there are few PC vendors (Dell included) offering first class Linux support for some of their products. You can order a laptop with Linux installed out of the box. No need to use old and outdated hardware.
Dell XPS 15 9510(11th gen cpu), intel-only with Dell Thunderbolt Dock works with zero issues.
I'm connecting Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and mouse + headphones, external monitors.
Yeah, touchpad is not as good as on mac but I don't care.
It's a video from 2015, Ukraine has been in a war since then. I would say it's not relevant that much now. A lot of people reconsidered their relation to Russia.
I'm Ukrainian. I lived in Kiev, Dnipro, Odessa and Kharkiv.
The only thing that holds me back from running my Gnome DE in Wayand is that as of version 88 Google Chrome now supports hardware acceleration. But only for X11.
Back in 2010 I have worked in a support department and didn't have much experience with programming. One of my tools back than was Oracle SQL Developer[0] a java application that worked a little slower than I would like to on my new MacBook Pro at that time, so I tried to make my own client for oracle database[1]. I had some sales right after publishing to Apple app store, but the application needed bug fixing and that was reflected in app reviews. Very quickly I've lost an interest working on my app and shut it down. It felt nice to be able to jump start my sales for App store so quickly but the whole experience with Apple ecosystem wasn't pleasant. Close and locked down. I didn't want to invest my time developing apps for it.