Comment on Lenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installed
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 4 days agoMy parents bought laptops together around 2013 that they still use today, just with new batteries and SSD upgrades.
Windows 10 was already pushing it, I had to do some funky things to stop Windows from overwriting old drivers with newer versions that broke stuff like the trackpads. Now they have Fedora KDE spin. The GUI is similar enough when all you do is use Thunderbird, Firefox, and the File Explorer.
Changing OS was still scary to them, so I just brought over a live USB for them to test drive.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The test drive is brilliant! But for most of the folks I’m talking about, not going to give them a choice that will only confuse them. Not to be the high-handed, know-it-all IT guy, but sometimes you present a solution as a fait accompli. “There ya go! Here’s how it works. Any questions? Enjoy!”
And BTW, YES to you! A fresh $20 battery, an SSD and Linux Light (or similar), new laptop as far as they can tell. We on the same page!