to connect to a wired network. Power via USB is progress. (Thanks, EU!) Spare parts like displays should be available for a decent price for a few years after the initial release of the notebook.
There is nothing special about Macs. You can get the same quality for half the price anywhere.
Id love to experiment with Linux. Wonder if i could just get a ThinkPad.
You can (probably) use Linux on your Mac! If it’s an M chip then you can run Asahi on it.
I’m not saying you should because some things may not work, eg the fingerprint reader. Just throwing it out in case it’s interesting to you :)
Legit, it’s the way to go. Even with the memory fuckery ongoing, you can pick up decent used ThinkPads all day long for way less than anything else. They won’t be great gaming platforms, but you can do some gaming on them.
Pick any of the most recommended “distros” you want to try, make thumb drives that can boot them, and you don’t even have to install any until after you’ve seen that they can handle your needs.
Me? I’m a mint guy. Next to zero chance of it not working on anything I want it to, easy to use and a good package repository. PopOs is good, Ubuntu is okay. And there’s a good handful of other solid, noob friendly ones out there.
Why are they so under/devalued in your opinion?
They’re business gear. Nothing flashy, nothing really well marketed as a personal computer. A lot of people don’t even know they exist.
Some folks? They see that they aren’t super expensive and assume that means they suck. But because they’re designed for business use, they tend the be built really well. Durable; light enough to be portable, but not flimsy.
They seem pretty iconic albeit in a niche kind of way, like its arguably the first thing that comes to find from someone whos never really substantially known or been involved with Linux despite the occasional passing fancy
