HELP I need a new desktop PC

[niemeyjt]

No one has mentioned Libre Office to escape MS pay to type etc. I find it more than acceptable as an alternative for Word, Excel. Draw etc and it's free to download.

Er, I did.

But I would add that for some OnlyOffice may be a more familiar but less capable alternative.

Another Linux Mint vote here - and it does dual boot with Windows 11. On my PC it is dual boot, but Windows 11 is so unstable compared to Linux I mostly use just Linux now.

 

[Chubber]

Er, I did.

Sorry, N.

 

[XTiffy]

Plus 1 for LibreOffice. One big plus for me is that in LibreOffice draw it is possible to edit PDF files (and it is free!).

 

[Naylom]

There are a lot of choices, you need to decide how much time you want to put into switching the operating system and, if you do, does the new one support all the programs you like / need or you are happy with the alternatives. I would also suggest that if you are not literate in the new operating system then its worth making sure that you know where you can get support from until you are confident.

As someone mentioned Windows 10 is going to have a short shelf life so I think you are going to have to bite the bullet and do some sort of upgrade. If you are not a gamer and don't need huge amounts of power there are neat small mini PC's that do a good job. I use a UM790 from Minisforum (https://www.minisforum.uk/products/minisforum-um790-pro?variant=44785406279958) and its has more than enough power for running Fusion 360 and for doing IT development. There are less powerful options as well.

I saw a post suggesting an all in one solution, for what its worth I would point out that with this solution is you cannot replace the PC or monitor on its own which is why I like the mini PC solution - it doesn't take much desk space and gives you flexibility. HTH.