> I have an iMac from 2012

> Well, I have a Framework 13 also, running Linux, and despite the hardware being from 2022

Please be sure to add a comment in 2036 on how your Framework/Linux experience worked out.

My thinkpad x61 from 2007 runs the latest Ubuntu and software

edit: and has the same amount of ram as the mac neo.

1024x768 low-dpi display, Core 2 Duo, etc

"Runs" doing some lifting here.

You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.