For me it’s because I needed a new PC to do some gigs work. A friend has a couple he couldn’t get working. I put Linux on them and now I use them. Spent 0 dollars and don’t have to give Microsoft or Apple a dime
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paraphrand@lemmy.world 17 hours agoJust stamp this comment on every c/community post.
But seriously, how does Linux save you money on laptop tarrifs?
thedruid@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Addv4@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Currently running a ThinkPad x380 with a 8th Gen intel quad core and 16gb of ram. A bit old by modern standards, but on Linux it’s plenty fast and I probably won’t have to upgrade for a decade. And that would only really be if the hardware was either worn out or there is some major upgrade I feel I need. I got it a few years old for $200 (it was a top spec model when new), I can fix most of the problems that might come up with it with used parts for cheap, and when I upgrade I’ll probably get another cheap laptop where running Linux won’t make it feel slow. From experience, if it were running windows it would begin to feel slower a lot sooner than with Linux, and indefinite security upgrades are not guaranteed.
ripcord@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Yeah I just bought a decent used 11th gen i7 laptop for under $200 and put kubuntu on it screams.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Oh, your computer is just a baby. I’m running a third generation Intel Core i7 in my laptop running Linux Mint. LOL.
Addv4@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
It is, but it’s one of the newest in my fleet. My favorite daily was my x230 with a third Gen i7, ran manjaro on it for years. Currently on endeavor sway edition, pretty decent handling of a touchscreen.
tal@lemmy.today 17 hours ago
An issue for a number of people is that Windows 10 is EOLing this year, and Windows 11 doesn’t support hardware without TPM 2.0 support, which a fair bit of in-use hardware doesn’t have (Kaby Lake and earlier).