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I would not. I never bought laptops under $1000. I know what to buy and I'd almost always customize specs for the person that needed it (spend more on ram, grap

I would not. I never bought laptops under $1000. I know what to buy and I'd almost always customize specs for the person that needed it (spend more on ram, graphics, cpu, cooling for my architect sibling). Still, 3 year expiration. Starts with fragmentation (you end up having to defrag more and more frequently), every app you install makes the system less stable (messes up the registry, add/removes some random and critical .DLL), uninstalling doesn't necessarily fix. There's this accelerated entropy on windows PCs that I had just had enough of. Don't get me started on the update reboots when you really need to get work done. On the long startup times even when you clear out the startup items, the never knowing if a reboot will actually be that or a BSOD. If you're helping someone remotely and they say "It's asking me to reboot", you know you'll have to drive to them to help it back up.

the_overseer 3y ago
Defrag in 2023? On a SSD? Really?
- figassis 3y ago
  I moved off of windows a while ago, last windows I seriously worked on was 7. When the metro stuff started coming around I was on my way out. I never really used 10 (did that exist, was it skipped?) or 11, only set it up for others, very quickly so I didn't have to spend any more time on it, and the dark patterns regarding online accounts as well as the start menu ads just reassured me I'd made the right decision.
jeroenhd 3y ago
Your experiences sound like they were based on Windows 7. Defragmentation hasn't been an issue in at least a decade unless you bought real cheap hardware. The DLL issues bring back memories of Windows XP and Vista, even Windows 7 had SFC and other proactive system protection mechanisms. Windows 10 came out with a task manager that shows you exactly what's slowing down startup. I don't know what hardware you bought, but BSODs have become so rare that I don't even remember what Windows 11's BSOD screen looks like, and I'm pretty sure Windows 10's changed since I last saw it. From what you're describing, I doubt your experiences were with modern releases of Windows.

the_overseer 3y ago

Defrag in 2023? On a SSD? Really?

figassis 3y ago
I moved off of windows a while ago, last windows I seriously worked on was 7. When the metro stuff started coming around I was on my way out. I never really used 10 (did that exist, was it skipped?) or 11, only set it up for others, very quickly so I didn't have to spend any more time on it, and the dark patterns regarding online accounts as well as the start menu ads just reassured me I'd made the right decision.

jeroenhd 3y ago

Your experiences sound like they were based on Windows 7. Defragmentation hasn't been an issue in at least a decade unless you bought real cheap hardware. The DLL issues bring back memories of Windows XP and Vista, even Windows 7 had SFC and other proactive system protection mechanisms. Windows 10 came out with a task manager that shows you exactly what's slowing down startup. I don't know what hardware you bought, but BSODs have become so rare that I don't even remember what Windows 11's BSOD screen looks like, and I'm pretty sure Windows 10's changed since I last saw it. From what you're describing, I doubt your experiences were with modern releases of Windows.