“I bought myself a new 15” MacBook Air.”
You blew $1300 to surf the internet. You can buy bulletproof 11 gen intel Dell Latitude for 150 used on Ebay. 16gb ram with 15.6” display. This will surf the internet just as well as your $1300.
I own 3x of the above. I use them 3+ hours daily. I see one on eBay for $101
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Eh - Don’t be too hard on the guy. Not everybody is a wiz at this stuff.
I buy Dell refurbished desktop full-size towers off Amazon. Think the most I’ve paid was about $160. They run 24/7. Have four of them. One is over five years old. Had to replace one hard drive - no problem. I keep backups.
I throw the windows away and load FreeBSD. If you’re not computer-savvy stick with the Windows or load up Linux Mint. Switched wife from windows to Mint and she’s happy with it.
Now - If you want windows advice from me you talkin’ to the wrong guy. I’m stupid on windows. I don’t use it.
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I Tried FreeBSD as a Desktop in 2025. Here’s How It Went
Feb 2, 2025 · FreeBSD has a reputation as a great server OS, but also as a difficult-to-install desktop. I decided to put that theory to the test with a modern version of FreeBSD in 2025.
https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-freebsd-as-a-desktop-heres-how-it-went/
I buy Dell refurbished desktop full-size towers off Amazon. Think the most I’ve paid was about $160. They run 24/7. Have four of them. One is over five years old. Had to replace one hard drive - no problem. I keep backups.
I throw the windows away and load FreeBSD. If you’re not computer-savvy stick with the Windows or load up Linux Mint. Switched wife from windows to Mint and she’s happy with it.
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My main computer is a 2022 OptiPlex bought used from eBay. SFF- Small Form factor. I love OptiPlex because of all the USB A and C ports. I get 2x video out ports too/ Dell computers has been Linux friendly for 20 years. So I guess FreeBSD too.
You can run FreeBSD well with 8GB ram? Mint runs well with 8GB.