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What computer OS system should I purchase within the next 3 months?

Peter Brooks

My home computer is coming to the end of it's useful life. It is a AMD CPU based Tower with Windows 7 OS.

In view of reported technical problems and cost associated with Windows 11, I am reluctant to purchase a new Windows based computer system.

Should I jump to an Apple Mac using MacOS version 14 Sonoma  or one of the Linux OS systems that use a AMD CPU?

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay FL

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    well what software do you currently run on the win 7 machine - or is it mostly web based applications - in which case what browser? What hardware do you use it with - printers scanners, specialist CNC machine etc?

    Find out what software exists on the other platforms that support this - that may well be the clincher if something you depend on does not exist on one platform or the other. (phone brands talk about the 'killer app' being some program that is so good that the customers keep coming back for the same operating system again. )

    I have a machine that is dual boot W7 and Linux mint, and have not booted into windows for over a year, but as an example, I am happy with Libre office, I know some find it awkward to use if they have come from the Microsoft  stable.

    Not all printers and certainly not all scanners are supported, but (my favourite) there are a lot of free electronics design and CAD programs out there for Linux,

    you could do worse than experiment with dual boot linux on your existing system and see how unpleasnt or odd it feels or not. If you realise you don't like it then at least you have not wasted anything other than some time.

    Mike,

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    well what software do you currently run on the win 7 machine - or is it mostly web based applications - in which case what browser? What hardware do you use it with - printers scanners, specialist CNC machine etc?

    Find out what software exists on the other platforms that support this - that may well be the clincher if something you depend on does not exist on one platform or the other. (phone brands talk about the 'killer app' being some program that is so good that the customers keep coming back for the same operating system again. )

    I have a machine that is dual boot W7 and Linux mint, and have not booted into windows for over a year, but as an example, I am happy with Libre office, I know some find it awkward to use if they have come from the Microsoft  stable.

    Not all printers and certainly not all scanners are supported, but (my favourite) there are a lot of free electronics design and CAD programs out there for Linux,

    you could do worse than experiment with dual boot linux on your existing system and see how unpleasnt or odd it feels or not. If you realise you don't like it then at least you have not wasted anything other than some time.

    Mike,

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