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minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·4 months agoSwitching to Linux breathed new life into my current, newest machine, built in 2019. I lost track of time, and didn’t realize it had been that long, but it runs fine and does what I want it to do, so why blow money on a new machine?
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoI had exactly the same experience and I use the Linux machine for gaming. Replacing Windows with Linux feels equivalent to a CPU and memory upgrade.
Switching to Linux breathed new life into my current, newest machine, built in 2019. I lost track of time, and didn’t realize it had been that long, but it runs fine and does what I want it to do, so why blow money on a new machine?
I had exactly the same experience and I use the Linux machine for gaming.
Replacing Windows with Linux feels equivalent to a CPU and memory upgrade.