My next Laptop will be Pangolin 15’ from System76. A bit on the expensive side, but the unlimited support and the right to repair make it worth it. Following the specs, so you can have a look.
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 7 7735U: 2.7 up to 4.75 GHz - 8 Cores - 16 Threads • Screen: 15.6″ 1920×1080 FHD, Matte Finish, 144 Hz • Graphic: AMD Radeon™ 680M • Ram: 32 GB LPDDR5 up to 6400 MHz • Storage: 2 x M.2 SSD(PCIe NVMe). Up to 16TB total. • Expansion: 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, SD Card Reader • Networking: Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 • Video Ports: HDMI 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C w/ DisplayPort 1.4 • Security: Kensington® Lock, Hardware Camera Kill Switch • Battery: Li-Ion - 70 Wh • Dimensions: 14.59″ × 9.76″ × 0.71″ (37.06 × 24.79 × 1.80 cm) • Weight: 1.79Kg • Price: 1,199US$
Like is not PRO, because you can do some light gaming on it, but definitely a good machine in my opinion.
I think everything goes against the battery? Did you try to recalibrate it? Discharge the battery completely, and then go into the BIOS and wait until it turns off. Now charge it for a couple of hours while it stills off.
I don’t think it is gonna fix anything, because it seems like a battery problem. Maybe try to get one from iFixIt, I had bad experiences with batteries from Amazon (if you got it from them).
Why don’t you try becoming comfortable with Linux while using it in a Virtual Machine? I tried different distros too, and then I decided which one was the best for me.
We can’t really suggest you one, if we don’t know what you are going to use it for.
You may want to do some research, because different distros have different purposes (gaming, privacy, programming, easy to use etc etc).
Surface the Web with VPN, Ad blocker, Anti-Tracker, use Linux. In 5 years, I have never encountered a virus or a trojan. Following these 4 “rules” and you’ll be fine on any website.
I am not sure about that particular leak and the kind of data that was leaked, but I am pretty confident about their zerolog policy as today. NordVPN has undertaken not one, but three independent audits, which is more than other known VPNs.
Many websites confirm their clams, like those ones:
I have been using NprdVPN for 5 years. Speed is pretty good, and their zero-log policy have been proved by 3th party. They also use RAM only servers which is better.