Post #4155710

Okay so if I may be actually honest right now... While I don't think I'll use Linux in the near future on my desktop system (too many compatibility issues and stuff), I might be interested to try it out on a laptop. The only laptop I own - at the moment - is my Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio. (It's the one on my Fedi banner!) I like it a lot, even though its performance isn't the greatest as of lately. I might need to reinstall Windows on there. I could install Linux on there, I know. Linux Surface exists. And yes, the Surface Laptop Studio 1 is fully supported (*with their custom kernel, which I probably need to install somehow, and possibly some quirks I need to configure). But this is also my work machine right now (and to be honest I'm just scared to fuck up a machine of mine because I don't know if I'll ever get the Windows 11 version my Surface had on there again if Linux isn't so great after all). Oh, and of course I'm quite in the Windows ecosystem, with some Microsoft Store purchases, Microsoft Office (Desktop!) and stuff. (Also I'm not sure if the Surface's facial recognition is supported on Linux. Oh and what about the palm detection when using the pen? o.o) Now... I did already think about maybe getting another laptop to try stuff out. I mean, I wanted to try macOS at some point to give that OS a fair chance. I heard the MacBook Pro that should release this year could get a touch screen. I like touch screens. ​:neofox_think:​ But if I got a MacBook M1/2, I could install Asahi Linux on there if macOS isn't something for me. But then I have the same issue as with my Surface: some vendor-specific hardware that the community has to try to get it working in Linux. (Which they do a good job, of course, but still.) Today I've seen 3 videos about the Framework 13 Pro. Looks awesome and has some power. It's repairable. It's upgradeable. (Both are things that I can't say about my Surface or about a MacBook.) But it has one thing in common with the other two devices I mentioned in this post: It's expensive. And while I do prefer being able to use a fingerprint instead of a Windows Hello facial scanner when I have two users on my laptop, I don't really want to pay 3k€ and wait for a few months to maybe get a laptop that I don't even know if I'll like it. Especially when the speakers aren't good at all. o.o (Note, I do like having Windows Hello facial recognition in general. It's fast and secure. It's just a pain in the ass when I have multiple users that I regularly use.) So... yeah. I'm unsure. Installing Linux on my surface could work, but I'd need help. And then I'd still be stuck on the Intel i7-11370H. (Which I don't know why it's so slow right now. Maybe it's the hardware, maybe it's Windows.) At least it has 2 TB of storage and 32 GB of RAM. Oh, and a beautiful 3:2 display. Also... I don't even know which distro I'd use. I like Ubuntu (or rather Kubuntu cuz KDE is awesome ​:floofHeart:​), but I do want some more up-to-date packages. Buuut I don't use the laptop often enough to use a distro like Arch as to not update often enough to not get hit with some breaking changes in package updates.