A consideration would be this machine. I have the Gen1 model and Linux installed almost flawlessly (RHEL argued with me about a peripheral) https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t15g-gen-2-(15-inch-intel)/wmd00000484 And it sits in the same price point. On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 10:06 AM Michael wrote: > I don't know. I think they just want the desktop. > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 10:03 AM Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> that is a decent consideration. >> >> are they looking at maintaining the portability equivalent to the >> Macbook? or a desktop? >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 5:38 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> I know someone who wants to build a linux grfx workstation for about the >>> price of MacBook Pro 14" with the M-Pro chip. What hardware should he >>> get? I'm pretty sue he won't be doing video editing but if so he probably >>> needs a separate grfx card? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen