@morrick my Linux Mint welcome after a new installation is a page of checkboxes, one of which is a backup solution right built in, probably like Time Machine. I have a 128GB SD card semi-permanently plugged into my machine that backs up on a schedule. :)
@morrick ..but I'm running very light these days. I've continued to minimize what I'm used to getting from computers. Though I'm working on the ergonomic setup.
@morrick for SSDs, I do see 10 year warranties on the Samsungs, and others, now. That's impressive! But yes, I'm very skeptical. I see 10 year warranties on LED bulbs, and none I've had has lasted more than a couple years still.
I should soon receive a new machine to add to my collection and I think you're going to love it. I won't say more for now, as I need to test it first, haha. :-)
@33MHz Arrived today! It's an IBM ThinkPad 240X from 2000. The previous owner had set up a customised install of Arch Linux of it. To give you an idea of its small size, you can see it side by side with my 11-inch MacBook Air.
@dasdom I want to keep the Linux installation because I want to understand Linux more. But I also plan to install Win 98 to run older software and retrieve docs+media from the 1990s I still have on floppies. (I bought an external floppy drive too). @33MHz
@dasdom So I'll install Windows on a different hard drive and swap the drives when I want to boot into one system or another. Sounds clunky, but to remove the drive caddy you just turn 2 screws. :-) @33MHz
@sevan I really got lucky this time. (I usually don't, haha). This machine is in great condition for its age. Now I'm perusing the Arch Linux wiki, because my knowledge of Linux is at best superficial… :-)