So that very important day is almost upon us.

October 14th is the day set for when Windows 10 stops security updates (no consumer is going to pay for extended) and begins to really push people to Windows 11. Windows 11 has strict hardware requirements that a lot of “older” devices that most people have do not meet.

And so, I am sure many individuals and companies may be getting rid of their old laptops and even desktops to recoup the vost of new devices.

What is the plan, when should we move in? What kind of deals should we be looking out for?

I want to find a great deal on a great laptop just for the fun of it. Some of my friends (converted to Linux) are waiting to get new laptops and score a deal. I have been waiting years for this day and I hope it can feel like a special day.

Any good places to look for these kinds of deals?

  • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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    5 hours ago

    What? Linux mint is based on Ubuntu because that is supposed to be the great distro.

    mint is supposed to undo shit decisions of ubuntu

    LMDE was reported to work way less well than regular Mint. But for sure that is a good path onwards.

    I don’t get it either, LMDE is treated as a testing project by mint

    Distros apply updates, and users should not need to press buttons and wait all the time.

    distros should let the user be able to defer updates, but make them effortless to install. people complain about forced windows updates all the time and for good reasons.

    did you see how kde plasma 6 does it nowadays? its on the shutdown button. that is the way.