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[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

I have only one computer left running Windows and it’s getting the axe this month. While I’ve used Linux for many years as my primary OS, there are unfortunately some things that just don’t work well under Linux still.

I’m a sucker for bleeding edge graphics and I have a feeling this is where it will affect me the most. I’ve not had luck in the past with the most fancy features working, so it’ll probably be a bit of a learning curve to get used to no longer having that access.

All that being said, every other part of the experience will be an improvement, so I’m not that upset about it.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    For people who can spare $100-$200, I recommend buying an old ThinkPad or Dell business class laptop off eBay. Install Windows, update it, and stick it in your closet.

    Because yes, sometimes you just need a Windows machine. VMs will cover most one off Windows requirements, but nothing beats a bare metal install.

    Obviously this is not a solution for gaming, just the odd piece of Windows only software you need to run, or hardware you need to interface with that doesn't have Linux drivers.

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