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The ability for older PC's or laptops to run a browser, word processor or spreadsheet I booted up some old-ish laptops so the kids could use them, and they wer

The ability for older PC's or laptops to run a browser, word processor or spreadsheet I booted up some old-ish laptops so the kids could use them, and they were grinding to a halt on windows 10 I get the options are chromeos or linux - but makes me think how much hardware waste is there when people replace windows laptops due to this

psychstudio 4y ago
Sadly, even this is getting harder. I'm running voidlinux on an old 32bit eeepc with 8gb of ram. Mostly, everything is ok for a kids computer except for web browsing. FF simply can't render anything video wise (YouTube, etc), and whilst chromium _can_ I'm unable to get any extensions to successfully block ads. I'm not prepared to let my kids see ads.
- cyberbanjo 4y ago
  Does it have access to all 8gb (because its 32bit)? Even if so, sounds like a problem with no hardware graphics acceleration to my untrained ear
  - psychstudio 4y ago
    Specifically, FF ability to use hardware graphics Accel. Like I said, chromium is fine but the trade-off is unacceptable.
P_I_Staker 4y ago
It's quite bad actually. Was issued a very basic work laptop (not really a primary PC). 8GBs probably seemed just fine. Unfortunately running a browser, outlook, and teams was enough to cause really annoying hickups. I didn't even realize it was my laptop, because I was remoted in somewhere. I'm more than a little salty that an 8GB PC can no longer run a pretty basic suite of work apps, simultaneously. I guess all three of them have assumed that they will have gobs of memory to themselves.
nicbou 4y ago
On the other hand, I'm surprised by how well Macbooks hold up. I just bought a 2017 Macbook 12", a laptop that was criticised for being slow 5 years ago, and it's still fast enough for containerized web development. A hand-me-down Windows laptop feels like a major setback, but Macbooks are decently fast after years (if the keyboard didn't fail).
- nikau 4y ago
  This is pure rubbish - a similar spec Windows laptop from the era will run just as well as a macbook.

psychstudio 4y ago

Sadly, even this is getting harder. I'm running voidlinux on an old 32bit eeepc with 8gb of ram. Mostly, everything is ok for a kids computer except for web browsing. FF simply can't render anything video wise (YouTube, etc), and whilst chromium _can_ I'm unable to get any extensions to successfully block ads. I'm not prepared to let my kids see ads.

cyberbanjo 4y ago
Does it have access to all 8gb (because its 32bit)? Even if so, sounds like a problem with no hardware graphics acceleration to my untrained ear
- psychstudio 4y ago
  Specifically, FF ability to use hardware graphics Accel. Like I said, chromium is fine but the trade-off is unacceptable.

P_I_Staker 4y ago

It's quite bad actually. Was issued a very basic work laptop (not really a primary PC). 8GBs probably seemed just fine. Unfortunately running a browser, outlook, and teams was enough to cause really annoying hickups. I didn't even realize it was my laptop, because I was remoted in somewhere. I'm more than a little salty that an 8GB PC can no longer run a pretty basic suite of work apps, simultaneously. I guess all three of them have assumed that they will have gobs of memory to themselves.

nicbou 4y ago

On the other hand, I'm surprised by how well Macbooks hold up. I just bought a 2017 Macbook 12", a laptop that was criticised for being slow 5 years ago, and it's still fast enough for containerized web development. A hand-me-down Windows laptop feels like a major setback, but Macbooks are decently fast after years (if the keyboard didn't fail).

nikau 4y ago
This is pure rubbish - a similar spec Windows laptop from the era will run just as well as a macbook.