Subject: Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop From The Landfill
Paul <
nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 6/26/2025 3:56 AM, Joel wrote:
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
Another daily-diary article, this time trying out a few Linux distros
that might offer a less painful transition for Windows users
<https://www.tomshardware.com/news/live/before-windows-10-goes-eol-im-testing-three-alternative-linux-distros-to-save-my-6-year-old-laptop-from-the-landfill>.
A lot of the time, it seems to me, the hardest step for a Windows user
is copying a bootable Linux image (either live OS or installer) onto a
USB stick. What would be a quick, easy job on Linux itself requires a
fair bit of faffing about with third-party tools on Windows.
I just like the URL - a six-year-old laptop is too old. That's the
racket that is the pace of Windows' development. What starts out as a
fine OS turns into a drain on the whole experience. Linux doesn't do
that.
But liars do.
Lenovo X390
I would like to inspect that claim. let's dump the specs. Then check.
https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadx/x390/22tp2tx3900?srsltid=AfmBOorreCtpLBORHQWKitmLEijjicouXxdKD8YO1rqIfmtrKjN50vvs
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8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8665U Processor 1.90 GHz 4.80 GHz Turbo, 4C 8T, 8MB Cache
Operating System Windows 10 Pro 64
Display 13.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits >Graphics Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics
Battery Up to 17.6 hours with 48 Whr battery*
16 GB DDR4 2400MHz (Soldered)
Storage 512 GB PCIe SSD
Security
dTPM 2.0
I/O (Input / Output) Ports
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (one Always On)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data transfer)
MicroSD card reader/Micro-SIM combination slot
Smart card reader (Optional)
Headphone / mic combo
HDMI 1.4
RJ45 via Ethernet Extension adapter (sold separately)
Intel® 9560 802.11AC (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.1 with vPro™
Webcam 720p HD
65W AC adapter (required for Rapid Charge)
6 Cell Li-Ion 48Whr internal battery >***********************************************************************
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors
Intel Core i7-8665U <=== in the list, 50% down the page
In fact, not only is the unit perfectly compliant (will pass the Health utility),
the owner will also receive the free upgrade from his OEM licensed Win10Pro >to Win11Pro.
The premise is off to a crooked start. The owner didn't even
test whether it would take an upgrade. It should not even need
any Rufus flag hacks.
I'm running a 4th gen processor, a HEDT, and it works too.
And it's NOT in the list. And it does take the Rufus trick
to get that installed.
My CPU is a desktop 10th gen i5, I had Winblows 11, it became
laughable by 23H2. I wanted to see 24H2 on it, but I would've had to
create a second media to make my ancient motherboard from 2021
recognizable to the dramatically newer installer.
--
Joel W. Crump
Amendment XIV
Section 1.
[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.
Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.
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