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
    53·
    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
      6·
      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
        10·
        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

    • JJROKCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I just brought a thinkpad home from work for that purpose the other day. Gonna keep an eye out for a newer one in the coming year