Been a htop guy my whole Linux journey and recently started using btop. I am yet to call my judgement but yeah I feel the same

bat foo | bar behaves like cat foo | bar same with > and such.

Been using Podcast Republic forever now. (~7 years)

The developer did so much during the time. It allows you to do so much.

Yes replaceable M.2, but the 8 GB soldered-on RAM is not enough these days

For people starting with Linux I am more comfortable to recommend them second hand/used laptops. And Thinkpads are prime examples for repairability and upgradability so you find a loot more Thinkpads that go for cheaper.

Besides that. My next Laptop is either gonna be a framework or something from Tuxedo.

PS: I know that newer Thinkpads lack in repairability. I have a X1 Carbon with soldered-on RAM… Suffice to say I wouldn’t buy that again…