I’m likely going to use ladb to sideload “directly” on the device. I’m really hoping there are some legal challenges and/or bad pr to make them back down. I’m also considering picking up a Fairphone 4 or 5 and running CalyxOS as a plan B.
I personally use the Comet and have had a great luck with it.
Some great responses here. One thing I’d add is while Mint is considered “beginner friendly”, it’s still a Linux based os. If you decide you want to get into more advanced topics in the future (programming, networking, etc.) you can absolutely do those things with Mint if it’s the distro your comfortable with. You wouldn’t be stuck with an os with limited functionality in that regard.
I wonder how cloud accessibility plays into this. In the past if I had a dedicated windows app I might typically have maybe a hundred windows desktops accessing onsite servers. Nowadays I can replace that with thin clients and cloud based RDSH servers.
I think the MCU has done a good job with it, but I’d like to see a non-superhero version of it.
I’m seconding this. Admittedly it’s anecdotal, but I’ve always had great luck with Amd chipsets and especially their graphic cards both laptops and desktops. Also, this is somewhat opposite of your question, but I’ve always had better luck matching the distro to hardware rather than the other way around. In my specific instances I’ve had good luck with Red Hat based distros for hardware support (Fedora for my personal machines, Almalinux for business); specifically when handling hardware raid controllers and dedicated tpm chips.
I’d likely use a case in this instance. I remember dropping the Pixel 5 several times for that reason.
Knowing it’s so easy to repair, do you think it’s worth bothering with a case and/or screen protector?
Have you had to replace any parts yet?
Based on personal experience I think it’s tough to make money unless you resell them with a Windows OEM license, or possibly Chrome Flex. That being said, and depending on your area, there’s probably a bunch of businesses, schools, etc that would be happy to let you take old equipment for free. Best of luck to you.
I’d agree. I found a dell with an 8th Gen cpu for $200 on Amazon. Comes with Windows but you can always install your OS of choice.
NextDNS has been excellent for me. Only “issue” I have had is that it doesn’t always play nice with wifi captive portals. I typically have to disable nextdns on my device, join, then re-enable.
Proton has a free package with unlimited bandwidth. It doesn’t offer as many countries or advanced features but it works just fine.
I’m fortunate to live in an area with two wired broadband providers. And wouldn’t you know it, they don’t have to enforce data caps here for some reason. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that a customer can leave whenever they want.
That’s a shame on both counts. I’ll have to follow more closely for a Plan C.