I just bought the Slimbook Executive and although there’s I’m not a fan of the charger, it’s a beast.

Eating Slim Jims.

Their XPS’ have gotten worse IMO. I have an XPS now running Linux Mint and it seems fine. Issue here or there.

I went to buy a new one but now they only come with 2 USB-C ports and that’s it! It’s not practical…

If you go with Starlabs, make sure what you’re ordering is IN STOCK.

I ordered the Lite V which I as estimated to deliver in October 2023. It’s now April 2024 and they are just receiving it on their end. It seems like they’ve learned their lesson but not letting people pre-order their newer things now. Reviews of previous products seem promising with them.

My friend has the Slimbook Executive. That thing is sex with a keyboard.

It depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

If you want a pretty desktop environment or you need all the bells and whistles of a specific Linux distribution (Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.) then a virtualize environment is probably the way to go.

If you just want to get used to playing with Linux commands using bash and you only need about 80% of the full functionality of a pure Linux environment, then Windows offers the Subsystem for Linux which installs like an app you can run at anytime.

I personally use the subsystem for Linux on my Windows work laptop so I can quickly write Python scripts and test application configs for production servers. It’s quick and dirty and I can easily share files between Windows and Linux. It also has a small footprint on the computer as oppose to a VM.

Whatever you decide, have fun! Linux is awesome.

Why do you think Idalia ravaged Florida? It’s because Trump wasn’t president with his magic sharpie… Obviously.

Think of instances (lemmy.world, kbin.social, sh.itjust.works, etc.) like planets. Each planet contains cities (or subreddits communities). Most of these planets are federated meaning that if you were born on one planet (have a login) then you can travel and participate the galaxy of cities and planets. If a planet defederates, then you can no longer travel there if you were not from there.