Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap::As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility

  • BaardFigur@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    My grandma is still on Windows 7. The hardware is really outdated, and simple tasks may easily take an hour of more in just waiting. I suspect they won’t throw it away untill it breaks down

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I know the feeling.

      I slapped an SSD in my dad’s machine (Microcenter has their Inland house brand ones on sale for $18 right now for a 265 gig, FYI) and it took his boot time from five minutes to about seven seconds. I think it was a Jackson well spent.