I need a computer because I currently don't have one. I want to spend as little money possible and I have no idea what to get. Mostly do photo editing and graphic design these days, maybe some light video editing. Might be happy with a tablet, too. I dunno. I feel indecisive about what I want, but running my digital life off a Pixel 8 is kinda getting lame.
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@knowprose @nikkiana
our Boston LUG "BLU" periodically has install-fests; eWaste outfits, MIT and NH SwapFests are good sources for cheap reusable hardware.
Not sure about GNH-LUG groups.
@DoomsdaysCW knows who to ask about southern-maine upcycling.
Hey, @nikkiana . I've had good luck finding old MacBooks that I use for graphics. I think they could handle Linux-based graphics programs (I think GIMP can run on High Sierra. Inskape requires El Capitan). I don't know much about PCs and graphics. I could ask around. I've gotten High Sierra MacBooks for under $200, and have seen them going for less on eBay. You might be able to pick up one with software already loaded.
@DoomsdaysCW @n1vux @knowprose @nikkiana I pull most of my machines out of e-waste bins, or get them from people casting them off. If you were local, I'd give you the iMac with mega-extra-large display for free I have here... perfectly capable of excellent graphic work. (they fall out of the sky here, no one wants the old iMacs because they are not supported by Apple anymore... but they are fine on Linux, or run with no Internet connection and just use the graphics software on there...)
@ai6yr @DoomsdaysCW @knowprose @nikkiana
yeah, wrong coast for _this_ mission
@n1vux @DoomsdaysCW @knowprose @nikkiana I know someone here who had 20 of them in his garage. (but in Ventura, California). Just needed to be redistributed.
@nikkiana new is not on the horizon for most folks, and used pcs will likely be more higher priced than you expect.
A LUG (Linux User Group) might be who to talk to for something capable that fits your budget. And the performance should be good too.
Sometimes tagging things like that with #fediverse will help. MutualAid is also a good hashtag, if you're willing to trade services.
Ask, and the fediverse provides. Sometimes. 🙃