this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2025

335 points (98.6% liked)

Linux

12995 readers

391 users here now

A community for everything relating to the GNU/Linux operating system (except the memes!)

Also, check out:

Original icon base courtesy of lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Ategon@programming.dev

anzo@programming.dev

dwraf_of_ignorance@programming.dev

335

Installing Linux on Hundreds of "Obsolete" Computers | Microsoft Windows 10 Support Ending (www.youtube.com)

submitted 5 months ago by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/linux@programming.dev

26 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

My daily driver is an old crappy Intel NUC i5. Fired up Left 4 Dead, runs tight.

7 years ago I was buying PCs from eBay vendors who recycled off-lease business computers. Cheap as hell, worked fine for office tasks.

Last company was still in the mode of, "3 years old!". As the sysadmin I as totally confused as to what to buy. Everything was either too old or too pricey. FFS, we're writing software, it doesn't have to be a top-line gaming computer!

LOL, got shot down on a purchase because the ad had the word "gaming" in it. "That doesn't matter! The specs vs. price are bangin'!" Nope.