> I maintain two identical laptops, and I rotate 5 different batteries in between them.

I normally run the laptops with the battery-removed, and keep the 5 spare batteries on my bookshelf, charged at 70%.

This way, my laptops can last 30+ years if needed.

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I have 3 live laptops with constant sync (3 others as backups)
1 have another government laptop which sync's elsewhere.

I do regular backups of system imaging which gets transferred to a local copy store and into the cloud after encryption.

After total hardware failure or some sort of retaded ransom attack I can be back up and running in ~1 hour.

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I have 3 live laptops with constant sync (3 others as backups)

Yes, but my laptops are physically identical (same make & model), so that I can rotate my 5 spare batteries through either one of them.

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Yes, but my laptops are physically identical (same make & model), so that I can rotate my 5 spare batteries through either one of them.

sure same - ThinkPad 470 each with minor tweaks - but I can swap out the HD, memory, or battery as needed.

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After total hardware failure or some sort of retaded ransom attack I can be back up and running in ~1 hour.

I assume none of yuo are using Linux.

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sure same - ThinkPad 470 each with minor tweaks - but I can swap out the HD, memory, or battery as needed.

Why do Thinkpads have the CTRL and FN keys in the wrong positions?

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I assume none of yuo are using Linux.

for desktop activity - no that's a waste of time.

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Why do Thinkpads have the CTRL and FN keys in the wrong positions?

because it's cool to be different

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because it's cool to be different

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Why do Thinkpads have the CTRL and FN keys in the wrong positions?

Lenovo reversed them with the latest X1s.

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for desktop activity - no that's a waste of time.

In other words, you value your time.

Others, like AU3, use Desktop Linux.

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Why do Thinkpads have the CTRL and FN keys in the wrong positions?

You should ask why Thinkpads still have the nipple.

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for desktop activity - no that's a waste of time.

So what are you running? You said above that you were using Thinkpad 470s, and IIRC they have 6 and 7th gen Core CPUs which are unsupported by Windows 11.

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So what are you running? You said above that you were using Thinkpad 470s, and IIRC they have 6 and 7th gen Core CPUs which are unsupported by Windows 11.

Still Windows 10. I did prototype Windows 11 for several months on one machine - I just can't use the updated taskbar. I don't know why they can't offer an option to use the old style with multi-rows, and are also forcing task grouping. Win 11 is also moving into deep tracking.

Do I let the hackers try to breach me - or let Windows breach me by consent?

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Still Windows 10. I did prototype Windows 11 for several months on one machine - I just can't use the updated taskbar. I don't know why they can't offer an option to use the old style with multi-rows, and are also forcing task grouping. Win 11 is also moving into deep tracking.

Do I let the hackers try to breach me - or let Windows breach me by consent?

I just don't like the idea of running an unsupported OS - I put Win 11 with ExplorerPatcher on one of my P52s and with the correct settings it does a pretty good job of restoring the Windows 10 look and feel. Win11debloat will also remove a lot of the other baked in shyt (like the telemetry) - but I guess it depends on how much you want to fight with the system.

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I just don't like the idea of running an unsupported OS - I put Win 11 with ExplorerPatcher on one of my P52s and with the correct settings it does a pretty good job of restoring the Windows 10 look and feel. Win11debloat will also remove a lot of the other baked in shyt (like the telemetry) - but I guess it depends on how much you want to fight with the system.

I thought MS was still patching Win 10, provided you had a Microsoft Account for data collection?

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I thought MS was still patching Win 10, provided you had a Microsoft Account for data collection?

Win 10 support officially ended on 14th Oct, so it's been out of support for a few weeks now.

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Win 10 support officially ended on 14th Oct, so it's been out of support for a few weeks now.

This is false.

If you use Windows Backup to sync Windows Settings to the cloud, then you can get "Extended Security Updates" free, for another year.

https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/24/how-t … by-a-year/

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This is false.

If you use Windows Backup to sync Windows Settings to the cloud, then you can get "Extended Security Updates" free, for another year.

https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/24/how-t … by-a-year/

OK, I didn't know about that one - only the "pay $30" option. I've already retired all my Win 10 machines anyway.

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I normally run the laptops with the battery-removed, and keep the 5 spare batteries on my bookshelf, charged at 70%.

This way, my laptops can last 30+ years if needed.

I maintain FOUR identical laps, in which I rotate 10 different batteries.

This way, my great grandchildren will easily be able to access my genius via Word files.

You are poor and likely a simpleton as well. digtbk2

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I maintain FOUR identical laps, in which I rotate 10 different batteries.

This way, my great grandchildren will easily be able to access my genius via Word files.

You are poor and likely a simpleton as well.

I'm a multi-millionaire, and a genius.

You? Not so much.

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