Mastodawn

@notthatdelta espechally when said device is actually perfectly functional when it comes to it.

It has aging specs but I can still see this being useful as like a convertible for someone who wants to have something like a teleprompter - Tablet with decent enough keyboard to actually write their scripts or like someone wanting or needing a versatile machine to make some money doing Tech Support onsite or whatever.

I sincerely hope it'll find good hands to make use of it. Even if it's just someone who wants to fiddle with like #WindowsXP #TabletPC Edition or #Windows7 or just needs a convenient Linux Terminal... they can plonk into a tablet holder...

maybe add #Wish2Hand #FediGive #GiveAway #FreeStuff #Reuse to the original post and you'll quickly get someone to ping you and you can update the post about it being out...

But yeah the #Dell #Flip-Screen laptops were cool for that design avoiding a "tilty-swively" solution...

Delta Sierra (@notthatdelta@furry.engineer)

Attached: 3 images Anyone want an old Dell XPS convertible laptop? Used this for several years as a travel laptop. i5 4200U CPU, 4GB of soldered RAM, 1920*1080 touchscreen, 128GB SSD. The screen has the classic burn-in spot near the bottom (basically, if you leave these running with the screen closed, the screen soaks up heat from the base and "chars"). Color reproduction is shot of course, but the screen works (those aren't dead pixels) and the touchscreen works as well. Keyboard and trackpad work fine. Has probably the coolest convertible action ever. The screen rotates 180° in the bezel, and then folds flat into tablet mode. Seriously cool! I'll wipe it before delivery, and if you want I'll throw a fresh install of Linix Mint on there. Cover shipping (about $20 in the US) and it's yours. Please let me know if you're interested by responding directly to this post so others can see if it's taken (we can move to DMs/email to discuss shipping). #free #laptop #hardware #linux #computer

Furry.Engineer - Duct tape, hotfixes, and poor soldering!

Baloo🌈1d ago

I've just been asked to upgrade 2 old PCs (Windows 7) to Linux. Which distro would you recommend for beginners? I'm currently hesitating between Mint, Zorin OS and Fedora...Or maybe Ubuntu?
#linux #linuxmint #fedora #zorin_os #windows7 #linuxforbeginners #ubuntu

Hacker News 1d ago

Windows 7 x64 Extended Support Page

https://trackerninja.codeberg.page/post/windows-7-power-256-threads-192-gb-ram

#HackerNews #Windows7 #ExtendedSupport #TechNews #Codeberg #TrackerNinja

hazzino 1d ago

Morning folks I gotta install #windows7 or 10 in #OmniOS any tips #musicmaker about sound card?

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Marcel SIneM(S)US 1d ago

@mj1982 Seit dem Ende von #Windows7 bin ich auf #Linux

#Ubuntu

gewechselt und ich muss sagen: Ich vermisse nichts. Aber ich denke, dass es auf das Einsatzszenarium ankommt. Für den Job bin ich auf einen Windows Rechner angewiesen. Den erhalte ich aber von meinem Arbeitgeber.

The New Oil 2d ago

#LibreOffice 25.8 slams the door on #Windows7 and 8.x

https://nerds.xyz/2025/08/libreoffice-25-8-drops-windows-7-8-users/

#Windows8 #Windows #Microsoft #FOSS

LibreOffice 25.8 slams the door on Windows 7 and 8.x

LibreOffice 25.8 delivers new functions and better speed, but Windows 7 and 8 users have been cut off as the suite leaves legacy systems behind.

NERDS.xyz

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Third spruce tree on the left 4d ago

On one hand I'd suppose I would likely also have support issues with a 12 yr old laptop on #Windows. I mean it would be unfair for #nvidia to still support a chipset that launched for #WindowsXP / #Windows7 on a modern Windows11 kernel.

But recompiling and then _debugging_ a failed kernel build is asking a bit much of the average user.