TheNerdHobbit
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Hello everyone!
I'm getting ready to purchase a new computer in preparation for starting an electrician apprenticeship. I don't want Windows' glitchy interface or security flaws, I'm not a fan of the Apple walled garden of designer tech, and I don't trust Chrome OS (aka Google) with access to my entire system. That only leaves Linux.
I've done a little research ahead of time. I need a laptop, touchscreen optional, with an ideal price tag of under $1K, under $500 if I can manage it. Ideally, it would also come preloaded with a distro OS on it, though if there is a wiser way to approach this, please tell me. I'm looking for some degree of physical durability, and enough processing speed for some streaming, possibly some light gaming.
I've got an idea, based on some basic distro research, that one of three distros will be my best choice: Elementary OS, Ubuntu (possibly Lubuntu), or Linux Mint, in that order of preference.
What computer should I buy, and with which distro? Discuss?
Thank you so much for your input!
I'm getting ready to purchase a new computer in preparation for starting an electrician apprenticeship. I don't want Windows' glitchy interface or security flaws, I'm not a fan of the Apple walled garden of designer tech, and I don't trust Chrome OS (aka Google) with access to my entire system. That only leaves Linux.
I've done a little research ahead of time. I need a laptop, touchscreen optional, with an ideal price tag of under $1K, under $500 if I can manage it. Ideally, it would also come preloaded with a distro OS on it, though if there is a wiser way to approach this, please tell me. I'm looking for some degree of physical durability, and enough processing speed for some streaming, possibly some light gaming.
I've got an idea, based on some basic distro research, that one of three distros will be my best choice: Elementary OS, Ubuntu (possibly Lubuntu), or Linux Mint, in that order of preference.
What computer should I buy, and with which distro? Discuss?
Thank you so much for your input!
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