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.

To me LTS stable is just stagnant

No new features nor regressions, but bugs and security issues still get patched.

That’s not stagnant. That’s the definition of “stable”.