just need it for school so nothing fancy

    • Garbage Data
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      11 year ago

      That was my intent, yeah. But not everyone has the knowledge on how to install Linux and may be intimidated by its reputation of not being user friendly - not everyone knows how user friendly it can be.

      • @ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org
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        21 year ago

        You don’t have to buy a computer so old that it requires a lightweight Linux distro. You can find quad-core i5s with 16GB of RAM for around $300. That will run Windows 11 just fine.

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          11 year ago

          You can get a computer that good for that cheap nowadays? I must look in the wrong places for em…

          • @ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org
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            21 year ago

            Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they’re refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware.