Distro most like Solus

Brucehankins

tomscharbach My pattern is to upgrade/replace every 3rd iCore generation

My pattern is replace every 10-15 years and collect friends and families throwaways when they replace, lol.

brent

tomscharbach My pattern is to upgrade/replace every 3rd iCore generation,

this is interesting to me. why? asking as an intel owner

tomscharbach

brent this is interesting to me. why? asking as an intel owner

I run Windows and Linux in parallel on four machines -- Windows desktop, Linux desktop, Windows laptop, Linux desktop. By upgrading each 3rd iCore generation, I effectively retire a computer every 6th iCore generation.

If I were running just one desktop and one laptop, I'd probably upgrade every 4th or 5th iCore generation. I never run the latest generation, staying a generation behind the newest CPU on my newest computer. I do that in part because Dell's Optiplex/Latitude business computers do that for stability/reliability (business customers abhor the bleeding edge) and in part because I buy just after a generational shift in the Optiplex/Latitude lines, saving me a bundle if I'm careful and time it right.

brent

tomscharbach saving me a bundle if I'm careful and time it right.

I'm all about this. thank you for sharing your reasoning. I also respect your loyalty to latitude and optiplex Dells. I worked 10 years at a place where those two Dells were the rule. I mean they were the backbone of organizations. Dell hardware I never worried about. Did they flirt with AMD inside for a while or am I thinking of someone else? anyways thats irrelevant to this

tomscharbach

brent Dell hardware I never worried about. Did they flirt with AMD inside for a while or am I thinking of someone else?

I don't recall that Latitude/Optiplex used AMD at any point. Dell has used (and still does) both Intel and AMD in the Inspiron/XPS consumer lines, where Intel's security and management tools are not mission critical. My husband's Inspiron desktop and laptop are both AMD.

brent I also respect your loyalty to latitude and optiplex Dells.

Dell's Optiplex/Latitude computers are rock solid, come with a three-year on-site warranty, have superb diagnostic/support tools built in, and are designed to be updated and serviced quickly, without fuss or bother. They remind me of a good work truck -- nothing fancy but reliable as can be. I've had nothing but good experiences with them for a two decades so Dell earned my loyalty.

WetGeek

tomscharbach My husband's Inspiron desktop and laptop are both AMD.

Interesting. My Inspiron 3880 media machine has an Intel Core i5 CPU, so apparently they've used both from time to time. That said, I have nothing against AMD. That's what I've used over the years in the machines I've built from the motherboard on up.

tomscharbach

WetGeek My Inspiron 3880 media machine has an Intel Core i5 CPU, so apparently they've used both from time to time.

In the Inspiron/XPS consumer lines, Dell has used both Intel and AMD for years and years, going back at least into the early 2000's and probably earlier. Still does. In the current Inspiron line, for example, you can get computers with Intel i7/i5/i3, Pentium and Celeron CPU's, and AMD Ryzen 7/5/3 CPU's. Business lines like Latitude/Optiplex are all-Intel to my best knowledge.

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