So in otherwords, you want a Linux machine but with app compatibility for Win/Apple/whatever.
- If you do mostly web stuff, Linux fits all the bills.
- If you NEED compatibility (Office/Photoshop/whatever), you can often still run many programs with "Wine" in Linux.
I really recommend trying it by downloading a "to go"/"live" version to a USB drive. Ubuntu (the most popular user flavor of Linux) is really user friendly out-of-the-box. Being on a USB drive it'll be a little slower to load, but yeah. I use it every day on a Chromebook converted to Linux.
- If you do mostly web stuff, Linux fits all the bills.
- If you NEED compatibility (Office/Photoshop/whatever), you can often still run many programs with "Wine" in Linux.
I really recommend trying it by downloading a "to go"/"live" version to a USB drive. Ubuntu (the most popular user flavor of Linux) is really user friendly out-of-the-box. Being on a USB drive it'll be a little slower to load, but yeah. I use it every day on a Chromebook converted to Linux.