Patagonia is imo in the hall of fame of bifl, good quality and they repair what's broken

The north face is basically the same quality as Columbia but more expensive they have shifted their focus from solid reliable outdoors gear to more streetwear products so it's not really worth it I'd say

Never tried arc'teryx

Columbia jackets are underrated imo they're pretty affordable and the Columbia challenger lasted me a few years and still like new (used it hiking, skiing etc) not a sign of going to break

Did you switch it to linux right when you bought it or much later on ? I do have pretty much the same situation with an old thinkpad on mint who does the job

Mieles are unbreakable I have a similar one