dallo

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

> If your laptop is stranded on Windows 10, the solution isn’t a new laptop. It’s a new operating system.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/905946/windows-11-forced-obsolescence-linux-thinkpad

> This machine kills forced obsolescence.

#technology #Linux #Foss #environment #plannedObsolence #windows

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

My laptop was supposed to be obsolete without Windows 11, but Linux helped me rescue it from the landfill — and you can use it to save your laptop, too.

The Verge
Apr 4 at 5:44amWeb
Show threadRad und Tat17h ago
@dallo Every laptop we've had in the last 10 years gets a second life as a Linux machine. Starting to do the same for my relatives. We have saved hundreds if not thousands of euros by continuing to use those laptops beyond the planned obsolescence date set by Microsoft or Apple. My daily driver is 11 years old and runs Linux Mint like a dream.
Show threadHalaana17h ago
@dallo It's not just old hardware though. I saved a laptop on with an 8th gen Intel, Win 11 on an HDD made it all but unusable. It's not exactly snappy on Fedora KDE, but it doesn't take 5 minutes to open Dolphin.
Show threadZebadiah Carter16h ago

@dallo

Anybody got a copy of that article I don't have to create an account for? I'm dying to get started, but I know less than nothing.

Show threaddallo15h ago
@Zebadiah_Carter
Here you go https://drop.chapril.org/download/414426ee465d3329/#FJE-n_zYPlrjpI10lHQMrA
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Show threadkauer14h ago
@dallo @Zebadiah_Carter The page headers obscured some text on every page, but it was good enough to get the gist. Thanks!
Show threadZebadiah Carter10h ago

@dallo

Fantastic! Thanks Friend!

Show threadCleo15h ago
@Zebadiah_Carter @dallo https://archive.md/Mwnum
Show threadZebadiah Carter10h ago

@Gh0stlyM0use @dallo

Awesome, thank you!

Show threadDuke Thinred IV 15h ago
@dallo I just upgraded a Dell inspiron i5 with 8Gb RAM from Win 10 to FreeBSD. Runs much faster now.
Show threaddasparadoxon15h ago
@dallo i am still using a 15 year old laptop which runs just fine for every day work with linux.
Show threadkauer14h ago
@dallo This article is paywalled.
Show threadtijgerdaemon13h ago
@dallo Have been running openSuse Tumbleweed on a Lenovo Thinkpad T520 for a few years now — I fervently dislike Windows, having been a Senior IT manager in a large organization. But recently it started getting very slow to the point of dispair. Replaced the old rusty HDD with an SSD, upped the memory from 4GB to 8GB (the maximum) and it runs like a dream again. Total outlay, €165…
Show threadUn Bourguignon11h ago

@dallo
Bought my new laptop this january (just before prices have gone to hell) a brand new Thinkpad E16 Gen 2 with an AMD powerful APU (a R7 7735HS) and 32 Gb RAM plus a 1Tb SSD. Bought it without any Windows (price done 250€) and installed Linux Mint tight away.

Everything was recognized instantly, even my Brother MFC2710DN. And, yes, thanks to the Radeon 680M included in the APU, I can play with Skyrim LE or Fallout New Vegas.

Cherry on the cake : 7+ hours on the 57wh battery (not in game thought). Can't wait to buy new SSDs for my gaming rig.
@quota_atypique

Show threadLupo_Bavaria10h ago
@dallo Yes, I purchased my laptop as used one 7 years ago and installed Linux Mint: very nice!