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And that's why I love linux, to keep using old hardware
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cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/be4foss/statuses/112638603664718053
MacBook Air owner?
MacBook Air owner?
2018/2019 models are losing #Apple support.
#OptGreen with #GNU/#Linux to keep your device in use! These machines will run beautifully for many years to come.
Not only wallet friendly, #upcycling keeps CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Ca. 75% of Apple's emissions comes from production alone (details in alt text).
Sustainable, independent #FreeSoftware: Better for users, best for the #environment.
I squeezed almost 25 years, the majority of my adult life, out of my old Dell desktop. It was my first 64-bit processor. It ran Fedora for a few years, then Ubuntu, then Windows 10 during the pandemic so that I could game, then back to Ubuntu before the SSD finally called it quits.
It saw one RAM upgrade, three HDD replacements/upgrades, and the SSD addition.
It was showing its age right up until the end.
It's life is not over. I'm going to format the HDDs and make it a NAS until the drives or the board taps out.
The fact that I've recycled an Apple laptop, several HP laptops in the same span as my desktop is a true testament to their longevity.