Btw, my next hardware purchase was specifically to run Linux with minimal fuss (Linux will run on just about anything if you invest the time to learn and iterate on fussing with it). I didn’t want to do that (been there, done that, too damned old to waste time) I wanted something that was as powerful as I could find that also would run Ubuntu or some othe popular distro straight out of the box.
I started with a System76 Orynx Pro with almost maxed out hardware, taking a slight perf hit by avoiding the top of the line CPU which had vPro, 1070, 15” 4K, 32GB, etc. I loved it at first. It was perfect except for one crucial thing. It would only run on the battery for an hour. I sent it back. Next I bought a Dell XPS 15 9575, their latest version, with maxed out hardware. Dell doesn’t offer that line with Ubuntu preinstalled, but the XPS 13 does and I figured the big brother would be just as easy. No. It’s very different. After futzing with it for a week I returned it as well. I researched far and wide and decided to drop down a level and not aim for the very latest hardware. I ended up with a Thinkpad T480 with i7 quad core, Intel graphics, 2k display, 32GB memory, etc. And it was in sale for 70% off. Done. I love that little guy. It runs everything with nary a compant. I tried Ubuntu, Fedora, Pop!, Debian, and Manjaro. They all installed and ran without me having to do anything special. I was about to settle on Ubuntu even though they made some choices I didn’t like, but for a no fuss system, it’s hard to beat Ubuntu. Then i discovered Qubes. The rest is history. Futzing became my new way of life but I felt I was spending that time fruitfully. So far am happy with the choice. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/c56c816e-a2e3-4675-b776-6e35effcf3c0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
