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Plan for Windows 10 EOL and discounted old laptops (piefed.world)

submitted 2 days ago by TurkeyDurkey@piefed.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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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?

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[–] orenj@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 days ago

Oh god damnit, i forgot about the discounted laptops. I mean, i still snagged a nice little thing on the cheap, but i probably could've gotten a nicer thing in like two weeks

[–] artyom@piefed.social 6 points 2 days ago

No one is waiting until that day. The deals are out there already.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My roommate with his ancient laptop actually wants to pay for extended support of windows 10. He won’t get another computer and he won’t switch to a different os.

There are people this dumb out there.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

I get not wanting to get a new computer, but linux is great and probably won't require a new computer for many moons.

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[–] wuffah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links

[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 days ago

Did you mean: "move to Linux and make a VM if you're REALLY THAT desparate"?

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You get one year of security updates extra if you're logged in with a Microsoft account. Just sayin'

[–] popcornpizza@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Oh so that's why I got it! I was wondering why I was so special. 😂

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