For people who can spare $100-$200, I recommend buying an old ThinkPad or Dell business class laptop off eBay. Install Windows, update it, and stick it in your closet.
Because yes, sometimes you just need a Windows machine. VMs will cover most one off Windows requirements, but nothing beats a bare metal install.
Obviously this is not a solution for gaming, just the odd piece of Windows only software you need to run, or hardware you need to interface with that doesn’t have Linux drivers.
Yeah I got a t480s and I love it. I got Linux and Windows dual booting on it. It’s a solid feeling laptop with the best laptop keyboard I’ve used. If willing to splurge more could get a newer ThinkPad with a Ryzen CPU, but t480s is enough for me.
For people who can spare $100-$200, I recommend buying an old ThinkPad or Dell business class laptop off eBay. Install Windows, update it, and stick it in your closet.
Because yes, sometimes you just need a Windows machine. VMs will cover most one off Windows requirements, but nothing beats a bare metal install.
Obviously this is not a solution for gaming, just the odd piece of Windows only software you need to run, or hardware you need to interface with that doesn’t have Linux drivers.
Yeah I got a t480s and I love it. I got Linux and Windows dual booting on it. It’s a solid feeling laptop with the best laptop keyboard I’ve used. If willing to splurge more could get a newer ThinkPad with a Ryzen CPU, but t480s is enough for me.