dixonge
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We're getting near to our retirement date and my laptop battery seems to be dying and I am thinking about what might change in my computing habits in retirement vs now.
For my wife, I can see her going with a 2-in-1 solution. Tablet for browsing, keyboard for political rants on Facebook *sigh* OS not important, but probably generic Windows.
For me, I'm waffling. My current HP laptop has done well, both Win 7 and 10. But I got it when I was doing freelance web development. I'm not going to be doing *anything* for money in retirement except managing a very small investment portfolio, mostly out of boredom I imagine. So I'm open to suggestions. I doubt I'll go back to Linux just because I always regret it and revert after three months. Not going back to Mac for many reasons. So I guess I'm stuck in Windows land. Two thoughts:
1 - I'm intrigued by Remix OS, which will let you run Android on a phone, then connect that to a PC *or* a TV and run all its apps there. Not out of beta yet, but I like the idea. Probably a 'toy' project
2 - That leaves hardware decisions I guess.
So laptop or 2-in-1 hybrid? Here my only issues are repairability (in Mexico) and price. I like the *idea* of the hybrid laptop/tablet but the Surface units seem overpriced. Maybe a different brand? But that still leaves parts and repair options.
Generally speaking I'd like to think I will spend less time in retirement staring at screens. But I do have a lot of projects which involve documents and photos so I'm not going full Luddite. What are your experiences with computing in retirement?
For my wife, I can see her going with a 2-in-1 solution. Tablet for browsing, keyboard for political rants on Facebook *sigh* OS not important, but probably generic Windows.
For me, I'm waffling. My current HP laptop has done well, both Win 7 and 10. But I got it when I was doing freelance web development. I'm not going to be doing *anything* for money in retirement except managing a very small investment portfolio, mostly out of boredom I imagine. So I'm open to suggestions. I doubt I'll go back to Linux just because I always regret it and revert after three months. Not going back to Mac for many reasons. So I guess I'm stuck in Windows land. Two thoughts:
1 - I'm intrigued by Remix OS, which will let you run Android on a phone, then connect that to a PC *or* a TV and run all its apps there. Not out of beta yet, but I like the idea. Probably a 'toy' project
2 - That leaves hardware decisions I guess.
So laptop or 2-in-1 hybrid? Here my only issues are repairability (in Mexico) and price. I like the *idea* of the hybrid laptop/tablet but the Surface units seem overpriced. Maybe a different brand? But that still leaves parts and repair options.
Generally speaking I'd like to think I will spend less time in retirement staring at screens. But I do have a lot of projects which involve documents and photos so I'm not going full Luddite. What are your experiences with computing in retirement?