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[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

What is the highest spec pc I am likely to find for sale when people realise it cant go to windows 11?

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

I had a look and it looks like you will not get anything special. The cutoff is around 2015. So for example Lenovo T440s will support Win11 but T440p will not. Looking at backmarket T440s is cheaper than T440p. So looks like you will only be able to get something ancient and the price will be pretty standard.

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[-] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

wishful thinking. i mean i get where the sentiment is coming from, but normal users are going to have a lot of problems if they make that switch. especially if they need particular types of software.

[-] StonerCowboy@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

No, no its not. I get it lemmy has a hard on for Linux and libreoffice. But unfortunately its just not gonna happen windows is king. If you like or not its the main dog on the market and enterprises are not going to switch.

[-] SHR@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

Bruh...I'm still running windows 7 in one of my VMs hosted by Debian ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

[-] buzz86us@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm likely going to because windows update is embarrassingly bad if you have 32gb as your goddamn boot drive.

[-] CommanderShepard@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

OK, really good article and I like Libreoffice (although I prefer Only office) and Linux. I browse on it, game, watch videos, do pretty much everything. I am also a technical person, who can create a VM in 10 mins, add a required boot parameter, etc.

Now. I want to send this article to my colleague/friend who's not technical at all. In the blog post I read

Start by testing Linux and LibreOffice on a second partition of your PC (for individuals)

"Second partition" literally means nothing to most people. I know: just learn, just read. But most people will not bother, or they will simply not understand the tutorials. That's the unfortunate reality.

I think Linux and Libreoffice can become mainstream if a regular Joe/Jane can buy a laptop from Walmart with a distro and office apps pre-installed and use them like Microsoft Office. Before that time all this Linux and FLOSS stuff is limited to technical, or at least curious people willing to put some effort.

P.S. My relatives are on Linux and Onlyoffice, because I installed it for them. And it's so much easier and more rare for me to manage and troubleshoot than Windows. But I cannot see them installing it by themselves.

[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, if whole EU countries can do it, so can you.

[-] HalifaxJones@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Im seeing these posts twice a day at this point. So someone like myself who is totally ignorant on Linux, I have some questions if anyone can lend advice?

Iโ€™ve been on PC windows for over twenty years now. And I use it mostly for video software like davinci resolve. Adobe software workflow. Unreal engine. I use clients harddrives and often times my own for working off of. And often times will send those harddrives to other people and their computers to finish the work. I also occasional play games on steam and Xbox App.

With that said, is it even possible for me to switch over to Linux and keep using all the same software and workflow I have for high end video production workflow?

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It doesn't have to be one or the other. You can do most of your work in linux and boot windows as a 'secondary' OS for stuff like adobe? I do this, and share NTFS SSDs/hard drives between them.

You are hitting weak points of linux though. I do all media work on linux (a lot through vapoursynth or 'lower level' frameworks than resolve I suppose), but TBH do most of my gaming on Windows, not just for convenience but for performance reasons too.

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[-] kepix@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

these articles offer ms office alternatives acting like most people write their shopping lists in excel or something. i remember my friend asking for a cheap key for office, and i asked him when was the last time he opened a file in office. after a few seconds of waiting he told me that he opened up an rtf manual for an ancient tomb raider game...told him that almost anything can open an rtf. he lives an officeless life since.

[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Lulzagna@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The only time I use Windows is for Fusion 360

[-] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

I wish I could make parts in FreeCAD anywhere close to as good as I can in Fusion 360... I REALLY miss it since the move to Linux. I'm not anywhere near as excited about my 3D printer anymore since designing parts is a slog and the end result I am generally un-proud of. :( I feel like my only option (which sucks) is buy a second GPU for pass through and install windows 10 in a VM that only touches the internet once every 2 weeks to keep Fusion happy.

[-] Professor_Piddles@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Itโ€™s possible to pass thru a single GPU. I followed this guide on my Fedora desktop

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eTWf5D092VY

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