Used thinkpads are cheaper and reuse is one of the best ways to reduce ewaste by using something that was headed to the landfill. I’ve been happy with my t480s.

That’s unfortunate. Looks like thinkpads aren’t worth getting. I generally do not trust manfucturer preinstalled OS.

If os can’t be installed off a usb then that means linux can’t either, which makes it a pretty sad machine to spend money on.

So it must be a work or school device then? Which users wouldn’t be installing OS on anyways with it being handled through IT.

Rufus can be used to disable account creation along with other settings.

Its also funny how they edit their comment on their downvotes because it upset them.

No one sideloads? Have you not heard of this niche indie game called Fornite that was removed from Google Play and Epic pushed sideloading means to install it?

If there is a kanban extension or something of the sort you might get the drag and drop list you want.

There is another Google Keep like app called NotallyX. Can even import in your Google keep backups. You can set up password protected auto backups with the app.

As for syncing syncthing as others have mentioned would be the best solution that would let you be able to use whatever you choose to go with.