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I use repairable / upgradable products (MNT laptop, Fairphone cellphones) and I have stocked up on a few critical spare parts, just in case the manufacturers go under.
Other than that, what I have going for me is that I'm a Unix old-timer desperately hooked on the command line. So I use Linux, an ultra-lightweight window manager and zero graphical fluff. And I prefer old games π So my memory needs are rather limited.
Linux has been amazing. I switched from the windows 10 to mint (for now) and have been amazed at the difference in resource usage. Everything runs so much better than the nightmare windows experience. Iβm still used to a gui but have been getting more and more into the command line side on Linux, itβs easier to me than constant menu clicking.
Point being that switching to Linux has definitely made me a lot less anxious about obtaining hardware with being able to have so much control over my system now. Same here on the gaming, I donβt care for triple a games. Too may resources used and hardly ever enough story or actual content
I wish my mint experience was like this :^( I had so many random smaller issues and some big issues that I switched to Nobara. Haven't fully tested everything I needed to test but so far it's been alright. My biggest gripe so far is how slow the shutdown speed is...
Do you know of some decent Linux phones? Everything I look up is filled with mixed reviews and people saying it's just not there yet for everyday use.
I have Ubuntu Touch going on my Fairphone 5. It's mostly there, but it's missing a properly-working app replacement I absolutely need: Signal. I mean it runs Signal Desktop, but it's somewhat unusable.
I'm seriously considering getting a Fairphone gen 6 in case my current phone goes down anytime soon. How's it been as a daily driver?