@emilyyoung Yeah, even in #Germany (and the rest of the #EU) where #Microsoft still has to provide free extended Support for #Windows10 the #refurbishers are being flooded with a shitton of decent gear to the point that they have huge sales just to not drown in stock.

• My recommendation for a lot of folks is to get some #fanless #ThinClient(s) cuz they barely sip power and still have decent enough hardware for a minimalist/"ghettohack" #NAS, #Server, #MediaCenter, #Emulation / #IndieGaming system.

Shure noone here is gonna be impressed by an AMD GX-415 or some Intel #SkyLake / #KabyLake-System but it'll still run @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS (Server), @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux or even #RaspberryPiOS just fine.

• And when it comes to being on a tight budget, I'm shure we all can agree that having something that can run #LibreOffice / @libreoffice , @thunderbird / #Tunderbird and even @tails_live / @tails / #Tails is better than having no #PC at all…

I'm still daily-driving an #X230Tablet and that's fine and even good enough for lightweight #Gaming.

• And in the end it's not bad hardware, but pricing: Being able to get something useable for < €100 or even < €50 completely can make the difference between a child having a PC to be able to get homework done or not.

I mean, I see @computertruhe and @PCsfueralle constantly make that work and there should be more such initiatives...