There exist a few linux hardware vendors (laptops, pcs, phones) out there. Is the community using them?

See https://linuxpreloaded.com/ for vendors

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    Lenovo ThinkPad P50. Prob not the most Linux compatible machine as it has an NVIDIA Quadro M2000M but it has 64GB of RAM and I got a good deal on it. Had a Pinebook Pro but it died. Also run a few bits in Docker on a Raspberry pi 4. Planning on building a NAS with FSF approved hardware next year when I have the cash. When I eventually need to upgrade from the P50 I’ll prob build an FSF approved desktop machine as I’ve found I pretty much only use it at my desk

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      Planning on building a NAS with FSF approved hardware

      Have you done research on that? QNAP and Synology seem to be the NAS kings but are closed source and I don’t know any opensource alternatives.

      When I eventually need to upgrade from the P50 I’ll prob build an FSF approved desktop machine as I’ve found I pretty much only use it at my desk

      Have you considered a linux shop or do you plan on getting all the components and building it yourself?

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        I’ll be using the motherboard at the link below to build my own NAS. I had a QNAP which died because it had an Intel Atom processor with known flaws, so I do not trust them at all any more. The only gaming I do on the P50 is SuperTux Kart and 16-bit console emulation through Retroarch. The most taxing things I do on it are video editing and running a few VMs at the same time which that machines more than capable of doing at the moment. https://store.vikings.net/en/d16ryf