The Culmination of The Majority of My Research of a thing which I intend to only have my knowledge be for the present - And for everyone else to just find out. - First Alpha Post (Post No. 33)

    Before we go much further in tonight's blog, I would like to offer a short recap of the information that we've just merely looked at so far. And that is, as follows -

• I am not a Windows fanboy.
• I am not a Windows fanboy.

• I am not a Windows fanboy.

 

  Did you get all that? I think the important point we have summarized in this blog is that, I am not a Windows fanboy. I never have, and never ever will be a Windows fanboy - even if the only computers still running on Earth were Microsoft Windows based systems. In fact, Windows 33 SE could be the latest version of Microsoft's OS on the public market, of course --- my life might be long in the history books by this point already, and the epitaph on my grave after my remains were turned to ash were, "Here Lies **THE ADMIN OF THIS BLOG - Name omitted to prevent doxxing**, He refused to be a Windows Fanboy because he really started to talk fecal about all the versions after Windows 10." 

   My point is, when I had Windows 10 as my OS of choice, I was open-minded, (somewhat) but now I've realized that I'm actually doing the equivalent of locking every single door in my house to the outside world and closing all the blinds, but visiting the bathroom toilet with the washroom door wide open. Which if nobody was in the house with me, I would probably be just fine with. But, say, have at least 2 humans and a cat running around the same house as me most of the time --- then, that doing such things isn't really very private. 

   I've ultimately decided that using a Linux PC for productivity purposes, like Zoom conference attending is the only way I should go forward in continuing versions of the future. Also, I can't justify putting money down on replacement hardware for this computer just yet (I have yet to discuss which vendors I will/won't be buying from.) 

 

This is a minor heading: Vendors which I won't be buying the required equipment from

    

 

 

 There are some vendors under absolutely NO circumstances I will be considering purchasing the hardware from - This will maintain from the "First Alpha" all of the way to the final culmination of my research. 

Pre-Builts (new): 

Amazon

eBay (some new equipment is sold on here, you'd be surprised)

Costco

Best Buy

Staples Business Depot

Wal-Mart

Any OEM manufacturer website which sells pre-built systems shipped with that lovely (sarcastically-speaking of course) program of spyware which Microsoft made the mistake of ever allowing to see the light of day, Windows 11. Examples of such manufacturers, but if others also sell Windows systems like them, and primarily such, are as follows: Acer, ASUS, DELL, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and MSI. (Computers built using MSI and ASUS motherboards would be okay since they don't strictly fall under the "pre-built" rule.) 

  And this ends the list of systems I'm not considering. Why? Because the manufacturers would probably have the balls to consider the chances of me voiding the "Idiot Insurance" (or, warranty) that they ship with by default. True, to save a few bucks there is the option to simply skip any & all of these "new" vendors altogether and just buy used, in which case I can do whatever I want to do. So, you may be asking me... Where's Apple? Well, considering the purposes of why I want to do this --- plus I don't feel like taking a loan out from the black market dealer for buying a fashion accessory that I will likely under any circumstances not want anyway. And, even after all this, you still feel I should buy new - Just look for some sub $1000 desktop off of AliExpress with a brand name nobody outside of China has ever heard of, and wipe everything off of it when it arrives in Canada. (I'm kidding, I don't want to get anything from AliExpress, either --- as they were not even a choice on the list to buy new.) 

This is a heading: Vendors Which I will be buying Hardware From

 

  So, I guess you're probably expecting me to power the first computer in my setup (& those thereafter) on nothing but hopes, dreams, and imagination... Right? WRONG! Just because I don't want to buy it from the vendors I said I wouldn't be buying it from "new" doesn't mean I'm going to buy it "not at all". 

 

  You see, in this age where sustainability and environmentalism are the two driving factors in changing consumer behaviours so far in the 2020s, I mean, for better or worse, those two things are going to be here to stay --- And people who are conservative and dislike the idea of living in multi-family residential complexes, and would rather have a distance of 30:00 minutes or more between home and the grocery store, and other things they want to do, and simply not seeing the need to take planned trips which won't take them long to do, 365 days of the year, which means no more impromptu sea holidays to tourist trap towns which are likely prestigious and whatnot anyway, dread the existence of such things, and ironically may end up either losing much of what they fought against --- including the seemingly malicious [STATEMENT REDACTED DUE TO ORDERS FROM THE NEW 8TH KING OF THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF REVELATION WHICH MUST EXIST FOR A LITTLE WHILE], then it would not make sense to purchase another Windows OEM device which would only be a reliable and good device for a mere four or five years, put it out to pasture, and then purchase the next model which would be running a version of Windows with the next generation of processing in the future from what was considered "good enough" five years ago. Especially when the purpose of said electronic computing equipment would be to use word-processing programs (Not Microsoft Word specifically), spreadsheets (for financial purposes & list-making for database reasons), some somewhat light Internet browsing (as in using a web browser for connecting to the World Wide Web), and video-conferencing to connect to meetings which circumstances dictate that I cannot be present in person. This means that feeding the corporate "money-making" machine which is Microsoft any further of my hard-earned cash has to be stopped immediately. 

 

   I mean, who cares if every time Windows 10 or 11 gets installed to a new device, the CEO and other officials at high-ranking desks at Microsoft Corporation all get sexual orgasms at the same time simultaneously? I sure don't, and I doubt that I ever will. I know it's not the best way to reference this, but I've already come to the conclusion that I view Windows 10 as the henchman, and Windows 11 as the evil mastermind. 

 

But, without further ado:

Vendor list of which I will consider purchasing the productivity PC (Used/Refurbished):

Amazon

eBay (but only Used or Refurbished Hardware only - NO NEW HARDWARE!) 

Infotech Computers

Any local used computer dealer that will sell me hardware in Good, Very Good, or Excellent condition at the right price only. Nothing classed as Fair/Acceptable or Poor condition to be offered to me. 

Vendor list (new):

System76

TuxBook

Manjaro.org

Amazon (but for purchase of parts for custom PC assembly only - Not for purchasing a pre-built.)