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> I am trying to move her away from Windows Maybe you need relationship advice instead of tech advice get her the best windows laptop you can afford, make sur
by foogazi 4y ago
> I am trying to move her away from Windows
Maybe you need relationship advice instead of tech advice
get her the best windows laptop you can afford, make sure it's secured properly with updates and such and that it "just works"
you get inherit the old laptop, put an ssd on it and install whatever linux flavor you want
everyone is happy
- lcall 4y agoAnd then after some forced upgrades to versions she doesn't want and said "no" to, but Microsoft knew better and did it anyway (what happened to us), you can explain the alternatives and your experiences (stability, works well on old hardware, fewer viruses, free upgrades for life, local trust and control if/as desired, never a forced upgrade, easy and essentially no re-learning required [see my other comment in this discussion, with XFCE and some desktop icons and CUPS there was practically no re-learning as a user, but I was available to provide support as a long-time user], and let her decide differently if she wants. That's my general experience anyway. Though I admit, there have been some minor adventures with printing.
- lcall 4y agoMaybe I should add: paid support is available, per the OS web sites where they list consultants. I mean, one is not only limited to searching/asking online. I have never used it but am glad to know it is there. And now you have decision-making control, yourself, over the system.