my machine lags yours by about 7-8 generations and has zero problems with the same task. I’ve imported 15+ 20+ years worth of emails from multiple gmail accounts into a local server’s dovecot IMAP server (and thunderbird has a local copy). no part of that thing freezes or does anything of the sort OP describes.
buncha folks are running linux on macbooks, but their experience will be of little use to you as T2 macbooks are hella complicated in that regard.
the wifi going away, unless it’s the published fix on t2linux (restart NetworkManager on resume via systemd), is something you need to describe in more detail.
never had/heard issues wrt trackpad, I’d have to look into that.
not waking after sleep promptly is due to softlocks on the CPU; it will wake eventually. if you’re not happy with that, there’s a short script that shuts all cores off prior to standby and reactivates them on wake; that puts the wake time to a coupla seconds.
yeah, nvram GfxMode= and reboot enables it
my mistake, oneplus 6 is. was sure f1 was also there but now I see it isn’t.
the thing with halium is you have better hardware compatibility as android can use the OEM blobs, whereas you have more modern kernels, software, etc. with postmarketOS/mobian but worse hardware issues, e.g. cameras mainly.
so based on that, choose your fighter. good luck
are you looking to get a phone at this stage? then skip that one and go for a Poco F1 or Oneplus 6/6T. those run the way more powerful SDM845, have faster storage, available in 6 or 8 GB RAM, and most important, have the widest suport for other linuxes, postmarketOS and mobian, as well as UT. prices should be in the same ballpark, as all of those are close to 10 years old; if you can choose, F1 can be opened way easier for battery replacement.
those two run native mainline linux whereas UT runs on Halium (that’s like android + linux in a VM). also [email protected]
edit: haven’t answered the question - 6 GB is obv more than enough for normal use; 4 GB ain’t.
had a bunch of those. the best thing you can do is disable the nvidia graphics and run it off the intel graphics, plenty powerful for everyday tasks, lower power consumption, less heat, longer battery life. only downside, you lose display out.
after that, any linux distro will suit you just fine. go with fedora for newest and best or debian for safe and boring.
ixnay on anything but the vanillaest of the vanillas and that goes triple for bazzite and friends. you don’t want “intriguing” shit left behind to take care of pops, that’s a thing for you to play and experiment with.
your solution is already staring you in the face: the ubuntu you left behind persevered even under those circumstances. either fix it and update it or install a fresh one, with a tweak here and there. and don’t touch nothing else…