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minus the cost of windows minus the cost of supporting windows minus the cost of malware and virii on windows hmm, so that works pretty well, IMHO :-P
by xarope 1y ago
minus the cost of windows
minus the cost of supporting windows
minus the cost of malware and virii on windows
hmm, so that works pretty well, IMHO :-P
- qn9n 1y agoWindows is like 80? For the average user the average cost of supporting windows is basically 80. You can get windows laptops for $100–$500 just get one of those and put Linux on it? Not a single person's grandmother (except maybe that one that plays Skyrim) needs a $1400 laptop, total waste of resources.
- flkiwi 1y agoMy kid has an excellent Thinkpad I picked up for something like $500. Runs linux (NixOS, specifically) perfectly well. Even the fingerprint reader works! And if he spills something on it, replacing it is substantially less awful.
- qn9n 1y agoYep, pre-owned Thinkpad is going to be your best option, slap a decent Linux distribution on it and that thing will run for years and years. No need to spend thousands on a laptop that will be used by a kid or an elderly person.
- nylonstrung 1y agoNixOS is honestly the most kid proof system imaginable
- mixmastamyk 1y agoNot everyone is a broke college student. Especially grandmas.