XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 10 Jan 2026 01:54:14 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On 09 Jan 2026 13:59:10 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 9 Jan 2026 03:48:13 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 05:39:04 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> And *that* was where the higher return rate came from: it was   
   >>>> effectively the death knell of the “netbook” as a separate product   
   >>>> category. Microsoft couldn’t offer a product to compete fairly with   
   >>>> Linux in that category, so it used its still-massive marketing might   
   >>>> to kill the product category.   
   >>>   
   >>> Dropping a SATA SSD in my 14 year old netbook did wonders. One   
   >>> drawback is it no longer keeps my balls warm when I'm using it.   
   >>   
   >> What do you use that netbook for? I just acquired a 2013 MacBook Air   
   >> for $30, and other than giving it to my boy to destroy, I can't figure   
   >> out what to do with it.   
   >   
   > Arduino development mostly. I use arduino-cli, vim, and minicom in i3.   
   > Works well. I usually have a browser open for documentation in another   
   > workspace. It handle that fine with 4 GB without going into swap.   
   >   
   > I used to take it with me when I was traveling. If it got damaged or   
   > stolen no big deal. Even with Windows 7 it was usable although loading   
   > anything was slow due to the HDD.  I think it might have been 540 rpm   
   > rather than 5400.   
      
   I was actually thinking that the $30 MacBook Air is probably a perfect   
   device to travel with. Like you, I couldn't care less if it gets stolen or   
   damaged. Meanwhile, even with that little RAM and with that slow of a   
   processor, it will probably run any Linux I choose quite fine. I _might_   
   put a new battery in there, but replacing it would cost more than the cost   
   of the device.   
      
      
      
      
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