Nice summary. This is the first “correct” answer from what I’ve read so far.

You can get legal copies of Windows 11 Home edition for $25. They’re usually OEM keys that were never used and are now being re-sold. To the best of my knowledge, these are perfectly legal.

Seems like a deal to me.

I’ve got a WiFi card and an 500GB NVMe both sitting in a drawer doing nothing. All I’d have to do is pick up new RAM and 4 adapters.

Would make a great little Linux laptop random web surfing, etc.

This post from a week ago seems to think that AMD 13 is on a 6-day batch release cycle: https://reddit.com/r/framework/comments/17rfkjr/batch_review_info_dates_amd_13_converging_on_6/

Since batch 7 just started processing, you might be looking at mid December for batch 10. Keep your expectations low, just in case.

/u/SchighSchagh – Look! Your wish has come true!

This post from a week ago seems to think that AMD 13 is on a 6-day batch release cycle: https://reddit.com/r/framework/comments/17rfkjr/batch_review_info_dates_amd_13_converging_on_6/

If the linear trend sticks, then you’re looking at early December for batch 10. No guarantees, ofc. Keep your fingers crossed. 🤞🤞 Maybe you’ll get lucky! :)

Wow! Almost 100GB of RAM! (We’re certainly living in the future now…) 😲

This post from a week ago seems to think that AMD 13 is on a 6-day batch release cycle: https://reddit.com/r/framework/comments/17rfkjr/batch_review_info_dates_amd_13_converging_on_6/

If the linear trend sticks, then you’re looking at early December for batch 10. No guarantees, ofc.