quote === Mac addicts, flame me if you'd like, but I'd rather hear some intelligent reasons why anyone would choose to use a Mac over other faster, cheaper, more stable systems. unquote ====== Indeed , the problem would highly likely NOT exist with any Linux system . BTW ,frustrated Mac users could always erase the Apple software and install a Linux system on their machine ........I would do just that. Frank in County Wicklow -Ireland.

Indeed old PCs with a 32bit CPU can still happily run a modern Linux distro. With (L)Ubuntu and Linux Mint not being available for the forthcoming April/May iteration for PCs with a 32 bit CPU , Elive , Zorin and a number of other distros will still be published for use with 32bit machines. Currently for most tasks I am still happily running Linux Mint 19.3 on a Dell Desktop PC with a Pentium 4 CPU , 2.5GB RAM, from AD2005 . This LTS=Long Term Support version will be updated until April 2023....not bad .

Indeed ,no private individual really needs Office 365 ; with LibreOffice you can do most work and make it compatible with Office 365. In 2005 I dumped M$soft Windows completely and ever since have been a happy Linux only user. And as a bonus Linux and LibreOffice are FREE and so are 99,9% of all Linux apps you will ever need . Frank in County Wicklow -Ireland

Quote ==You can train your staff on how to detect and find fakes and hope it doesn't happen (writing it off when it does), etc.== Unquote ========= Fake bills can be detected by Ultra Violet emitting/reading devices available in many (European) shops.

As has been stated in this thread ; a power bank (hardly any larger than a separate battery ) will extend operability,wherever you are ,incl. a desert. I prefer the power bank option

The content / operating system would be useless to the thief but not the laptop itself . By running a Gparted disc ,the HD can be wiped and a new system installed , or a new HD (SSD?) can be installed and hence a new operating system . Or the existing HD can be removed and "cleaned" in an external duplicator. Frank in County Wicklow Ireland

In the western world electonics/computer stores are on the decline . Last year a UK chain : Maplin went belly up . Online stores (especially) those in China have taken over . Generally , stores in the "Highstreet" are gradually disappearing ,making place for coffee shops and restaurants . It is an ongoing process ....sadly . Frank in County Wicklow Ireland