[taylodl]

I'm honestly considering doing the same thing. I love my MBP 2012 but it's replacement is really expensive - and if I want to upgrade my capabilities (I have a quad core i7, 16 GB RAM and 512GB SSD) then even more so. I'm considering building a desktop (something I haven't done since the 90's!) and running Ubuntu Studio on it (music & photography are my creative outlets). I found this great site, pcpartpicker.com, that makes it really easy to look at all the parts you need to build your desktop. Between that and an iPad I think I'll be good to go.

[BasicObject]

I bought a System76 Thelio. I just ordered the base model and upgraded the ram and processor. I used to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10 on the same drive on a different machine. But not with this. I have the stock Pop_OS on its own drive and Windows on another. Then I use 2 more drives for media storage. It works great. It's fast and I get best of both worlds. I could have built my own but I really like the company's effort to create open hardware. I felt it was something worth supporting. PCPartPicker is a great tool. I encourage you to try a desktop again. Another great reason to go this route is being able to upgrade or simply having the abilty to easily replace parts yourself. Desktops just last longer. Cheers!