Computer Issues
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A. Windows 10 is no longer "supported"
B. M$ has recently backed off fro forcing you to buy new hardware. They did not publicize it very much.
I am currently running Windows 11 on a 2006 I5 machine that I found at the dump. And an even older one I got for $15.
I also have 2 Odroid C2s, 2 Raspberry pi 4Bs a Raspberry pi 5B and a very old Raspberry Pi 1B all running =various flavors of Linux. And a 10 year old Server running Linux that I am currently in the process of retiring in favor of the RPi 5.
Not to mention a bunch of ESP8266 things running the blinds doors, lights and TV. And a few ESP32-cams watching the outside.
I have never understood how someone "breaks" a computer. I have had a couple of used hard drives fail, but they already had thousands of hours on them before I put a few thousand on them.
If you are bit adventu asrous you can get Windows 11 for free, Linux is free. I had pirated Windows 10 that upgraded to Windows 11 without a problem. If you already have Windows 10 it is free and easy to upgrade to Windows 11. Windows is getting closer to Linux by the day, most people would not notice the difference.
Not mentioning the free laptops piled up in the closet.
B. M$ has recently backed off fro forcing you to buy new hardware. They did not publicize it very much.
I am currently running Windows 11 on a 2006 I5 machine that I found at the dump. And an even older one I got for $15.
I also have 2 Odroid C2s, 2 Raspberry pi 4Bs a Raspberry pi 5B and a very old Raspberry Pi 1B all running =various flavors of Linux. And a 10 year old Server running Linux that I am currently in the process of retiring in favor of the RPi 5.
Not to mention a bunch of ESP8266 things running the blinds doors, lights and TV. And a few ESP32-cams watching the outside.
I have never understood how someone "breaks" a computer. I have had a couple of used hard drives fail, but they already had thousands of hours on them before I put a few thousand on them.
If you are bit adventu asrous you can get Windows 11 for free, Linux is free. I had pirated Windows 10 that upgraded to Windows 11 without a problem. If you already have Windows 10 it is free and easy to upgrade to Windows 11. Windows is getting closer to Linux by the day, most people would not notice the difference.
Not mentioning the free laptops piled up in the closet.
Last edited by sleeper; Dec 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM. Reason: Typo
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Joined: 01-09-2007
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From: SE USA
Been looking on Best Buy website
Figuring to probably snag a Lenovo laptop,
Great low prices for Christmas.
Keeping my 2012 old commercial Dell Optiplex,
Tinker on it here and there.
Thanks All who contributed on my thread.
Figuring to probably snag a Lenovo laptop,
Great low prices for Christmas.
Keeping my 2012 old commercial Dell Optiplex,
Tinker on it here and there.
Thanks All who contributed on my thread.
Last edited by sleeper; Dec 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM. Reason: Typo