Inkscape and Gimp aren't too bad if you get used to the quirks. I switched over to Linux about five years ago, and couldn't be happier. I've been working on design and front-end projects for seven years, and have amassed projects with complicated configurations, since I've been freelancing on the front-end for several of those years. In the interim, I'm setting up my projects, and downloading all the packages and softwares I need to work on my beautiful, broken laptop. I'm looking at either an Intel i5/i7 8th Generation lightweight machine, with hybrid storage and at least 8GB of RAM. I like to use a laptop for at least 5-7 years, and take a long time to choose a new one. I've replaced the faulty disk with a brand new 5400RPM 1TB HDD, as I narrow down on my next laptop. The hardware storm finally escalated four days ago, when the hard disk revealed bad sectors. To cut a long story short, I've been working on a 2013 Dell machine that's been on its last legs since a long time, broken hinge and missing LCD bevel included.