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[dolari]

Rethinking what I need on the computer front...my original plan when I moved home MIGHT still be doable.

Basically, I've wanted a medium ported laptop/tablet from toting around the house, a high powered desktop for gaming and a crap machine as a file server.

I already have the crap machine, the Pentium 2 can run ArchLinux and doesn't need horsepower to connect to the network and file share around the house.

If I get the mid range laptop/tablet, I'll be able to do comics again as well as just use it to tote around the house. That's two systems right there.

The gaming PC will have to wait. Possibly a very long time. But the rest could happen. The old pc will need wireless hardware, and the new laptop/tablet needs to be purchased (although that will still take time).

Well see how it goes.

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[amw.livejournal.com]

I totally would recommend this path after having lived almost 2 years now with first an 8" tablet and then a 10" tablet so i could also play older games. The only thing these Windows tablets miss is storage, and you can solve that by buying a NAS, which doesn't cost much more than an external hard disk (or perhaps your old Pentium will work as a NAS, if it's on the network).

Though, i gotta say, i'm surprised you don't know anyone who can gift you a newer desktop than your Pentium. Even a low-end laptop from 2-3 years ago is worth practically nothing now, and is not worth the effort to try sell second-hand. The last few years have changed everything. When Windows 10 comes out even your cellphone will be able to connect to a monitor and keyboard to operate as a "real" computer with desktop-style applications running on it (see http://liliputing.com/2015/04/some-windows-10-phones-can-also-be-pcs-just-add-a-display-mouse-and-keyboard.html). As long as you jump on the "cloud" (or network computing) bandwagon, you can get massive bang for your buck nowadays.

[amw.livejournal.com]

Or, i guess if you desperately want Linux you could get a Chrome Book :-) But imo Microsoft has been killing it since Windows 8/WP8. Really great ecosystem there now.