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iCloud+ has this too. 50 seems to be the limit.

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Like as in beer? No. Or free as in freedom? Also no.

However, iCloud will give you a large amount of the feature set for a fraction of the price (starts at $0.99/mo) and will likely give privacy not too far from what Proton gives you.

In the end, there’s always a risk with putting any information on the web.

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Yes, the MX150 is an option for the ThinkPad T480. You can still use the integrated graphics though.

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I’m pretty sure 95% of people don’t even know what Windows is. It’s just part of the computer to them.

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Is it just me or has using a brand name as a regular noun become really common? For example, Android-based devices are just referred to as “an Android”.

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i5 4790K and a… 7900 XTX?

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It’s so odd how proprietary software is frowned upon so much in this community, but no one cares when it comes to gaming.

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I absolutely agree with you, but look at launchers and such. Steam is very much proprietary and commercial. I find it a little odd that those who might do anything to avoid proprietary software, willingly use it for gaming.

Those are just my thoughts.

What is the best model of used ThinkPad to purchase?

I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?

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Funnily enough, I’ve got a pretty well-loved ThinkPad T480 16 GB 8350U sitting right here. Used to be my main development laptop. Now it’s just an agent for Portainer.

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netboot.xyzwww.iventoy.com

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Nativefier was great. I recall that project struggling at the end really needing funding.

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Throw in upgradable processors too.

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Right. I was just thinking more like the Intel pre-Haswell era. Still haven’t gotten used to the idea of an SoC being in a laptop.

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Until you actually try to use Vulkan on macOS. Since there’s no native support, you end up needing MoltenVK.

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There’s nothing wrong with the software itself. It works great for what it does. On the other hand, it’s a compatibility layer, which always increases friction between things a little. I think the best use for this is running legacy software.

There aren’t many alternatives. Maybe in the future, we’ll see graphics API abstraction libraries like wgpu get used more. This gives developers a single API which can use DirectX on Windows, Vulkan on Linux, or Metal on macOS. This could allow support for entirely new graphics APIs without developers using it having to do anything.

Of course, that’s my opinion. People can build their software how they like.

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You’re telling me you don’t want to update a configuration that updates a configuration that updates a configuration?

Just wait until you use Ubuntu cloud-init which updates netplan which then updates NetworkManager.

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Have an update that completely breaks everything on your system? Just revert to the previous image and it’s no problem.

These immutable distros have so much potential. Especially for the tech illiterate. I really encourage anyone who hasn’t yet to give them a shot.

Of course they aren’t for everybody, as it makes it far harder to make system-level changes on the local system.

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mcpelauncher.readthedocs.io/en/…/index.html

Gives a surprisingly good Bedrock experience on Linux and macOS. Just needs you to own the game on the Google Play Store.

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I haven’t used Waydroid in a while, but I recall there being an image you could choose at setup for Google Services.

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This is common with these Linux on Android-based phones. I believe Ubuntu Touch requires you to downgrade to Android 9 in most cases.

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Great. Time to update Nginx on my vacuum.

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