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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
You like the challenge, want to do it, and find it an acceptable use of your time. It's a hobby. Under the stated circumstances I don't see why you shouldn't do it.
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Thanks Dennis. The only thing is I don't have time for a hobby. I should be working (writing). I can really use Windows but sometimes I think this 'fix up the junk heap' sort of stuff is my poverty mentality saying 'well, I may be poor but I sure can get good deals.'
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I do too, assuming the target will acceptably run Win10. That's where I'd do homework, and try to find out whether others have successfully run Win10 on those machines.
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Some of the reviewers of the $59 dollar computer had great luck with running Windows 10.
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
You have a machine with a rock solid Ubuntu installation. There are many Linux distros. What made you choose Ubuntu?
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I started out with a very small computer (40GB harddrive) and a friend told me it could handle Xubuntu. So that's what I started out with. As my computers got more powerful I stuck with Xubuntu because I love its simplicity.
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I chose it for ease. Ubuntu did the best job I'd seen in a Linux distro of figuring out what it was installing on, setting itself up, and Just Working, with minimal intervention from me. (Video and networking are particular problem children.) I wanted to use Ubuntu, and not spend my time fiddling to be able to use it.
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I have Bodhi on one computer. Love the concept: put on only what you want.
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Historically, Windows users generally didn't upgrade Windows in place. They got a new version of Windows when they got a new machine that came with a new version. But hardware has gotten steadily more powerful and cheaper. There will be far less need for users to upgrade to a new machine to get more power. So getting existing users to upgrade to Win10 means making that as easy and friction free as possible. The free upgrade offer was part of it. It could be done online, or you could download the media for later install like I did.
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Dennis
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That's very cool, however look what I found. Rather than tinkering with the $59 computer, I found this Lenovo desktop. It's got 8GB RAM Windows 10 pro already installed. I really should be working, not tinkering. I almost bought it but I wanted to ask your opinion before I did.
Here's the comparison between the two.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9SIA5HA6JT0248
And here's the Lenovo alone.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1VK-0003-00C87
For $24 dollars more this seemed like a no-brainer. What do you think? Thanks.
P.S. The only thing that bothered me was no reviews.