The premise:

• Renew your old devices rather than buying new ones

Why it's great:

• Save money
• Make use of what you already have
• No longer dependent on a big corp - you'll never go out of support!

The offer(s):

• Custom OS creation & installation (my expertise)
• Hardware upgrades (for an extra kick)
• Software modification and reinstalls (setting up debloated Windows, for example)

What I'll need to know (if you don't know some of them exactly, like model or specs, it's okay):

• What is the model of the computer?

  • If it's custom-built, what are the specs?

• What issues are you having with it?

  • Can't upgrade
  • Slowdown
  • Doesn't boot
  • ...and so on

• What are your use cases?

  • What do you use it for?
  • What software do you need to run?
• Anything you'd like to note / request?
• What is the best way to contact you? (phone/email)

I know this is not a lot of questions but I feel that that's all I really need to know before I open a dialogue. If they don't know model/specs, that's okay. We'll go from there.

Once I have these details, I can reach out personally (within 3 days)

The specs will help me understand what I'm dealing with. If I have to wrangle custom drivers It helps to know ahead of time. If it's really poor and can't run some kind of minified Windows, I'll push for a custom OS.

Custom OS is the initial offer. Other options can be presented as necessary.

The more specific use cases there are, the more the offer is affected.

• Ex: If someone uses a laptop for work and very specifically needs MS Office, then a custom system is a no-go.
• If they're constantly downloading random stuff we also have a problem for custom systems.

• Two examples

  • Needs basic ameneties, does schoolwork on Chrome, listens to music, etc. Custom system is perfect.
  • Needs specific industry-grade software. Custom system is possible but it would take massive effort to port and package everything.