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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Linux is not an option. You do not want to use a case specific OS and a case non-specific OS on a calibre database.
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Nonsense.
1) NT 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4, Win2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 & 11 all have the option to be case sensitive as long as NTFS. Only DOS FS based Windows (3.x, Win9x, ME) can't be case sensitive.
2) Calibre has Export/Import for going between Mac/Win/Linux. Best to install same version Calibre on destination as source and upgrade afterwards.
3) Migration of Calibre on Windows XP or Win 7 to Linux (and probably Mac) can be done even without Export/Import.
Four options are:
- Do nothing
- S/H Laptop (some places even have 2 year warranty) with Win 10 or Win11
- New Laptop with Win 11
- Linux (but needs 64 bit CPU & OS for Calibre after 5.44). Linux 64 bit can even be installed on laptops/tablet/PC with 32 bit bios or UEFI that only runs 32 bit Win7 and defunct 32 bit Win10, as long as the CPU has 64 bits and 1.5 G free RAM after graphics steals some of the 2G, though it's tricker.
A 5th option used to be Intel Hackintosh, but that's pointless now and might not run latest Calibre.
I've Calibre also running on a S/H Raspberry Pi4b with 2G RAM that cost €55. Of course you need a 3.5A 5V PSR, a screen, keyboard and mouse
So €300 new laptop can be better. About what I paid for my last one with SSD, 16 G RAM, FHD screen and option to add an HDD too.
There are probably loads of options. Tower/desktop PCs are often free due to offices switching to laptops. Those will run Linux or Win 10 (few can run Win 11, often no TPM for a start, which is proven now to be worthless). They might have less than FHD LCDs, but 1024 x 768 is workable. A decent screen is about €250.