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I bought two for the kids and while they are fine and I’m happy with the value I still despise windows home edition (had to block one from my router during set

I bought two for the kids and while they are fine and I’m happy with the value I still despise windows home edition (had to block one from my router during set up so I did not have to make a windows account for instance). I really really wish Apple would make a reversible 2 in 1. I can’t tell you how much of a better experience that form factor is for young kids. iPads are not a replacement for this.

wongarsu 6y ago
Upgrade keys for Windows 10 pro are cheap on eBay and are completely worth it.
- kristianp 6y ago
  Aren't they unauthorized volume keys that are likely to fail activation?
  - wongarsu 6y ago
    Yes, they are volume keys. Check the legal situation in your jurisdiction before buying. I've had one out of about ten fail on activation. But they cost 1/40th of what Microsoft is charging, so I don't mind that.
boogies 6y ago
Linux Mint (Windows-like) is free and elementaryOS (macOS-like) is pay-what-you-want, $0 if you so desire (https://elementary.io/ https://elementary.io/). It takes less time to flash a drive and boot from it than to endure one Windows update on my desktop (although you can also get GNU preinstalled on fairly Thinkpad-comparible laptops from eg. “Laptop With Linux” https://elementary.io/store/#devices https://elementary.io/store/#devices, and Thinkpads themselves will likely ship with GNU soon — many Lenovo PCs are already certified for compatibility with multiple major distros).
- toastal 6y ago
  If it wasn't for the GNOME lock-in, Pop_OS would be a great recommendation in the space for this sort of user
- andymoe 6y ago
  Thanks! This just made me realize the other requirement is that they can play Minecraft and that it does indeed run on Linux.
  - boogies 6y ago
    My pleasure! Minetest is a free (libre) similar game, but very mod-centric, with mods loadable from servers without installing them (as easy as Roblox) and (also like Roblox) written in Lua, may be a fun intro to programming if they’re keen to try it (ofc there friends probably don’t play, but a couple boys I know ~7-10 enjoyed it to a kind of harmful level), btw.

wongarsu 6y ago

Upgrade keys for Windows 10 pro are cheap on eBay and are completely worth it.

kristianp 6y ago
Aren't they unauthorized volume keys that are likely to fail activation?
- wongarsu 6y ago
  Yes, they are volume keys. Check the legal situation in your jurisdiction before buying. I've had one out of about ten fail on activation. But they cost 1/40th of what Microsoft is charging, so I don't mind that.

boogies 6y ago

Linux Mint (Windows-like) is free and elementaryOS (macOS-like) is pay-what-you-want, $0 if you so desire (https://elementary.io/ https://elementary.io/). It takes less time to flash a drive and boot from it than to endure one Windows update on my desktop (although you can also get GNU preinstalled on fairly Thinkpad-comparible laptops from eg. “Laptop With Linux” https://elementary.io/store/#devices https://elementary.io/store/#devices, and Thinkpads themselves will likely ship with GNU soon — many Lenovo PCs are already certified for compatibility with multiple major distros).

toastal 6y ago
If it wasn't for the GNOME lock-in, Pop_OS would be a great recommendation in the space for this sort of user
andymoe 6y ago
Thanks! This just made me realize the other requirement is that they can play Minecraft and that it does indeed run on Linux.
- boogies 6y ago
  My pleasure! Minetest is a free (libre) similar game, but very mod-centric, with mods loadable from servers without installing them (as easy as Roblox) and (also like Roblox) written in Lua, may be a fun intro to programming if they’re keen to try it (ofc there friends probably don’t play, but a couple boys I know ~7-10 enjoyed it to a kind of harmful level), btw.