Shy $500 atm, recently employed and able to pay back over time, can't thank you enough for the share! <3
I switched to linux mint and honestly after a week of adapting I am fully in preference to it. Lol
If you think you might need any Windows programs, dual boot. Wine and virtual machines aren't really reliable. None of the things I wanted ran in WINE, hence ww
...hence why I'm going to have two separate computers, one for personal on Mint and one for work on Windows. hit enter too soon and you can't edit comments
@draggianuniverse thanks for the advice. i don't have any windows-specific programs i need rn, but i'm considering it, just in case i need any for the future
you could install on mint to demo/save the headache of full install. iirc you can change your DE from the login screen
@barndoors thanks!! i've heard that too!! that's why i said might because i'm not sure which i'm gonna choose yet