As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    11 months ago

    High-end corporate laptops from 5-10 years ago make excellent cheap and powerful Linux machines today (given a reconditioned battery, assuming you want to run them without mains, and a new SSD several times larger than the hard drive they came with). See all the sticker-festooned Thinkpads you see at conferences that spent the first few years of their lives handling executive email and PowerPoint presentations, now living their best lives.

    • Odelay42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I’ve always wanted to do this.

      What’s a good source to buy them?

      What models do you recommend?

      • CosmicGiraffe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I’ve always got them from eBay.

        The T and X series are the high-end ones. Between those it mostly depends on what size of laptop you’re looking for. Its worth checking a guide for how you replace the SSD/RAM/battery - some of the newer ones have these soldered in place, which means you’re stuck with whatever it originally came with.

        Personally, I think the sweet spot is around 4 years old. By that point they’re pretty cheap (maybe 10% of the original RRP), and going for older ones doesn’t save you much more money. I recently got an X390 and it’s doing everything I need from a laptop

  • newcockroach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Where can i get this waste .my linux pengiun will love it🤩.but it saddens me that people relay on windows so much.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      11 months ago

      This is corporate talk, no ones work station is going to be running Linux anytime soon.

      Oh yeah everyone, tell me where you work with Linux?

      • Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Large ISP, in the global operations computing department. I am an exception to the rule though. I mostly touch network gear and *NIX servers so I’m not limited to Linux but I will say most of our *NIX stuff is RHEL now and doesn’t even boot past run level three so it’s all CLI.