old laptop windows 10?
old laptop windows 10?
when disposing of my old laptop, it mainly ran Ubuntu Linux but I also used it on Windows 10 via USB SSD, even though it had very little RAM and was powered through USB. The experience was quite satisfactory.
I wondered if Linux wouldn’t be the best choice for most users, especially with a storage size under 20GB that I didn’t want to upgrade (except maybe adding a spare 32GB SD card). I was thinking about installing Windows instead.
My main question is whether Windows 10 can run on this limited space—considering the RAM and storage—I’m even considering a 32-bit version? Or should I opt for a fresh Linux installation for the next owner?
Windows 10 isn't going to install on even the 32GB drive, so far as I am aware. There is a "lite" version out there that might. It is not official and not really sure what the support landscape looks like.
My opinion would be to put Lubuntu/Ubuntu/etc. on it and sell super cheap. I have had reasonable success doing so with items like Netbooks and such low powered or outdated hardware. There are folks that simply need a cheap way to surf. The plusses are that those OS are so much more user friendly than they were even a few years ago.
I didn't want to reduce the price from $20 to $40 on a laptop that might only get $50, plus it only accepts low-profile m.2 drives which makes it even tougher to find cheaper drives. Also, I looked up this online and came here for a second view, with people mentioning USB stick drives that fit directly into TVs with 32GB SSDs running Windows 10. I was considering cutting a lot of unnecessary stuff, but honestly it seems simpler to go with Linux.
Put $0 into this. Nothing..nada.
Sell the Linux installation. It's not important what operating system is running. People will either adapt to the Linux setup, try another OS, or realize Win 10 won't function properly.
^ SOS I believe those are referred to as "System on a Stick".
If you've looked into them and some of the low-power Surface tablets, there are numerous reviews about problems during major updates.
In a fairly straightforward way, the disk space must be sufficient for both the new and old installations so they can download, install, and set up the .old folder.
Generally, this might not affect you much since they will keep sending security updates for some time, but it will keep reminding you that an update you can't install is coming soon (this has happened even with a 64GB drive).
Seems to be a budget laptop featuring an Intel Atom CPU. It appears difficult to install Windows 10 on the 20 GB internal SSD. Performance should be poor. If the SSD cannot be replaced, reinstall Linux on the device and consider selling it as-is.