I am stuck with my M1 MacBook Pro because it is so fast and has all of my dev tools installed and working. (I know that Linux and BSD is starting to work on M1)

I am stuck with my M1 MacBook Pro because it is so fast and has all of my dev tools installed and working. (I know that Linux and BSD is starting to work on M1). I love my heavy System 76 laptop with a GPU but the UI is not quite there for me. It is too heavy to travel with but good for at-home deep learning work because for the GPU. A possible sweet spot for you to look at: Chromebook's because the UI is pretty good and the Linux container support is pretty good. I just bought a super cheap, super portable Lenovo Duet that is surprisingly useful. However, the cheap price entails slower performance and the USB-C port will not drive a hires external monitor. Something twice as expensive with better performance and better external monitor support might meet your needs.