https://signal.org/android/apk/

and if you want, you can use molly-foss to remove google notification services

Ewok(e)

Ive heard hood things about the FLX1 but I havent tried it myself.

Im very tempted.

how so? Im looking for a matrix client thst has easy onboarding for family & friends with encrypted calls and encrypted messaging by default

Centralised:

Signal American.

Threema Swiss.

Decentralised:

Session

Element X

GR8 B8 M8 🎣

you can host this spreadsheet on cryptpad:

https://cryptpad.fr/drive/

install e/os:

https://doc.e.foundation/devices/FP5

or:

CalyxOS releases are paused, but when they are back: https://calyxos.org/

If you havent played this already, you are in for a treat:

https://veloren.net/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiIuypUoAhc

You can vastly improve any laptops speakers with “easy effects” but some peeps have gone to great length to create a profile for the framework laptops:

https://community.frame.work/t/guide-framework-dsp-better-linux-audio/44645

and

https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/linux-docs/tree/main/easy-effects

Cheers, this is what I will go with!

Any advice/tips on getting linux setup on this laptop? Ive only ever used NVIDIA before so Im not sure what to expect.

Im currently using cachyos on a different setup aswell, big fan.

Any advice/tips on getting linux setup on this laptop? Ive only ever used NVIDIA before so Im not sure what to expect.

Cheers! looks like a good laptop

if its kde you can just right click on the taskbar, edit and then type in the desired width.

cheers but I still cant find any AMD GPU laptops with these brands.

The one I am after is sold out unfortunately

thanks for the recommendations guys, but I cant seem to find any AMD GPU laptops anywhere other than framework - they are rarer than rocking horse shit.

brilliant, Im excited to try it - cheers for sharing it with the world for free.

The more the merrier - have you had a chance to try anytype out?

they have this local sync function that works even without any internet (sort of like a LAN?)

its been really handy for me as I often work in places without internet, but retain the ability to sync between laptop & phone.

(Also are notifications and kanbans on the roadmap?)

In regards to your last point, this is something I always overlooked and couldnt understand why my laptop was severely underperforming (thermal throttling)

Ive never seen a distro utilise any form of fan control that works with my hardware, but utilising NBFC and its GUI has completely fixed the issues that have been plaguing me for the past few years.