Currently I use ThinkPad x230 with coreboot. Awesome machine for daily use, plays any (that I know of) free/open source game. Can edit video too but takes a while. I do not compile code often. I wish to upgrade to USB-C charging as I travel alot. Also I want my pc to be silent or fan less (are chrome books any good ?). Obv I want to run as little proprietary firmware as possible aswell.
As for gaming / editing, I think about getting a laptop with M$ Windows “air gabbed” and NVIDIA card. But all models seem to have major flaws with cooling or design or just cost unreasonably much ($3k).
I can stick with my current setup if nothing worth it is for sale, thanks if you can give advice !
My current laptop and phone upgrades are being driven by the batteries completely giving up the ghost despite the hardware being fine. Thanks, Google and Microsoft for gluing the device closed and gluing the battery to the chassis. The biggest thing I’m looking for in new devices are screwed-on cases and batteries that can be replaced for cheaper than an entirely new device, and it’s surprising how few modern devices, especially phones, fit these requirements.
On the other hand, my about nine year old desktop PC that I bought second hand almost three years ago from a nonprofit electronics refurbishing/recycling shop is running Linux like a dream with a few choice component upgrades.