In terms of hardware, what are some good cost effective resources and what what things might I want to consider differently than what I am used to in both the Mac and Windows worlds? I need smart home management, a plex hub, and photo editing, as well as the usual other stuff.
EDIT: I use Capture One for photo organizing and editing. I have old computers I can repurpose for this endeavor, but they are pretty old. My main thought for this post was looking into what kind of hardware I could consider for building a new Linux system from scratch. I am very much am inclined to switch to Home Assistant,because Siri is dumb as a bag of rocks, and AppleHome does not have the features I want and is extremely buggy. Everything I have currently is in the Apple ecosystem, and my daily driver is an M2 Mac Mini. I am not inclined to put Linux on the Mac Mini at this stage. I use the complete Proton suite for all that stuff. Thanks!
What do you currently use for photo editing?
CaptureOne
It’s worth installing WINE to see if it just runs.
If not, go here https://alternativeto.net/software/capture-one/ and set the filter to “Linux” (and “Open Source” if you prefer) to see what’s popular and reviews tell you why / why not.
Thanks!
I’d like to suggest darktable for raw acquisition and manipulation. A bit of a stiff learning curve, but it’s grade A software.