How to maximize compatibility when buying a notebook for Linux

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Let me do the math real quick:

Assuming the system is being suspended ten times a day – every day – for a whole year, even on weekends and holidays, while having let's say 16GB of RAM that I am also writing to disc completely every time, the drive would need to write 58.4TB per year. If I am running a Samsung 960 Evo M.2 drive (which I would prefer for this scenario due to its speed) the drive could endure (according to Samsung's specification) a life span of over 6 years (assuming the 1TB model).

So it's safe to say that the usual work load of the drive is more significant than the additional load of the suspending. In addition the drive is covered by a 3-year-warranty, that should cover any worse mileage.

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And there conservative about it. It's more like 16 years if you don't count day to day data, and that's probably a conservative estimate as well.

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