Do you mean software to communicate with the device to configure in/out setup?

Most of the manufacturers at some point, have already made it possible to configure & control interfaces & mixers via WiFi. Mostly using Apple iPads. By just adding this capability to any device that requires software to mange it, the computer & DAW would just see a USB/Thunderbolt compliant device as well as all available in & outs.

 

The HP ProBook 455 G8 already has a similar spec, 8 core Ryzen 7 and 16GB RAM.

 

To start, the unit you refer to costs more, for less. Non Pro CPU, 1/4 screen brightness, 1/2 SSD size. Windows 10 Pro, not Linux.

HP ProBook 445 G8 Notebook PC

• Windows 10 Pro
• AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800U
• 16 GB RAM
• 512 GB SSD
• 35.6 cm (14 "), FHD (1920 x 1080), 250 nits, 45% NTSC

HP ProBook 445 G8 Notebook PC - Wolf Pro Security Edition

• Windows 10 Pro
• AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800U
• 16 GB RAM
• 512 GB SSD
• 35.6 cm (14 "), FHD (1920 x 1080), 250 nits, 45% NTSC

 

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I dislike the "Which one is better ?/This one is better" questions and statements flooding every market these days.
People get what suits their life and does not force them to go outside of their comfort zone. That part is really not rocket science.
If Linux ran every app on the home-user market that people use natively, and it behaved and looked identically to Windows or MAC then it might be up at the top but it is not. people in bulk have consistently been in trepidation of change.
You'd be surprised at how many people get frightened at the word "Linux".

There is some misconception mentality that Linux will completely make them uncomfortable and unable to do what they do on Windows or a MAC. The joke is the amount of blade servers running vSphere on Linux boxes presenting fully dedicated Windows Server/Desktop and MAC(APFS + HPFS) environments in the world is quite astounding - 99% of the windows users on them think they're on a Windows network (They are but simultaneously, they're not).
That said, I like all of them and Linux is behind Windows and MAC in audio/DAW's. As you were.

 

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I mean professional audio on Linux will always be a hit an miss until audio-interface manufacturers see a mass market to make real drivers and soft for it.

 

Apple's prices are totally wild, no argue about that,
HP Dev One will get easily outperformed by base model MacBook Air M1,
I don't see any NIC on HP Dev One either, and multi-monitor support (if there is any) will put additional load on internal already fairly weak and insufficiently cooled internals, which is something I wouldn't prioritize over reliable crack-less audio processing,

I've been trying Linux multiple times over years, problem really is with software for any heavier multimedia-related work - there is not enough market to bother with something more complex, especially due to perceived "open-ness" of Linux (most people think Linux = free and are surprised when some companies actually bother making a Linux-compatible software and demand real money for it, such as Reaper, Bitwig, DaVinci Resolve Studio etc...) so again, very little interest overall from business point of view,

Linux as an operating system and its non-GUI stuff hidden from eyes of end user is great, it's no wonder Proxmox is slowly taking over fancy VMWare, but that's a server tier workloads audio simply doesn't need - the fact majority of people are still using Windows for audio means, Windows is just good enough and that's what industry needs - long-term okay platform, without any big experiments,
more and more Linux leaking into general market is great and welcome, but for any serious meaningful work, it's simply not there yet,
and buying 1100$ experiment-testing glorified-linux-laptop setup is way too expensive when something like base model M1 MacMini can give you equally enjoyable testing/messing experience for 700$ and full support

RME's TotalMix FX is piece of software which controls the internal DSP, interface itself remains functional/configured even with computer suddenly disconnected,
actually there's a free iPadOS app called TotalMix FX Remote to control RME interface from tablet, but you still need to configure remote IP control in TotalMix on computer interface is plugged into;
new RME interfaces/converters with AVB and Dante can be operated from web interface, but lack internal DSP (TotalMix controlled) completely