All good ideas!

I've done some reading: They seem to just be shipping preconfigured linux installations(ubuntu), and thats one of their big selling points. I personally don't agree with this, because the tinkering is one of the big things for me. They don't seem to advertise anything besides Linux or Linux-related things. It's a cool idea, but I don't recommend paying any extra money for them to preinstall Ubuntu(which has been known to have telemetry). All the software seems to be available in all the major repos, so compatibility should be fine in other distros. But from a hardware perspective it looks like a great deal!

I'm afraid I don't know much about the company, I'll look into them. It does seem very decent for the price though! With linux I'd expect you could get alot more battery life with some TLP configuration. I'm just curious why you'd want such a powerful cpu if you already have a steam deck?

I think it might be worth your time looking into the Frameworks laptops. To get a good cpu and the same io as you'd get here would cost you ~1200$ iirc, but the refresh rate would be lower. But if you do decide to buy this I wouldn't recommend getting linux preinstalled.

Edit: Just checked and that would be with a very low end cpu, so nvm. Getting one with a intel chip with comparable performance would set you back 2600$.

I love this so much

Is using older versions of apps possible? As in downgrading?

Good point, thanks for clarifying

Wouldn't it be better to open specific ports than disabling the entire firewall? Or am i missing something?

Little kitty big city, quite amusing. Not that far into the game, but I loved the cinematic used to introduce you to the game and its very mellow