Hi, im searching for a new Laptop and i was tempted to buy the framework 13… BUT…

Usually i would search for a used or refurbished Laptop to give it a second life u know. And after it broke down in like 4-6 years usually, i would buy a new used one again.

So my first question is: Is the framework 13 really worth my money for the repairability and upgradability in comparison?

My prefered Laptops are the Surface like ones 2in1 with a stand and detachable keyboard…

But im okay with it to switch to a normal laptop Formfactor.

I would prefere 16:9 or 16:10 for multimedia but im used to a 3:2 so it would be kinda okay for me to stick with it.

How good can i implement linux on some surface like laptop?

I switched from win10 to linux Mint on my desktop this year. But i think im going to switch to another distro, because i need the ASHA-protocoll as fast as possible. Maybe not that important on my desktop but definetly on my next Laptop.

Someone switched from surface like laptop to FW13?

Im not a coder. More like a gamer with og cheat codes in gtaSA on a cracked Version of the game, which runs in deamon-tools as an ISO, lol.

Main use would be Multimedia and some gaming, if possible.

Another use would be AI… but as far as i know linux doesnt support the build in NPU of the FW13 yet. Maybe ai tinker in a few years then?

And im something like a crypto bro i would say. So how good are crypto tools implemented in linux? Some cold wallet support for exampel.

Which distro would serve my needs the most?

Is there a better choice for me than FW13 ?

So all in all im hopelessly lost and cant decide shit ^^

My only hope is to ask some Linux OGs to help me out on dis.

plz halp.

  • 51dusty@lemmy.world
    1·
    13 hours ago

    pretty sure redhat is just an upstream consumer of fedora project. what’s your beef?

    mac m2 pro + asahi Linux fedora changed my life

    • FishFace@lemmy.world
      3·
      13 hours ago

      I believe RedHat uses Fedora as a kind of guinea pig to test new stuff out they want to put in RHEL. That results in stuff being put in before it’s actually ready even for a fairly bleeding-edge distro.

    • tj0m0@discuss.tchncs.deOP
      3·
      13 hours ago

      I dont like this whole thing:

      Fedora Controversy Explained Briefly:
      Fedora is marketed as a community-driven Linux distribution, but Red Hat (owned by IBM) holds decisive control over its development. Critics argue that Red Hat—whose employees dominate core decision-making—prioritizes corporate interests (e.g., aligning Fedora with RHEL) over true community autonomy, undermining open-source ideals. Despite public contributions, key technical and strategic choices remain heavily influenced by Red Hat, sparking debates about transparency and independence.

      • illusionist@lemmy.zip
        1·
        13 hours ago

        That sounds bad. Are there any examples?

        I mean it would be easier to just say that fedora is american and suse is european. And thus, suse should be preferred.

        Fedora is a great distro, what decision did IBM take/influence that makes it worse?

        Opensuse is awesome but fedoras atomic ostree distros are amazing. Opensuse does not have such an amazing distribution channel afaik. There is no bazzite built with suse. And no other ublue project.

        • Mordikan@kbin.earth
          2·
          11 hours ago

          The controversy stems from a few things:

          1. Surveillance Creep Fedora devs have suggested a Windows-style telemetry system. It was proposed as being anonymous and opt-in only, but the fear from the community was that it would slowly change over time (much in the same vein as how Windows telemetry system has done over the years).

          2. Conflict of Interest Red Hat was purchased by IBM which led to the perceived conflict of interest it may then have. RHEL went closed source after this which has been a red flag to many people in the Fedora community.

          3. Flatpak Fedora maintains its own flatpak builds (a lot of which don’t work as they are outdated). Without clearly knowing what you are doing, there is a good chance you’ll be installing outdated Fedora versions as it runs side-by-side with the non-Fedora.

          4. Wayland This I don’t see as an issue, but many users do. The community does mention sometimes that Fedora prioritizes bleeding-edge new over stability. If you combine that with #3 though, I don’t put much weight in it.

        • tj0m0@discuss.tchncs.deOP
          2·
          12 hours ago

          I dont know much about this topic. I just had to choose a distro. So decided for a distro without controversy. xD

          But i heared nice things about bazzite.

          My plan was to test cachy first, didnt liked manjaro and endavour but ppl say cachy is nice.

          I dipped a toa in Nix OS but this was too much of a learning curve for me.