Seems like you answered your own question. If a gaming software engineering privacy enthusiast isn’t a power user, I don’t know what is.

Also, Tumblweed really isn’t intimidating. Give it a try.

If you want to buy second-hand, make sure to take a look at linux-hardware.org to see if Linux supports all drivers.

Generally, every laptop will work, with the exception of fingerprint sensors, webcams, or Bluetooth.

Yes, at least Lenovo Linux laptops are 140$ cheaper.

Take a look at Framework, or System76 for Linux first hardware.

This is the Reason why Germans are angry all the Time.

Even this hand picked example is wrong as it returns true if num is 1