Nice, that sounds pretty good. Would love to get away from Google as well and sounds like /e/OS might be a good option esp with the FP.

That's very useful info, thanks for sharing. How are you liking /e/OS?

How did you harden remote access filen? Unfortunately 220 gb would not cover having a real music collection, but potentially with a separate mp3 player it could work. The issue with lifetime deals is I don't think it makes sense for them to offer a lifetime deal for something with recurring costs.

Privacy is my main priority, of course security is also important. However doesn't it depend a bit on the threat model? I'm no celebrity or politician, isn't "regular" security good enough unless you are a target?

thanks for the warning!

Thanks for the link + graph. I'm definitely not an expert, but the SD card slot only accepts up to 512 GB according to the website, which is a shame. Additionally, @lemmyng@lemmy.dbzer0.com posted this warning by the Graphene OS team.

thanks, it seems like there is definitely a few devices being developed for use with alternative operating systems

I do have a homeserver for hosting stuff around the house. Unfortunately am not knowledgeable enough to be comfortable opening it to outside. And sometimes I mess around and bork it, meaning I would lose access to my things until I fix it.

Thanks a bunch for this great overview. Looks like you keep up with open hardware. The multi-device route is something I'm considering as well, e.g. going to the gym with only an mp3 player, having a separate navigation device, etc.

The Tangara music player looks awesome, unfortunately they're currently not available (according to this). Do you know of any other cool open hardware devices that are worth checking out?

Had a look at the Mudita Kompakt, never heard of it before. Love the idea of a minimalist eink phone. You say it's slow, is that because of the eink display? Is it slow also when texting/using Signal or only when using more intensive apps? Do you know if the OS is open source? It looks like they have Mudita OS open sourced, but that it's not used in the Mudita Kompakt.

Nice that you can install a different launcher

Large internal storage would be a compromise if there is no SD slot, but 128GB is not a lot

Would scrobbling to e.g. ListenBrainz (or last fm) be an option for you for discovery?

Not trying to convince you in particular of anything, but for anyone who may be interested in switching to a different podcast app, I'd recommend trying Antennapod.