otacon239@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I have only one computer left running Windows and it’s getting the axe this month. While I’ve used Linux for many years as my primary OS, there are unfortunately some things that just don’t work well under Linux still.
I’m a sucker for bleeding edge graphics and I have a feeling this is where it will affect me the most. I’ve not had luck in the past with the most fancy working, so it’ll probably be a bit of a learning curve to get used to no longer having that access.
All that being said, every other part of the experience will be an improvement, so I’m not that upset about it.
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
For people who can spare $100-$200, I recommend buying an old ThinkPad or Dell business class laptop off eBay. Install Windows, update it, and stick it in your closet.
Because yes, sometimes you just need a Windows machine. Yes, VMs will cover most one off Windows requirements, but nothing beats. Just having windows installed on a device that you can pull out of your closet if something comes up.
Obviously this is not a solution for gaming, just the odd piece of software you need to run, or hardware you need to interface with.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
50 dollar Thinkpad is in my closet to use razer drivers so I can edit the onboard memory of my mice once in a blue moon.
Since editing anything beyond the side buttons on Linux is literally impossible.
Finding a mouse with mouse wheel tilt, three side buttons and two extra top buttons that’s also fully mappable AND not some piece of actual fucking shit super light mouse is more or less impossible.
Fuck this trend of light ass mice.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Yeah I got a t480s and I love it. I got Linux and Windows dual booting on it. It’s a solid feeling laptop with the best laptop keyboard I’ve used. If willing to splurge more could get a newer ThinkPad with a Ryzen CPU, but t480s is enough for me.