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Didn't try yet but might be a good way for ppl changing from windows to Linux - what do you think about?

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[–] 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a very clean and simple to use out of the box experience but beyond that it has no real use, it's a good choice to give your mom or for refurbishin laptops but for personal use it has little to no point

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If someones personal use is web browsing, files, youtube, etc. Then it is a perfect candidate

[–] 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well I meant personal for the average nerd on a linux related lemmy community

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I play games and watch shows. Perfect for me.