It seems that in the next months I am going to leave my job and I need a new computer. Also it might be that I will be able to buy a computer, but not in the short term. So I need to know what I want because there are some interesting possibilities.

To do this debate I am going to discuss about some things I really love and I would like to continue.

Things I love:

• Docks
• Small computer
• Long life battery
• Linux
• Programs
  • Zettlr
  • Vscode with compiler
  • Launch virtual machines
  • Ansible, terraform, python, basic linux things.
• From time to time I need Altium, Solidworks, some FPGA softwares.
• Syncthing
• i3wm

Things I hate:

• Dual boot and some resources in one, and some in others
• WSL1 and WLS2, they are good but terrible for long term
• OS that is half working
• The cloud for GUI
• Have my computer half full with software I dont use.

Possibility number one

• Super beefy machine with windows and linux. Expensive, but everything in the same place

Linux self hosted

• Use my mac for daily day
• Buy a small PC that is running linux 24/7 and run my services there
• Launch virtual machines in the Linux machines when I need to run solidwors, altium, etc.

Drawbacks:

• Remote + virtual machines sounds a bad idea

Cloud + PC [DISCARTED VERY BAD IDEA]

• Use my mac for daily day
• Buy a small PC that is running windows with the beefy softwares.
• Wake up on lan the PC with a linux computer connected.