11-22-20, 05:45 PM | ||
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my 2¢: Windows version: there's not much difference between Win 8.1 and 10, and 8.1/8.0 stopped being supported in 2018. granted you may not want support for it per se, but other software tends to prefer newer/the latest versions of Windows, which would be Windows 10, including browser software. similar to what Floren mentioned about devices, that they tend to prefer the latest operating software in order to function. i believe you could also "make Windows 10 look like Windows XP" in order to transition yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf_Y2aLu4B0 Microsoft Office (aka "Office") Office is now being offered on a subscription basis. Your employer might have a discount on Office - find out if that's available to you. CD/DVD drive: i haven't owned a desktop in over 10 years - switched to all laptops. in case this affects desktops, many laptops now come without a CD/DVD drive, and if this is important to you, determine whether you need to purchase a plug-in CD/DVD device for your desktop. it also might require a suped-up USB port - make sure your USB ports on your machine are compatible with everything you plan to plug into your machine, such as printer cable, CD/DVD drive if needed, FitBit watch, mobile phone, tablets, etc. USB port speeds can vary and need to be aligned. Floren has given you excellent advice, but if you still need a hand to hold, talk to a teacher, if you know one, who can give you plain-language advice. i used to do this with a friend of mine years ago - he is the IT trainer at the local middle school. Ever since then, i just buy my laptops from Costco and it's plenty enough for me since they cater to Joe Average Computer buyer. The most recent laptop we bought was last year during Black Friday, an HP from Target. it's a winner, and the price was really good - $350. came with a built-in CD/DVD drive too!
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Even when Microsoft starting pushing the monthly/yearly subscription model, I kept/keep buying the one-time purchase/1 computer option, which still exists: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/micr...%3aoverviewtab I keep my laptops for three years at least usually so it works out. Currently I have a Lenovo P50 laptop and that's the computer I have Office on. The only issue is I have a smaller Lenovo yoga laptop that I move from room to room and travel with and I'm too cheap to buy a one-time purchase/1 computer version of Microsoft Office for that laptop as well. It's not a huge issue because I can still open and look at Microsoft Office documents on that laptop (just can't edit them). To be able to edit them and have some sort of office-like software, I ended up downloading LibreOffice (which is free) on that laptop and it actually works fairly well with Microsoft Office documents (at least for Word and Excel) and is user friendly if you're used to Office. So that solved that issue. I still would prefer Microsoft office on that laptop vs. LibreOffice, but it's one of those "would be nice to have...but I'd rather spend the $150 on yarn instead" kind of things. FWIW, I may be in the minority but I like Windows 10. Now, there was something in between Windows XP and Windows 10 that was awful where they took away the start menu and I had to google how to shut down my system because the shutdown/restart was sort of buried in a nonsensical location. But Windows 10 has been fine so far. |
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