> Windows 10 can install on a typical 2005 PC? I'd be surprised if that's the case.
I have Windows 10 running dual boot on my Dell Inspiron 530s from 2005. It's a Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz. I don't run Windows 10 full time because it's a little sluggish, but it works ok.
(I did upgrade to an SSD + 8GB RAM + Nvidia GT 610 but everything else is 2005).
On the same note, I also have Kubuntu 18.04 on the same machine. Now this is my daily driver. Runs Chrome, plays Youtube etc. and everything else just fine. Things are extremely responsive.
It's almost inconceivable to think I'm using a 15 year old computer in 2020 as my main machine but here we are.
True. The original 530s had a spinning platter drive, 4GB of RAM and Intel integrated graphics.
But the original was also a low-end Dell PC. With these upgrades, it would be a higher-end 2005 machine.
The performance boost was unnoticeable with the added RAM and video card (primarily for driving dual monitors -- the GT 610 was a cheap $70 card, not a high end card by any means). What really changed the performance was the SSD -- which I added much later -- now that was noticeable.
I have Windows 10 running dual boot on my Dell Inspiron 530s from 2005. It's a Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz. I don't run Windows 10 full time because it's a little sluggish, but it works ok.
(I did upgrade to an SSD + 8GB RAM + Nvidia GT 610 but everything else is 2005).
On the same note, I also have Kubuntu 18.04 on the same machine. Now this is my daily driver. Runs Chrome, plays Youtube etc. and everything else just fine. Things are extremely responsive. It's almost inconceivable to think I'm using a 15 year old computer in 2020 as my main machine but here we are.