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OT: Windows 11? Oct 17, 2021 21:19:36 GMT

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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 17, 2021 21:19:36 GMT

Oct 17, 2021 18:40:58 GMT Aj_June said:

Oct 5, 2021 19:51:52 GMT Rufus-T said:

If I were to move away from Windows, Linux would be my choice. It is very flexible and stable, at least as I heard of it. I love DOS back in the days (yeah, I am showing my age) when we typed on the command line, and I see Linux is similar in that respect. Many corporation program their application with Linux coding. Even the hack security trainings I noticed are using Linux system on a virtual machine. Quite a powerful O/S. It would just be too big a switch for me now.

Yes, I would recommend you to stay with Windows. The main reason for switching to Linux for many people was concern about security and problem of blue screen of death. But after Windows XP, Microsoft improved their OS and nowadays you don't have as much security issue as you used to have in early 2000s. Plus you have all the best software available on Windows unlike on Linux where you have all the essential ones but may not have all the proprietary ones.

Update - Yesterday, I bought a new laptop. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon. They upgraded me to Windows 11 right in the shop itself. I found it easy to use but I can't tell you how much better it is than Windows 10 because I only use Windows for work and use only Linux for entertainment/personal use. But I had no difficulty in using Windows 11. Within minutes I was able to shrink my default drive and create space for installing Linux. Within 15 minutes I was able to install and run Linux side by side Windows (dual boot).

Just like to mention 1 thing. The laptop I bought has a QHD resolution and trust me QHD (2560x1600) feels much better than FHD. You feel the reading experience is much better at this resolution. If any one of you are going to buy a laptop, I will suggest getting either a QHD or UHD laptop.

Thanks for the information. Let's see how Win11 will pan out. If not good, I may skip it like I skipped Vista and Win8 since I don't need to change computer in the foreseeable future. Please keep posted if anything new.

I may still hope to get familiar with Linux someday when I have the time.